Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California was elected by Democrats as House minority leader (Creative Commons)

Democrats elected the former Speaker of the House by a vote of 150-43.

After a close race, Toomey may take over Arlen Specter's seat.

Rep. John Boozman defeated Sen. Blanche Lincoln to win the Arkansas Senate seat Tuesday. (From John Boozman's Facebook page)

Lincoln could not overcome months of trailing in the polls.

Patty Murray (Creative Commons)

Murray and her opponent, Dino Rossi, are fighting for votes in one of the nation's closest Senate races.

Chuck Schumer (Creative Commons)

Schumer, of New York, is working to secure Reid's re-election.

Meg Whitman (Creative Commons)

The gubernatorial candidate employed Nicky Diaz for nine years.

United States Capitol (Creative Commons)

Democrats try to take back control in the last week before Election Day.

Carly Fiorina wants to make one thing clear: just because she is losing in the polls does not mean she has lost hope for Republican triumph in California.

Fiorina said Sunday she is prepared for the state's voters to "make up their own minds" and make national news on Nov. 2 by electing her over three-term incumbent Barbara Boxer.

Tea Party Express supporters at a rally in Pasadena (Taylor Freitas)

Supporters of the conservative group gathered for an evening of speeches and musical performances.

Race for California

Brown and Whitman both have 46 percent of the vote, according to a new poll.

Boxer and Fiorina continue to battle for the Latino vote.

Gen. David Petraeus (Creative Commons)

Gen. David Petraeus allows fast-food restaurants to come back to military bases in Afghanistan.

Tea Party rally (Creative Commons)

Organizers are hoping to attract 100,000 people.

Meg Whitman speaks Wednesday afternoon in Hollywood. (Taylor Freitas)

Whitman hosted with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

A man holds an American and a Guatemalan flag during a community meeting in Westlake.

People from all around Los Angeles attended the LAPD community meeting in Westlake.

Taylor Freitas

From raver to reformer, one man spoke about his past at Friday's L.A. Coliseum Commission meeting to end electronic music festivals in the future.

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