Giving False Testimony on King’s Views

Ward Connerly, a UC regent and chairman of last year’s Proposition 209 (the “California civil rights initiative”) campaign, chose the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Wednesday to announce a nationwide crusade to end affirmative action. At a press conference in Sacramento, Connerly said: “We must go back to the journey that King laid out.” … Read more

Roseanne Barr: Peace and Freedom Party presidential candidate

Those who follow her Twitter feed know that Roseanne Barr, the 59-year-old actress and comedian, has been running for president for a year now. Originally, she promoted herself as the standard-bearer of the Green Party. Now, her White House quest has taken a different turn. She announced Thursday that she will run for president on … Read more

California Sen. Tony Mendoza abruptly resigns, was facing expulsion after sexual harassment investigation

Tony Mendoza, a former East Los Angeles elementary school teacher who moved swiftly from local to state government elected offices, resigned from the California Senate on Thursday just moments before his colleagues sought to formally expel him after a series of sexual misconduct accusations. The resignation was the culmination of an almost three-month saga that … Read more

Column: Debate aside, every day is an open mic day for Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump are scheduled to debate Sept. 10. (Associated Press) Things you never thought you’d hear in 2024: Earth is cooling. Who’s Taylor Swift? Former President Trump would like his microphone muted. No. 3 happened this week when Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign asked for the candidates’ mics to … Read more

Atty. Gen. Meese Resigns : Says He’s Been Cleared and Leaves With Clean Name : Acts After Prosecutor Files Report

U.S. Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III announced today that he will resign at the end of July or in early August. He told a news conference that an independent prosecutor investigating his personal financial affairs had found no grounds for legal action against him and therefore he could leave the Reagan Administration with a clear … Read more

Union Chief Has Bold Plans in Bid to Lead AFL-CIO : Labor: John Sweeney is early favorite in first contested presidential race. Low-key style, brash strategy praised.

Relaxed, his hands in his pockets, John J. Sweeney thanked a cluster of home care employees for toiling at low pay as attendants to the infirm and the elderly. In an instant, the ruddy-cheeked labor leader had established an easy rapport with his audience of Latino and African American workers. “My mother was a domestic … Read more

‘Come On In’ : Gary and Lee Hart Offer a Rare Look at Their Private Life in Troublesome Gulch

The scene was a baggage carrousel at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. It was nearly midnight and the place was forlorn, almost deserted. Outside, the wind whipped at piles of dirty snow. Gary Hart stood waiting for his luggage to drop. By his side–as she is almost always now–was his wife, Lee. Nearby were three reporters … Read more

Biden making confidence-building trip to China

Vice President Joe Biden leaves Washington on Tuesday for a week-long tour of East Asia, where he is expected to preach confidence about the nation’s financial well-being and work to build a relationship with the future leadership of its largest foreign creditor. The White House is billing the trip to China, Mongolia and Japan as … Read more

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