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Carlos Moorhead, longtime congressional representative, dies at 89
Former Rep. Carlos Moorhead — whose 24 years in Congress representing the tri-city area earned him the title of dean of the California Republican Congressional delegation — has died. He was 89.
Moorhead represented Burbank, Glendale and...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Religion and Belief, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon, Parties and Movements
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Gatto is Democrats' choice to replace Portantino
Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) is the Democratic Party’s choice to represent La Caņada when Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D- La Caņada Flintridge) steps down at the end of 2012. On Sunday, local Democratic Party delegates endorsed Gatto,...Tags: Mike Gatto, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Elections, Democratic Party
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Keeping an eye on the primaries
As voters prepare to head to the polls for Tuesday's primary election, Crescenta-Caņada political watchdogs are predicting few surprises in local races. La Caņada resident and state Assemblyman Anthony Portantino is running unopposed for the Democratic...Tags: Republican Party, Regional Authority, Dining and Drinking, Executive Branch, Barbara Boxer
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Changes to high school baseball's soundtrack considered
The sound of metal bats pinging at high school baseball fields could soon be replaced by the crack of wood bats if the U.S. Senate passes Assembly Bill 7. State Assemblyman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) proposed AB 7, also known as the High School...Tags: High School Baseball, Baseball Injuries, Health, Baseball, Hospitals and Clinics
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Cirque du so lame
WASHINGTON -- The Secret Circus may soon be looking for a new ringmaster. The prostitution scandal involving a dozen Secret Service agents in Cartagena, Colombia, is spreading into a broader burlesque for the agency, furthered by a Washington Post report...
Tags: Colombia, Ron Johnson, Joe Lieberman, Rob Portman, Sex Crimes
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Q Poll gives wide lead to Mack; Scott gets a bump in approval rating
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — A Quinnipiac Poll released this morning gives U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers, a wide lead in a U.S. Senate matchup against former Sen. George LeMieux and Tea Party candidate Mike McCalister. If the election were held today, Mack... -
Obama steps up call for clean energy tax credits
SAN JOSE — After a morning of closed-door campaigning here Thursday, President Obama plans to talk about tax credits for clean energy production during a visit to Iowa. As he focuses on his administration’s efforts to boost job creation,...
Tags: Barack Obama, Credit and Debt, Business, Republican Party, Elections
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New Q Poll shows Connie Mack with big lead in U.S. Senate primary
TALLAHASSEE -- A Quinnipiac Poll released Thursday gives U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, R-Fort Myers, a wide lead in a U.S. Senate matchup against former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux and Tea Party candidate Mike McCalister.
If the election were held today, Mack...Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, George Zimmerman, Polls, Interior Policy
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Two polls, two different results on Casey v. Smith Senate race
Call Washington BureauWithin 24 hours two polling groups, one left-leaning, the other right-leaning, came out with survey results that showed dramatically different scenarios in the race between incumbent Democrat Bob Casey and his millionaire challenger Tom Smith. The Public...Tags: The New York Times, Tom Smith, Elections, Republican Party, Polls
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Durbin calls for chemical regulation
Urging colleagues to overhaul the nation's chemical laws, Sen. Dick Durbin spoke Wednesday on the Senate floor about his own frustrations as a grandfather to twins born into a world laden with flame retardant chemicals. Two other senators joined the...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Health, Dick Durbin, Cancer, Parenting
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The ag version of Fannie Mae
From the Kansas City StarWhile the U.S. economy as a whole remains sluggish, the farm sector has been doing well. Exceptionally well, in fact. Last year net farm income was a record $101 billion, and it's expected to be only slightly off the pace in 2012. With the national...Tags: Fannie Mae, Agriculture, Politics, Insurance
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The diversity of Elizabeth Warren
BOSTON -- Blond, blue-eyed Elizabeth Warren, the Senate candidate and Harvard professor who cites "family lore" that she is 1/32nd Cherokee, was inducted into Oklahoma's Hall of Fame last year. Her biography on oklahomaheritage.com says she "can track...
Tags: The New York Times, Democratic Party, Scott P. Brown, Education, Elizabeth Warren
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