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balkin.blogspot.com - 10/27/2009

Justice Scalia comes clean on Brown v. Board of Education?

— balkin.blogspot.com — Although Justice Antonin Scalia and I are both originalists, the two of us have quite different theories... of original meaning. Scalia has always looked to how the public would have applied the words of the Constitution at the time of their enactment, ... (more) Justice Scalia comes clean on Brown v. Board of Education?

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sfgate.com - 10/30/2009

Newsom pulls out of governor's race

— sfgate.com — "With a young family and responsibilities at City Hall, I have found it impossible to commit the... time required to complete this effort the way it needs to - and should be - done," Newsom said in a statement. "This is not an easy decision," he said. ... (more) Newsom pulls out of governor's race

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emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 10/27/2009

Was AUSA Brown’s Resignation Tied to FOIAs Revealing Link to Christie?

— emptywheel.firedoglake.com — Former U.S. Attorney and NJ gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie (photo by aaranya via Flickr) The Corzine campaign... is ratcheting up the pressure on the US Attorney’s office to release a number of FOIAed documents. They’re calling on ... (more) Was AUSA Brown’s Resignation Tied to FOIAs Revealing ...

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CNSNews.com Headlines:  Newspaper Roundup for Friday, October 30, 2009

ABA Journal Top Stories:  Calif. AG Spokesman Secretly Taped Reporter Phone Calls; Was Law Violated?

Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News:  Jerry Brown's office taped reporters' calls

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The Flash Report Blog and Commentary:  Jerry Brown’s secret taping: Is anyone surprised? [By Senator George Runner - State Capitol - Flash Report]

Commonsense & Wonder:  Without permission...and he's running for Governmor again.

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RT @JamesOKeefeIII Irony: California Attorney General caught recording people w/o permission http://bit.ly/3HWbvd Jerry Brown IS Ironic! 11/12/2009

Jerry Brown's office taped reporters' calls http://tinyurl.com/yhzxzxe Violation of California law? #tcot 11/2/2009

Jerry Brown's office taped reporters' calls http://bit.ly/1O12nj [can you say hypocricy] 10/30/2009

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Newspaper Roundup for Friday, October 30, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines — Home News National CNSNews.com Newspaper Roundup for Friday, October 30, 2009 Friday, October 30, 2009 By Susan Jones, Senior Editor New York Times: Schools putting limits students' halloween costumes Avoiding scary, offensive, or gross Politico: House bill: 1990 pages, $2.24 million per word Washington Times: Health bill: requires 42 studies, mentions taxes 214 times Washington Times: Democrats handpick audience for unveiling of health care bill Politico: Opt-out divides Schumer and Emanuel Boston Globe: Some criticism as Obama girls get flu shot Denver Post: Colorado pot dispensaries thriving as ...

Calif. AG Spokesman Secretly Taped Reporter Phone Calls; Was Law Violated?
ABA Journal Top Stories — Prosecutors Calif. AG Spokesman Secretly Taped Reporter Phone Calls; Was Law Violated? Posted 4 minutes ago By Debra Cassens Weiss California Attorney General spokesman Scott Gerber has taped reporters’ phone calls without their knowledge. California law bars the recording of a private conversation without consent, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, said she believes the taping was outrageous and probably illegal. Gerber’s taping came to light after he sent a transcript of a taped conversation to an editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, the newspaper reports. ...

Jerry Brown's office taped reporters' calls
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... have one hell of a story about a guy who's running for governor of California," said Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, based in Virginia. "He's just lit a fire under a real big political thing." ... "California law says all parties to a conversation must know they are being taped," she said. "So if one person didn't (know), it's a violation of the law, and it doesn't matter that it's the AG's office doing the taping." Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/1...

Jerry Brown’s secret taping: Is anyone surprised? [By Senator George Runner - State Capitol - Flash Report]
The Flash Report Blog and Commentary — Attorney General Jerry Brown has done it again : He has misused and abused the authority of his office as California's top cop. Is anyone surprised? It's clear since day one that Brown views the AG office as a bully pulpit for promoting his political views, not serving the people. His misdeeds aren't limited to clandestinely taping phone calls with reporters; Brown has also abused his powers by issuing inaccurate and misleading Title and Summaries for statewide ballot measures, including one that I authored for the 2010 election cycle. And as most people know, Brown has raised the ire of Harvey Rosenfield, founder of Consumer Watchdog.org and author of ...

Without permission...and he's running for Governmor again.
Commonsense & Wonder — Jerry Brown's office taped reporters' calls If you read the liberals comments you would believe this was done without the AG's knowledge...do you think a staffer would dare to record the AG, the other half of the conversation, without HIS permission. So Brown had to know this was going on. It also exposes the liberal ...