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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: John Burton, Executive Branch, John Chiang, Gun Control, Dianne Feinstein
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Pelosi says immigration reform will be finished by summer recess
SACRAMENTO -- Pointing to an agreement reached between farmworker unions and growers on a migrant worker program, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Saturday that she expects immigration reform to be completed before Congress takes its summer recess....Tags: Social Security, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Immigration, Elections
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Can Obama sell 'chained CPI'?
President Barack Obama didn't release his proposed budget for 2014 until Wednesday, but liberals and the AARP have been howling all week about something they expected to be in it. What has our president done to provoke such outrage among his supporters?...Tags: Social Security, Market and Exchange, Consumer Confidence, Barack Obama, Government Health Care
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Why we shouldn't raise the minimum wage
In announcing his wrongheaded proposal to increase the minimum wage to $9 an hour, President Obama spoke in lofty terms: "In the wealthiest nation on Earth," he said in his State of the Union address last month, "no one who works full time should have...Tags: Social Issues, Labor Markets, Personal Income, Barack Obama, Unemployment
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Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Saturday Night Live' on NBC
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 11 - 16, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES "The Graham Norton Show" Jude Law, Mila...
Tags: Tom Coburn, Executive Branch, Joe Scarborough, Television Industry, Jon Stewart
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The president's feeble gesture
"President Obama plans to give up 5 percent of his salary this year to draw attention to the financial sacrifice of more than 1 million federal employees who will be furloughed." -- The Washington Post, April 4 "Here's the plan. We get the warhead and...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Mitt Romney, Tammy Duckworth
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Conservatives mourn, praise 'hero' Margaret Thatcher
WASHINGTON -- As news of the death of Margaret Thatcher came in Monday, tributes flowed from conservative leaders across the Capitol, showing the lasting influence the "Iron Lady" on the personal careers of many American lawmakers. “Lady...
Tags: United Kingdom, Patrick J. Toomey, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Lindsey O. Graham
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Socialist senator at odds with Obama over veterans benefits
WASHINGTON — A few hours before midnight during a marathon budget session, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the only member of Congress elected as a socialist, called for a vote on his proposal to oppose any cut in cost-of-living adjustments for...
Tags: Market and Exchange, Consumer Confidence, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Politics
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L.A. Votes: Women voters wooed; candidates pressed on specifics
As Los Angeles faces the possibility of having no women holding elected office at City Hall come July, some of California’s most well-known female politicians joined forces to promote Wendy Greuel’s mayoral bid. Greuel was endorsed by U.S....
Tags: Washington, DC, Tom LaBonge, Judy Chu, Janice Hahn, Eric Garcetti
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Group of female politicians rally around Greuel
With Los Angeles facing the imminent possibility of having no female elected leaders at City Hall, some of California's most prominent female politicians joined forces Thursday to promote Wendy Greuel's mayoral candidacy. Democratic congressional leader...
Tags: Local Elections, U.S. House of Representatives, Tom LaBonge, Jan Perry, Janice Hahn
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Pot, same-sex marriage: Polls shift, but what about the politics?
WASHINGTON – The last several years have seen huge shifts in polls on two intensely debated issues: marijuana legalization and same-sex marriage. On one, the change in opinion has prompted public officials to shift ground en masse; on the other, few...
Tags: Social Issues, Family, Marriage, Gay Rights, Minority Groups
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Obama will propose cuts to entitlement programs in new budget
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON – As part of his new budget, President Obama will propose cutting Social Security and other government benefits by lowering the cost-of-living adjustment, putting a key GOP negotiating demand into a formal White House proposal for the...Tags: Labor Markets, Consumer Confidence, Barack Obama, Politics, White House
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