California
California defies national election trend
November 4, 2010California Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate and state governor trounced their Republican contenders in what a month before the elections were considered toss-up races.
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Fight brews over state child care funds
November 1, 2010Parents, child care providers and Democratic state legislators are waging a dramatic battle to reverse one of Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's most controversial line item vetoes.
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Union construction jobs at stake Nov. 2
October 25, 2010Midterm elections are next week and union construction jobs are up for grabs in California. Nonunion building contractors in the state, hungry for a bigger share of public sector projects in the wake of the building...
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In Illinois, vote “no” on recall and defend democracy
October 22, 2010Proponents say the constitutional amendment is an added check and balance. Sounds democratic, but is it really?
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Brown or Whitman? No contest
October 19, 2010And it's a choice that should have national impact, given California's prominence as a pace-setting state.
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