Posts tagged california
Democrats Challenge Pentagon On Afghanistan
Jun 17th
WASHINGTON — A schism deepened Wednesday between U.S. war leaders and Congress as lawmakers – crucial Democrats among them – challenged Pentagon assertions that progress is picking up in Afghanistan.
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Loading ...William Bradley: The Arnold Factor
Jun 17th
He was once arguably the most popular governor of California in history. Now, not so much.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Waymon Hudson: Family Values: Who Is it Trying to "Destroy Marriage" Again?
Jun 16th
In a move that isn’t that surprising (but which nonetheless stings), Proposition 8 supporters want to ‘revoke recognition’ of the 18,000 legal same-sex marriages that occurred in California before the marriage ban went into effect. Removing any doubt about how far they want to push their anti-equality agenda, the proponents asked Judge Vaughn Walker to strip any rights or recognition of the marriages performed before Prop 8 passed : As the trial over California’s prohibition on same-sex marriage enters its final stage today, the ban’s sponsors are urging the judge to go a step further and revoke state recognition of the marriages of 18,000 gay and lesbian couples who wed before voters passed Proposition 8. Such an order would honor “the expressed will of the people,” backers of the November 2008 ballot measure said Tuesday in their final written filing before Chief U.S
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Jerry Brown Addresses ‘Propaganda’ Remark In CA Gov Race
Jun 15th
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has told a Jewish-rights group that he regrets recent remarks to a reporter in which he compared his rival’s campaign tactics to Joseph Goebbels’ Nazi propaganda.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Rick Jacobs: Olson & Boies Exorcise the Ghosts of Homophobia Past
Jun 15th
By the time I graduated from Oak Ridge High School in East Tennessee 34 years ago, I knew a few things for sure: 1. I cared deeply about social justice; 2. I expected to become governor or a senator from Tennessee after college; and 3
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Christine Pelosi: What’s at Stake in the Golden State? Corporate Cash vs. Progressive Populism
Jun 13th
California voters face a clash between corporate cash vs.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Carly Fiorina ‘Regrets’ Mocking Barbara Boxer’s Hair, But No Apology
Jun 13th
California Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina said on Sunday that she regretted being caught on a live microphone making fun of her opponent Barbara Boxer’s hair. “I regret this whole situation
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Meg Whitman, Jerry Brown Spar Over Governor Debates
Jun 12th
With the primaries over, and the final field for November set, the two candidates in the California governor’s race have engaged in a rhetorical standoff over debates.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...California Democrats Have Already Managed To Turn Governor’s Race Into A Nazi-Themed Mess
Jun 11th
Primaries are over in the California governor’s race, and with these initial contests past, I’m sure that we can expect the two contenders, Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman to gently roll out their campaigns by re-introducing themselves to the electorate and highlighting the positive features of their policies and biography. Right ? Taking a page out of the playbook normally reserved for Glenn Beck, Jerry Brown, the Democratic nominee for California Governor (and a former governor himself), recently compared his opponent, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, to a Nazi.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Mark Osler: Prayer, Confession and the Police
Jun 11th
On June 1, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Berghuis v. Thompkins.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Michael Winship: The Supreme Court Says No to the People – Again
Jun 11th
At a dinner party, an ever-so-proper aristocrat who had been at the British evacuation of Dunkirk, sixty years ago, remained tightlipped despite intense questioning from the other guests about what he had seen there.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Meg Whitman NAZI Comparisons Addressed By Jerry Brown Campaign
Jun 11th
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman on Thursday criticized remarks attributed to rival Jerry Brown that made a comparison between her campaign and a Nazi propagandist. The comments attributed to Brown were posted Wednesday in a blog by a reporter for KCBS radio in San Francisco
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...William Bradley: Whitman and Fiorina’s Big Primary Wins Carry Seeds of Destruction (Self-Destruction)
Jun 11th
The big wins by billionaire Meg Whitman and ex-Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina in the California Republican primaries for governor and U.S. senator carry the seeds of destruction.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Sam Bennett: June 8 victories for female candidates: What will they do for women?
Jun 10th
Yesterday’s primaries brought huge victories for women across the country –many who succeeded against great odds, such as Sen.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Robert Slayton: ELECTION COMMENTARY
Jun 9th
Some thoughts on last night’s primaries, and the big bout in November: –The Democrats might not do that poorly in November. Not at all, in fact.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Rick Jacobs: Equality on Trial: Judge Walker’s Amazing Questions for Closing Argument
Jun 9th
It’s election day in California and several other states. With the exception of one statewide race, (AG) Democrats and progressives won’t be compelled to the polls
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