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Obama photo in GOP club newsletter sparks outrage
Illustration shows the candidate's head on donkey's body on a bogus $10 bill that says 'Food Stamps.' Leader of the Upland women's group denies racism, but a state party official decries the image. A Republican women's club in San Bernardino County sent out a recent newsletter with a photo of Barack. […]
Inmate turned millionaire was drunk when he fatally crashed his moped
DeWayne McKinney was found to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.22% -- nearly three times the legal limit -- when he died in a motorbike accident in Hawaii. DeWayne McKinney, a former California prison inmate turned millionaire, was driving with a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit. […]
Prison guards' union drops campaign to recall Schwarzenegger
Union president says the group will shift its resources toward the battle against Proposition 5, the Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act. The state's well-heeled prison guards' union is dropping its campaign to recall Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and devoting resources to defeating a ballot initiat. […]
L.A. activist has a lot on the ball besides soccer
Raul Macias built a strong political base on the playing fields of northeast L.A. Even his critics acknowledge how far he has come. The Los Angeles city councilman wanted to preserve an old bridge. He called "Don Raul." A young politician running for office needed votes. He walked up the stairs of a. […]
Teachers' union donates $1 million to oppose Proposition 8
The gift from the California Teachers Assn. comes as an internal poll by opponents of the initiative to ban gay marriage reveals that the campaign has not raised as much as supporters. The California Teachers Assn. donated $1 million this week to defeat a ballot initiative seeking to ban same-sex ma. […]