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    <title>The Flash Report Blog and Commentary</title>
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    <description>On California's most significant political news. Tags: republican, GOP, CA, politics, news</description>
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Broken Clocks & Watch Batteries - The WSJ Has Nice Things to Say About Who?? [By Brandon Powers - Los Angeles County - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090716044141</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090716044141</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ What’s the opposite of the old saying that a broken clock is right twice a day? Maybe that even normally functioning watches need to have their batteries changed from time to time?
Odd, but interesting that the Wall Street Journal of all places woul&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:04:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Karl Rove’s Electoral Maps [By Brandon Powers - Los Angeles County - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090715503905</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090715503905</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ I know Jon likes to keep this as a resource for state political news, and in that vein I guess I’ll point out how this map shows that Obama’s lead in California has dropped from 21-points in July to 11-points currently.

But more so, a)maybe I’m lat&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Sunday San Diego: Republican Goldsmith Rolling in Dem Endorsements [By Barry Jantz - San Diego County - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090711335988</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090711335988</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ In perhaps San Diego’s highest profile run-off election in the last several years, Judge Jan Goldsmith is taking on incumbent Democrat City Attorney Mike Aguirre.  Goldsmith, endorsed by the San Diego GOP prior to the primary, is now pulling in one D&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Cal-Tax --- I must be missing something [By Supervisor Matt Rexroad - Statewide - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090622331530</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090622331530</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ When I got the news release about Cal-Tax endorsing the tax proposal by the Governor I almost fell over.  Here is the Sacramento Bee story.

So I would assume this effort was made to try to provide cover for legislative Republicans to vote to raise t&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:33:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Dems Use Bio-degradable American Flags In Denver? [By Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa - North California - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090617460671</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090617460671</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ This nugget just in from the CRP:  

After the Dem Nat'l Convention in Denver and the temple was torn down, the DNC brain trust trash-bagged up about 12,000 American hand flags &#91;about 8x10 inches on wooden dowels] and a 3 by 5 foot flag, to be di&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:28:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Great Fiscal Quotes By The Governor [By Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa - North California - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090522101578</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090522101578</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ This just in:  In solving state fiscal problems, the Governor has called for some new measures, some highlights: 

&quot;In these difficult times our state cannot simply afford another &quot;business as usual&quot; budget process.  Our government has&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:24:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ "Mayor" stricken as ballot title in Los Alamitos [By James Lacy - Political Law - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090509070247</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090509070247</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[      Use of the term &quot;Mayor&quot; was stricken as a ballot designation for Los Alamitos Councilman Ken Parker in an Order signed yesterday by Orange County Superior Court Judge Jamoa Moberly.

    Under California law, a ballot title must accura&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:18:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ No false name on ballot for Campbell aide: final ruling [By James Lacy - Political Law - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090417431222</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090417431222</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[      Judge Peter Polos of the Orange County Superior Court signed a final order this afternoon denying Luigi Rossetti, Jr's attempt to be placed on the ballot and in voter guide materials as &quot;Lou Penrose.&quot;   The Judge found that the name &q&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:43:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ California Prison Population Hyperbole [By Senator George Runner - State Capitol - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090417020275</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090417020275</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ The problem with stories about California’s prison system is they are based on fiction more than facts; hyperbole more than rational thinking.

But high drama sells newspapers far more than just telling the boring truth.  And everyone knows that new&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:02:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Today's Commentary: Hopefully the Governor Will Keep THIS Promise [By Jon Fleischman - Publisher - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090414543647</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090414543647</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Recently, we have seen the Governor, Democrats and liberal columnists running around like the sky is falling because Senate and Assembly Republicans have refused to cave in and go along with their schemes for higher taxes and higher spending.

But lo&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:54:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Roll Call Mag: Poizner May Be GOP Savior on Redistricting [By Jon Fleischman - Publisher - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090411181082</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090411181082</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ The following article appears in Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill, concerning the 2010 California Governor's race:

Poizner May Be GOP Savior on RedistrictingBy David M. Drucker Roll Call StaffSeptember 4, 2008

In a twist of political irony&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:22:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Arcadia, Illegal Immigration and Sarah Palin [By Mike Spence - Los Angeles County - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090412041363</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090412041363</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Except for a good immigration plank in the platform, we don't her much about immigration at the RNC Convention.

In Arcadia, the city council unanimously voted Tuesday to draft language that could be inserted into city contracts that allows them to &hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:21:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Bob Pacheco Unplugged [By Mike Spence - Los Angeles County - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090411553486</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090411553486</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Looking for alternative L.A. news sources about the convention? Former Assemblyman Bob Pacheco has a blog for the San Gabriel Valley Newspapers.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Why Walters is Right and Weintraub is wrong [By Ray Haynes - State Capitol - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090402042082</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090402042082</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ You know what I like most about Assemblyman La Malfa, he can say in three words what is takes me a one thousand to say.  The wisdom of a farmer over the verbosity of a lawyer.

That being said, I wanted to talk about the budget and two articles that &hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:04:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Sarah's Big Night [By Michael Der Manouel, Jr. - Central Valley - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090401574181</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090401574181</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ I'll have to admit - I miss being at this convention.  I haven't missed one since 1996 and I didn't pick McCain, so I'm not a delegate.  There's nothing like being on the floor on Wednesday and Thursday night and feeling the electricity.  it's awesom&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:57:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ "I Am Woman Hear Me Roar" [By Jill Buck - San Francisco Bay Area - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090401520900</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090401520900</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ I think I may have just witnessed the most defining moment in the history of the women's liberation movement, and it happened at the RNC Convention! As long as I live, I know I will never forget this night. 

Sarah Palin made me so proud. She's a mom&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:52:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Palin Nails It  [By Jon Fleischman - Publisher - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090400134351</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090400134351</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ There is overwhelming agreement here in Minneapolis -- Alaska Governor Sarah Palin delivered the address of her life, and nailed it.  We'll see a lot of reviews about it tomorrow, but with high expectations, she exceeded them!
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:13:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ She's So Awesome [By Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa - North California - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090323454996</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090323454996</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ ! ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Walking Out On Huckabee - Yes!  [By Jon Fleischman - Publisher - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090322080132</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090322080132</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ We've had a lot of great speakers tonight here in the ExCel Center.  Romney hit it out of the park -- and former Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele was awesome.  Right now I am outside of the main hall, as I exercized my right to walk out on Mike H&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:08:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Poizner at the RNC Convention  [By Jon Fleischman - Publisher - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090320521477</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090320521477</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Here are some thoughts for FR readers from our Republican Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner:
  "There has been a media frenzy this week in St. Paul over the new darling of the Republican Party Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.  I've done more than a do&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:52:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Campbell aide cannot use "false name" on ballot in early ruling [By James Lacy - Political Law - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090319091825</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090319091825</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[      Judge Peter Polos of the Orange County Superior Court has issued a tentative ruling that Congressman John Campbell's District Director may not use the &quot;false&quot; name &quot;Lou Penrose&quot; alone in his race for the Dana Point City Counc&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:09:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Paul Cook, Fine American  [By Jon Fleischman - Publisher - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090318534528</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090318534528</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Just got to chat for a few minutes with Assemblyman Paul Cook.  He (and his lovely wife) are on our bus to the ExCel Center.  He's a great conservative in addition to being one of the state legislators here being chided by the Governor.  Once the Gov&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:53:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Was Fred Thompson's Speech really Arnold's? [By Mike Spence - Los Angeles County - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090316232723</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090316232723</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ A second person told me that Fred Thompson's great speech last night was mostly the one Arnold Shwarzenegger was to give at the RNC Convention.

I assume it as the last have that didn't deal with current events. It is your call, but would the Governo&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:23:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Day Three at RNC [By Jon Fleischman - Publisher - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090315590620</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090315590620</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Everyone is excited to see how Vice Presidential running mate-mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin does in her big convention speech tonight.  I know that I am ready for another convention session to begin.  Senator Fred Thompson hit a “home run” for McC&hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ Prop 9,  CVU response to Susan Fisher [By Supervisor Matt Rexroad - Statewide - Flash Report] ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090300300136</link>
    <guid>http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2008090300300136</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Crime Victims United of California is in a debate with the staff in the Governor's Office on Proposition 9.  After learning a little bit about the status of victims in our criminal justice system I can't imagine not supporting this measure.

This is &hellip; ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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