Posts Tagged ‘ Truman Dinner ’

I would have thought the confirmation of Justice Sotomayor would have warranted inclusion, but per the editors of the Associated Press, here are the top news stories of 2009. Here are 2009’s top 10 stories as voted by the U.S. editors and news directors:  -1. THE ECONOMY: Despite a $787 billion federal stimulus package, much of...
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We have had some pretty interesting stories over the past year. Some we broke, others we just covered. From Westminster City Councilman Andy "Smiley" Quach and his DUI to Assemblyman "Open Mike" Duvall's romps with a lobbyist it has been an eventful year.
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Irvine councilmember Steven Choi is now using his Pelosi-is-Stalin stunt to raise funds for his assembly race.  Choi is complaining that Democrats have attacked him for his right to free speech; no one is denying the wannabe Assemblyman his right to make a fool of himself.  But this isn’t the first time Choi’s “free speech”...
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I’m not sure anyone has complained about Adam Probolsky’s column in the Irvine World News more than I.  More often than not, it’s pretty harmless.  And there are those moments when Adam goes after the progressives in the Irvine council majority or liberals in general, forgetting perhaps that Irvine is far more purple than...
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Tonight's sold out Truman dinner was a huge success and drew a large crowd of Democrats inside and about 100 protesters outside. House speaker Nancy Pelosi was delayed by traffic but her rousing speech, very focused on healthcare reform, more than made up for the tardiness.
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The Liberal OC will be well-represented at tonight’s Truman dinner which features House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.  Chris Prevatt and I will be there as well as Claudio Gallegos and Bill Spaulding. We’ll have a limited supply of our cool LiberalOC oval stickers on hand.  Please drop by our table and ask for one.  The LiberalOC...
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The 15th Annual Democratic Party of Orange County Harry S Truman Award Dinner will have a capacity crowd this Friday night, December 4th, at the Irvine Hilton. More than 550 guests will gather to honor Assemblyman Jose Solorio with the Harry S Tuman Award, Florice Orea Hoffman with the Samuel Gompers Award, and Marti Schrank with...
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