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Prop 8 - Instead of Forced Divorce, Why Not Civil Marriages for All?

Christine Pelosi | Posted 01.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marriage, Christine Pelosi, Ken Starr, Proposition 8, Holiday Cards, Christmas, Civil Marriage, Jerry Brown, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

In the spirit of the holidays, of peace and goodwill, rather than force divorce on some, why not seek common ground and civil rights for all?

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California Attorney General Jerry Brown Urges Repeal Of Proposition 8

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Proposition 8, California, Ken Starr, California Attorney General, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Jerry Brown, Attorney General Jerry Brown, Politics News

SAN FRANCISCO — The California attorney general has changed his position on the state's new same-sex marriage ban and is now urging the state Su...

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Prop 8 Inquisitors "Command" Court To "Bow"

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown, Proposition 8, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage California, Nullify Gay Marriage, California Attorney General, 000 Gay Marriages, Prop 8, Ken Starr, 18, Jerry Brown, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Jeffrey Feldman

I am no constitutional expert, but I am pretty sure that the the only time a legal brief counts as a commandment is when God writes it -- on stone (see, e.g., The Bible).

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Obama, Arnold, And The Renewed Climate Change Fight

William Bradley | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Steve Westly, Solar, Tony Blair, United Nations, Wind, Renewable Energy, Copenhagen, European Union, Kyoto, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John MCain, Brazil, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Greenhouse Effect, California, John White, Indonesia, Mike Huckabee, Climate Change, Jerry Brown, Obama Transition, San Francisco, Hillary Clinton, Fran Pavley, Fabian Nunez, Oregon, Politics News
William Bradley

Despite many rumors, don't look for Schwarzenegger in the Obama administration, at least not now, though candidate Obama mentioned him several times as someone he'd like to appoint.

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The Failures of California's Proposition 5

Jerry Brown | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Propositions, Jerry Brown, California Prison System, 2008 Election, Proposition 5, Prop 5, Prison, Prisons, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, California Prop 5, Politics News
Jerry Brown

Proposition 5 could have provided sensible, understandable and needed improvements to the criminal Justice System. Unfortunately, it did not. Not even close.

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The Battle Over CA Prop 5: Special Interests Overwhelming the Public Interest

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: California Prison System, California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Prison, California Propositions, Jerry Brown, California Prop 5, Proposition 5, Prisons, Prop 5, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008 Election, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

The drug war continues to be an electrified third rail in American politics. And political money continues to be a roadblock to real reform. Don't believe the hype. Vote Yes on Prop 5.

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Democrats: The New Western Strategy Is Paying Off

William Bradley | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: California, Ronald Reagan, Democratic National Convention, Afl-Cio, Nevada, George Bush, New Mexico, Jerry Brown, Colorado, Harry Reid, Barack Obama, Presidential Politics, Western Strategy, Organized Labor, Change to Win, John McCain, Gary Hart, Denver, Bill Clinton, Howard Dean, Politics News
William Bradley

While the current party leadership deserves credit for a new path to presidential power, much of the new "Western strategy" has long been championed by former Senator Gary Hart.

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Inside The "Bradley Effect"

William Bradley | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tom Bradley, California, Barack Obama, Presidential Campaign, National Rifle Association, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles, Gun Control, George Deukmejian, John McCain, Politics News
William Bradley

It's clear that the problem lay not with significant numbers of voters lying to pollsters, but with the nature of the campaign itself. The "Bradley effect" was created by faulty polling.

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The Twilight of the Utility Bill?

Carl Pope | Posted 10.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Renewable Energy, Energy, Green Buildings, Carbon Footprint, Jerry Brown, Green News
Carl Pope

The 2030 dream of buildings that are energy self-sufficient and emit zero carbon came a big step closer in the past few weeks.

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Pelosi Gets "Booked" & Confronts Her Own Past

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Impeachment, Know Your Power, George W. Bush, Section 2, Speaker of the House, Marcy Winograd, Cindy Sheehan, Dick Cheney, Article 1, Jodie Evans, Nancy Pelosi, Jerry Brown, Codepink, Iraq, The Constitution, American Jewish University, Vincent Bugliosi, The Way of the World, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Ron Suskind, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

For a woman who was once at the cutting edge of social progressivism, Nancy Pelosi has lost her way. She has strayed from her former social consciousness into the malaise of power.

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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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CA Sues Mattel, 19 Other Stores Over Lead-Tainted Toys

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Toys R Us, Lead Paint Toys, Lead Paint Lawsuit, Mattel, Jerry Brown, Business News

California Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday sued 20 companies, including Mattel Inc. and Toys "R" Us, claiming they sold toys containing "unlawf...

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Police Issue New Search Warrants Over Anna Nicole Smith's Death

AP | Paul Elias | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Larry Birkhead, Howard K. Stern, Anna Nicole Smith, Jerry Brown, Entertainment News

California Department of Justice investigators began serving search warrants Friday in connection with the death of Anna Nicole Smith, a person close ...

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