Clinton Assails Out-of-Wedlock Births : Families: In address to black Baptist group, he calls the increase in illegitimacy a ‘disaster.’ He stresses that government cannot enforce morality.

President Clinton, in a lengthy address to a Baptist group on the themes of values and personal responsibility, called the growing rate of out-of-wedlock births in the United States a “disaster.” “It is wrong,” the President said in his first major speech since returning from a 12-day beach vacation. “You shouldn’t have a baby before … Read more

The G-Man, the Shrimp Scam and Sacramento’s Big Sting : FBI AGENT JAMES WEDICK’S UNDERCOVER OPERATION NETTED 14 PUBLIC OFFICIALS. BUT HAS IT CHANGED THE WAY THE STATE LEGISLATURE WORKS?

At the prosecution table in a wood-paneled federal courtroom in Sacramento sits FBI agent James J. Wedick Jr. His suit and tie are as drab as any plainclothes cop’s, but there is something that sets him apart: the long brown hair, flecked with gray; the salt-and-pepper beard; the half-glasses that give him an almost scholarly … Read more

Column: Google rolled over California lawmakers. What does it mean for news?

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), left, is congratulated by Assemblymember Eloise Gomez Reyes (D-Colton) after Wicks’ measure that would have forced big tech companies to pay media outlets for using their news content was approved by the Assembly in 2023. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) Hello, and happy Thursday. There are 67 days until the election, … Read more

Insiders detail Fiorina and Whitman’s fraught history

One Saturday in early 2008, the top economic advisors to then-presidential candidate John McCain gathered at his Virginia headquarters to hash out the details of a major economic address. The attendees included Carly Fiorina, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard who had supported McCain from the campaign’s earliest days, and Meg Whitman, the former head … Read more

Administration Broke Law in 7 Instances, Wright Says

House Speaker Jim Wright contended today that the Reagan Administration broke the law in seven instances in the Iran- contra affair, and said it is “absolutely beyond belief” that President Reagan could be unaware of that. Congress, when it passes laws, assumes “that the President will carry out his constitutional obligation to ‘take care that … Read more

Meet the Bay Area-born Justice Department attorney who’ll square off in House GOP investigations

Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland, left, swears in Assistant Atty. Gen. for the Office of Legislative Affairs Carlos Uriarte. The office acts as the ambassador between the department and Capitol Hill. (U.S. Department of Justice) Assistant Atty. Gen. Carlos Uriarte has spent months preparing to face off against House Republicans as they unleash a gantlet of … Read more

‘Our voices are not being heard’: Colorado town a test case for California PFAS victims

Wendy Rash outside her Colorado home. She and several family members have had a variety of health concerns that may be related to contaminated water. (Ellen Jaskol / For The Times) When Wendy Rash was diagnosed in 2005 with a thyroid disorder, chronic fatigue and other ailments, her doctor couldn’t explain her suddenly failing health. … Read more

Mixing politics and parsley: Why this spice seller spent $700,000-plus on Facebook ads for Trump’s impeachment

Bill Penzey and his wife, Jeri, in their Wauwatosa, Wis., home. (Jeffrey Phelps / For The Times) Earlier this year, Penzeys Spices unveiled its latest blend — a salt-free chive and garlic mix for sprinkling on tomatoes, scrambled eggs or salmon. But instead of printing a recipe on the label of Justice seasoning, the owner … Read more

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