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November 3, 2006
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Pumping Dollars
In a state which has had as governor both Pete Wilson and Gray Davis, two men who could squeeze campaign contributions out of a stone, it would take a very special politician to set a new standard for money grubbing. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a very special politician. A story from The Associated P ... More >>
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April 24, 2007
Va Tech Murders Give OC Sheriff Pal Excuse
At the insistence of John Barnett, OC 's legendary defense lawyer, a San Bernardino County judge refused to allow opening statements Monday in the jury trial of Raymond K. Yi, a former OC reserve deputy who faces six felony charges for a 2005 gun-related temper tantrum on a golf course. Barnett, fa ... More >>
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May 10, 2006
MoveOn vs. Rohrabacher
This just in, from MoveOn.org: Rep. Rohrabacher Accepts $40,785.00 From Drug Companies; Puts Drug Company Profits Ahead of Seniors Huntington Beach MoveOn Members Urge Rep. Dana Rohrabacher to Cancel May 15th Medicare Sign-Up Deadline Constituents will hold "Caught Red-Handed Check Deliveries" out ... More >>
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August 18, 2006
Let the Schwarzenegger Dirty Tricks Begin
Like any good Republican--and only good Republicans--we got to participate in a telephone poll last night. One of the first questions the young lady on the other end of the line asked was, if the election was held today, who would I support, "Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California, or Phi ... More >>
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August 27, 2007
Monday's Headlines & Surprises: Rhinotillexomania
Like any good Republican--and only good Republicans--we got to participate in a telephone poll last night. One of the first questions the young lady on the other end of the line asked was, if the election was held today, who would I support, "Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California, or Phi ... More >>
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October 5, 2007
Sheriff Loses Battle To End Federal Case
A U.S. District Court in Los Angeles has refused Sheriff Michael S. Carona’s demand to dismiss a First Amendment complaint filed by former Carona challenger, ex-sheriff’s Lt. William Hunt, according to a press release issued this morning by Silver, Hadden, Silver, Wexler & Levine. Hunt attorne ... More >>
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January 6, 2008
When a Conflict of Interest Isn't But Should Be: The Carlos Bustamante Story
First of three parts... There are political hacks, and then there is SanTana councilmember Carlos Bustamante, the Orange County Republican Party's Great Brown Hope and a man who seemingly never met a political donation he didn't accept and subsequently vote for his donor's interests. Seriously, pe ... More >>
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August 18, 2008
Baby Hewie Firmly Aligned With Howard Homophobe Ahmanson
In the couple of years I've been listening to local conservative blabbermouth Hugh Hewitt, I've seen the two causes he most firmly aligned himself with fail miserably: the 2006 mid-term election and the laughable presidential primary effort of Mitt Romney. Let's hope Hewie makes it a losing trifecta ... More >>
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June 17, 1999
Letters
In the couple of years I've been listening to local conservative blabbermouth Hugh Hewitt, I've seen the two causes he most firmly aligned himself with fail miserably: the 2006 mid-term election and the laughable presidential primary effort of Mitt Romney. Let's hope Hewie makes it a losing trifecta ... More >>
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October 15, 2008
Women Beater Aids Steve Young's Campaign?
Relax. It's not what it seems. New campaign-finance disclosure reports filed today in Washington, D.C., show that Irvine attorney Steve Young, a Democrat, has collected an impressive amount of contributions in his uphill bid to unseat Representative John Campbell. Included in the $64,555 Young ( ... More >>
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November 12, 2008
Sheriff Mike Carona Gave A Badge to His Favorite Restaurant Owner
"Nobody was going to admit anything." --Ex-Assistant Sheriff Don Haild testifying today in the federal corruption trial of indicted Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona, who allegedly ordered silence about the department giving badges, guns, concealed weapon permits and police powers to unqualified i ... More >>
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December 11, 2008
Indicted Sheriff Mike Carona Corruption Trial Quote of the Day!
"Yes . . . yes"--Indicted ex-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona's defense team tried to prove in trial today that a wealthy Carona campaign contributor's relative, serving a jail sentence, had not received preferential treatment, but Kim Markuson--onetime assistant sheriff for OC jails--provided the ... More >>
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January 24, 2008
Moneyopoly
Who are the OC players who contributed to the 2008 presidential candidates?
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February 12, 2009
[Moxley Confidential] DA Tony Rackauckas Wins Civil Suit, Does Not Cry
Who are the OC players who contributed to the 2008 presidential candidates?
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November 13, 2008
Longtime OC GOP Legislator Ross Johnson Finds New Life As a Campaign-Finance Watchdog in Sacramento
Who are the OC players who contributed to the 2008 presidential candidates?
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October 23, 2008
Defense Contractor Airtech, a Big Rohrabacher Contributor, Is Under Investigation for Fraud
Who are the OC players who contributed to the 2008 presidential candidates?
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March 20, 2008
[Moxley Confidential] Notes on Lifeguard Sex, Loretta Sanchez, the Rohrabachers and DNA
Who are the OC players who contributed to the 2008 presidential candidates?
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April 26, 2007
Angry Asian Rap Stalls Case
VA Tech murders give OC Sheriff pal excuse
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November 11, 1999
Ed Royce Is Your Friend!
But he likes bankers, too
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March 30, 2006
Laughing His Way to Victory?
Despite scandals, Sheriff Carona still seducing voters
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December 29, 2005
Agran Machine Blows Gasket
Death of the man they called The Knife raises questions about Larry Agrans political future
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November 17, 2005
A Fox in the Henhouse
Why wont DA Tony Rackauckas do his job?
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September 15, 2005
Gracious
Your DA declines to prosecute his friends
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June 16, 2005
Benched
Instead of chastising him, Gov. Schwarzenegger transforms scandal figure into an OC judge
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April 28, 2005
A Few Words on Why Tom Umberg Doesnt Want Campaign-Finance Reform
Instead of chastising him, Gov. Schwarzenegger transforms scandal figure into an OC judge
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October 28, 2004
Rohrabacher Gets a Taste of the Lash
OC Republican booed in his own district
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December 19, 2002
Slate Nailer
Conservative James Lacy plays turncoat to sway elections
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November 9, 2000
We Proposition You
Your guide to the propositions in less than 300 words
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April 29, 1999
Live Like a God!
How Supervisor Bill Steiner used a phantom political campaign to fund his lavish lifestyle
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November 5, 1998
Things That Really, Really Scare Me
Rescinded invitations
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September 3, 1998
Fed Said: Ted Dead
FBI sting pops Santa Ana City Councilman Ted Moreno
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August 27, 1998
How Bob Dornan Turned Political Defeat into a Windfall for his Family
How to feed your children on political contributions
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August 27, 1998
The Loser Wins
How Bob Dornan turned political defeat into a financial windfall for his family
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June 22, 2009
Mimi Walters Neglects to Tell Full Story on School Funds
Mimi Walters writes off $7.9 billion.State Sen. Mimi Walters (R-Laguna Niguel) spouts off in today's Sacramento Bee about a Democratic proposal to commit $7.9 billion to schools--even though California voters last month shot down Prop. 1B, which would have sent educators that exact same amount. &nbs ... More >>
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December 3, 2009
Shirley Grindle Runs Out of Patience With TINCUP Reform Committee
Mimi Walters writes off $7.9 billion.State Sen. Mimi Walters (R-Laguna Niguel) spouts off in today's Sacramento Bee about a Democratic proposal to commit $7.9 billion to schools--even though California voters last month shot down Prop. 1B, which would have sent educators that exact same amount. &nbs ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
Riverside County Corruption Probe That Snagged Mission Viejo Developer Widens
A government corruption and money laundering case that includes among more than a dozen defendants a former vice president of operations with three of Orange County's biggest development companies--the Mission Viejo Co., the Irvine Co. and Arnel Development--is growing like the waist ... More >>
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January 21, 2010
[UPDATED WITH SENTENCE:] 3-Time GOP Congressional Candidate Delecia Holt Convicted for Defrauding Hotels, Stealing Car
Courtesy of Orange County District AttorneyDeleica Holt's booking photo.Delecia Holt, the 48-year-old Aliso Viejo Republican who ran three times for Congress in Orange and San Diego counties, was released from the jail she's been sitting in since her Oct. 7, 2008, arrest for defrauding Orange Cou ... More >>
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December 29, 2009
Ed Royce: He Works Hard For His Money
Congressman Royce, centerIn an alarming "Accused Fraudster Allen Stanford Consorted with Lawmakers," BNET.com's Alain Sherter worked off a recent Miami Herald investigation and noted how just hours after Stanford was charged this year with bilking $7 billion from investors he received a sappy lov ... More >>
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May 18, 2010
Brownbaggers and Teabaggers to Meet Goldman Sachs Attackers at Rep. John Campbell's Office
As mentioned here, the Progressive Democrats of America and their fellow "Brownbaggers" have invited tea party activists to join them at Afghanistan war spending protests at noon today in front of congressional district offices around the country, including that of Rep. John Campbell (R-Newport B ... More >>
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June 24, 2010
At Last! Someone Holds Benefit Shows For The Gulf Coast Oil Spill
Just last week, we were wondering where the musical benefit shows for the oil spill were. Well, someone's finally come up with something, and it's pretty big. On July 1, music venues all over the country will hold concerts and donate all their ticket sales to benefit those directly impacted by th ... More >>
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August 5, 2010
Pot Tax Weighed in City That Spawned the World's Cannambassador Snoop Dogg
On the same November ballot that will have Californians decide whether to legalize marijuana, Long Beach voters will decide whether the city that spawned Snoop Dogg should tax recreational marijuana.That's right, not medical cannabis but recreational pot, the kind consumed by the pride of LBC and ... More >>
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September 3, 2010
Supervisor John Moorlach Defends Crooked Ex-Sheriff Mike Carona
Moorlach is suffering from frightening amnesiaThis afternoon on a radio talk show, Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach defended former Sheriff Mike Carona who was arrested by FBI and IRS agents and convicted of public corruption in 2009 after a federal trial.Moorlach, a conservative Republican ... More >>
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October 6, 2010
City Wins One, Loses One in Supreme Week
It's rare for a city to be involved in one case before the U.S. Supreme Court, let alone two. By refusing to hear Long Beach-related appeals this week, justices handed the city one loss and one victory.After serving nearly 14 years in state prison for a 1988 child rape, Leonard McSherry of Santa ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
Van Tran Filed Inaccurate Pre-Election Disclosure Reports
Tran: OopsIn his energetic but losing attempt to unseat Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Little Saigon state Assemblyman Van Tran under reported pre-election money pouring into his campaign, according to amended financial disclosure reports filed at the Federal Election Commission (FEC).Size of the ... More >>
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April 10, 2011
Help Feed Dana Rohrabacher's Family Today
Dana: Fighting for his own free lunch and having fun!In the last 32 days of 2010, Dana Rohrabacher's congressional campaign committee raised $3,400 and his wife, Rhonda, took $5,387 from it for the family under the theory that she is her husband's campaign manager, according to the Federal Electi ... More >>
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August 11, 2011
Chuck DeVore Slams Todd Spitzer on Vegas Trip & Union Support
Spitzer: "I've done nothing wrong."Talking to Chuck DeVore and Todd Spitzer, two men who were once pals, you get the sense that these two Republican candidates seeking the same office, the county's 3rd District supervisor's seat, don't like each other.DeVore recently produced a bombshell 30-secon ... More >>
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September 13, 2011
[UPDATED with Feinstein Fooked!] Kinde Durkee, Democratic Treasurer Accused of Fraud
UPDATE, SEPT. 13, 11:05 A.M.: U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is the latest Democrat claiming to have been hornswoggled by campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee. Feinstein first revealed her accounts had been totally cleaned out, but her spokesman later corrected that to say the amount of missing funds is c ... More >>
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October 10, 2011
Dave Gilliard Defends Secret, Anti-Barbara Boxer Campaign
28th Amendment: Political donors deserve to operate in secrecy?This morning I posted a brief story linking to Sacramento Bee coverage of a secretive, 2010 campaign effort against Sen. Barbara Boxer, and my post has been protested by a participant as inaccurate.Here's the background: According to ... More >>
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October 26, 2011
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher's Wife Took 50% of Congressional Campaign Contributions
Rohrabacher: Campaign contributions land in family bank accountCosta Mesa Congressman Dana Rohrabacher gave his wife more than 50 percent of the campaign contributions he raised mostly from corporate sources during July, August and September, according to recently filed records at the Federal Ele ... More >>
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November 10, 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown Funded By OC Unions For 2014; Loretta Sanchez Nabs Dentist Support
Pay to playGov. Jerry Brown's trip to Orange County last month for a speech to Democrats nabbed $30,000 mostly from local organized labor unions, according to a report this week in the Sacramento Bee.Among those contributing were the Orange County Employees Association, which organized "a small, ... More >>
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