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That's particularly true in California, a state in almost perpetual crisis - it's "effectively bankrupt," as Whitman likes to put it - with a budget deficit befitting Argentina and crises with water, highways, prisons, schools, immigration and unemployment. The legislature and the governor are openly hostile to each other, and the electorate is disgusted with both of them. (Their approval ratings are 18% and 28%, respectively.) This state of affairs is alternately described as the end of civilization or America's bright future, depending on whom you ask. Driving around the state, you'd never know that California...
...confrontational spark plug who seems obsessed with Whitman. "Voters should choose her if they want someone to rebrand the state, and me if they want someone to rebuild it," he likes to say. He is offering his own plan to cut taxes and is presenting himself as the true conservative in the race (although he, like Whitman and Campbell, is socially moderate). If Whitman prevails in the June primary, she will probably face former Democratic governor Jerry Brown next November. Polls show that if the election were held today, Brown would defeat the GOP nominee soundly...
...It’s true that he has an Ivy League education,” said Betty H. Richardson, Allred’s campaign manager. “But it would be hard to find someone who is more Idaho than Keith Allred...
...donating time, money, or effort, giving philanthropic presents rather than materialistic ones will reap benefits for long after the holiday season has passed. While only time will tell if Obama is the “change we can believe in,” it’s also true that—as another wise leader once said—“You must be the change you wish to see in the world...
...It’s been a true honor to have been able to serve Harvard over the years,” Houghton is quoted in the release. “I believe that today, under the leadership of our distinguished president and with support from our other constituencies, the future of our ‘fair Harvard’ is bright indeed...