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  • Actress Halle Barry.
  • Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner urged California lawmakers to support legislation for protection against paparazzi.
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celebrity, laws, sacramento, state capitol, children, politics
  • Actor Jason Patric in Sacramento for legal fight over parental rights for sperm donors
  • A bill that would allow certain sperm donors to seek paternity rights in court is on hold.
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sacramento, parenting, state capitol, politics
  • U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announces new sentencing guidelines for drug offenders
  • US Attorney General Eric Holder announced major changes in sentencing guidelines for drug offenders during a speech in SF.
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drugs, moscone center, hillary rodham clinton, eric holder, senate, politics
  • AMBER Alert on cellphone
  • California lawmakers are taking a look at the technology used in a recent AMBER Alert that was sent to people's cellphones.
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amber alert, cellphone, smartphones, state capitol, politics, nannette miranda
  • President Barack Obama is teeing off his Martha's Vineyard vacation with his favorite pastime - golfing.
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barack obama, michelle obama, politics
  • President Barack Obama has arrived on Martha's Vineyard for summer vacation with his wife and daughters.
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barack obama, michelle obama, politics
  • Nancy Pelosi makes pitch for health care to constituents in San Francisco
  • On October 1, the Affordable Health Care Act will go into law, so Pelosi spoke to her constituents on Friday.
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health care, health insurance, nancy pelosi, politics, mark matthews
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer sent a letter to San Diego Mayor Bob Filner on Friday, confronting her former fellow congressman to urge him to resign.
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barbara boxer, politics
  • President Obama
  • Caught between domestic gridlock and foreign policy crises, the president held a news conference Friday before going on vacation.
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barack obama, democrats, republicans, white house, politics
  • Actor Jason Patric in Sacramento for legal fight over parental rights for sperm donors
  • An unusual battle is developing in the state capitol as a Hollywood father fights for parental rights.
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sacramento, parenting, state capitol, politics, nannette miranda
  • George W. Bush
  • Former President George W. Bush has been discharged from a hospital a day after having a heart procedure to ease a blocked artery.
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george w. bush, politics
  • Dr. Steven Chu shares his concerns over global warming
  • Former US Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu is teaching at Stanford and says climate change continues to be his biggest concern.
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uc berkeley, climate change, stanford university, politics, lyanne melendez
  • Former President George W. Bush participates in a signing ceremony for the joint use agreement between the National Archives and the George W. Bush Presidential Center Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in Dallas.
  • Former President George W. Bush has successfully undergone a heart procedure after doctors discovered a blockage in an artery.
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george w. bush, politics
  • people fishing in California
  • Assembly Speaker said he sees strong legislative interest for a bond package to pay for water infrastructure projects across California.
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sacramento, water, jerry brown, politics
  • California Employment Development Department office
  • Gov. Brown wants to fix the state's unemployment insurance program and he wants state's employers to foot the bill.
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sacramento, unemployment, california budget crisis, jerry brown, politics, nannette miranda
  • FBI Director nominee James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 9, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination.
  • The Senate confirmed James Comey to head FBI after Sen. Rand Paul ends delays over domestic drones.
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FBI, senate, politics
  • Pressure mounts for $2 per pack tax on cigarettes
  • Health groups are ramping up their pressure on state lawmakers for a $2-per-pack cigarette tax in California.
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cigarettes, taxes, sacramento, state capitol, politics, nannette miranda
  • Teacher reading to class
  • There's a big divide developing in schools around the Bay Area and across California the state can't quite figure out how to bridge.
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children, school cuts, politics, nannette miranda
  • President Barack Obama is nominating former first daughter Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Japan on Wednesday.
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barack obama, politics
  • Anthony Weiner
  • Anthony Weiner is forging ahead with his mayoral campaign and shrugging off calls for him to quit amid a new round of revelations about his salacious online exchanges with women.
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anthony weiner, new york, politics
  • Barack Obama
  • President Barack Obama is accusing Washington of taking "its eye off the ball" and getting distracted from the economy.
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barack obama, budget cuts, economy, recession, immigration, health care, health insurance, congress, democrats, republicans, politics
  • New York City Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner holds a news conference in New York, Monday, July 8, 2013.
  • Anthony Weiner says he's not dropping out of the New York City mayoral race in light of newly revealed explicit online correspondence with a young woman.
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anthony weiner, new york, politics
  • Environmentalists say a state ban on lead bullets is necessary, but gun rights advocates say it would be a virtual ban on hunting.
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guns, animal, animals in peril, sacramento, politics, nannette miranda
  • Photoshopped picture of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a hoodie
  • Clarence Jones, part of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s private counsel, answers if King would have worn a hoodie for Trayvon Martin.
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trayvon martin, george zimmerman, oakland, protest, trials, stanford university, politics, mark matthews
  • Dip in Calif. unemployment rate bittersweet for some
  • California's latest look at employment shows slow but steady improvement, but the good news could be hard for some to take.
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jobs, unemployment, california budget crisis, sacramento, politics, nannette miranda
  • map of Californias Monterey Shale fracking
  • The oil industry has its eye on what's underneath the Monterey Shale, so California is forced to take on the issue of fracking.
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sacramento, energy, politics, nannette miranda
  • Bill Clinton
  • The headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency has been renamed to honor former President Bill Clinton.
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bill clinton, politics