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I admit I’m jaded about political campaigns. I’ve been watching them closely since 1964, when I was nine and supported the great Barry Goldwater against the ogre LBJ, who lied his way into re-election with a cynical campaign, especially the
Read MoreAB32 driving higher energy costs
MAY 11, 2010 By SUSAN M. TRAGER May 3 saw 807,946 signatures submitted to the California Secretary of State to qualify for the November ballot the California Jobs Initiative. If approved by voters, it would suspend AB32, the Global Warming
Read MoreCA Forward's insomnia cure
MAY 11, 2010 By KATY GRIMES In a hearing yesterday that could have helped anyone with an insomnia problem, California Forward, the budget reform group proposing a simple majority vote by the Legislature instead of the two-thirds currently required, presented
Read MoreCampbell and Kagan
Bad luck for Tom Campbell that Elena Kagan just was nominated to be on the U.S. Supreme Court. Campbell’s weakness in the GOP primary is the “social issues”: abortion, gun control, same-sex “marriage,” etc. Here’s an AP story on Kagan’s
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