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Brown Recruits Hispanic Activists To Gov Campaign  
SAMANTHA YOUNG Associated Press Writer @ contracostatimes.com
Brown has dismissed a midsummer poll that showed his candidacy struggling among Hispanic voters but surrounded himself with Hispanic lawmakers and community activists during a morning campaign rally at Laney College, a community college in Oakland.
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Session ends with pork and petty politics  
Dan Morain, Senior editor @ sacbee.com
Legislators haven't passed a budget. They didn't overhaul the troubled pension or taxation systems. They didn't approve bills aimed at increasing green electricity.
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Bid denied to force Brown, Schwarzenegger to appeal Prop. 8  
blogs.sacbee.com
A state appeals court has denied a conservative law group's request that it force Attorney General Jerry Brown and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to defend Proposition 8 in federal court.
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Former Democratic Lawmaker Parra To Help Whitman  
blogs.sacbee.com
That's no surprise. Parra is helping Republican U.S. Senate candidate
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First Take: Boxer and Fiorina debate. End-of-session wrap-up.  
latimesblogs.latimes.com
Barbara Boxer and Carly Fiorina had some tough exchanges and sharp quips in their first debate Wednesday. Capitol Weekly looks at the chaos and tension that marked the end of the legislative session. ...
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Meg Whitman Called Back To Court For Jury Duty  
blogs.sacbee.com
Whitman had first reported to the Hall of Justice and Records Monday and was told she would be on call for the next 48 hours, Whitman's campaign said.
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Court won't force Brown, Schwarzenegger to defend Prop 8  
mercurynews.com
SACRAMENTO-- A California court has refused to order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal a ruling that overturned the state's gay marriage ban.
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Jerry Brown Touts Latino Support In Oakland  
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The guest list included state Senate Majority leader
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If You Don't Like Tax Increases, Why Would You Vote for a Republican Governor?  
Joe Mathews @ foxandhoundsdaily.com
The debate - well, calling it a debate is charitable, so let's say the never-ending yelling match - over taxes in California politics makes little sense, particularly when applied to the governor's race.
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McConnell says Dems short tax votes  
Meredith Shiner @ politico.com
The Senate minority leader believes Democrats may not have the votes to repeal Bush tax cuts.
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NEW: The Boxer Fiorina jab session  
calwatchdog.com
Katy Grimes: Was that a debate between democrat U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina? I remember taking debate classes in school, and this did not even resemble debate format. It was more of a very controlled Q & A session, obviously with questions even agreed to ahead of time by Boxer’s team. [...]
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NEW: Is budget a tragedy or a horror?  
calwatchdog.com
SEPT. 2, 2010 As entertainment goes, the final regular-season episode of the Budget Show in the Capitol was shoddy. The actors – the Assembly members and senators – are B-rate. The speeches, despite their strained attempts to sound Kennedy-esque, were pretentious. Those of us in the audience sometimes rolled our eyes at the predictable plot. [...]
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Republican lawmakers urge governor to appeal Prop 8 ruling  
mercurynews.com
A group of Republican lawmakers is urging California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to appeal a federal ruling that struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban.
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NEW: Dems boast of state’s great ed system!  
calwatchdog.com
SEPT. 2, 2010 Tuesday brought Californians yet another budget charade. The “drill” that took place in the Assembly and Senate over a supposed budget vote, spoke volumes about the real worth of legislators to the state.  But what senators and Assembly members said during the final day of session while debating the budget, is telling [...]
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