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Wendy Greuel's campaign halts TV ads as cash runs short
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel's campaign organization has suspended her TV advertising two weeks before the election, a move that reflects her continuing struggle to raise enough money to compete head-to-head on the airwaves with her rival,...
Tags: Elections, Television Industry, Magic Johnson, Bill Clinton, Politics
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Emanuel doubles down as year 2 ends
Surrounded by kids as he accepted money from a soft-drink company for nutrition and exercise classes, Rahm Emanuel was asked if it might make more sense for children's health to take a harder line on the sale of sugary drinks. "I'm here about making...
Tags: Elections, Budgets and Budgeting, Economic Policy, Barack Obama, Economy
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WATCH HERE: Florida legislature ends session
Florida House and Senate leaders banged their gavels at 7:16 Friday evening, bringing the 2013 legislative session to a close. Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, and House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, joined each other on the...Tags: Don Gaetz, Politics, Rick Scott
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What gives with Sandra Day O'Connor?
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor should never have retired from the U.S. Supreme Court. She is an 83-year-old with plenty of energy, which she expends hearing lower-court cases, giving speeches, and making me want to tear my hair out by talking like the...
Tags: Elections, Voting, CBS Corp., Samuel A. Alito, Politics
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Greuel, Garcetti focus on jobs
A day after a debate in which they told Los Angeles voters their prime focus as mayor would be promoting job creation, Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti took up the topic Monday, while also continuing a furious debate over union influence in their runoff...
Tags: Elections, Marketing, Television Industry, Interior Policy, Bill Clinton
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Greuel, Garcetti find different ways to balance kids, campaigns
One day last year, a 9-year-old named Thomas came home and announced he was running for office. "Are you kidding me?" his father responded. "Don't we have enough elections in this family?" Thomas, the son of Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel, has...
Tags: Elections, Eric Garcetti, University of Oxford, Wendy Greuel, Politics
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SEC and political spending
When the Supreme Court — in our view wrongly — ruled that corporations had a constitutional right to spend their money to influence elections, it also said that disclosure of such expenditures "permits citizens and shareholders to react to the...
Tags: Elections, Federal Election Commission, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Politics
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Christie raises record $6.2 million in N.J. re-election bid
TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie has raised a record $6.2 million for his re-election effort as the Republican seeks a second term in November. The amount collected through May 2 is almost as much as the $6.8 million Christie raised in the...Tags: Elections, Regional Elections, Washington, DC, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Regional Authority
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Kirk makes first public appearance in Illinois since stroke
During his first official public appearance in Illinois since he suffered a major stroke, Sen. Mark Kirk on Friday announced that "rehab works" and said he hopes his steady improvement serves to encourage others with medical challenges. Kirk took...
Tags: Elections, Penny Pritzker, Dick Durbin, Federal Election Commission, Physical Conditions
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Obama advocacy group collects mostly from small donors
WASHINGTON — The nonprofit advocacy group that was formed to back President Obama's agenda, which was sharply criticized as a potential conduit for wealthy interests to influence the White House, has been financed overwhelmingly by thousands of...Tags: Finance, Elections, Barack Obama, White House, Washington, DC
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Obama to nominate Penny Pritzker as Commerce secretary
WASHINGTON – Making official what many Democrats have expected for weeks, President Obama plans to nominate Chicago business executive Penny Pritzker, a longtime political supporter and heavyweight fundraiser, as his new Commerce secretary on...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Elections, Finance, Barack Obama, Sally Jewell
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With session over, it's fundraising season
With the season for legislating over in Maryland as of last Monday, the season for raising cash for campaigns has begun. For the next nine months, until the General Assembly convenes in Annapolis Jan. 8, candidates for the legislature, governorship and...
Tags: Douglas F. Gansler, U.S. Senate, Elections, Daniel Bongino, Regional Authority
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