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Vintage Jerry Brown: "It's good enough for government work"

November 2, 2010, 11:32 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Although Meg Whitman has yet to concede, Jerry Brown went ahead and gave a little presumptive victory speech anyway. Listen to this snippet in which he says: "They haven't got all the votes in yet, but hell, it's good enough … Continue reading »

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The State Picture So Far...

November 2, 2010, 10:57 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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The Chronicle's Election Results page has a good recap. Leaders, with 24% of the vote in: Lt Gov: Newsom 46 Maldonado 43% Attorney Gen: Cooley 49 Harris 42% U.S. House Dist 11: Harmer 50 McNerney 44% Prop 19 Marijuana: No … Continue reading »

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AP: Barbara Boxer Defeats Carly Fiorina

November 2, 2010, 10:15 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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With 19% of the vote counted, the California Secretary of State has Carly Fiorina just about 1% ahead of Barbara Boxer. Nevertheless, AP has called the election for Boxer: (AP) LOS ANGELES – Democrat Barbara Boxer has won her fourth … Continue reading »

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Results From California Secretary of State

November 2, 2010, 9:35 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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With almost 19% of the vote counted, here's the tally so far. The file is being updated as results come in.

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Will Pelosi Retire?

November 2, 2010, 8:39 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Boy I hate to start in on Nancy Pelosi so soon, but there's already been a lot of speculation as to her plans after this electoral disaster. The Atlantic Wire has a round-up of pieces on this topic from different … Continue reading »

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The "Queen Meg" Isn't Dead

November 2, 2010, 8:14 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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The California Nurses' Association has been lampooning Meg Whitman for months with a "Queen Meg" character, trailing her around on campaign stops. Apparently, she was still going strong tonight, but I assume she abdicated after the polls closed. Here's a … Continue reading »

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Election Night - The Preamble

November 2, 2010, 6:33 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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So here we are. One night after the elation of an exceedingly rare World Series victory, the Bay Area must do an about face and steel itself for what many in this liberal coastal enclave will certainly consider to be … Continue reading »

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KQED Election Night Web and Radio Coverage

November 2, 2010, 10:50 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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I'll be here posting election results and news at 8 p.m. tonight. We'll be categorizing things geographically for easy reference. KQED's on-air coverage starts at 5 p.m. with a national look from NPR. Once the polls close in California, at … Continue reading »

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