Elections

Abel Maldonado secures a key donation for a governor's race

By Torey Van Oot - Published: 12:00 am

Former Lt. Gov Abel Maldonado has secured a contribution – but not an endorsement – from one of California's most influential GOP donors as he moves closer to a possible 2014 run for governor.

Will she run? Clinton mum as buzz grows

By Jim Rutenberg - Published: Sunday, March 31 2013 - 12:00 am

Hillary Rodham Clinton left the State Department nearly two months ago, but she still needs a staff to keep up with the considerable business of being Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Competition means an early start for California House campaigns

By Torey Van Oot - Updated: Sunday, March 24 2013 - 10:37 am

Freshman Rep. Ami Bera's packed schedule Tuesday included hearings on Afghanistan and asteroids, floor votes and an evening meet-and-greet with a group of California business leaders.

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No compromises, vow conservatives at GOP gathering

By David Lightman - Updated: Sunday, March 17 2013 - 10:34 am

They might talk about it in downtown Washington. But moderation and compromise weren't up for discussion as conservatives gathered to plot strategy Friday in the suburb of Oxon Hill, Md., down the Potomac River.

California lawmakers avoid campaign contribution limits with ballot measure accounts

By Torey Van Oot - Updated: Sunday, March 10 2013 - 11:48 pm

Thirteen years after California instituted campaign finance limits, lawmakers at the state Capitol are making broad use of a maneuver to avoid them.

Doug Ose pondering race against Rep. Ami Bera next year

By Torey Van Oot - Updated: Thursday, March 7 2013 - 10:29 am

Former Republican Rep. Doug Ose is considering a return to Congress by challenging freshman Democratic Rep. Ami Bera in 2014.

Governor of Florida turns more centrist as tea party seethes

By Lizette Alvarez - Published: Wednesday, March 6 2013 - 12:00 am

MIAMI – A few days after Gov. Rick Scott of Florida endorsed Medicaid expansion, a U-turn so sharply executed that it flabbergasted his supporters, the head of a local tea party group typed up a "breakup note."

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Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili grimaces while listening to a question during his news conference after the high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on a common approach to reducing fears that Tehran might misuse its nuclear technology to make weapons, with the EU’s foreign policy chief declaring that the to sides ‘’remain far apart on substance.’’
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Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili prepars to listen to a question during his news conference after the high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on a common approach to reducing fears that Tehran might misuse its nuclear technology to make weapons, with the EU’s foreign policy chief declaring that the to sides ‘’remain far apart on substance.’’
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Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili listens to a question during his news conference after the high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on a common approach to reducing fears that Tehran might misuse its nuclear technology to make weapons, with the EU’s foreign policy chief declaring that the to sides ‘’remain far apart on substance.’’
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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton answers a question during her news conference after the high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on a common approach to reducing fears that Tehran might misuse its nuclear technology to make weapons, with the EU’s foreign policy chief declaring that the to sides ‘’remain far apart on substance.’’
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This image released by Women in the World shows former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaking at the Women in the World Conference on Friday, April 5, 2013, in New York. Clinton is getting plenty of encouragement to run for president in 2016. Her re-emergence this past week after a two-month break brought out cheering supporters when she gave speeches focused on the issues of women and girls around the world.
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FILE – In this Feb. 27, 2013, file photo Neil Heslin, the father of Jesse, a six-year-old boy who was slain in the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, carries a picture of his son prior to testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013. Families of the school shooting victims are making regular appearances with President Barack Obama and walking the halls of Congress to advocate for stricter gun regulations. They helped push through the nation's most restrictive firearms law in Connecticut this April.
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FILE – In this April 1, 2013, file photo President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Neil Heslin, left, whose six-year-old son Jesse Lewis was among the victims of the Newtown School shooting, pose for a photo with participates of the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Families of the school shooting victims are making regular appearances with Obama and walking the halls of Congress to advocate for stricter gun regulations. They helped push through the nation's most restrictive firearms law in Connecticut this April.