NEWS ON OUR RADAR
- US Drone Strike in Pakistan Kills 12
- Islamist Suicide Bomber in Russia Kills Six
- Chinese Coal Supplies Dwindle in Icy Weather
- November Saw Sharp Drop in Home Sales
- China Was World’s Top Exporter in 2009
- Breaking: Now Chris Dodd is Retiring
- Dem Byron Dorgan(ND) Retiring from Senate
- U.S. to End Gitmo Transfers to Yemen
- Michael Steele Says GOP Will Not Win House
- Swing States May be on the Move in 2010
- Amidst Low Employment, Job Satisfaction Wanes
- WH Huddled Dem Leaders on Next Health Care Push
NATIONAL COMMENTARIES
A Sobering Take on Yesterday's Dem Retirements
By Chip Hanlon | 4 Comments
Chris Dodd is retiring from the Senate. So is Byron Dorgan. Colorado's Governor Ritter won't run...
All Eyes on Yemen, Few on Nigeria
By Rep. Ed Royce | 2 Comments
In the wake of the failed Christmas Day terrorist plot, Americans are getting a crash course on...
Republicans Should Seriously Consider Self-Funding the DC Voucher Program
By Benjamin Hodge | 1 Comment
Should Republicans see to it that the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program remains alive, through...
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Mark Abernathy: It wasn't a lack of lawyers or accountants
001/06/10 | 1:44:28 pm EST
California GOP political consultant Mark Abernathy is on the verge of paying a fine of $22,500 to the state's Fair Political Practices Commission for not filing independent expenditure committee reports. ...read more »
No Right To Strike Against The Public Safety
201/06/10 | 11:32:52 am EST
"There is no right to strike against the public safety, anywhere, anytime." That's the famous dictum of then-Massachusetts Gov. Calvin Coolidge, issued in response to the Boston police strike of...read more »
City of Placentia faces $3.5 Million Deficit
001/06/10 | 1:26:27 am EST
Tough times are hitting everywhere including the City of Placentia, which faces $3.5 Million projected deficit for the current fiscal year ending June 30th, 2010. Placentia City Administrator Troy Butzlaff...read more »
All Eyes on Yemen, Few on Nigeria
201/05/10 | 8:15:36 pm EST
In the wake of the failed Christmas Day terrorist plot, Americans are getting a crash course on Yemen, where the plot was hatched. Newsmen announce its capital, Sanaa, as if they have been...read more »
Anthony Adams Won't Attempt Re-Election To Assembly
101/05/10 | 6:26:54 pm EST
According to Capitol Alert, Assemblyman Anthony Adams, who provided a passing vote for the biggest tax hike in state history last year, has decided against an attempt to win re-election: Adams, who could have...read more »
A New Master Plan?
101/05/10 | 1:49:49 pm EST
William Tierney, director of USC's Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis, has an op-ed in today's LA Times on a proposal to reform California's Master Plan for Higher Education. The impetus...read more »
DA Gets Court Order For Release Of MacLean Recall Petitions
1101/05/10 | 12:54:32 pm EST
The investigation into shenanigans surrounding the ways in which the Lance MacLean recall campaign gathered signatures has moved up the political Richter scale: yesterday afternoon, OC District Attorney...read more »
OC Blog News Roundup - January 5, 2010
201/05/10 | 12:15:27 pm EST
Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain: Governor Indicates He Won't Stop Sales (OCR and DP) Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger gave little indication that he would stop the sale of the Orange County...read more »
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