McCain: 'Enjoyed' reading Sarah Palin book Nov 22, 2009
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McClintock trumpets conservative ideals in Congress Nov 22, 2009
Congress: He has delivered on his no-bailout pledge - Capitol and California - Fresnobee ... Two weeks later, he proclaimed that Congress was "disconnected from reality" as he accused environmentalists of producing a water crisis in his home state of California "for the enjoyment and prosperity of the Delta smelt." ... Tom McClintock is the top Republican fundraiser in the California congressional delegation and ranks fifth overall. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Swine flu outbreak stirs panic, political discord in Ukraine Nov 22, 2009
KIEV - One night at the height of the panic over what people here call the California flu, as 24-hour news stations tracked a rising death toll and politicians speculated about a mystery lung plague, Ukraine s prime minister rushed to the airport to greet a shipment of Tamiflu as if it were a foreign dignitary. Not to be outdone, the president, a bitter political foe, dispatched a top aide to meet the plane, too. (Boston Globe)
Can business and Obama get along? Nov 22, 2009
Sake has some of the best sushi I have had, even after living in Southern California with a sushi restaurant. posted on 6/11/2009. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
John Lukacs, the Lettered Reactionary Nov 21, 2009
For Lukacs, Reagan represented the triumph of American demagogic populism: the specter he had warned against for decades turned into reality in the deceptively benign, quintessentially American form of the General Electric host and genial aw-schucks California cowboy. What exercised Lukacs above all was Reagan s simplistic view of the world as if it were a Hollywood studio set from an earlier era, with the subtleties of international geopolitics reduced to good guys wearing white hats battling... (The American Conservative)
Sneaking In Amnesty Nov 21, 2009
It may be true that illegal immigration from Mexico is peaking, as a recent University of California, Davis, study suggests. It's also true that the U.S. recession has sent many illegals packing. (Investors Business Daily)
South state recall drive fizzles Nov 21, 2009
An anti-tax recall movement against Assemblyman Anthony Adams, R-Hesperia, has failed to gather enough valid signatures to go to the ballot, the California secretary of state's office announced Friday. "I'm elated. I'm euphoric," Adams said Friday. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Will Palin lead GOP out of the doldrums? Nov 21, 2009
But Reagan, in two terms as governor of California, acquired both stature and familiarity with substantive issues that gave credibility to his first failed presidential candidacy in 1976, and paved the way for his election four years later. There was a time when little was expected of a vice presidential nominee or, in fact, of an occupant of the office. (Athens Banner-Herald)
California politicians pay price for fighting pay cut Nov 21, 2009
SACRAMENTO: With California facing a budget crisis, state legislators and other elected officials face an 18 per cent pay cut next month, after a challenge by politicians backfired ... Mr Brown pointed to California voters' approval in 1990 of proposition 112, which requires the commission to ''adjust the annual salaries of state officers'' each year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
West Coast Exposure Nov 21, 2009
Los Angeles ACORN Worker Turns Blind Eye to Underage Prostitution - Hannity - FOXNews. " There, an ACORN employee, Felix Harris, declined to help them. Now, we showed you that tape on Monday. So they head back to Lovell Stewart and tell her exactly what they want. Now, look at this. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JAMES O'KEEFE, POSED AS PIMP IN VIDEO: It's going to be, like, an international sex business. STEWART: OK. O'KEEFE: The money that's going to be cycling through the sex business, I might want to... (Fox News)
Orange rout Tar Heels 87-71 Nov 21, 2009
The Orange (4-0) were the only unranked team in the semifinals of the tournament that benefits Coaches vs. Cancer but they left Madison Square Garden with blowout wins over No. 13 California and the Tar Heels (4-1) ... Tournament MVP Wesley Johnson had 25 points for the Orange, who beat California 95-73 in the semifinals ... Ohio State beat California 76-70 in the third-place game. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Get more: Politics Nov 21, 2009
California's unemployment rate rose to 12 ... Gov. Schwarzenegger said California's budget gap may hit $7 billion ... California's new water bill has roughly $2 billion pork and costs $11 billion total. (KGO, CA)
Fewer hate crimes in 2008, Obama's election year, data show Nov 21, 2009
Statistics show a 2 percent drop in reported hate crimes from 2007 levels, according to law-enforcement data from 15 states compiled by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino ... "People are unhappy; it's the downfall of civilization. I get it," says Valerie Jenness, a criminologist at the University of California at Irvine and author of "Hate Crimes: New Social Movements & the Politics of Violence." "But I don't think there's a lot of... (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
YESTERYEARS FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009 Nov 20, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana The bodies of between 300 and 400 men, women and children some shot to death, most reportedly poisoned by their own hand have been found at the Guyana jungle camp of a California religious sect. Members of the sect, led by the Reverend Jim Jones, also one of the dead, attacked and killed five Americans on Saturday, including Congressman Leo J. Ryan, Democrat of California. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Dems hope Palin disrupts GOP's game plan Nov 20, 2009
California's star Republican fundraiser Kristin Hueter - who helped arrange Palin's successful 2008 California fundraisers with the McCain presidential campaign - says the former Alaska governor's personal charisma was evident last year even in solidly blue California ... "Sarah Palin is clearly selling a lot of books and really looks busy on a book tour," California U.S. Senate candidate and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina told reporters in Washington, D.C., Wednesday ... California... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Decade's top 10 Internet moments Nov 20, 2009
An Apple iPhone 3GS and an Apple Macbook Pro are shown at the Apple retail store in San Francisco, California in this July 21, 2009 file photo. . (MSNBC -- Technology)
Dr. Henry Harsch, 88, Atlanta psychologist Nov 20, 2009
He earned a master's degree in psychology from the University of Southern California. He started coursework for his Ph. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Give in on same-sex benefits, judge orders feds Nov 20, 2009
Golinski, 47, a court employee for more than 17 years, married Cunninghis after the state Supreme Court ruled in May 2008 that state laws against same-sex marriage violated the California Constitution. Voters overturned the ruling by passing Proposition 8 in November 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Only 27 percent of GOP will admit Obamas win was legitimate? Nov 20, 2009
CALIFORNIA ON THE BRINK. UCLA students protests 32% tuition hike. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Schwarzenegger after-school program ties up ... Nov 20, 2009
Schwarzenegger after-school program ties up budget - California - SignOnSanDiego ... SACRAMENTO With California facing another mammoth budget deficit, the state's nonpartisan legislative analyst says voters should reconsider some of the billions of dollars tied up in ballot measures they have approved in recent years ... Taylor's office this week said California will face a $21 billion deficit over the next year and a half, and $20 billion budget shortfalls each of the next several years. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Shifting blame is socially contagious Nov 20, 2009
New study from University of Southern California and Stanford University finds blame spreads rapidly. Merely observing someone publicly blame an individual in an organization for a problem even when the target is innocent greatly increases the odds that the practice of blaming others will spread with the tenacity of the H1N1 flu, according to new research from the USC Marshall School of Business and Stanford University. (EurekAlert!)
Lieberman slams public option, taunts critics... Nov 20, 2009
All I can say is that I will be sending Lieberman money for his reelection campaign, and I live in California ... All I can say is that I will be sending Lieberman money for his reelection campaign, and I live in California. (The Drudge Report)
Palin's Chances in Future Presidential Run May Require `Pygmalion Project' Nov 20, 2009
returned to public life after losing his 1960 presidential campaign and his bid for California governor in 1962, when he told reporters, You wont have Nixon to kick around anymore. . (Bloomberg -- US)
Another View: A Republican race to the California center Nov 20, 2009
Almost three years ago, in the glow of a decisive re-election victory as California's governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed himself a "post-partisan" leader who would not be limited by the dogma of the two major parties ... However, unlike abortion and stem-cell research, where California voters lean heavily toward the pro-choice position, public opinion on same-sex marriage is more closely divided ... In the end, that may be the defining question in the election of California's next... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Regional Roundup Nov 19, 2009
Connecting You to Your Community Lodi, California. News. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
FBI seek oxygen-toting pensioner - over five bank robberies Nov 19, 2009
The FBI is hunting an elderly man who is said to have robbed five banks in California in the last three months. The man - in his seventies - has been dubbed the Geezer Bandit. (BBC News -- Americas)
Power-guzzling TVs to be banned Nov 19, 2009
Television sets in California will be required to be more energy efficient. Energy-hungry television sets will soon be banned across California in a landmark move by state legislators to reduce energy consumption ... Supporters say the move will help save California residents more than $8bn over 10 years in energy costs. (BBC News -- Americas)
Afghan President Sworn In To Second 5-Year Term Nov 19, 2009
Go inside a California school that teaches obese high school and college students how to regain their health and turn their lives around. Features. (Click2Houston, TX)
Chinas ascent traced back to Clinton-era trade deal Nov 19, 2009
China s ascent traced back to Clinton-era trade deal. 4:16 pm November 18, 2009, by Jay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Fiorina puts conservatism on display Nov 19, 2009
Recently launched California Senate candidate Carly Fiorina (R) is on a quest to prove her conservative bona fides ... While being a conservative is nice for the primary, Fiorina was challenged on whether one can win statewide in California ... One of the reasons a conservative can win is because Californians are worried about whether they will have a job (and) ballooning federal deficits robbing the future from their children, Fiorina said. (TheHill.com)
24 South St. Notebook Nov 19, 2009
" The fact that city officials and private parties are moving forward leads me to believe they think the city does need something like this.It's not my place to take a stance on whether people should support a theater festival, or support the proposal to tear down Kalet's and build a venue. But I will say this:When I was in college, my friends and I took a trip up the California coast a couple times. Camping along on beaches, the preferred route was to follow the coast just past the border with... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Simply devilish (90) Nov 19, 2009
The 13-member, all-appointed board, according to its advocacy group, Ohioans for Livestock Care, was necessary because out-of-state extremist groups were licking their vegetarian lips to make Ohio the next California: greenie-weenies looking to ban modern livestock tools. The group never said who the hog huggers were but the implied target was the Humane Society of the U.S., the 11-million-member group that lists as a key mission to target the worst cruelties of farming in modern agribusiness... (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
EDITORIAL: Picking lieutenant governor Nov 19, 2009
California's governmental structure needs many changes so we'll add one more reform to the list ... Under the current system, the two offices are independent and that has often resulted in California having governors and lieutenant governors of different parties ... (We also believe that California's chief executive should remain governor at all times -- even when out of state. (Fresno Bee)
Sheriff contender announces candidacy Nov 19, 2009
He also said that as sheriff he would rebuild relationships with county fire departments, the California Highway Patrol, the Angels Camp Police Department, paramedics and public health providers. Brian Chavez-Ochoa, chief of the Jenny Lind Fire Protection District, spoke in support of Kuntz, focusing on the lack of collaboration between fire protection districts and law enforcement agencies. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Virginia Sends a Message: Support EFCA & Lose Your Job Nov 19, 2009
What works in Va may well be anathema in California or other states where the majority of voters are still trying to vote themselves a free lunch. Still, the kind of education McDonnel undertook and succeeded with is our best hope. (Townhall.com)
Washington news » Nov 19, 2009
In Nixon's case, he pronounced cult leader Charles Manson guilty of several murders while Manson was being tried in a California state court for killing actress Sharon Tate and others. 3:13 a.m.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Iranian government foes sentenced to death Nov 19, 2009
Anybody with eyes can see that Northern California is awash in a sea of stucco. It's the drab default of. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Fiorina Has Balancing Act in Calif. Senate Race Nov 19, 2009
WASHINGTON -- In the weeks since Carly Fiorina announced her run for a California Senate seat, the former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive has been working to convince conservatives that she is one of them ... Jon Fleischman, an influential Republican blogger in California, said some DeVore supporters will try to portray Fiorina as the California version of Dede Scozzafava, the moderate Republican who was forced out of a congressional race in upstate New York this month ... Despite their... (Newsmax)
Guv approves earlier presidential primary Nov 19, 2009
(03-15) 10:56 PDT Sacramento -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed a bill to move California's presidential primary from June to February, a measure he argued would make the Golden State more relevant in presidential campaigns ... "Moving our presidential primary election from June to February means California will have the influence it deserves when t comes to choosing America's next presidential candidates," he said in a bill signing ceremony at the Stanford Mansion ... A June primary has... (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Schwarzenegger Aims to Lift California's Clout Nov 19, 2009
SACRAMENTO, March 23 -- Barred by the Constitution from running for president himself, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is trying to do the next best thing: make sure his adoptive state plays a critical role in picking the next occupant of the White House. The movie star-turned-governor was the dominant force behind California's decision to shift its presidential primary to Feb. 5, 2008, a date that puts the nation's most populous and diverse state near the front of the nominating... (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
School parcel tax renewal may hit April 6 ballot Nov 19, 2009
2007 Awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association. Palo Alto Weekly. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
24 South St. Notebook Nov 18, 2009
" The fact that city officials and private parties are moving forward leads me to believe they think the city does need something like this.It's not my place to take a stance on whether people should support a theater festival, or support the proposal to tear down Kalet's and build a venue. But I will say this:When I was in college, my friends and I took a trip up the California coast a couple times. Camping along on beaches, the preferred route was to follow the coast just past the border with... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
UK 'Mad Man': Ads can do good Nov 18, 2009
People came from California and would smoke 40 cigarettes a day because they were so excited that you could smoke indoors. That brings up an interesting point about today's businesses. (CNN)
US tired of Afghan war Nov 18, 2009
A Vietnam veteran joins an anti-war protest calling for a pullout of troops from Afghanistan in Los Angeles, California. AFP. (iAfrica.com)
Vote count in N.Y.-23: Where the candidates stand Nov 18, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009. By Jordan Fabian - 11/17/09 12:00 PM ET. (TheHill.com)
Guv approves earlier presidential primary Nov 18, 2009
(03-15) 10:56 PDT Sacramento -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed a bill to move California's presidential primary from June to February, a measure he argued would make the Golden State more relevant in presidential campaigns ... "Moving our presidential primary election from June to February means California will have the influence it deserves when t comes to choosing America's next presidential candidates," he said in a bill signing ceremony at the Stanford Mansion ... A June primary has... (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Schwarzenegger visits state's Capitol Hill Dems Nov 18, 2009
(02-28) 04:00 PST Washington -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 3 1/2 years into his tenure in Sacramento, pressed anew Tuesday for California to get what he calls its fair share of federal money -- and found a warm reception from the state's newly empowered Democrats in Congress ... "We are eager to work with the governor under the leadership of the first Californian to be speaker," added Rep ... The governor also met with California's two Democratic senators, Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein,... (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
LA cardinal offers abuse apology Nov 18, 2009
" 'Transparency critical' The agreement settles all 15 paedophilia cases against the Los Angeles archdiocese and avoids the threat of Cardinal Mahony being forced to testify about how the Church dealt with abuses spanning the 1940s to 1990s. Since 2002 nearly 1,000 people have filed abuse claims in California The Church had already settled 45 cases last December with a payment of $60m. Los Angeles diocese records released in the past revealed that for decades priests accused of child sex abuse... (Yahoo News -- Catholic Church Abuse Scandal)
Get more: Assignment 7 Nov 18, 2009
The California National Guard is sending a team to a dangerous area of Afghanistan ... One Southern California farm is being dubbed as 'the farm of the future ... Highway cameras for catching speeding drivers may be coming to California. (KGO, CA)
Woren re-elected to GSD board Nov 18, 2009
Half Moon Bay Review. Half Moon Bay, CA Last updated on Friday, Nov 13, 2009 - 10:11:26 am PST. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Northington to run for county schools superintendent position Nov 18, 2009
She attended California State University, Sacramento, where she received her bachelor s degree in child development and her teaching credentials. She returned to Calaveras County and taught at Rail Road Flat, Valley Springs and Copperopolis elementary schools. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
LA Church 'agrees abuse pay deal' Nov 18, 2009
Since 2002 nearly 1,000 people have filed abuse claims in California ... Since 2002 nearly 1,000 people have filed such claims against the Roman Catholic Church in California alone. (Yahoo News -- Catholic Church Abuse Scandal)
Of deficits and demagogues Nov 18, 2009
In California, Perot actually led the polls. This appeared to be the most serious third-party movement in a presidential election since Teddy Roosevelt's Bull Moose Progressives in 1912. (Albany Times Union)
Trials for 'bionic' eye implants Nov 18, 2009
"What we are trying to do is take real-time images from a camera and convert them into tiny electrical pulses that would jump-start the otherwise blind eye and allow patients to see," said Professor Mark Humayun, from the University of Southern California ... Terry Byland, 58, from California was fitted with an implant in 2004 after going blind with retinitis pigmentosa in 1993. (Yahoo News -- Disabilities and the Disabled)
Senator Barbara Boxer House Party Saturday; includes conference call with the Senator Nov 18, 2009
The Barbara Boxer Senate campaign is taking aim, starting this Saturday, at winning next year's Senate election by building a strong grassroots organization in every county in California ... Whether it is health care reform or climate change legislation, Senator Barbara Boxer is the clear winner who has proven she fights for all Californians to realize the American dream as she works to rebuild our economy, expand affordable health care to every American and protect the environment. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Sarah Palin = Dan Quayle Nov 18, 2009
A few achieved distinction, in particular, California Gov. Earl Warren, Thomas Dewey's partner in 1948. But neither Charles Bryan (1924) nor Joe Robinson (1928) nor Charles Curtis (1932) nor Frank Knox (1936) nor Charles McNary (1940) nor John Bricker (1944) nor John Sparkman (1952) nor Kefauver (1956) nor Henry Cabot Lodge (1960) was a presidential contender during the next cycle. (Slate)
Neale Martin Bearden, 90, amateur artist Nov 18, 2009
After graduating from Pine Bluff High, she briefly attended the University of Southern California. In California, she met George Nolan "Butch" Bearden, a Georgia Tech grad who became her husband of 48 years ... Though they lived in California for years, they remained Southerners at heart. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Khazei’s outsider careertaught deep political lessons Nov 18, 2009
The two schemed plans and together won their congressional internships, Khazei for New Hampshire s Norman D Amours and Brown for Leon Panetta of California. Khazei persuaded his boss to let him produce a massive report on national service while Brown convinced his to stage the hearing. (Boston Globe)
A proper name for everything Nov 17, 2009
Same-sex couples are unable to provide that necessity and that is why, instead of marriage, domestic partnerships with all the benefits of marriage are available to homosexuals under California Family Law 297 ... I would like to point out to Ms. Silveira that on the same date, Nov. 3, that Maine rightfully repealed a same-sex marriage law passed by the state Legislature, the state of Washington approved Referendum 71 bestowing same-sex rights similar to those in California. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Politics blog: All in Favor Nov 17, 2009
San Diego, California, National News - The San Diego Union-Tribune. News. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Schwarzenegger Aims to Lift California's Clout Nov 17, 2009
SACRAMENTO, March 23 -- Barred by the Constitution from running for president himself, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is trying to do the next best thing: make sure his adoptive state plays a critical role in picking the next occupant of the White House. The movie star-turned-governor was the dominant force behind California's decision to shift its presidential primary to Feb. 5, 2008, a date that puts the nation's most populous and diverse state near the front of the nominating... (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Dan Walters: Older Brown twirls new set of pirouettes Nov 17, 2009
Older Brown twirls new set of pirouettes - Capitol and California - Fresnobee. com. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Fiorina: Top Priority in D.C. Should Be Jobs Nov 17, 2009
The Obama administration's top priority should be creating jobs for the millions of Americans out of work, U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina of California tells Newsmax ... The former CEO of Hewlett-Packard said she is uniquely qualified to handle Californias fiscal problems ... Fiorina, who is challenging conservative candidate State Assemblyman Chuck DeVore in the 2010 Republican primary, told Newsmax she will focus her candidacy and Senate term creating jobs for California. (Newsmax)
Oceanside Political Landscape Faces Change Nov 17, 2009
-- The city of Oceanside faces several changes in city leadership as Councilman Jerry Kern is facing a recall election and councilman Rocky Chavez is leaving to become undersecretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, 10News reported. Experts said the departure of Chavez and Kern's situation is significant because, along with Councilman Jack Feller, the trio formed a conservative majority on the Oceanside City Council. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Beam: Endorsement time Nov 17, 2009
In 1998, she taped an ad for corporate titan Al Checchi, who ran unsuccessfully for the California governorship. Boston Celtics headliners like Ray Allen, Doc Rivers, and Paul Pierce have also appeared at Pagliuca events. (Boston Globe)
