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  • The morning sun illuminates the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, as the government teeters on the brink of a partial shutdown at midnight unless Congress can reach an agreement on funding.
  • President Barack Obama has signed a measure averting default on the national debt and ending a partial government shutdown.
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barack obama, john boehner, republicans, obamacare, health care, congress, government shutdown, furloughs, democrats, politics
  • A vote in the House on a new Republican plan to reopen the government and avert a financial default has now been postponed.
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barack obama, john boehner, republicans, obamacare, health care, congress, government shutdown, furloughs, democrats, politics
  • Hope for shutdown deal: Reid, McConnell optimistic
  • The Senate's top two leaders raced to reach an agreement Monday that could head off a first-ever U.S. Treasury default.
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  • The Capitol is seen as a partial government shutdown enters its third week, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013
  • The Senate's top two leaders raced to reach an agreement Monday that could head off a first-ever U.S. Treasury default.
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barack obama, john boehner, republicans, obamacare, health care, congress, government shutdown, furloughs, democrats, politics
  • Capitol Hill clock
  • Senate Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over spending in their struggle to end a partial government shutdown.
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barack obama, john boehner, republicans, obamacare, health care, congress, government shutdown, furloughs, democrats, soldiers, politics
  • Veterans carry a gate to the White House from a WWII memorial
  • A group of veterans protested outside the White House, over the closure of the World War II Memorial during the shutdown.
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  • Capitol Hill clock
  • Senate leaders have taken the helm in the search for a deal to end the partial government shutdown and avert a federal default.
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  • San Francisco's iconic Cliff House restaurant reopened Saturday despite the federal government shutdown.
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  • Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. pauses while speaking to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013
  • The Senate has rejected a Democratic effort to extend the government's ability to borrow money through next year.
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barack obama, john boehner, republicans, obamacare, health care, congress, government shutdown, furloughs, democrats, soldiers, politics video
  • Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. pauses while speaking to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013
  • The Senate has rejected a Democratic effort to extend the government's ability to borrow money through next year.
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barack obama, john boehner, republicans, obamacare, health care, congress, government shutdown, furloughs, democrats, soldiers, politics
  • Brown warns of school cuts if taxes rejected
  • Gov. Brown has vetoed a bill that would have banned future sales of most semi-automatic rifles that accept detachable magazines.
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jerry brown, guns, laws, shooting, senate, democrats, republicans, mental health, california news
  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. walks to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013
  • Mitch McConnell says GOP lawmakers are working on trying to come up with a solution to end the partial government shutdown.
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  • President Barack Obama applauds as he announces his nominee for Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, currently vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington
  • Pres. Obama and Republican leaders reached no specific determination on how to end the partial government shutdown.
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  • The Obama administration says a charity will pick up the costs of suspended death benefits payments for the families of fallen troops.
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  • Government shutdown protester at the Cliff House in San Francisco
  • The federal government shutdown continues to affect all sorts of services in the Bay Area, leaving a lot of people disappointed.
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barack obama, john boehner, republicans, obamacare, health care, congress, government shutdown, furloughs, democrats, soldiers, politics, lyanne melendez
  • Gold Star moms outraged funeral funds are frozen
  • Gold Star Moms are outraged the death gratuity funds for military families is frozen due to the government shutdown.
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military, congress, barack obama, john boehner, democrats, republicans, government shutdown, local news, lisa amin gulezian
  • South Bay federal workers furloughed
  • Federal workers in San Jose and USGS geologists in Menlo Park were told to go home during the government shutdown.
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  • US Government shuts down, no deal reached
  • Congress has missed the deadline for averting the first partial government shutdown in 17 years.
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  • House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.
  • Immigration overhaul legislation has been dormants, but a few Republicans are working behind the scenes to advance it.
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  • A local politician is pushing for a new law that would ban transit workers from striking.
  • A local politician is pushing for a new law that would ban public transit workers from striking in California.
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  • A local politician is pushing for a new law that would ban transit workers from striking.
  • A local politician is pushing for a new law that would ban public transit workers from striking in California.
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orinda, BART strike, BART, unions, SEIU, strike, transportation, democrats, east bay news, matt keller
  • Democrats have backed a plan to spend $200 million on rehab programs instead of renting thousands of cells.
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  • Hillary Clinton.
  • Hillary Clinton is in the Bay Area to receive an honor from the American Bar Association.
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hillary rodham clinton, moscone center, republicans, democrats, supreme court, san francisco news, carolyn tyler
  • Hillary Clinton.
  • Hillary Clinton is in the Bay Area to receive an honor from the American Bar Association.
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  • President Obama
  • President Obama said Snowden is not a patriot and challenged him to return to the U.S. to face espionage charges.
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  • Border security amendment offered in Senate
  • An agreement to vastly increase fencing, patrols and monitoring along the U.S.-Mexico border was unveiled in the Senate Friday.
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  • Netroots Nation conference in San Jose
  • Netroots Nation's annual gathering of liberal bloggers and activists is drawing some big name politicians to San Jose this weekend.
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  • Netroots Nation conference in San Jose
  • Netroots Nation's annual gathering of liberal bloggers and activists is drawing some big name politicians to San Jose this weekend.
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san jose, senate, congress, websites, internet, nancy pelosi, barbara boxer, democrats, social media, south bay news, mark matthews
  • Gov. Jerry Brown discusses the budget compromise reached with Democratic leaders, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento left, and Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, right, during a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif.
  • The California Legislature on Saturday approved a budget bill expanding Medicaid to 1.4 million low-income residents.
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  • Joe Biden surprises customers at Hobees Restaurant in Sunnyvale
  • Vice President Joe Biden surprised some customers by making an unannounced stop at a Sunnyvale restaurant Saturday morning.
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sunnyvale, restaurants, stanford university, joe biden, democrats, fundraiser, traffic, barack obama, politics
  • U.S. Vice President Joe Biden
  • Vice President Joe Biden is in San Francisco Friday night for a fundraiser in the Sea Cliff neighborhood.
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joe biden, democrats, fundraiser, traffic, barack obama, politics, lyanne melendez
  • Vice President Joe Biden is in San Francisco Friday night for a fundraiser in the Sea Cliff neighborhood.
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  • Woman at a shooting range
  • The Santa Monica shooting spree has given California lawmakers another reason to renew the debate over stricter gun control.
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  • President Obama talks about snooping controversy
  • President Obama's trip to Silicon Valley made headlines Friday when he vigorously defended sweeping secret surveillance.
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san jose, health care, barack obama, fundraiser, democrats, silicon valley, protest, verizon, smartphones, cellphone, white house, george w. bush, eric holder, politics video
  • Obama addresses national security, health care
  • President Obama answered questions in San Jose Friday for the first time about the government's secret phone data collection program.
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  • Barack Obama
  • President Barack Obama will be delivering an address on health care this morning in San Jose.
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  • Obama motorcade
  • President Obama's quick fundraising trip to the Bay Area brought out generous donors, excited residents, and angry protesters.
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palo alto, atherton, portola valley, san jose, health care, barack obama, fundraiser, democrats, silicon valley, protest, climate change, energy, politics video
  • Barack Obama
  • President Obama's quick fundraising trip to the Bay Area brought out generous donors, excited residents, and angry protesters.
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palo alto, atherton, portola valley, san jose, health care, barack obama, fundraiser, democrats, silicon valley, protest, climate change, energy, politics
  • The president's first stop during his Bay Area visit is the Palo Alto home of Marci and Mike McCue.
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  • Obama to attend fundraising dinner at Khosla home
  • Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla is hosting a fundraising dinner for the president. Tickets cost $32,400 per person.
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portola valley, barack obama, fundraiser, democrats, silicon valley, politics video
  • President Obama will arrive on Air Force One at Moffett Field in Mountain View Thursday evening.
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  • President Obama
  • President Obama will arrive on Air Force One at Moffett Field in Mountain View around 6 this evening.
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  • Palo Alto prepares for President Obamas arrival
  • While Palo Alto residents are excited for Pres. Obama's next fundraising stop, Atherton officials are still fuming over the last trip.
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palo alto, atherton, portola valley, san jose, health care, barack obama, fundraiser, democrats, news
  • Palo Alto prepares for President Obamas arrival
  • While Palo Alto residents are excited for Pres. Obama's next fundraising stop, Atherton officials are still fuming over the last trip.
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palo alto, atherton, portola valley, san jose, health care, barack obama, fundraiser, democrats, peninsula news, ama daetz
  • California State Capitol.
  • The FBI has raided state Sen. Ron Calderon's two offices in Sacramento.
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  • Bullets
  • Democrats in the state Senate have passed a series of firearms bills intended to reduce the chances for widespread carnage.
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  • Big special interest groups -- including labor unions -- made up the bulk of the donations to support Prop. 28.
  • California lawmakers are heading into the final week to move legislation from one house to the next with a lengthy to-do list.
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sacramento, bills, republicans, democrats, jerry brown, guns, health care, politics
  • Democrats say there's enough money to make California's neediest residents smile again, but Gov. Brown wants to wait.
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  • Democrats say there's enough money to make California's neediest residents smile again, but Gov. Brown wants to wait.
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jerry brown, health care, democrats, republicans, politics, nannette miranda
  • Abuse of tax loophole led to IRS scandal
  • We take a look at how political groups may have taken advantage of a tax loophole meant for "social welfare" organizations.
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IRS, taxes, tea party, republicans, democrats, politics, mark matthews