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Marine Corps Col. George Aucoin salutes during the National Anthem and presentation of colors on Sunday during the Sunnylands dedication ceremony.

James Lloyd, who represented the 35th district of California from 1975-1981, died Feb.

The Democrat served on the West Covina City Council from 1968 to 1975, when he was elected to the 33rd Congressional District and served three terms.

Appearing on CNN Sunday, Romney endorser and VP wannabe Bob McDonnell gave his GOP credit for the nation's improving economic outlook.

James "Jim" Lloyd, 89, a former congressman who went directly from West Covina City Hall to Capitol Hill, has died following a car crash.

Fundraising data for Rep. David Dreier, R-San Dimas, from the last quarter of last year suggests he's likely to retire this year, according to local political analysts.

Fundraising data for Rep. David Dreier, D-San Dimas, from the last quarter of last year suggests he's likely to retire this year, according to local political experts.

Federal officeholders and candidates for federal office were required to report their year-end fundraising activity by Tuesday, and the results showed varying signs of campaigns' viability and strength.

A powerful House committee is slated to meet Friday to consider creating a commission to sell off or consolidate the federal government's real estate holdings, making it the second congressional panel to take up President Obama's call to raise about $15 billion through the sale of excess government properties.

A senior administrator at Claremont McKenna College resigned after acknowledging that he falsified college entrance exam scores for years to publications responsible for ranking the small school among universities, an official said.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein's re-election campaign reported Tuesday that she raised nearly $950,000 in the final three months of 2011 as she worked to overcome the disappearance of an estimated $4.6 million from her campaign coffers.

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Longtime California Republican Rep. David Dreier raised just over $10,000 in the final quarter of 2011, a figure that is certain to heighten speculation that he will retire this year.

ASSOCIATED PRESS An international forum sponsored by the Associated Press looked at the challenges to democratic governments in the 21st century.

Better late than never. A day after his congressional colleagues offered up their response to the State of The Union, Rep.

Assemblyman Mike Gatto is the Democratic Party 's choice to represent La Caada when Assemblyman Anthony Portantino steps down at the end of 2012.

In his state of the Union speech, President Barack Obama called on Congress to put differences aside in order to speed the national economic and employment recovery.

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, arrives for a news conference to announce that he and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., had negotiated deal on the payroll tax cut that was set to expire at the end of the year at the U.S. Capitol December 22, 2011 in Washington, D.C. The last battle scar of 2011 for the GOP came in December, when ... (more)

When Inland Rep. Jerry Lewis leaves office at the end of the year, he'll take with him one attribute that none of his potential successors can promise to replicate: seniority.

California Assemblyman Anthony Portantino speaks at the newly named Larry Zarian Transportation Center dedication ceremony in Glendale on Wednesday, November 30, 2011.