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For years, even as despondency deepened in some of its quarters, the Republican Party in California has argued that its message really isn't the problem.

The Buffett Rule, a measure to raise income tax rates on individuals and capital gains of top-earning Americans, recently received its first close up in the U.S. Senate and failed.

CALIFORNIA, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education said an audit shows California University of Pennsylvania inappropriately used university employees to raise money for its private foundation and improperly diverted nearly $6 million to the same nonprofit.

The N.C. Chamber of Commerce wants legislators who opened their annual session Wednesday to reduce future unemployment benefits from a maximum of $506 a week to $350 a week and the period of benefits from 26 weeks to 20 weeks.

What happens when a lawyer may have committed malpractice? May the offending lawyer confidentially consult internally within in his or her firm with- the "loss prevention" partner, the ethics committee, or the managing partner - and may those others then consult confidentially about the situation among themselves? This is an issue that has flown ... (more)

Residents of eight states, primarily in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, have the best shot of moving on up, according to the Pew Economic Mobility Project, which just released what it calls the first state-level study on the subject.

Residents of eight states, primarily in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, have the best shot of moving on up, according to the Pew Economic Mobility Project, which just released what it calls the first state-level study on the subject.

TERM UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS Next Saturday, May 12, California's chronically unemployed will be cut off from the nation's jobless benefits.

John Bolton : I think what offends people is that instead of recognizing it as a national triumph and having everybody share in it, that the [...] administration has tried to make it look like the ... In a way, we all knew this was going to happen.

Late last week, a committee within the California State Senate passed legislation that would protect the genetic information of the state's residents, according to GenomeWeb .