Brown, Whitman Release New Ads As Challenge To Drop Attack Ads Hangs

Comments (4) | brown, California, california governors race, elections 2010, midterms election, Race for California, whitman

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Whitman planning to mail in her ballot on Thursday.

Republican Leader Mike Pence Mulls Run For President

Comments (0) | elections 2010, eric cantor, house of representatives, john boehner, kevin mccarthy, midterms 2010, mike pence, mitt romney, National, new gingrich

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

GOP's spokesman plans to quit to focus on presidential or gubernatorial bid.

Mother Nature Burns, Cracks And Floods Indonesia

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Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Creative Commons

Earthquake, volcanic eruption and tsunami kill 113 people.

Rolling Stone Says Jerry Brown Campaign Ads Deserve Credit

Comments (0) | 2010 elections, California, california elections, governors race, jerry brown, meg whitman, Race for California

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Two of Jerry Brown's recent television ads have been outstanding.

Meg Whitman Won't Say How Much She'll Spend In Final Week

Comments (0) | California, california governors race, campaign spending, jerry brown, meg whitman, Race for California

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Race For California.

Will Whitman give her campaign one final cash boost?

MoveOn Recruits Olivia Wilde From "House" For New RepubliCorp Ad

Comments (3) | Democrats, elections 2010, get out the vote, House, moveon.org, National, number 13, Olivia Wilde, political ads, Weeds

Paresh Dave

Screenshot from the video.

Number 13 from the television show warns of doom if Democrats don't vote.

Republican Control Of House Would Preserve California's Clout

Comments (1) | 2010 midterm elections, Barbara Boxer, California, california congressional delegation, Carly Fiorina, darrell issa, david drier, elections 2010, us congress

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Sen. Barbara Boxer speaks at a Democratic Party rally at USC on Oct. 22. (Shotgun Spratling)

If Republicans take the House, it might not be too miserable for state's Democratic majority.

Brown V. Whitman: Obama Praises Democrats, Bloomberg Touts Whitman

Comments (5) | 2010 elections, California, California, election, jerry brown, meg whitman, Race for California

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Whitman's in L.A. on Saturday. Brown has a quiet Saturday, but a busy Sunday in L.A.

WikiLeaks Iraq War Logs Show Indiscriminate Prisoner Abuse, Civilian Killings

Comments (0) | detainee abuse, International, International, Iraq War, julian assange, war crimes, war logs, WikiLeaks

Paresh Dave, Mary Slosson
Executive Producers

Release of 400,000 documents reveal misdeeds of contractors, Americans and Iraqi security forces.

Obama Slams Republicans At USC and Fires Again in Nevada

Comments (2) | National, Obama, USC, usc obama rally

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

SLIDESHOW: Obama told students Dems need them to "fight on."

Obama Takes The Stage At USC Rally

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Callie Schweitzer, Paresh Dave, Andrew Khouri, Alexandra Tilsley
Editor-in-Chief, Executive Producer, Staff Reporter, Senior News Editor

Obama begins speaking in front of Doheny Library at USC.

Rally-Goers Fill In USC's Campus, Await Obama Speech

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Andrew Khouri, Alexandra Tilsley, Paresh Dave
Staff Reporter, Senior News Editor, Executive Producer

Supporters of all ages turned out to the rally at USC on Friday.

L.A. Democratic Politicians Missing In Action

Comments (0) | Antonio Villaraigosa, Barbara Boxer, bernard parks, diane watson, dnc, Eric Garcetti, Gavin Newsom, gil cedillo, herb wesson, jerry brown, Los Angeles and Region, los angeles city counci, meg whitman, Obama, xavier becerra

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Mayor Villaraigosa (Hillel Aron)

Obama rallies his party's largest local party, but should local politicians have been turning out the vote weeks ago?

Nearly Million Votes Already In, As Requests For Early Ballots In California Soars

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Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

A fifth of L.A. County voters poised to vote early.

Prop 19's Push To Legalize Marijuana Takes A Hit In Newest Poll

Comments (2) | California, california propositions, elections 2010, legalize, marijuana, pot, proposition 19, Weed

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Bad news for Propositions 19, 23 and 24. Good news for supporters of Prop 25.

Bell Officials Scheduled To Be Arraigned Thursday Morning

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Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Rizzo.

A month after hearing postponed, Rizzo and seven others return to court.

Fuel Rising In Prop. 26 Supporters' Campaign To Make Fees And Taxes Synonymous

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Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

The taxpayer rights groups supporting Prop 26 say the state has collected $10 billion from hidden fees. (Creative Commons)

More than $7 million has been donated so far this month to Yes on Proposition 26, but why?

Energy Running Thin In Campaign To Delay Calif. Climate Change Law

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Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

If Proposition 23 fails, California would have to reduce carbon emissions in the state to 1990 levels by 2020. (Creative Commons

With funding fading for proponents of Prop 23, the measure appears poised for defeat.

Google Sued Over Street View Patent By Pasadena-Based Vederi

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Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

A Google Street View car captured in action two years ago in England. (Creative Commons)

Few win patent suits against Google, which could also be fined $4 million by Spain.

Apple May Unveil New MacBooks On Wednesday

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Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Apple's been mum about the event, but insiders have ideas about what to expect.

Palin Doesn't Know Who N.Y. Times Columnist Maureen Dowd Is

Comments (0) | elections 2010, Harry Reid, jan brewer, maureen dowd, meg whitman, midterm elections, National, queen bee sarah, sharah palin

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Sarah Palin (Hillel Aron)

"Queen Bee" flubs over writer who was shunned by McCain-Palin campaign.

DADT: Military Recruiters Ordered To Enlist Gays

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Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Gays can serve openly, but they do so at risk of discharge, pending judicial ruling.

L.A. County Opens Drive-Through Voter Registration On Final Day

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Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Voter registration form. (Creative Commons)

On the day of the deadline, county seeks to rein about 1.5 million eligible voters.

Dems V. Repubs: Obama Hits The Road For Democrats

Comments (0) | Barack Obama, elections 2010, midterm elections, midterm mayhem, National

Paresh Dave

Midterm Mayhem

Obama begins a busy week of campaigning for Democrats running for Congress and governor.

Brown V. Whitman: Clinton, Palin Enter The Fray

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Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Race For California.

Clinton rallies for Democrats in L.A. while Whitman hits up In-N-Out and screen's a movie about Clinton's disdain for Brown.

Baca, Obama Administration Will Enforce Marijuana Ban, Defying Prop 19 If It Passes

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Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Creative Commons

A press conference is being held outside L.A. Sheriff's headquarters Friday morning.

USC To Inaugurate C.L. "Max" Nikias As President

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Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Nikias.

About 10,000 people are expected to attend.

USC Annenberg Gets $50 Million Gift For A New Building

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Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

USC Annenberg School in background. (Creative Commons)

A donation from the Annenberg Foundation will allow a second home for the school to open in 2014.

Angle Sharp In Debate With Reid For Nevada's Senator Seat

Comments (0) | elections 2010, Harry Reid, midterm mayhem, National, Nevada, Sharron Angle, us senate

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Angle seems stronger than Reid in first and only debate, some critcs say.

Jerry Brown Points Fingers At Whitman In L.A. Press Conference

Comments (0) | 2010, California, California, gubernatorial, jerry brown, meg whitman, midterm elections

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Brown makes jabs at Whitman, brings out financials.

AUDIO/VIDEO: Will Legalizing Marijuana "Wreak Havoc" Or "End Failed Policy"?

Comments (3) | California, California, elections 2010, legalize marijuana, marijuana, pot, pot ban, prop 19, proposition 19

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Prop 19 supporters continue fight to legalize pot.

Nation Tunes In To Coons-O'Donnell Delaware Senator Debate

Comments (0) | chris coons, christine odonnell, Delaware, elections 2010, midterms 2010, National, us senate

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

CNN broadcasts most of a 90-minute debate, focusing in on Catholicism and Marxism.

Facebook-Microsoft Deal Would Matter...If Anyone Searched On Bing

Comments (1) | bing, Facebook, Google, like button, mark zuckerberg, microsoft, social search, Technology, yahoo

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Searches on Bing would have the option of logging in with their Facebook account to receive personalized search results.

Only about a tenth of searches are on Bing, but should Google be worried about the partnership changing that?

Meg Whitman Donates Another $20 Million To Campaign

Comments (0) | California, california governor, elections 2010, jerry brown, meg whitman, Race for California

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Her total campaign contributions total $140 million, which equals the amount she spent campaigning through Oct. 6.

The Republican's personal contributions total $141.5 million.

Obama Urges Democrats To Vote In Midterm Elections

Comments (0) | Barack Obama, democratic party, Democrats, elections 2010, midterm elections, National, President, Republicans

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

A screenshot of the webcast showing President Obama reading a question for him that was posted to Twitter.

Obama rallied a small group of Democrats to vote during a town hall meeting streamed online.

Obama Ends Deepwater Drilling Ban

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Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

An oil rig. (Creative Commons)

Oil companies can begin drilling as soon as they meet tougher safety standards.

First Rescuer Lowered To Miners

Comments (0) | bolivia, Chile, Chilean miners, collapse, Florencio Avalos, International, miners, sebastian pinera, trapped miners

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

A rescue worker steps out of a capsule similiar to the one that will be used in the rescue. (HUGO INFANTE/GOVERNMENT OF CHILE)

The rescues will begin shortly of 33 Chilean miners who have been stuck in a collapsed mine for 68 days.

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Struck Down

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Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

"Don't ask, don't tell" had prevented gays from openly serving in the military. (Creative Commons)

Federal judge issues injunction, stopping enforcement of "Don't ask, don't tell" policy.

Boxer V. Fiorina: Today In The California Senator's Race, Oct. 8

Comments (0) | Barbara Boxer, California, california celections, Carly Fiorina, midterm elections, scramble for senate, us senate elections

Paresh Dave, Alexandra Tilsley
Executive Producer, Senior News Editor

Republicans are giving the Fiorina campaign another $1 million.

Brown V. Whitman: Today In The California Governor's Race, Oct. 8

Comments (1) | California, california elections, california governor, elections 2010, jerry brown, meg whitman, Race for California

Paresh Dave
Executive Producer

Race For California.

An L.A. police union releases an audio recording of the Brown campaign calling Meg Whitman "a whore."

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