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CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 2

Trump, eggs and the CAGOP convention Bay Area residents ready to leave Cruz changes tune in CA Condoms in porn = condoms in life Medical marijuana industry lacks oversight Good morning and welcome to May. California Republicans greeted all three remaining

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Carly Fiorina likens presidential politics to football

Burlingame – Carly Fiorina broke out a football metaphor Saturday night to illustrate her ticket’s chances to win the the party’s nomination for president.  Earlier this week, Texas Senator Ted Cruz announced the former Hewlett-Packard CEO as his prospective running mate,

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CalWatchdog Morning Read – April 28

Presidential campaign focus on CA Cruz and Carly Legislator pay panel can’t get quorum UC Davis chancellor placed on leave during investigation Good morning. Happy Friday eve! All eyes are on California as presidential candidates on both sides of the

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Carly Fiorina suspends presidential campaign

  After a momentary surge wherein she cast herself as a corporate leader who could wrest America back from the “political class,” former California Senate candidate and HP CEO Carly Fiorina ended her bid for the White House. The news

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Fiorina’s rise spotlights CA career

Buoyed by a big debate win, Carly Fiorina’s rise in the polls has brought with it renewed scrutiny of her record as a CEO and Senate candidate in California. After besting her rivals in the first “undercard” debate, Fiorina won

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Fiorina now lives in swing state, not CA

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina’s Republican presidential campaign is in the middle of a boomlet, changing impressions left by her failed 2010 California Senate bid and prompting admiring reviews from both national pundits and those here in the Golden State.

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CA GOP moderates immigration tone

Hoping to satisfy restive constituents without handing Democrats a cudgel, the California Republican Party made moves designed to project a more moderate tone on immigration. The new posture became official through a delegates’ vote at the state party’s semiannual convention in

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GOP presidential hopefuls hit Brown back on climate

After submitting a letter-length question to Republican candidates ahead of their first round of primary-season debates, Gov. Jerry Brown has received some responses. Heated rhetoric Pressing ahead with the environmental emphasis characterizing his final term in office, Brown asked the presidential

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Environmentalists face blame for drought

As California’s potent drought inspired soul searching from analysts worried the Golden State can’t grow without water, politicians and officials focused on a more immediate task: laying blame for the problem. Gov. Jerry Brown has tried to set a philosophical tone, cautioning that

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Fiorina for president? How did 2010 Senate bid work out?

As the first woman CEO of a Fortune 20 company, and as a former Silicon Valley-based senior executive with Hewlett-Packard, AT&T and Lucent, Republican Carly Fiorina has major credibility as a potentially trailblazing female political candidate. That’s why her declaration

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