Archive for May, 2008
Kennedy Cancer
Sen. Edward Kennedy has been diagnosed with a milgnant brain tumor. The diagnosis comes after Sen. Kennedy suffered a seizure over the weekend.
KNBC.COM reports: “Edward M. Kennedy, the senior senator from Massachusetts who recently has spearheaded a drive for greater federal spending on cancer research, has learned that he has a malignant brain [...]
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Tags: brain tumor, cancer, sen. edward kennnedy
Gay Marriage Ban Throw Out
California Supreme court rules, in a 4-3 vote, that the state’s “Gay Marriage Ban” is unconstitutional. The ruling orders city governments to allow same sex couples to obtain marriage licenses identical to that of opposite sex couples.
What do you think of the ruling? The proposed constitutional amendment? Comment here.
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In a 4-3 vote, California’s State Supreme court overturned a ban on same sex marriage.
KNBC.COM Reports: The California Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriage Wednesday, clearing the way for California to become the second state where gay and lesbian residents can marry. The justices’ 4-3 decision Thursday said domestic partnerships are [...]
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Tags: california gay marrriage ban, gay marriage, supreme court, unconsitutional
Gov. Arnold Schwarnegger unveiled a revised budget proposal that would require voters to approve a plan to use revenues from a “modernized” lottery program to pay for the state budget deficit and create a “rainy day” fund.
Watch the news confernce raw up above on the stream or on Digital Channel 4.4 or on [...]
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Tags: arnold schwarzenegger, california budget, education, lottery, revision, sales tax
19 year old Michael Wood Byoune was killed by Inglewood police early Mother’s day morning. Byoune was unarmed and shot in the torso. The two Inglewood officers involved have been placed on standard paid administrative leave as the shooting is investigated.
Watch the entire raw news conference up above on the raw stream… Read [...]
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28 year old Crystal Strait made the decision this weekend to support Sen. Barack Obama. Her pledge ties up the Superdelegate race for the Democrats.
Strait became the 273rd superdelegate in Obama’s column. Clinton has 273.
”Barack Obama has shown a real commitment to young voters in his campaign, and in response, young people have overwhelmingly voted and caucused [...]
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Tags: california superdelegates, crystal strait decides, obama ties superdelegate race, young democrat
The drama finally concluded late Tuesday night. At 10:12PM PST, the final votes finally came into the election office. For three hours, we waited from the votes and news organizations could not call a winner because those particular votes could have change the outcome.
In the end, Clinton wins with 51% 638,274 to Obama’s 40% 615,862 [...]
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Tags: clinton wins indiana, close race, obama win north carolina
Lancaster Dog Burned
A dog badly burned after being deliberately set on fire in Lancaster was being treated at an animal shelter Tuesday, and Los Angeles County supervisors approved a $5,000 reward in hopes of tracking down the tormentor.
KNBC Report: “Deputies responding to a call from a neighbor went to the 300 block of East Lingard Street [...]
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MAY DAY
12:17 p.m.
The impact of May Day is not just being felt downtown. More than 25,000 longshore men at the Ports of Long Beach and L.A. walked off the job in solidarity with May Day and labor rights.
Check out the Long Beach Press Telegram article about the walkout.
12:02 p.m.
More people are starting to gather getting [...]
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Tags: knbc, May Day, May Day Protests, News Raw
