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Farr touts ag industry’s potential in annual visit
Calling San Benito County and the tri-county area one of the country’s best areas for agricultural business, Congressman Sam Farr told a capacity crowd of more than 200 people inside the San Juan Bautista Community Center Hall on Tuesday night the county needs to focus on what it does best – produce agriculture.
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George Shultz challenges California to lead
Voters should defeat Proposition 23 and fight global warming, the former secretary of State says. Former U.S. secretary of State George P. Shultz believes it’s crucial to fight global warming to protect national security.
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Marcos Breton: We’re part of Mexico ‘s drug war
It sometimes seems that California is sharing a border with Iraq or Afghanistan instead of Mexico .
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California still hiring, but work force number stays flat
California state government’s “Help Wanted” sign drew nearly 23,000 new employees in the past year and a half, although the overall size of the state work force remained relatively flat.
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Cassidy: Former Sun chief Scott McNealy s better idea for school text books
Former Sun chief executive Scott McNealy thinks he has a Silicon Valley solution to a challenge that’s costing schools billions. His Curriki initiative would move textbooks and much more onto the Web, where it would be free for the taking. Now he just needs to convince the rest of the world to go along.
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It’s Politics: Surfing Facebook and Twitter for the latest in election news
Sometimes there’s no better way for a reporter to keep track of the locla pols than social media. The best tool I’ve found is at kurrently.com which aggreates Facebook and Twitter posts from around the globe.
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Governor Chris Christie: GOP Darling
New Jersey Governor Christie is a rising national star. By taking on his state’s bloated budget, he embodies the New Austerity. Will voters hate him for it?
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Jerry Brown stumps in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown toured a San Diego biodiesel production company on Thursday and discussed the green energy economy and reducing the nation’s dependence on foreign oil.
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GOP activists believe Whitman, unlike Schwarzenegger, will lead the party
For seven years now, Republican activists believe, the California Republican Party has had to fend largely for itself as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to do much for its candidates. Meg Whitman, GOP gubernatorial candidate, is joined on the podium by Sen. Tony Strickland, R- Thousand Oaks, left , GOP candidate for State Controller and Damon Dunn, GOP candidate for Secretary of State at the …
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Obama asks supporters to back Brown for governor
Associated Press – August 24, 2010 5:44 PM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – President Barack Obama is asking his supporters to help Democrat Jerry Brown return to California’s governor’s…
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