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							<title><![CDATA[Can Karen Bass Hold On for a Second Term in Struggling LA?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.kcra.com/article/la-mayor-election-karen-bass-spencer-pratt-what-to-know/71471945</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After a shaky first term framed by a devastating wildfire and an ongoing struggle with widespread homelessness, Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is looking for a return trip to city hall Tuesday while facing challenges from both ends of the political spectrum.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP&rsquo;s Elder To Raise Funds for Congress, Skip Newsom Rematch]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/01/05/gops_elder_to_raise_funds_for_congress_skip_newsom_rematch_146987.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' With control of Congress in play, Republican Larry Elder announced Tuesday he is forming a political committee to raise funds for House and Senate contests and will bypass a possible rematch with California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom this year.
The nationally...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Rep. Nunes Leaving Congress for Trump Social Media Firm]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/12/07/gop_rep_nunes_leaving_congress_for_trump_social_media_firm_146848.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, who was one of former President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s most ardent loyalists in Congress, is leaving the House at the end of this year to join Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s fledgling media company.
A statement Monday from the Trump Media &amp;...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[California's Elder Concedes Recall, Hints: 'Stay Tuned']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/09/15/californias_elder_concedes_recall_hints_stay_tuned_146412.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A defiant Larry Elder conceded his fight to become California'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s next governor but indicated his first campaign might not be his last. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Stay tuned,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' the Republican talk radio host told supporters.
Shortly after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom easily'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Allegations Fly as Recall Vote Looms for California's Newsom]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/09/13/allegations_fly_as_recall_vote_looms_for_californias_newsom_146395.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' In a blitz of TV ads and a last-minute rally, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom urged voters Sunday to turn back a looming recall vote that could remove him from office, while leading Republican Larry Elder broadly criticized the media for what he described...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[As Signature Collection Ends, California Heads Toward Newsom Recall]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/03/17/as_signature_collection_ends_california_heads_toward_newsom_recall_145423.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ROCKLIN, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A plodding, months-long review kicks off Wednesday to confirm what appears inevitable: California Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election that could oust the Democrat before his first term ends.
The announcement Monday that Newsom was beginning to raise...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[California's Gov. Newsom Launches Campaign to Fight Likely Recall]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/03/15/californias_gov_newsom_launches_campaign_to_fight_likely_recall_145408.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' California Gov. Gavin Newsom established a political committee Monday to begin raising money to defend his seat in a potential recall election, the strongest acknowledgment to date that he expects to be on the ballot this year.
The Democrat'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s new fundraising...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[With His Star Dimmed, California's Newsom Could Face Recall]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/15/with_his_star_dimmed_californias_newsom_could_face_recall_144849.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' California Gov. Gavin Newsom has had a rough year. The next one might be even tougher as a recall effort appears to be gaining momentum, fueled partly by outrage over the first-term Democrat dining with friends at an opulent restaurant while telling state...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Diverse GOP Candidates Win in California]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/09/diverse_ca_candidates_win_in_california_144810.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' It had been over two decades since a Republican captured a Democratic-held congressional district in California. This year, Republicans took four.
The stunning victories have California GOP leaders talking about a comeback after years of teetering on the brink of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Battered California Republicans See Hope After Special Election Victory]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/05/19/battered_california_republicans_see_hope_in_rare_house_win_143236.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' California Republicans have been waiting for a turning point and some think it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s finally arrived.
The party of Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan has been fading in California for years: Democrats control every statewide office, dominate the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republican Garcia Flips House Seat in California-25 Special Election]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/05/14/republican_garcia_flips_house_seat_in_california-25_special_election_143203.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Mike Garcia grew up a single-minded kid from Southern California: He just wanted to fly fighter jets. His decision to enter national politics wouldn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t come until decades later, after he had seen one California election too many.
A career as a Navy aviator...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sanders Stars With Biden, Warren Absent at California Forum]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/11/18/sanders_stars_with_biden_warren_absent_at_california_forum_141758.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Bernie Sanders was greeted with booming cheers at a gathering of California Democrats Saturday, underscoring his popularity with the party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s liberal base as he looks to capture the biggest prize in the presidential primary season next year.
The...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[2020 Democratic Candidates Pledge Support to LGBTQ Community]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/11/2020_democratic_candidates_pledge_support_to_lgbtq_community_141473.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Addressing an LGBTQ community fearful that their gains in equality are slipping, Democratic presidential candidates on Thursday promised an aggressive agenda to end workplace discrimination, improve health care and ensure protections for people who face threats,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sanders, Harris Set for Showdown in Delegate-Rich California]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/22/sanders_harris_set_for_showdown_in_delegate-rich_california_141070.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Bernie Sanders has promised to win the California presidential primary in March, but home-state Sen. Kamala Harris is defending her turf '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' putting the two on a collision course in a state both see as a critical steppingstone to the White...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bloomberg Pumps $9 Million Into California House Races]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/26/bloomberg_pumps_9_million_into_california_house_races_138472.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A political committee backed by billionaire Michael Bloomberg is spending nearly $9 million on TV ads to help two Democrats trying to topple Republican incumbents in Southern California.
Bloomberg disclosed earlier this year that he intended to spend tens of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Turn on Each Other in California House Fight]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/05/29/republicans_turn_on_each_other_in_california_house_fight_137142.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Twenty-three years ago, Scott Baugh was a little-known Southern California lawyer whose conservative politics and youthful brio impressed Republican U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, who steered his new protege to a seat in the state Legislature.
Now, Baugh...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Feinstein, Oldest Senator at 84, to Seek Re-Election]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/10/10/feinstein_oldest_senator_at_84_to_seek_re-election_135226.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' At 84, Sen. Dianne Feinstein is at an age when many Americans are deep into their retirement years. But the oldest member of the Senate announced Monday that she will seek another term with a ready retort for those who might suggest her best years are behind...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP's California Dream Has Long Proven Elusive]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/06/20/gops_california_dream_has_long_proven_elusive_130935.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) -- Bob Dole thought he could win California with a "fishhook" strategy. George W. Bush came armed with $15 million. John McCain was bullish, too. They all lost.
Donald Trump's prediction that he can capture the biggest prize in the November presidential election,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Once Forgotten, California Primary Could Sway 2016 Race]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/03/23/once_forgotten_california_primary_could_sway_2016_race_130073.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Imagine Ted Cruz walking precincts in Haight-Ashbury, the hippie homeland in Nancy Pelosi's district. Or Donald Trump stumping in Compton, the West Coast capital of hip-hop.
In California, expect the unexpected.
A possibly decisive presidential primary June 7 is going...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Syed Farook Traveled to Saudi Arabia, Married Tashfeen Malik, Grew Out Beard]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/12/03/syed_farook_traveled_to_saudi_arabia_married_tashfeen_malik_grew_out_beard_128917.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A heavily armed couple dressed in battle gear opened fire on a holiday banquet Wednesday, killing 14 people and seriously wounding more than a dozen others, later dying in a shootout with police. Here's what's known about the two suspects:
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WHAT PROMPTED THE...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[California Rep. Loretta Sanchez Enters 2016 U.S. Senate Race]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/05/14/california_rep_loretta_sanchez_enters_2016_us_senate_race_126594.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- Democratic congresswoman Loretta Sanchez announced Thursday that she is running for the U.S. Senate, injecting competition into a race that had been shaping up as a runaway for Attorney General Kamala Harris.
Sanchez, 55, made the announcement in her home...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Health Exchanges Are Slow to Attract Young, Healthy]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/11/15/health_exchanges_are_slow_to_attract_young_healthy_120684.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Fears that insurance exchanges that are the linchpin of President Barack Obama's federal health care overhaul wouldn't attract the young, healthy people needed to make them financially viable are being heightened by the early results of signups in several states.
If...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Vicious Nevada Senate Contest Nears Uncertain End]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/10/29/vicious_nevada_senate_contest_nears_uncertain_end_115959.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Blood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The TV ads thrum back-to-back, hour after hour: Republican Sen. Dean Heller wants taxpayers to subsidize oil companies. Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley is flipping foreclosed homes for profit. He wants to ship jobs overseas and strip health coverage from the elderly;...]]></description>
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