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Arnold Schwarzenegger in Iraq

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Empire, Chalmers Johnson, Nouri Al-Maliki, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brit Hume, California Politics, Fox News, Governor Schwarzenegger, Kevin Phillips, William Greider, Military Spending, Iraq War, Baghdad, New York Times, Schwarzenegger, Health Care, Baghdad Trade Fair, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

Brit Hume of FOX News once compared Iraq's murder rate to California's to downplay the level of American casualties because the two places are similar...

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Schwarzenegger Saves Cow Tails, Bans "Tail Docking"

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Governor Schwarzenegger, Animal Welfare, Animal Rights, Tail Docking, Humane Society, California Politics, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Industrial Agriculture, Politics News

FRESNO, Calif. — California cows are the first in the nation with the legal right to swat flies as nature intended now that Gov. Arnold Schwarze...

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Ending Minority Rule in California: One Sentence Can Do It

George Lakoff | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Majority Vote, Democracy, California, California Two Thirds Vote, California Politics, Politics News
George Lakoff

California is in deep trouble because it has a dysfunctional system of government. Much of the problem can be solved by turning "two-thirds" into "majority" in two places in the Constitution.

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Gavin Newsom's Impressive Town Hall in Sacramento

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michelle Obama, Newsom Town Hall, Proposition 8, President Barack Obama, George Deukmejian, California Democratic Party, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Pete Wilson, Democratic Party, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Democrats, Democrats, Gay Marriage Ban, California Governor's Race, California Politics, Newsom for Governor, Newsom Town Hall Meeting, Gavin Newsom, California State Government, Gay Marriage, California Governor, Sacramento, Newsom's Gubernatorial Bid, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

Mayor Newsom is the most exciting thing to happen to California politics in years. He promises to lift California out of the morass that the deadening hands of the GOP have submerged us in.

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Why Indie Voters Don't Make California Purple

Phil Trounstine | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Field Poll, Partisanship, California Politics, Politics News
Phil Trounstine

California's Independents reliably think and vote like Democrats most of the time.

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A Demagogue In Full Cry

Ivan Katz | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Robert Schumann, California Politics, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Schubert, Los Angeles Opera, Der Ring Des Nibelungen, Mike Antonovich, Richard Wagner, Politics News
Ivan Katz

Los Angeles Supervisor Mike Antonovich has earned a place of distinction in the Pantheon of Public Stupidity.

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California TV Stations "Just Say No" to Drug Policy Ad

Anthony Citrano | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Television, California, Breaking Media News, Media News, Media, Marijuana, Drug Policy, Aclu, Corporate Media, Marijuana Legalization, AB 390, Political News, Politics, California Politics, Breaking Politics News, Media News
Anthony Citrano

Marijuana decriminalization is getting fresh attention due to broad public support of the new AB 390 bill, but only a handful of media outlets, including CNN and CNBC, will air pro-legalization ads.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Republicans Cost the State $7 Billion

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senator Abel Maldonado, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Economic Meltdown, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Senator Mark Leno, Senator Darrell Steinberg, California Politics, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Budget Crisis, California Budget, California, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

Schwarzenegger's brinkmanship might satisfy his ego but it is a terrible blow to California's health and to the national economy.

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California: The Big Picture

Paul Starobin | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: After America, California, California Politics, Politics News
Paul Starobin

California: No place did more to define the American Dream; no place did more to contribute to the global perception of America as tomorrowland, the place where the future happens first.

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Golden State Blues

Phil Angelides | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Prop 1a, Proposition 1A, California, California Politics, California Budget Crisis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor-Schwarzenegger, Politics News
Phil Angelides

When Californians look to Sacramento, they see a governor and a state government that have consistently failed to honestly address the state's chronic fiscal disarray.

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The "Call" at Qualcomm Stadium- Translation Needed!

Sara Whitman | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Qualcomm Stadium, No on 8 in California, LGBT Rights, Church and State, The Call, James Dobson, Marriage Equality, Speaking Tongues, Vote No on 8, LGBT Issues, Discrimination, Equality, California Politics, Politics News
Sara Whitman

I wonder how this fits into legal rights because last I looked there is a separation of church and state. If marriage is all about religion then government should not recognize it.

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David Dreier and the Fall of the House of Voodoo

Bennet Kelley | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Victoria Wulsin, David Dreier, House of Representatives, California Politics, Financial Crisis, Voodoo Economics, Mean Jean Schmidt, Election 2008, Republican Party, Russ Warner, Reaganomics, Politics News
Bennet Kelley

The financial crisis has caused a seismic shift -- not only has it brought down the house of cards known as Reaganomics but it may also bring down some of voodoo economics' high priests.

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Big Business Bigotry

Michael Markarian | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: United Farm Workers, Eggs, Cesar Chavez, California, Animal Rights, United Food and Commercial Workers, California Politics, Proposition 2, Animals, Politics News
Michael Markarian

In a shameless display of xenophobia, it seems the factory farm fakers have launched an all-out attack on Mexico.

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Schwarzenegger Sinks to New Low

Paul Hogarth | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Newt Gingrich, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gridlock, California State Budget, California Politics, Politics News
Paul Hogarth

Arnold's executive order laying off 10,000 state employees -- and slashing another 200,000 paychecks --is insulting because the budget crisis we're in is largely his fault.

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What Will it Take to Reform California's Death Penalty?

Byron Williams | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Capital Punishment, California, California Politics, Death Penalty, Justice System Death Penalty, Death Penalty California, Politics News
Byron Williams

Californians must confront how badly they want to be in the execution business. Is having a death penalty worth more than investing in the state's social and economic infrastructure?

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Jerry Brown Hints At Another Run For California Governor

Los Angeles Times | Don Frederick And Andrew Malcolm | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: California Governor, Jerry Brown Governor, Jerry Moonbeam Brown, Jerry Brown California, California Politics, Jerry Brown, Politics News

California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown spoke at the state Democratic Party convention Saturday, and boy, did he sound an awful lot like a candidate for Gol...

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Max Follmer

Dems Set To Kill Feinstein Censure Resolution

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rick Jacobs, Dianne Feinstein Mukasey, California Democratic Party, Dems Stop Feinstein Censure, Dianne Feinstein, Dianne Feinstein Censure, Censure Dianne Feinstein, DiFi Censure, Progressives Against Dianne Feinstein, Dianne Feinstein Telecom Immunity, Censure DiFi, California Politics, Courage Campaign, Dems Kill Feinstein Censure, Dianne Feinstein Progressives, Progressives Censure Dianne Feinstein, Politics News

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein and the state's Democratic Party pushed back Wednesday against a proposal by a coalition of progressives to censure t...

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Max Follmer

GOP Backers Of California Electoral Vote Initiative Raise Half-Million Dollars In Two Weeks

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Republican Ploy California Electoral Votes, California, Darrell Issa, California Gop, Chris Dodd, Democratic Party, Democrats, 2008 Election, Electoral Map, Elections, Califronia Republican Party, Rudy Giuliani, Electoral Votes, California Politics, California Electoral Votes, Hillary Clinton, Electoral College, Republicans, Republican Party, Politics News

GOP proponents of a California ballot initiative to end the state's winner-take-all method of apportioning electoral votes have raised roughly $539,00...

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LA Times: State Slow To Improve Firefighting Capabilities

LA Times | Jordan Rau | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: California Wildfires, California National Guard, California Politics, Home News

Although Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration has improved its readiness for big blazes since the last major round of wildfires hit California ...

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