Monday, December 8, 2014 – 11:00 a.m.
A San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge has refused to block a planned strike by county-employed nurses set for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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By MARTIN WISCKOL
STAFF COLUMNIST
mwisckol@ocregister.com
Published: Dec. 7, 2014 Updated: Dec. 8, 2014 7:45 a.m.
Studies show that wealthy special interests have limited success supporting ballot measures that would benefit them economically – but they do a lot better when it comes to defeating ballot measures that could hurt their pocketbook.
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BloombergPolitics: By the Numbers: Half of the Senators Who Voted for Obamacare Will be Gone in 2015
An under-the-hood look at the best showing in Senate elections
by either party in 34 years.
Greg Giroux
Dec 7, 2014 3:17 PM PST
Louisiana Republican Bill Cassidy’s double-digit ousting of Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu on Saturday was, in the words of the senator-elect, an “exclamation mark” on a 2014 election that saw the Republicans win control of the Senate. With Landrieu’s departure, only half of the Senators who voted to pass the Affordable Care Act will still be in office in 2015, when the new members are sworn in.
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