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Washington mourns loss of tea party queen
Say it ain't so. There has never been a sadder day in American politics. Political reporters are still in shock over Michele Bachmann's sudden announcement that she will not seek re-election to Congress. How dare she just up and walk away? What are we...Tags: FBI, Tea Party Movement, Religion and Belief, Federal Election Commission, U.S. Congress
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Bill Lockyer says he won't run for office in 2014
SACRAMENTO -- Bill Lockyer, who has served in Sacramento for four decades as a legislator, attorney general and state treasurer, announced he will retire from elective office when his term expires in 2014. Lockyer, a Democrat who was first elected to...
Tags: Chinese Restaurants, Government, John Chiang, Parties and Movements, Regional Authority
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Expressway vendors can raise campaign cash, memo says
Attorneys with a firm that does business at the region's toll-road agency have been given a green light to raise contributions for Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs' 2014 re-election campaign, according to a memo obtained by the Orlando Sentinel. Jacobs...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Economy, Business and Finance, Orange County (Florida), Rick Scott, Elections
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Santa Monica High seniors campaigning to get Obama to graduation
Students at Santa Monica High School are on a mission to get President Obama to come to their graduation. A group of seniors posted a video on YouTube in hopes that the president would see it. The video highlights the school’s accomplishments...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, White House
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School bond campaign reform sought
When the Garden Grove Unified School District was preparing to seek voter approval for a $250-million bond measure, it hired a securities broker to play a key role in the campaign. State law bars school districts from spending money to influence the...
Tags: Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Bonds, Bill Lockyer, Elections
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UPDATE: Trustees: Ohio St. president 'embarrassed' school
AP Legal Affairs WriterCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University's top trustees say insensitive comments by the university president have embarrassed and divided the university. The trustees say in a letter to president Gordon Gee (GHEE') that his comments risk...Tags: College Football, College Sports, Colleges and Universities, Parties and Movements, Roman Catholicism
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Romney donors to get a first look at potential 2016 contenders
An early morning skeet-shooting excursion with Rep. Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin. A golf game with Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. A chance to mingle over breakfast with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Those are just a few of the offerings available to the...Tags: Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Regional Authority, White House, Mitt Romney
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California Senate seeks to shed more light on campaign cash
A package of three bills aimed at requiring greater disclosure of political campaign finances in California has been approved by the state Senate. One of the measures passed Wednesday would give the state Fair Political Practices Commission the...
Tags: Science and Technology, Politics, Lou Correa, Electronics, Elections
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New Barry L. Miller Foundation helps Fringe Festival in big way
The Orlando Fringe Festival is a big beneficiary of the new Barry L. Miller Foundation for Arts and Education — to the tune of $10,000. Miller, an Orlando attorney for 30 years, established his foundation through the Community Foundation of...
Tags: Fringe Festival, Economy, Business and Finance, Orlando, Daniel Radcliffe, Politics
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The right way to investigate the IRS
The scandal surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of tax-exempt groups based on their political leanings has prompted investigations by at least four congressional committees and the Justice Department. The acting head of the IRS has been...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Politics, Career and Workplace, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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Best-selling author, outspoken Rev. Greeley dies
The Rev. Andrew Greeley, an outspoken Roman Catholic priest, best-selling author and longtime Chicago newspaper columnist who even criticized the hierarchy of his own church over the child sex abuse scandal, has died. He was 85. His longtime publicist,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Literature, Religion and Belief, Sociology, The New York Times
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Critics fret over doubling of campaign-cash cap
The size of campaign contributions that flow into city and county races across Florida will double this fall, a change that critics say gives deep-pocketed donors even more sway over local elections. For all but the top statewide contests, the...
Tags: David Simmons, Politics, Amusement and Theme Parks, Buddy Dyer, Orange County (Florida)
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