Rep. Anthony Weiner resigns
Rep. Anthony Weiner held a press conference this afternoon to announce his resignation from office following the career damaging sex scandal that has been unfolding to reveal lewd photos, explicit...
View ArticleCalifornia Legislators will likely not have to forfeit pay despite budget veto
Even though Democratic leaders were able to force through a budget before the deadline, Governor Jerry Brown vetoed it just hours later saying that the plan was filled with "legally questionable...
View ArticleTexas State Senator: Why aren't you speaking in English?
At a Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee meeting in Austin, Texas this week, Antolin Aguirre of the Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition was testifying against Senate Bill 9. The bill,...
View ArticleNBC apologizes for omitting "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance
On Sunday NBC decided to remove the words "under God" not once, but twice from readings of the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of its coverage of the 2011 U.S. Open Golf Championship at the...
View ArticleCalifornia Field Poll reveals Romney leads GOP candidates
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is in California fundraising for three days this week, and the latest Field Poll shows he has a strong lead in the GOP presidential race.Out of all potential...
View ArticleJon Huntsman: Running for President in 2012
Today former Utah Governor and former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman announced his candidacy for the 2012 presidential election at Liberty State Park in New Jersey. The location that Huntsman...
View ArticleCalifornia State Controller's Office: Lawmakers will not get paid
California State Controller John Chiang announced in a statement today that lawmakers did not meet the requirements under Proposition 25 to continue getting paid. After analysis of the Democrat's...
View ArticlePublic urged to demand explanation from NBC about omission of "under God"
The heat on NBC from an outraged public over their omission of "under God" twice during an opening montage on Sunday doesn't seem to be cooling off any time soon. The video was of children reciting...
View ArticleObama changes his mind about job-killing ATM's
Just last week Obama told Ann Curry in an NBC News interview that he believed the reason private sector companies weren't hiring more people was because of automated machines like ATM's and airport...
View ArticleNew law requires CA residents to have carbon monoxide detectors as of July 1st
Many California residents may not be aware of this, but as of July 1st all homes with gas appliances, fireplaces, and attached garages must have carbon monoxide detectors installed in addition to...
View ArticleHacker group LulzSec attacks U.S. Senate website
The hacking group known as Lulz Security, also known as LulzSec, claimed the U.S. Senate website as yet another victim. The attack has been confirmed in a statement by Senate Representative Martina...
View ArticleNew York becomes 6th state to legalize gay marriage
Late Friday night the New York Legislature became the sixth and largest state to legalize same-sex marriage. The new law will take effect in 30 days.Governor Andrew Cuomo made gay marriage one of the...
View ArticleNJ Governor Chris Christie: "Damn right" in reaction to constituent "Gail"
In an interview with David Gregory on Meet the Press, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie talks about his own personal style, among other topics.During the interview Gregory brought up a previous...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court strikes down California ban on "violent video games"
In a 7-2 ruling on Monday the United States Supreme Court struck down a ban in California on selling violent computer and video games to minors. The ban would have prevented the sale or rental of a...
View ArticleAmazon cuts ties with California-based affiliates
On Wednesday, June 29th, Amazon sent out an email to affiliates in California letting them know that the Amazon Associates Program would be terminated due to the likelihood that a new law, to be...
View ArticleGovernor Jerry Brown signed second half of California Dream Act
On Saturday, Governor Brown signed the second half of the two-part California Dream Act, AB 131, citing the need to expand educational opportunities for all qualified students."Going to college is a...
View ArticleChristie to Obama: What the hell are we paying you for?
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie commented on the failure of the supercommittee yesterday, and asked what the people are paying him to do exactly.Calling Obama "a bystander in the Oval Office,"...
View ArticleLimbaugh launches 'Rush Babes for America'
Rush Limbaugh has launched a new Facebook group called 'Rush Babes for America' in an effort to fight back against the National Organization for Women's campaign to have his talk radio show removed...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor releases revised budget plan to tackle $16 billion deficit
California Governor Jerry Brown unveiled a revised state budget plan on Monday proposing more than $8 billion in cuts in an effort to close the almost $16 billion state deficit. Click here to read the...
View ArticleObama inserts himself into official biographies of former Presidents
The White House administration is under fire for adding "Did you know?" footnotes to to the end of the official presidential biographies going all the way back to Calvin Coolidge in an effort to...
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