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  • 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, san francisco news, mark matthews
  • 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
  • U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announces new sentencing guidelines for drug offenders
  • U.S. 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, news
  • 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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  • Senator John McCain
  • Sen. John McCain says legislation that would phase out dollar bills in favor of coins could benefit strippers.
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senate, john mccain, bills, national/world
  • Liz Cheney addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.
  • Dick Cheney's daughter Liz says she will run against Wyoming's senior U.S. senator in next year's Republican primary.
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senate, republicans, elections, politics
  • DREAMers and parents take an oath in a mock citizenship ceremony.
  • President Obama is pressing the Republican-controlled House to embrace a path to citizenship.
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immigration, republicans, democrats, barack obama, john boehner, white house, congress, senate, los angeles, new york, politics
  • Gov. Rick Perry says the abortion bill awaiting his signature to become Texas law is constitutional and will withstand court challenges by those who oppose it.
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abortion, senate, house of representatives, republicans, democrats, national/world
  • The Texas House approved new abortion limits less than two weeks after Senate Republicans failed to finish work on the bill.
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abortion, senate, house of representatives, republicans, democrats, national/world
  • With a backdrop of college students on the step of the House of Representatives, Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and GOP leaders talk about the politics of federal student loan rates which doubled on July 1
  • The Senate scheduled a procedural vote for Wednesday on a bill that would restore the interest rate on subsidized Stafford loans.
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  • Republicans and Democrats will put good will to the test when Congress returns this week.
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laws, republicans, democrats, congress, senate, barack obama, immigration, loans, national/world
  • Rebounding state revenue bolstered by temporary tax increases are paying off for California's largest public employees' union.
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jerry brown, SEIU, senate, taxes, republicans, democrats, unions, california news
  • 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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immigration, barack obama, democrats, republicans, senate, congress, mexico, politics video
  • 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
  • The Senate is considering an immigration reform bill that could cut the federal deficit by nearly $200 billion.
  • The Senate is considering an immigration reform bill that could cut the federal deficit by nearly $200 billion.
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immigration, senate, san francisco news
  • 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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jerry brown, sacramento, state capitol, senate, democrats, republicans, budget cuts, jobs, unemployment, health insurance, abc7 extras
  • 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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shooting, laws, guns, senate, democrats, republicans, mental health, connecticut school shooting, colorado theater shooting, politics video
  • Apple CEO claims theyre paying their taxes
  • Apple's CEO testified before a Senate subcommittee looking into how the company is sheltering profits outside the US.
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apple, taxes, senate, business
  • This video frame grab provided by Senate Television shows Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. using a poster of weapons as she speaks about gun legisalation, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  • The Senate has rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers.
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guns, senate, republicans, democrats, barack obama, connecticut school shooting, dianne feinstein, politics video
  • Mail chute
  • Mail for Gov. Brown, lawmakers, and other leaders undergoes rigorous screening before it gets to the Capitol mailroom.
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sacramento, jerry brown, terrorism, barack obama, congress, senate, crime, FBI, politics video
  • Mail chute
  • Mail for Gov. Brown, lawmakers, and other leaders undergoes rigorous screening before it gets to the Capitol mailroom.
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sacramento, jerry brown, terrorism, barack obama, congress, senate, crime, FBI, politics, nannette miranda
  • President Obama: We will find out who did this
  • Police swept across the U.S. Capitol complex to chase a flurry of reports of suspicious packages and envelopes.
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terrorism, senate, congress, barack obama, news
  • Handgun
  • Gun control supporters in the Senate won the first showdown over how to respond to the December shootings in Connecticut.
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  • Guns
  • ABC News has learned that two key senators have reached a bipartisan deal on gun control.
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  • President Obama
  • Making a down payment on his vow to go all in for Democrats in 2014, President Obama is courting well-heeled donors in California.
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  • President Obama
  • Making a down payment on his vow to go all in for Democrats in 2014, President Obama is courting well-heeled donors in California.
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barack obama, atherton, pacific heights, democrats, house of representatives, senate, fundraiser, news
  • President Obama
  • President Obama will be spending a couple days in the Bay Area fundraising for the Democratic Party.
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  • President Obama waves as he walks off the plane at SFO
  • President Obama will be spending a couple of days in the Bay Area fundraising ahead of next year's midterm congressional election.
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  • Gun legislation rally in front of Senator Dian Fiensteins office in San Francisco.
  • Anti-gun violence events took place across the country on Thursday as part of National Day to Demand Action.
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barack obama, dianne feinstein, guns, crime, senate, joe biden, nancy pelosi, white house, bills, congress, violence, san francisco news, mark matthews
  • Gun legislation rally in front of Senator Dian Fiensteins office in San Francisco.
  • Anti-gun violence events are taking place across the country on Thursday as part of National Day to Demand Action.
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barack obama, dianne feinstein, guns, crime, senate, news
  • Santa Clara County prosecutors charged Everett Basham with 10 felonies
  • A Santa Clara man was charged Friday with possessing assault weapons and explosives, and threatening to kill Sen. Leland Yee.
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  • Bomb squad removes explosive device from Santa Clara home
  • More explosive devices have been taken from the home of a man accused of threatening to assassinate State Senator Leland Yee.
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  • Bomb squad removes explosive device from Santa Clara home
  • Another explosive device has been taken from the home of a man accused of threatening to assassinate State Senator Leland Yee.
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  • Bomb squad removes explosive device from Santa Clara home
  • More explosive devices have been taken from the home of a man accused of threatening to assassinate State Senator Leland Yee.
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  • President Obama firing rifle
  • President Barack Obama is pressing for a ban on military-style firearms and for universal background checks for gun buyers.
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barack obama, crime, guns, joe biden, dianne feinstein, democrats, senate, connecticut school shooting, shooting, republicans, politics video
  • Sen. Feinstein introduces bill to ban assault weapons
  • On Capitol Hill Thursday, California Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced a bill to outlaw 158 military-style assault weapons.
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  • The California legislature began a new session Monday afternoon in Sacramento with a new advantage for Democrats.
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senate, democrats, politics
  • Chuck Hagel
  • President Obama Monday nominated Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and John Brennan to lead the CIA.
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  • President Obama nominates Hagel, Brenner for security
  • President Obama nominates Chuck Hagel and John Brennan to be key players in his second-term national security team.
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barack obama, CIA, terrorism, senate, israel, iran, news
  • House passes fiscal cliff bill, head to Obama
  • The House of Representatives passed the 'fiscal cliff' bill and it now heads to President Obama's desk to be signed.
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barack obama, senate, house of representatives, fiscal cliff, taxes, politics video
  • House of Reps.
  • A vote is expected Tuesday night in the House of Representatives on the 'fiscal cliff' bill.
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  • College bowl games bring boost to local economy
  • A tougher drunk driving bill was introduced Friday that calls on the use of technology to crack down on repeat offenders.
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DUI, senate, laws, redwood city, crime, palo alto, sacramento, politics, david louie
  • College bowl games bring boost to local economy
  • A tougher drunk driving bill was introduced in Sacramento Friday that calls on the use of technology to crack down on repeat offenders.
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DUI, senate, laws, redwood city, crime, palo alto, sacramento, news
  • The California Assembly has passed a measure protecting you from being tracked by police through a cell phone or GPS device.
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smartphones, senate, sacramento, politics
  • A controversial practice called gut-and-amend is part of the last minute tradition among lawmakers to get their bills passed.
  • A controversial practice called "gut-and-amend" is part of the last minute tradition among lawmakers to get their bills passed.
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  • A controversial practice called gut-and-amend is part of the last minute tradition among lawmakers to get their bills passed.
  • A controversial practice called "gut-and-amend" is part of the last minute tradition among lawmakers to get their bills passed.
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sacramento, senate, laws, bills, politics
  • Soon, landlords in California might be able to tell you how much to pay, but not how to pay.
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sacramento, senate, california news
  • Even after state senators overwhelmingly approved a ban on certain gifts to state lawmakers, some of the same legislators kept accepting them.
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california watch, corruption, senate, laws, california news
  • Assemblyman Ricardo Lara has gotten approval for an audit of every public school and local education agency in the state to examine whether anti-bullying and harassment laws have been implemented.
  • Lawmakers want to know if anti-bullying laws are working. So they're heading to the classroom to find out.
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senate, laws, politics, nannette miranda