Archive for November 5th, 2013

SFChronicle: Now it gets interesting: Tea Party darling Tim Donnelly to enter CA 2014 governor’s race Tuesday

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Carla Marinucci

Political news, election updates, for San Francisco CA and national politics
Posted on November 4, 2013 | By cmarinucci@sfchronicle.com

Exactly a year before the 2014 election, Tea Party favorite California Assemblyman Tim Donnelly will make it official — and formally announce his run for governor Tuesday.

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Filed under: Campaigns, Elections, In the News, National Tea Party Movement, Republicans, State of California

LATimes: Low inflation means no hurry to taper stimulus, top Fed official says

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The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Karen Bleier / AFP/Getty Images)

By Jim Puzzanghera
November 4, 2013, 7:06 a.m.

WASHINGTON — A top Federal Reserve policymaker said Monday that low inflation meant there was no hurry to reduce a key central bank stimulus program, which has made “substantial progress” in lowering unemployment.

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Filed under: Business, Economy, Federal Reserve System, Finance, In the News, Investments, U.S. Government

NationalJournal: Will ACA Problems Hurt Democrats as Much as the Shutdown Hurt the GOP?

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Off to the Races

Democratic dreams of long-term Republican fallout may be fading as Obamacare rollout issues grab the spotlight.

By Charlie Cook
November 4, 2013

The noise you hear is the grinding of Democratic teeth over the botched launch and arguably deeper design problems of the Affordable Care Act.

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Filed under: Campaigns, Democrats, Elections, Healthcare, In the News, Politics, Republicans, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate