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*FR Publisher Jon Fleischman*
Bernie Madoff's Quarterly Report
This week, California’s two largest government employee pension funds released their 2011 earnings reports revealing poor performances that may lead to huge taxpayer bailouts. If Bernie Madoff had issued honest quarterly reports like these, his investors would have seen his fraud and closed down his Ponzi scheme before it cost them billions.
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Americans for Prosperity on High School Dropouts
High School Graduates Live 9.2 Years Longer Than Dropouts
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Kevin D. Korenthal
VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER BIDDING DELAYED FOR 2ND TIME
State & County Labor Unions ask for Project Labor Agreement despite demand by Board of Supervisors to avoid raising costs or discriminating against non-union workers
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Doug Lasken
THE STATE OF OBAMA'S SPIN
The President addressed education in Tuesday night's State of the Union address, although it was delivered in advanced Spin rather than English.
House CA-26: Strickland Gets GOP Endorsement
VCS:Strickland gets party endorsement as new GOP challenger steps up
Strickland machine in full force
California Universal Health Care Defeated... for now.
SacBee: Universal health care measure stalls in California Senate
State Assembly 2012: McKeon Feud
NJ: McKeon’s Family Feud: Spouse vs. Former Staffer
Scott Wilk needs new friends. One friend pulls an endorsement. The other friend runs against him. With friends like these...
Disgraced former Rep. Duke Cunningham Endorses NEWT!
VOSD: Duke to Newt: I've Got Your Back
San Diego Mayor's Race
SDUT: DeMaio, Fletcher show fundraising prowess
Good fundraising numbers for Fletcher.
Great numbers from Carl DeMaio.
Business Regulations: Apprenticeships Law Disputed
SacBee: Contractor group sues over apprenticeships
Under the Dome: Free Speech, Except for Funerals
SacBee: Senate OKs restrictions on funeral protests
Gov. Brown vetoed a similar bill last year. Freedom of speech means protecting the most vile and offensive speech.
Sen. Boxer Pushes Highway Bill
The Hill:Sen. Boxer optimistic on highway bill
San Diego Union Tribune Editorial
SDUT: Legislative bosses betray voters
What happened with the first post-Proposition 25 budget? The Legislature passed a dishonest, phony spending plan by the June 15 deadline, and state Controller John Chiang took it upon himself to be the enforcer of Proposition 25’s intent, declaring he wouldn’t pay lawmakers until they adopted an honest budget.
From the FR Blog
FRBlog: New Chapter, New Campaign, New Life
Congrats! We're pleased to add Mark Standriff to the FR Blog Pen.
Ken Lopez Maddox
Patch: Parents Take Control of Education
Lopez Maddox is contributing to the OC Patch.