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Abel Maldonado takes on Jerry Brown, prison realignment
Abel Maldonado was a young Latino rancher and fresh-faced state lawmaker when he addressed the Republican National Convention in 2000 and was hailed as the GOP's future. Nine years later, he parlayed his deciding vote on tax increases into an...
Tags: Finance, Tim Donnelly, Jerry Brown, Voting, Executive Branch
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Compton's Omar Bradley leaves hospital, goes to candidates forum
Hours after checking out of the hospital, former Compton Mayor Omar Bradley -- who is running for a third term after serving prison time on public corruption charges that were later overturned -- walked into a mayoral forum Saturday and declared that...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, High Blood Pressure, Heart Attack, Primaries, Politics
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Cannes: Palme d'Or Race Looks Wide-Open
VarietyCANNES -- Usually by this point in the Cannes Film Festival, the race for the Palme d'Or has narrowed itself down to one or two clear frontrunners. The sustained critical love for Michael Haneke's "Amour" made it seem the most logical choice around this...Tags: Psychotherapy, Michael Haneke, Entertainment, Celebrities, Arts and Culture
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Let's start with some little things, Mr. Garcetti
To be fair, crumbling infrastructure isn't entirely a negative story, and I was reminded of this while driving through my neighborhood last week. There are sections of Silver Lake Boulevard, near the Hollywood Freeway, where driving is like slalom...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Local Elections, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Eric Garcetti, Politics
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The mayor-elect's partner in life
Midway through his election-night victory speech, Eric Garcetti turned toward the cluster of family on the stage behind him and invited his wife to step forward. He thanked her for "making our life work" under the stress of his run for mayor of Los...
Tags: Political Fundraising, University of Oxford, Howard Dean, PATH, Labor Markets
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Bitter election creates long-term headache for Malaysia's Najib
ReutersBy Niluksi Koswanage KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Reuters) - Malaysia's divisive election has left a bitter taste for millions of people that risks creating a long-term problem of legitimacy for Prime Minister Najib Razak's long-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN)...Tags: Barack Obama, White House, Immigration, Parliament, Government
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Will immigration reform get killed in Republican-led U.S. House?
Reuters* Republicans doubt political necessity of sweeping bill * Warnings about Hispanic vote challenged By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - The biggest overhaul of U.S. immigration laws in a generation won bipartisan approval from a powerful U....Tags: Barack Obama, Justice and Rights, Tim Huelskamp, John McCain, Voting
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Newsmaker Q&A: Robert Donchez
Five-term Bethlehem City Councilman Robert Donchez clinched the Democratic nomination for mayor last week, all but assuring he will be the city's 12th mayor barring write-in votes or a third-party candidate in the general election. He'll be the first...Tags: Local Elections, John Callahan, Don Cunningham, Local Government, Politics
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Will immigration reform get killed in Republican-led House?
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The biggest overhaul of U.S. immigration laws in a generation won bipartisan approval from a powerful U.S. Senate committee last week, but there is a strong chance that Republicans in the House of Representatives will end up killing...Tags: Barack Obama, Justice and Rights, Tim Huelskamp, John McCain, Voting
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Malloy, Democrats Reach Tentative State Budget Deal
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Negotiators for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the Democrat-controlled legislature have reached a tentative agreement on a new, two-year state budget that could be approved later this week, sources said Saturday night. Lawmakers have been...Tags: Waterbury, Budgets and Budgeting, Voting, Executive Branch, Government
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Nawaz Sharif may give Pakistan-India relations a boost
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Indian-Pakistani relations, for years fraught with tension, appear on the surface to have received a boost from the stunning electoral comeback by former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Since Sharif's decisive...
Tags: Asif Ali Zardari, Armed Forces, Pervez Musharraf, Islamabad (Pakistan), Government
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LETTER: Going Over To The Other Side
I was astounded to read that Newington town council member Maureen Klett was deserting her political party [May 23, news, "Council Member Turns Republican"]. I registered as an independent at age 21 but soon changed to Democrat when I realized I was cut...Tags: Newington, Politics
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