I was unable to get over to today’s Health Care March in Newport Beach. Fortunately, Martin Wisckol over at the Register was and posted about it on Total Buzz.
Health-care reformers rally in Newport Beach
After two local town halls focusing on Democrats’ heath-care reform proposal attracted more opponents than backers, advocates for a public...
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Tags: Health Care, Health Reform, John Campbell, OC Health March
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Last year when the citizens of the SAUSD were sold Measure G, they were told that this would not be the boondoggle that Measure C was. They were told that this time the money would be responsibly spent. They said they had to do this now because there was matching funds from...
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Tags: Alex Flores, Audrey Noji, John Palacio, Measure G, Rob Richardson, Roman Reyna, Santa Ana Unified School District, School Bonds, Valerie Amezcua
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In the 1985 action film, Commando, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays John Matrix, a commando who uses a little humor when taking revenge on the bad guys: “Remember when I said I’d kill you last… I lied!” Though this is a forgettable little line, President Obama should pay attention to it because he is about to...
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Tags: "Race to the Top", Arne Duncan, California Business for Education Excellence, Education Initiative, Jim Lanich, Lance Izumi, Obama, Pacific Research Institute, right-wing agenda, Schwarzenegger
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The report was in the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, and I forwarded out a Tweet from OCWeekly yesterday evening. Here is the report from today’s Orange County Register.
The Orange County Register’s parent, Freedom Communications, Inc. in Irvine, continues in talks with its lenders about restructuring $770 million in debt, Freedom officials said Sunday.
The...
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Tags: bankruptcy, Freedom Communications, Irvine, OCWeekly, Orange County Register, Wall Street Journal
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President Barack Obama remembers Sen. Ted Kennedy at his funeral services today in Washington.
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WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Barack Obama remembered the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, described what his administration has done to boost the Gulf Coast recovery effort, and said that he will visit New Orleans before the end of the year. As the Gulf Coast recovers, we must learn the lessons of Katrina,...
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Tags: Gulf Coast Recovery, Hurricane Katrina, Katrina, Katrina Anniversary, New Orleans, Obama Weekly Address, President Barack Obama, Recovery Act
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In her weekly address, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass speaks on the death of Senator Ted Kennedy and his contributions to the lives of all Americans.
In devoting his life to the causes of social and economic justice, Senator Kennedy inspired Americans from coast to coast.
Bass 8-29-09
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