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Jerry Brown Makes Some Splashy Moves

William Bradley | Posted 05.01.2012

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William Bradley

Some imagine that Brown is at last embracing the way of his father, the legendary late Governor Pat Brown, widely credited as the builder of modern California, in developing what might be called an Edifice Complex. But that's not quite it.

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David Lohr

Firefighter Sets Suicide Blaze, Loses Job, Sues City -- And Wins

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 02.09.2012

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ERIE, Pa. -- A federal jury in Pennsylvania has ruled in favor of Mary Wolski, a former Erie firefighter who was axed for setting a bathtub fire in a ...

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Documentaries Old and New; Sascha Rice, Sundance and Nanook

Hellin Kay | Posted 03.05.2012

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Hellin Kay

Documentary film is one of the most undervalued of all art forms. But thanks I guess partly to "reality TV" people seem to have rediscovered it in the mainstream.

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David Lohr

Another Twist, Another Delay In Murder Trial of Jodi Arias

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 02.10.2012

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The trial of Jodi Ann Arias, set to begin Feb. 1, could be the biggest court proceeding since Casey Anthony. The 31-year-old photographer is accuse...

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David Lohr

Are Police In South Africa Ignoring A Serial Killer Who Is Targeting Gay Men?

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.07.2011

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A human rights organization in South Africa is accusing authorities of failing to properly investigate the deaths of four gay men. Local media outlets...

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Assessing Jerry Brown's Assessments (And Why He Was in Stealth Mode So Long)

William Bradley | Posted 06.18.2011

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William Bradley

Even though Brown has spent countless hours with Republican legislators, not to mention all the time he's worked the Democrats to get their half of the compromise, he still doesn't have a budget deal.

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With History Waiting At the Finish Line, Jerry Brown Heads Into the Final Curve of the Race

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Bradley

Jerry Brown is shaping up as potentially the biggest Democratic winner of the 2010 elections. He is on the verge of besting the biggest-spending candidate in American history.

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Why on Earth Would Jerry Brown Want to Be Governor of California?

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Bradley

Jerry Brown talks now about a "re-founding" of California in the midst of chronic budget crisis and slow-mo recovery from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

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The California as First "Failed State" Debate: Schwarzenegger, Davis, Whitman, and Jerry Brown

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Bradley

Is California America's first "failed state?" I asked Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; the governor he replaced, Gray Davis; and a famous former governor favored to be the next governor, Jerry Brown.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown, Bill Clinton and That Crazy California Governorship

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Bradley

California's next governor is likely someone who's already won a landslide election as governor, albeit 30 years ago. That's Jerry Brown, who won his latest landslide for Attorney General in 2006.

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