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John McCain Campaigns For Fiorina In California
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arizona Sen. John McCain stumped for GOP Senate hopeful Carly Fiorina on Saturday, telling a crowd of military veterans that her Democratic opponent Barbara Boxer is the chamber’s most...
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Boxer Campaigns In Silicon Valley
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Senator Barbara Boxer held a town hall meeting in Silicon Valley on Tuesday, talking about some of the issues she feels are most important to those in the high tech industry. She told...
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Fiorina Finally Concedes Defeat To Boxer
LOS ANGELES (CBS 5 / AP) — The Republican tidal wave that swept the country wasn’t strong enough to defeat Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, although the liberal lion of California politics had to admit...
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Senator Challenges Apple, Google On Smartphone App Privacy
WASHINGTON (CBS / AP) — A key member of the Senate Judiciary Committee is challenging Apple Inc. and Google Inc. to require all developers that make apps for their mobile devices to adopt formal...
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UC Berkeley Law Professor Withdraws Appeals Court Nomination
BERKELEY (CBS / AP) — A liberal legal scholar is withdrawing his nomination to an appeals court judgeship after Senate Republicans blocked a vote on his confirmation last week. Goodwin Liu, 40, said in...
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North Bay Man Sentenced To Time Served In U.S. Senator Threat
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A former Marin County man has been sentenced in federal court in San Francisco to four months already served in jail for sending an email in which he threatened to shoot a U.S....
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Opinion: Democratic Party’s Lies And Spins
Watching the political arena for the past week has been terribly frustrating for a sane, logical thinker – and hopefully this includes nearly all Americans. The blatant lies and the desperate spins...
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Bay Area Leaders Call For Missouri Rep. To End Campaign Over Rape Remarks
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— Bay Area lawmakers and women’s rights advocates have joined the call for Missouri Republican Todd Akin to end his Senate campaign after he claimed that victims of what he called...
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GOP Puts Up Little-Known Challenger To Feinstein
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — With members of Congress across the country battling anti-incumbent fever, California’s three-term U.S. senator, Dianne Feinstein, would seem to be a natural target in her...
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Opinion: Billions Are Being Spent On This Election, But Will It Change Anything?
As the polls stand today the biggest question of the 2012 election is: (a) what happens in the House of Representatives? And (b) is it possible, after billions of dollars in ads and two years of...
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Pelosi’s Leadership Crucial As Fiscal Cliff Bill Heads To Divided House
WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) — Squarely in the spotlight, House Republicans planned a closed-door meeting Tuesday to decide their next move after the Senate overwhelmingly approved compromise legislation...
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Apple CEO Cook Answers Senate Panel Questions On Tax Avoidance
WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) — The Senate dragged Apple Inc., the world’s most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish...
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It’s Official: Kamala Harris Formally Announces Run For Senate Seat Vacated...
SACRAMENTO (KCBS/BCN) — State Attorney General Kamala Harris has formally announced plans on Tuesday that she will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Boxer in 2016. In a statement...
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Feinstein, Cruz Exchange Heated Words Over China, Sanctuary Cities
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was another round of Cruz vs. Feinstein. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz and five-term Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein engaged in a heated exchange on the Senate floor...
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Republican-Led Senate Takes First Step To Repeal Obamacare
WASHINGTON (CBS SF/AP) — The Senate early Thursday passed a measure to take the first step forward on dismantling President Barack Obama’s health care law, responding to pressure to move quickly even...
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Dems Force Delays In Votes On Price, Mnuchin, Sessions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats forced delays Tuesday in planned Senate committee votes on President Donald Trump’s picks for Health and Treasury secretaries and attorney general, amid growing Democratic...
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Schwarzenegger Reportedly Mulling Run For Senate In 2018
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Senator Arnold Schwarzenegger? According to a report in Politico published on Thursday, the former California governor is considering a run for Congress in 2018. Schwarzenegger,...
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Divided Senate Confirms Gorsuch Supreme Court Nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch to become the newest associate justice on the Supreme Court Friday, elevating Donald Trump’s nominee following a corrosive partisan confrontation...
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Senate Bill Could Trigger Wild Mustang Kill-Off
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — The fate of thousands of wild horses hangs in the balance. The Senate is set to vote on an amendment to a spending bill that would allow euthanasia of mustangs and burros roaming...
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Radio Anchor Says Sen. Al Franken Groped, Kissed Her Without Consent
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Al Franken apologized Thursday and faced a likely Senate ethics investigation after a Los Angeles radio anchor accused him of forcibly kissing her during a 2006...
View ArticleNo Deal; Federal Shutdown Continues Into Work Week
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown will extend into the workweek as the Senate appeared to inch closer to ending a partisan stalemate late Sunday but fell short of agreement. Senate Majority...
View ArticleSenate Dems Win Significant Victory To Preserve Net Neutrality Rules
WASHINGTON (CNET) – Democrats in the Senate squeaked out a major victory in their effort to save Obama-era net neutrality protections. A vote on a resolution to turn back the Federal Communications...
View ArticleMystery: Who Bought Websites Implying US Senators ‘For Sale’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of web addresses implying U.S. senators were “for sale” have been quietly and mysteriously purchased online, amid heightened concerns on Capitol Hill that foreign agents —...
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Newsom Selects Alex Padilla To Take Over Kamala Harris’ Senate Seat;...
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will takeover one of the state’s two U.S. Senate seats when Kamala Harris vacates it in January...
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