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    <title>Commentary: AD 36: Steve Knight Poised For A Primary Victory</title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/commentary0b.php?postID=2008050910541712</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ This year, term limits causes the State Assembly to lose one of its most qualified legislators, Assemblywoman Sharon Runner. (I remember “back in the day” when I was running for State President of the California Republican Assembly and Sharon, and he&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:54:01 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ State Fish & Game greenlights 241 Toll Road Completion ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050919272735</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050919272735</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ &#91;Cross-posted from OC Blog]

  			After the virtual media blackout on the US Fish &amp; Wildlife's announcement last week that completing the 241 won't threaten endangered species, I wonder if they'll be any media coverage as a similar announceme&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 16:27:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Autry Is The Real Kool Aid Drinker ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050914320027</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050914320027</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ My good friend Fresno Mayor Alan Autry takes me to task nearby for having the audacity of asking and answering the question:  Is Arnold Schwarzenegger a worse Governor than Gray Davis.  Alan goes as far as accusing me of drinking the &quot;kool - aid&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:32:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Ron Paul Dumps "Aryan" Los Angeles Judge Candidate ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050914063665</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ Ron Paul has pulled his endorsement of L.A. Superior Court Candidate Bill Johnson. Johnson under another name advocated limiting U.S. citizenship to:

“non-Hispanic white &#91;persons] of the European race, in whom there is no ascertainable trace of &hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ McClintock and Ose Debate at William Jessup University ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050913365424</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ Yesterday evening Senator Tom McClintock and former congressman Doug Ose engaged in another major debate before the June 3rd primary election. William Jessup University hosted a first-class event, complete with a live radio broadcast on local radio t&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 10:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Sup. Janet Nguyen Will Pay Jimmy Camp ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[ I thought I'd update FR readers on the Janet-owes-Jimmy situation down here in OC that I posted about on Wednesday.

Late yesterday morning,  I spoke with Jimmy, who had earlier been in conversations with Team Janet. 

According to Jimmy, the matter &hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 10:08:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Today's Commentary - AD 36: Steve Knight Poised For A Primary Victory ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050910541713</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050910541713</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ This year, term limits causes the State Assembly to lose one of its most qualified legislators, Assemblywoman Sharon Runner. (I remember “back in the day” when I was running for State President of the California Republican Assembly and Sharon, and he&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:54:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Sometimes Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050902593096</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050902593096</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ OK - sometimes no matter what you could possibly come up with and write - you just can't top reality.

Now, I know I'm known for using this space every now and again for being sarcastic or for my feeble attempts at being witty (hey, at least I try!).&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 23:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ The Flight To Sac  ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050812444623</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ I'm aboard yet another Southwest Airlines flight to Sacramento, to make a presentation for a client for my consulting practice, and again my rule of always knowing someone on a flight to or from the Capitol City!
  I'm sitting with Orange County GOP &hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 09:44:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Inside the Beltway News: Thursday ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050811175161</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ Buried inside a DC policy journal called the &quot;Daily Report for Executives&quot; published by the Bureau of National Affairs was an interesting brief on a new scientific report released by the American Geophysical Union.   I'll quote from the bri&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 08:17:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Jimmy Camp Sues Janet Ngueyn For Non-Payment ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050721044881</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050721044881</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ &#91;Cross-posted from OC Blog]

The long, strange political saga of Janet Nguyen has taken another curious turn.

She is being sued in small claims court by the man who quarterbacked her recount effort in the wake of the Feb. 2007 special election: &hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 18:04:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ McCain Earns Respect of Chinese Leaders ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050720560539</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ On Earth Day (that’s Apr. 22 for those of you still not on the eco-train), I spoke in Beijing. While there, I spent time with both U.N. and Chinese government officials, as well as Chinese business leaders, who told me that highly placed members of t&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 17:56:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Perata pulled the plug on the Denham recall for one reason - he was LOSING ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050720443897</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ I was in my car this afternoon (contributing to my carbon footprint) when my State Senator, Dick Ackerman, called me with the news -- Senate President Pro-Tem Don Perata had &quot;called off&quot; of the recall of Jeff Denham.  Or, to be more precise&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 17:44:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Denham Recall Statements:  WOW! ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050720281427</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ Courtesy of our Friends at CapitolAlert:

Perata's Statement:

&quot;Like all of you, I've been worried a lot about the economy - falling home prices, rising gas prices - and how hard it's getting for people to find a job.

I've talked with both Tre&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 17:28:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Denham Recall Over ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050720101756</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ Senate Republican Leader Dave Cogdill negotiated an end to the Denham Recall today.

That is the first major victory for the new Republican Leader. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 17:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ OC Government Employee Union Endorses Harry Sidhu ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050719181223</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ &#91;Cross-posted from OC Blog]

This letter from Orange County Employees Association General Manager Nick Berardino went out yesterday to OCEA member.

It's message: vote for Harry Sidhu in the SD33 GOP primary.

While the letter seems worded so as &hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:18:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ LA County Spends North of A Billion a Year on Illegal Aliens ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050718412617</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ Study: 25% of LA's Welfare Goes to Undocumented Immigrants
L.A. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich says the county spends more than $1 billion a year on benefits to undocumented immigrants.

According to new data from the Department of Public Social&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 15:41:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Mr. Supply and Mr. Demand ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050715383715</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050715383715</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Here's some great &quot;Economics 101&quot; from Frank Schubert on gas prices.  Meet Mr. Supply and Mr. Demand.... ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 12:38:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Inside the Beltway News ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050709554944</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ What a day--a late night for east coast return-watchers!

Drudge leads this morning with links to several really useful political news sources that deserve repeated mention here.  Politico, MSNBC, Time and ABC all publish &quot;first read&quot; items&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 06:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ 3.75 GPA and STUPID ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050619443621</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ SAN DIEGO (AP) - Dozens of San Diego State University students were arrested after a sweeping drug investigation found that some fraternity members openly dealt drugs and one even sent a mass text message advertising cocaine, authorities said Tuesday&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 16:44:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Maviglio Fails As Spokesman For Mike Villines ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050614285836</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ In less than an hour, Assembly Speaker Fabian “Louis Vuitton” Nunez will be holding what is being billed as his “last press conference as Speaker” – thank goodness.  It is tiresome, as we all know, to hear self-absorbed people speak at a microphone.
&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 11:28:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ The Fight Against the Denham Recall - An Update From The Ground - A Call For Help ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050612073750</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ FRIENDS OF JEFF DENHAM AGAINST THE RECALL
Date: May 6, 2008To: Jon Fleischman/The FlashReportFrom: John Franklin, Campaign ManagerRE:  Grassroots Turnout Impressive – But Important Days Ahead
Jon, thanks for asking for an update for FlashReport reade&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 09:07:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Today's Commentary: The Battle for Los Angeles  ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050521210311</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ Every 12 years Los Angeles County  voters get to choose a new Supervisor. Under the racially compliant  redistricting rules District 2 is the &quot;black&quot; seat. Although the district is vigorously trending Latino. 

There are two competitors for&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 07:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Israel At 60 –Defeating Terrorism Is Vital To Safety And Security Of Both The Jewish State And America ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050522374883</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ Today is an important milestone in world history. Israel celebrates its birthday as a sovereign nation amid a period of great uncertainty and tension in the Middle east region. As it has for many of its years, Israelis will be marking the anniversary&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 19:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ "Conflict King of Fontana" Is Subject Of Yet Another Video... ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050519591709</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050519591709</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ I won't take credit for being the first political columnist to take umbrage with Fontana Mayor Mark Nuaimi, but I will say that it seems to have caught on...  I will now refer to him as the &quot;embattled King of Fontana&quot; who is at the center o&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 16:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Governor Brings "Hot Spot" To Press Conference Room In Capitol -- When Will The Senate And Assembly Chambers be "WiFi Friendly?" ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008050519255438</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ Today the Governor announced that he is taking steps to make the State Capitol &quot;wi-fi&quot; friendly, with the first phase being a wireless &quot;hotspot&quot; in the Governor's Press Conference Room on the first floor.  Outstanding.  The next p&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 16:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
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