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Coastal commissioner resigns after Vietnam 'carpet bombing' remark
A state coastal commissioner who vocally supported banning beach bonfires along a stretch of Orange County coastline has resigned under growing pressure from two state legislators. William Burke was serving as both a member of the state Coastal...
Tags: John A. Perez, Environmental Issues, Allan R. Mansoor, Environmental Pollution, Sports
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Obama calls compliment a 'teaching moment'
President Obama says he's learned a lesson about complimenting a woman's appearance in public. The president caused a stir earlier this month when he said California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris was "the best-looking attorney general in the country." In...
Tags: Barack Obama, Today (tv program), NBC (tv network)
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California panel advances bills targeting prescription drug abuse
A broad package of bills aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths won approval from a key state Senate committee Monday. The bills, including a measure that would require coroners to report prescription-involved deaths to the...
Tags: Darrell Steinberg, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Curren D. Price, Jr., OxyContin (drug)
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Economist Zandi said to be candidate for key federal housing post
WASHINGTON -- Economist Mark Zandi reportedly is being considered by the Obama administration to head the federal agency that oversees taxpayer-owned Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as the White House seeks a candidate who could avoid Republican opposition...
Tags: Fannie Mae, Real Estate, Republican Party, Freddie Mac, The Wall Street Journal
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Harris and Newsom highlight opposition to Prop. 8
SACRAMENTO -- California’s top prosecutor used her refusal to defend Proposition 8, a voter-passed initiative that bans same-sex marriage in California, as an example of Democratic values as she spoke to party activists on Saturday. “When I...Tags: Gavin Newsom, Gays and Lesbians, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Family, Lawyers
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California Democrats gather in Sacramento to celebrate victories
California Democrats, gathered for their annual convention in Sacramento this weekend, are expected to celebrate their victories -- holding every statewide elected office, winning super majorities in both houses of the Legislature in November and...Tags: Gavin Newsom, John A. Perez, Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Government
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California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for legalizing pot
SACRAMENTO-- Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom called for the legalization of marijuana on Saturday. “It’s time to decriminalize, tax and regulate marijuana,” he told delegates at the California Democratic Party convention. “It’s...Tags: Gavin Newsom, Jerry Brown, Barack Obama, Government, Executive Branch
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Eye-candy comment leaves sour aftertaste
Dear Barry: Ordinarily, I'd address you as Mr. Obama or Mr. President, in deference to your office. But we need to have us a guy-to-guy chat here, so I hope you'll excuse the familiarity, because I just have to ask: Barry, brotherman, bubbeleh, what the...
Tags: Star Trek: The Next Generation (tv program), The Miami Herald, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Standards, Science and Technology
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Another patient of O.C. doctor dies of prescription drug overdose
An Orange County doctor featured in a Times investigative report because 16 of his patients fatally overdosed on drugs he prescribed has had another patient death, according to recently released coroner's records. Wayne Oviatt, a patient of Dr. Van Vu...
Tags: Substance Abuse, Darrell Steinberg, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Prescription Drugs
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Obama's eye-candy comment leaves sour aftertaste
Dear Barry: Ordinarily, I'd address you as Mr. Obama or Mr. President, in deference to your office. But we need to have us a guy-to-guy chat here, so I hope you'll excuse the familiarity, because I just have to ask: Barry, brotherman, bubbeleh, what...
Tags: Star Trek: The Next Generation (tv program), Standards, Science and Technology, MSNBC (tv network), White House
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Obama apologizes to Kamala Harris for 'best-looking' remark
WASHINGTON -- President Obama apologized to California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris for commenting on her appearance during a fundraiser earlier this week, an aide said Friday. During an event in Northern California on Thursday, Obama referred to his fellow...
Tags: Mike Honda, Barack Obama, White House, Washington, DC, Jay Carney
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Society's views on men and women
President Obama’s recent faux pas concerning California’s attorney general, 48-year-old Kamala Harris, was as transparent as it was informative. Sadly, his locker-room-type insult reminds us that, while our nation appears to be getting...Tags: Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers
Apr 18, 2013
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Apr 12, 2013
|Column| South Bend Tribune
Apr 10, 2013
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Apr 10, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 5, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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|Story| Chicago Tribune
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