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Insurers Liking the Coverage of Schwarzenegger's Policies
Times Staff WriterWith a onetime State Farm official and a former insurance lobbyist in top staff jobs, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is repeatedly siding with insurers in legislative battles as they maneuver to fend off fees, fines and concessions to policyholders. A...Tags: Insurance, Executive Branch, Farms, Companies and Corporations, Laws
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State, Local Offices on the Line
Times Staff WriterTwo Democratic lawmakers are competing in the June 6 primary to take on Secretary of State Bruce McPherson, the only Republican running for that office, in November. McPherson was appointed to the job last year by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger after his...Tags: Political Fundraising, Finance, Debra Bowen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Political Campaigns
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THE PRIMARY VOTE: For Statewide Offices, Some Familiar Faces
Times Staff WriterDemocrats sent a roster of political graybeards forward into the November general election, according to final results from Tuesday's primary, while Republican voters picked a mix of moderates and conservatives who they hope will help the party extend its...Tags: Referenda, Lawyers, Insurance, Jackie Speier, Executive Branch
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Gov. Vetoes Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Times Staff WritersGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to legalize same-sex marriage or raise the minimum wage in a flurry of vetoes Thursday that killed a spate of Democratic-backed labor and consumer protection bills. On a day when the governor rejected 52 bills, he...Tags: Lawyers, Executive Branch, Social Security, Minority Groups, Regional Authority
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War on Fat Gets Serious
Times Staff WriterSo, you're one of the 190 million Americans who are overweight. You're trying to shed the extra pounds, but your resolve is under daily assault. The all-you-can-eat buffets. The convenience of drive-through. Supersizing. The comfort of fat and sugar. The...Tags: Lawyers, Surgery, Litigation, National Government, White House
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A Town's Hidden Threat
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEL DORADO HILLS, Calif. -- The boys of summer they were not. On a baseball diamond in this upscale suburb east of Sacramento, a federal team in blue and marshmallow-white moon suits gathered last October for a different sort of game. Respirator masks...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Emergency Planning, Emergency Incidents, Regional Authority, Building Material
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House Democrat Robert Matsui dies at 63
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRep. Robert T. Matsui, D-Calif., a World War II internee who rose to become one of the top Asian Americans in Congress during 26 years of service, died late Saturday, his office announced yesterday. He was 63. One of his party's leading spokesmen on...Tags: Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Trade Agreements, Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Congress, Executive Branch
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