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Maldonado Tapped for Lt. Governor Opening

The Mid-County Post - Mon Nov 30, 2:40 pm ET

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger nominated State Senator Abel Maldonado as lieutenant governor, replacing John Garamendi, who was recently elected to Congress.

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Water package: Sealing the deal
The Sacramento Bee - Sun Nov 29, 1:52 am ET
Wrestling with California's water system is like working a Rubik's Cube: As soon as a couple of sides are aligned, the others go out of whack.
Celebrities' online quips can backfire
Hutchinson News - Sun Nov 29, 1:16 am ET
CHICAGO - So, you fail to take a deep breath and to count to 10 - and you post something you probabl ...
Pet advocates say street-corner pets could be ill, mistreated
The Press-Enterprise - Sun Nov 29, 1:13 am ET
Inland animal control and humane society officials are urging the public to avoid buying dogs, cats or other small animals in parking lots or on street corners, saying they likely have been mistreated and could be ill and infect other pets. "Don't buy them," said Willa Bagwell, director of Animal Friends of the Valley. "You don't know what you're getting."
Dan Walters: California debt may be half a trillion dollars
The Sacramento Bee - Sun Nov 29, 12:37 am ET
Just days before Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislators finalized a water package, including an $11.1 billion bond issue, state Treasurer Bill Lockyer warned them not to do it.
Schwarzenegger's Office Questions IRS Tax Lien
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul - Sat Nov 28, 11:50 pm ET
A celebrity Web site has posted an IRS document showing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger owes $79,000 in back taxes, but a spokesman says the governor has paid all taxes. The Web site TMZ.com on Friday posted a "notice of federal tax lien" filed in May with the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office. The document says Schwarzenegger owes $39,047 from 2004 and $40,016 from 2005.
For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide
Bay News 9 Tampa Bay - Sat Nov 28, 11:06 pm ET
For athletes, movie stars, politicians, those high-tech gaffes are hard to hide
Maldonado's nomination makes both parties squirm
Los Angeles Times - Sat Nov 28, 9:49 pm ET
Democrats and Republicans have reasons to oppose his elevation to lieutenant governor. But such opposition is politically perilous. In his bodybuilding days, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was known for playing mind games on his opponents to knock them off stride. He may have done the same thing last week when he nominated Abel Maldonado, a Republican state senator from Santa Maria, as the next ...
Rep. Miller talks on water, war and politics
Contra Costa Times - Sat Nov 28, 8:41 pm ET
SENATE PRESIDENT Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg called Rep. George Miller and asked for the congressman's support sight unseen for the $11.1 billion water package a few days before it hit the floor of the Legislature.
For ex-SU football player, other celebs and sports stars, on-line gaffes are hard to hide
The Post-Standard - Sat Nov 28, 7:32 pm ET
Kevin Rivoli/The Associated Press Former SU football player Mike Williams, shown here in a September file photo, left the team shortly after posting on Facebook that he "hated college."
For celebrities, online gaffes hard to hide
El Paso Times - Sat Nov 28, 5:18 pm ET
CHICAGO (AP) - So, you fail to take a deep breath and to count to 10 - and you post something you probably shouldn't on Twitter or Facebook, or somewhere else online. Hopefully, it blows over without doing too much damage. But what if you're famous and have thousands, if not millions of virtual followers?