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Jerry Brown returns to lead a troubled California
Jan 03, 2011 21:33 EST
Jerry Brown returns to governor's office, says recession-weary California faces hard choices. Democrat Jerry Brown was sworn in Monday as California's 39th governor, returning to the office he left 28 years ago but inheriting a much different and more troubled state than the one he led then.
Jerry Brown returns to lead a troubled California
Jan 03, 2011 20:11 EST
Jerry Brown returns to governor's office, says recession-weary California faces hard choices. Democrat Jerry Brown was sworn in Monday as California's 39th governor, returning to the office he left 28 years ago but inheriting a much different and more troubled state than the one he led then.
New govs take office amid historic budget crisis
Dec 20, 2010 14:30 EST
For new governors, campaign promises give way to hard budget decisions; painful cuts lie ahead. New York's incoming governor, Democrat Andrew Cuomo, says he won't raise taxes even though he will inherit a budget deficit of at least $9 billion when he takes office in January. Ohio Republican Gov.-elect John Kasich is promising to cut taxes, despite a shortfall of about $8 billion.
Report: Tough times far from over for states
Dec 08, 2010 00:01 EST
Report: Tough budget times are far from over for many states, may last another 3 years. Lawmakers have reduced spending for parks, health care for low-income children and some state-funded medical transplants. Still, the tough times are far from over.
Senate campaigns enter sprint to finish in Calif
Nov 01, 2010 19:26 EDT
Boxer spends final day campaigning with Brown; Fiorina confident she'll prevail in Calif. Creating an aura of victory was the strategy Monday for Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina, as the two sought to energize their campaigns for one last day before voters go to the polls.
Fire at Northern Calif. mall deals blow to region
Oct 22, 2010 07:11 EDT
Fire that destroys part of Calif. mall deals economic blow ahead of holiday shopping season. A fire that erupted during a police standoff at a suburban Sacramento mall did more than destroy part of a regional shopping hub. It also provided an economic setback to a region of Northern California struggling to emerge from recession.
Brown opens lead over Whitman in Calif. gov's race
Oct 20, 2010 21:02 EDT
Brown opens lead over Whitman in Calif. gov's race; contest for Boxer's Senate seat tightens. Buoyed by a surge in support from women and Latinos, Democrat Jerry Brown has taken a lead in the California governor's race, while the race between incumbent U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer and GOP challenger Carly Fiorina has tightened, according to a new poll.
VFW's PAC refuses to pull endorsements
Oct 13, 2010 20:03 EDT
VFW leaders call on its political action committee to rescind endorsements, but PAC says no. Endorsements from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Political Action Committee have so enraged many VFW members that its elected leaders have asked the PAC to immediately rescind all endorsements for next month's election.
Democrats see glimmers of hope in election gloom
Oct 08, 2010 06:33 EDT
After summer of gloom, Democrats see glimmers of hope for Election Day. With only weeks left in the campaign, some staggering Democrats have jumped back into contention in congressional and gubernatorial races around the country, giving the party glimmers of hope that Election Day won't also be doomsday.
Dems try to deflect voter anger toward Wall Street
Sep 24, 2010 11:57 EDT
Blame the rich: Wall Street an appealing target for Democrats, especially in Washington state. Patty Murray was stuck. Down in the polls for months and facing a well-known Republican challenger, the three-term Democrat was finding a difficult market for her hard-working-senator sales pitch.
Dems try to deflect voter anger toward Wall Street
Sep 24, 2010 03:44 EDT
Blame the rich: Wall Street an appealing target for Democrats, especially in Washington state. Patty Murray was stuck. Down in the polls for months and facing a well-known Republican challenger, the three-term Democrat was finding a difficult market for her hard-working-Senator sales pitch.
POLITICAL INSIDER: Job loss fuels Ind. campaign
Sep 21, 2010 12:44 EDT
POLITICAL INSIDER: Ellsworth tries to blame Coats for closed Ind. factory. Democratic Senate hopeful Brad Ellsworth blamed his Republican rival's one-time employer for sending 800 Indiana jobs to Canada and Mexico ? a criticism he later acknowledged might not stick.
POLITICAL INSIDER: Christie, GOP back Castle
Sep 04, 2010 16:07 EDT
POLITICAL INSIDER: Christie joins other GOP leaders in fending off Castle challenger. Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who rode voter anger to office in New Jersey last year, is endorsing Mike Castle's bid to win the GOP primary in Delaware and is joining a pack of party leaders trying to block a tea party-backed candidate's bid.
Ads slam Senate candidates in Ky., Pa. and Calif.
Aug 25, 2010 16:42 EDT
Group sinks more than $2 million into new ads attacking Democrats for supporting 'ObamaCare'. A political group affiliated with former top Republican Party officials is airing TV ads in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and California targeting Democratic U.S. Senate candidates for supporting what the group disparagingly calls "ObamaCare."
Ads slam Senate candidates in Ky., Pa. and Calif.
Aug 25, 2010 16:42 EDT
A political group affiliated with former top Republican Party officials is airing TV ads in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and California targeting Democratic U.S. Senate candidates for supporting what the group disparagingly calls "ObamaCare."
GOP calls Obama insensitive over stand on mosque
Aug 17, 2010 21:31 EDT
GOP candidates label Obama insensitive for backing right of Muslims to build mosque near WTC. Republican candidates around the country seized on President Barack Obama's support for the right of Muslims to build a mosque near ground zero, assailing him as an elitist who is insensitive to the families of the Sept. 11 victims.
Schwarzenegger could leave Calif. without budget
Jul 26, 2010 19:44 EDT
Schwarzenegger threatens to leave office without a budget unless lawmakers make reforms. Without a budget resolution in sight, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hinted Monday that he might not sign a budget before he leaves office next January unless he gets the reforms he wants.
Authorities seek cause of deadly Calif. bus crash
Jul 22, 2010 21:41 EDT
Authorities were investigating the cause of a deadly crash Thursday in California's Central Valley that killed six people and seriously injured nine others when a Greyhound bus slammed into an overturned SUV.
Authorities seek cause of deadly Calif. bus crash
Jul 22, 2010 21:41 EDT
Authorities seek cause of Central California bus crash that left 6 dead, 9 injured. Authorities were investigating the cause of a deadly crash Thursday in California's Central Valley that killed six people and seriously injured nine others when a Greyhound bus slammed into an overturned SUV.
Authorities seek cause of deadly Calif. bus crash
Jul 22, 2010 20:44 EDT
Authorities were investigating the cause of a deadly crash Thursday in California's Central Valley that killed six people and seriously injured nine others when a Greyhound bus slammed into an overturned SUV.
