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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Perata aid angers some Dems

$250,000 to help with his legal bills should go to 2008 races, they say.

The California Democratic Party's decision to spend another $250,000 on Senate leader Don Perata's legal bills has angered some party activists, who say the money would be better spent electing Democrats this year....(more)

California Democrats propose billions in tax hikes

Democrats on Tuesday proposed billions in tax increases on businesses and high earners to help bridge California's budget shortfall....(more)

Former state budget director Tom Campbell plans GOP run for governor

Former congressman and state budget director Tom Campbell is planning to seek the governorship in 2010, but potentially faces a pair of well-heeled opponents in the Republican primary....(more)

Dan Walters: Labor law abridged free speech

California politicians often take pride in enacting policies that, as they would say, point the way for others to follow....(more)

Schwarzenegger wants mandatory algebra test for eighth-graders

An algebra war has broken out in the top levels of government that could cause shock waves in middle schools across the state....(more)

New California law offers a shield on mortgage defaults

Mortgage lenders must contact California home borrowers to discuss loan modifications by phone or in person before entering foreclosure proceedings under a new law Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Tuesday....(more)

Witnesses tell of S.F. fundraiser's backdated documents

A San Francisco engineer testified Tuesday in Sacramento federal court that political fundraiser Julie Lee asked him to adopt fraudulent documents to satisfy auditors looking into Lee's use of state grant money....(more)

Cheney, White House cut warming info from testimony to Congress, ex-EPA official says

WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney's office and the White House demanded that all mention of how global warming harms human health be cut from testimony to Congress last fall, a former Environmental Protection Agency official who had a key role on climate policy said Tuesday....(more)

Taliban roam freely in large portions of Pakistan's border area

DARRA ADAM KHEL, Pakistan - In theory, Pakistan's security forces oppose the Taliban, which is now firmly entrenched across the country's Federally Administered Tribal Areas and encroaching on the adjacent region in the North West Frontier Province, known as the "settled" areas....(more)

Poll casts doubt in Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya - Six months after a deeply flawed election triggered a wave of ethnic killings in Kenya, a U.S. government-funded exit poll finds that the wrong candidate was declared the winner....(more)

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