Loretta Sanchez

Women Allowed In Combat Under Senate Defense Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Women in Combat, Video, Women in War, US Military, Military, Women Warriors, Ndaa, 112th Congress, Loretta Sanchez, Kirsten Gillibrand, Ground Combat Exclusion, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A measure to let women fight on the front lines is part of the massive defense bill proposed Thursday in the Senate. The National Def...

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Battle Brewing Over 'Imploding' Project

Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Dana Rohrabacher, Nick Rahall, High-Speed Rail, Video, California, Jim Costa, John Mica, High Speed Rail, 112th Congress, Loretta Sanchez, Rail Project, California High Speed Rail, Republicans, Politics News

By KEVIN FREKING, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Republican lawmakers expressed doubts Thursday about the viability of California's high-speed rail...

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Embezzlement Scandal Hits California Lawmakers' Accounts Hard

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 12.17.2011

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WASHINGTON — California lawmakers who employed a treasurer facing federal embezzlement charges reported some steep financial losses to their cam...

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Kinde Durkee Clients Could Struggle To Replace Stolen Funds

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Fraud, Embezzlement, California, Durkee & Associates, Susan Davis, Kinde Durkee, Campaign Contributions, California Democratic Party, Dianne Feinstein, 112th Congress, Loretta Sanchez, Jose Solorio, Durkee & Associates Scandal, Politics News

Clients of Kinde Durkee, the Democratic campaign treasurer who was arrested by the FBI on allegations of fraud, may struggle to replace the money they...

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Dianne Feinstein On Kinde Durkee Scandal: 'I Was Wiped Out Too'

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.13.2011

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said her campaign funds were "wiped out" by Kinde Durkee, a longtime Democratic campaign treasurer who was arrested b...

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Rep. Susan Davis: 'We've Been Robbed', Staffer The 'Bernie Madoff Of Campaign Finance Treasurers'

Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Embezzlement, Politics News, California, Susan Davis, Kinde Durkee, Rep. Susan Davis, Federal Election Commission, California Democratic Party, 112th Congress, Loretta Sanchez, Jose Solorio, Bernie Madoff, Politics News

SAN DIEGO (AP/The Huffington Post) -- A Southern California congresswoman told supporters, "We've Been Robbed" as she detailed the losses she said her...

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Democratic Congresswoman: Fraudster Staffer Stole My Campaign Funds

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Embezzlement, Politics News, California, Campaign Fundraising, Kinde Durkee, California Democratic Party, 112th Congress, Loretta Sanchez, Fundraising, Democrats, Rep. Loretta Sanchez, California Democrats, Jose Solorio, Politics News

Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) discovered her campaign funds were wiped out after her treasurer, Kinde Durkee, was arrested on suspicion of mail frau...

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Small Businesses Bash 'Tax Holiday' Plan For Corporate Titans

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Small Businesses, Repatriation, Jared Polis, Politics, Hagan, Small Business, Bailout, Stock Market, Economy, Tax Holiday, Jobs, Loretta Sanchez, Andy Stern, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Debra Ruh runs TecAccess, a small business that works with large companies and the federal government to help make their tech products a...

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Committee Decisions Deliver Potential Setback To Female Lawmakers

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lame Duck Session, Women in Congress, House of Representatives, Loretta Sanchez, House Democrats, Carolyn Maloney, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In what could be a blow to female lawmakers, Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) lost out in key Steering Comm...

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Rep. Loretta Sanchez: 'The Vietnamese' Trying To Take My Seat

AP | AMY TAXIN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Orange County Politics, Orange County, Van Tran, Loretta Sanchez, Los Angeles News

SANTA ANA, Calif. — The changing face of one of Southern California's wealthiest counties helped Democrat Loretta Sanchez win an upset election ...

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Suck Toad Democrats: The New Democratic Right?

Bob Jacobson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dividends, John Adler, Democrat Tax Cuts, Cap and Dividend, Republican Tax Cuts, Blue Dog Democrats, Suck Toads, Jim Costa, Loretta Sanchez, Bush Tax Cuts, Tripoli, Politics News

If John Adler is a man of his people, it's a different people from the rest of us. Adler is one of 47 Democrats who presented House Speaker Pelosi with a letter threatening to keep tax cuts for the richest 2% of Americans.

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Rep. Loretta Sanchez Hit By GOP Rival For Suggesting 'Vietnamese' Are Trying To Take Her Seat

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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California Assemblyman Van Tran, a Republican running to unseat U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez in the Golden State's 47th district, is taking aim at the De...

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Loretta Sanchez, Democratic Congresswoman, Says 'Vietnamese' Are Trying To Take Her Seat

The Orange County Register | Doug Irving | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democratic Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana, said in a recent Spanish-language interview that "the Vietnamese" and Republicans are trying to...

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California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez Visits Playboy Mansion

Posted 05.25.2011

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Talk about constituent outreach. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) had lunch Tuesday at a unique location: the Playboy Mansion. Playboy founder and pub...

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UC Graduation Speakers Pull Out After Labor Union's Call

Posted 05.25.2011

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Two University of California schools have lost graduation speakers after an influential union issued a call to boycott the ceremonies. The Los Angel...

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Senate and House Doves Attend Israeli Settler Pep Rally On Capitol Hill

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israel, Goldstone Amendment, Brad Sherman, J Street, Loretta Sanchez, Michael Oren, Jerusalem, World News

On the very day the House was voting on the anti-Goldstone resolution, a far-right Israel group was meeting on the Hill to discuss a far-right, pro-settler agenda.

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Why We're Breaking With the Blue Dogs on the Public Option

Jane Harman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jane Harman, Public Option, Health Care Reform, Blue Dogs, Loretta Sanchez, Health Care, Obama Public Option, Blue Dog Democrats, California, Politics News

We understand the fear of many insured Californians that health care reform will revoke their current doctors and coverage. But the grim reality is that many more insured people will lose their coverage without reform.

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Dear Capitol Hill: We Confess, Muslims Want to Serve America

Salam Al Marayati | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Conyers, Conservatives, Cair, American Muslims, Neoconservatives, Muslims, Gop, Mccarthyism, Right Wing, Political Satire, Loretta Sanchez, Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus, Interns, Politics News

What's next? Muslims trying to infiltrate the Congress by scheduling lobby days, or by simply meeting with their members of Congress?

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You Ain't Nothin' But a Blue Dog

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Talking Points Memo, Brentwood, Orange County, Jane Harman, Iraq War, Loretta Sanchez, Los Angeles, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News

I'm glad to know that Reps. Harman and Sanchez have joined the growing call for a public option. But for the life of me, I do not understand what took Jane Harman so long.

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Candidates Can't Spend Campaign Money On Clothes: FEC

AP | SHARON THEIMER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political Campaigns, Bill Dew, Court Ruling, Sarah Palin, Campaign Spending, Loretta Sanchez, William Breazeale, Rep. Rob Andrews, Political Candidates, Campaign Budgets, Fec, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Candidates can't use campaign money to improve their wardrobes, the Federal Election Commission said Thursday in a ruling that none...

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This Playboy Article Deserves Scorn from the Left

Chip Hanlon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Loretta Sanchez, Playboy, Michele Bachmann, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Entertainment, Michelle Malkin, Media News

Its not hard to imagine an article like this possibly having a chilling affect on some woman out there who might be thinking of running for office herself.

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Party Switches Made By Famous Political Figures (SLIDESHOW)

HuffingtonPost.com | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arlen Specter, Slideshow, Theodore Roosevelt, Ray Nagin, Norm Coleman, Michael Bloomberg, Loretta Sanchez, Hillary Clinton, Rick Perry, Charles Barkley, Jim Webb, Jim Jeffords, Politics News

Senator Arlen Specter's announcement Tuesday that he would switch from the Republican to the Democratic party came as a surprise to many. But party ...

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The "Comedy" Of Mocking The Teabaggers

Lionel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anderson Cooper, Urban Dictionary, Loretta Sanchez, Msnbc, Teabagging, South Park, Comedy News

Good news! This blog isn't about tea bags, tea baggers, tea bagging or any other taxpayer double entendres. OK, just this promo.

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Kucinich Leads Trend for Even Handed Foreign Policy

Michael Carmichael | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barbara Lee, Neil Abercrombie, Sam Farr, George MItchell, James McDermott, Ron Paul, Walter Jones, Fortney Stark, Keith Ellison, Todd Tiahrt, John Dingell, Frederick Boucher, William Delahunt, John Oliver, Henry Johnson, Dennis Kucinich, Brian Baird, Council for the National Interest, Robert Berry, Donna Edwards, Gwen Moore, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Paul Ronald, Nick Rahall, Raul Grijalva, Donald Payne, Lynn Woolsey, Earl Blumenauer, Loretta Sanchez, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Betty McCollum, John Shadegg, Samuel Graves, Victor Snyder, Barack Obama, James Moran, Carolyn Kilpatrick, Hilda Solis, Maurice Hinchey, Steve Kagan, Peter DeFazio, Kay Granger, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Maxine Waters, Diane Watson, Jeb Hensarling, Henry Brown, George Miller, Israel Gaza Operation, Elton Gallegly, Politics News

According to astute observers -- there is a new trend in Congress in favor of a more even-handed approach to foreign policy. The bipartisan group, Co...

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Latino Scamble on Change Street

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hilda Solis, Latino Voters, Latino Politics, Nancy Pelosi, Loretta Sanchez, Xavier Becerra, Obama Transition, Congressman Joe Baca, Politics News

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus last night considered endorsing a Vice Chair candidate to replace Congressman Xavier Becerra should he become the next US Trade Representative.

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