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“The 30,000 additional troops that I am announcing tonight will deploy in the first part of 2010 – the fastest pace possible – so that they can target the insurgency and secure key population centers. They will increase our ability to train competent Afghan Security Forces, and to partner with them so that more...
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LOS ANGELES – Rejecting legal arguments by the County of Orange that Deputy Sheriff pension benefits in Orange County are unconstitutional, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Helen Bendix today threw out of court a lawsuit by the Orange County Board of Supervisors to overturn 3% at 50 pension benefits for Orange County Deputy Sheriffs...
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By Michael D. Fox/The Moving Target Contributing Writer During the presidential election campaign, even Barack Obama’s most severe detractors conceded that he was smart, politically savvy, and had put together a team of brilliant advisors and managers.  Everyone expected that President Obama would carry the cool professionalism and political acumen of his campaign into his administration. What the...
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By Michael D. Fox/The Moving Target Contributing Writer The Obama campaign should serve as a master class in winning elections for Democrats.  Unfortunately, not enough California Democrats are playing attention to the Obama campaign’s most important lessons. As the effects of the state’s budget crisis and the nation’s economic meltdown hit more and more California voters, the Democratic...
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The OC Register is reporting that the Jury in Former OC Sheriff Mike Carona’s public corruption trial has reached a verdict. it will be announced at 11:45 today.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Media conglomerate Tribune has filed for bankruptcy protection. The owner of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, KTLA and other propreties has filed forbankruptcy in Deleware today. According to reports, Tribune is more than $13 billion in debt. More here at CNN.com.
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Three Close Races in Central Orange County Still Undecided For voters in Garden Grove, the election is apparently not quite over yet. Initiative Q, which would reduce the amount of time which a termed-out council person would have to wait before they could run for city office again to two years. Currently, a termed-out mayor...
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