First Take: State of the Union

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Andrew Malcolm looks at poll results that show the tea party movement on the rise in California. It’s State of the Union time in Washington. And some liberals aren’t happy with the Obama administration’s new direction.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had a secret meeting with a certain two-dimensional character.

The Los Angeles City Council voted to drastically limit the number of pot dispensaries.

The state Assembly will hold floor a session today as a key legislative deadline approaches. Schwarzenegger will spend his morning talking about solar energy in the Bay Area, and will be at Universal City this evening to walk the red carpet for a new documentary about nuclear proliferation.

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