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Political campaigns deluged with funding; impact unclear - Tucson Citizen
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:45:36 GMT

Political campaigns deluged with funding; impact unclear
Tucson Citizen
Some political experts think the effects of money on elections are overblown. The candidates with the biggest war chests don't always win. “Money does not buy outcomes,” said Richard Hasen, a law professor at the University of California-Irvine, ...

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Editorial: Labor unions facing fight over pensions - Los Angeles Daily News
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:19:42 GMT

Editorial: Labor unions facing fight over pensions
Los Angeles Daily News
The initiative to weaken unions' political strength, by making it harder for them to raise the millions of dollars with which they exert influence in Democratic Party-dominated California, purports to restrain corporate contributions as well.

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Democratic Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina won't seek reelection - Los Angeles Times
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:05:25 GMT

ABC News (blog)

Democratic Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina won't seek reelection
Los Angeles Times
Shuler is a leader of the so-called Blue Dog Democrats, a shrinking coalition of moderates who were known for, among other things, causing headaches for Nancy Pelosi during her years as speaker. Shuler launched a doomed bid against the California ...
Heath Shuler, Moderate Democrat from North Carolina, Announces He Won't Seek ...ABC News (blog)
Heath Shuler will not seek reelection or run for governor in 2012Politico

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California DISCLOSE Act, Bill Putting More Sunlight Into Campaign Finance ... - Huffington Post
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:58:03 GMT

California DISCLOSE Act, Bill Putting More Sunlight Into Campaign Finance ...
Huffington Post
A bill that would have given California voters more insight into the funding of political advertisements in the post-Citizens United era of unlimited spending by shadowy independent groups has failed to pass the state Assembly due to nearly unanimous ...

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Strip-Club Spending Ban a Target of Lawmakers' Message Politics - BusinessWeek
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:41:53 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Strip-Club Spending Ban a Target of Lawmakers' Message Politics
BusinessWeek
“This is Congress as playhouse, not Congress as legislative powerhouse,” said John Pitney, a political scientist at Claremont McKenna College in California. “They symbolically affirm their commitment to certain issues that concern the public, ...
Senate passes insider-trading billCNN International
Ban on congressional insider trading clears key Senate hurdlemsnbc.com

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Facebook IPO triggers California budget fracas - Los Angeles Times
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:42:58 GMT

Facebook IPO triggers California budget fracas
Los Angeles Times
Brown, a Democrat, has proposed cutting more than $4 billion from public schools if voters in November reject his proposed temporary tax hike to close California's persistent budget deficit. Republicans oppose the tax hike and would rather see Facebook ...

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Internet Fury Spurs Komen Reversal - Bloomberg
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:29:32 GMT

Bloomberg

Internet Fury Spurs Komen Reversal
Bloomberg
“It's a great day when our deeply held belief that breast cancer can only be wiped out if we all work together has triumphed over right-wing politics,” Senator Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat, said in a statement. Abortion is among the volatile ...
Meet the Man Behind Komen's DecisionThe Atlantic
Cancer charity confronts backlash over grant cuts to Planned ParenthoodGreen Bay Press Gazette

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Assembly candidates rake in $1.5 million - Pasadena Sun
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:02:05 GMT

Assembly candidates rake in $1.5 million
Pasadena Sun
Holden has raised significant amounts of campaign cash from unions, local developers and other Democratic politicians. Contributors include Parsons Corp., PB Americas, Warner Bros., the California League of Conservation Voters, Pasadena Mayor Bill ...

Strip-Club Spending Ban a Target of Lawmakers' Message Politics - Bloomberg
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:32:45 GMT

Bloomberg

Strip-Club Spending Ban a Target of Lawmakers' Message Politics
Bloomberg
'Congress as Playhouse' “This is Congress as playhouse, not Congress as legislative powerhouse,” said John Pitney, a political scientist at Claremont McKenna College in California. “They symbolically affirm their commitment to certain issues that ...

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Romney's candidacy viewed as a mixed blessing for LDS church - Daily Herald
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:06:54 GMT

Globe and Mail

Romney's candidacy viewed as a mixed blessing for LDS church
Daily Herald
Nevada, however, is an anomaly, the state that produced the highest-ranking Mormon in American political history, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat. The nomination of Romney, a one-time LDS bishop who remains active in the church, ...
As Republicans shift west, attracting Latinos a challengeSan Jose Mercury News

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