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Doctored Chimp Photo Pits Birthers against OC GOP Establishment
Republicans in Orange County are divided over President Obama's face superimposed on the picture of a chimpanzee and emailed from one OC committee member to her colleagues.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenRepublicans in Orange County are divided over the face of President Obama superimposed on the picture of a chimpanzee and emailed from one County Committee member to her colleagues. Was it a harmless joke or the kind of racist prank that could do political damage? We talk with a GOP party elder. Also, what will it take to restore the brand of the Dodgers, and what’s it like at the stadium. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, has the endgame begun in Afghanistan?
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4 storiesWill Bud Selig Tag Dodgers Owner Frank McCourt Out?
After Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig announced that he was taking control of the team , local businessman and former mayoral candidate Steve Soboroff called it "irresponsible." Soboroff was hired as Dodgers' vice chairman Tuesday, one day before Selig's announcement was made public.
Read the story10 minDoctored Chimp Photo Pits Birthers against OC GOP Establishment
The Republican Party of Orange County is in an uproar over the picture of a family of chimpanzees with a portrait of President Barack Obama superimposed on one of their faces. A comment says, "Now you know why — No Birth Certificate."
Read the story10 minGovernor Brown's Deal with Prison Guards Could Be Costly
Former Governor Gray Davis gave California's prison guards a 34 percent raise, twice what other state employees received. After he was recalled, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger attacked the Correctional Peace Officers Association as an example of public-worker unions with too many perks and too much power.
Read the story6 minIn Afghanistan, Is the Endgame Beginning?
In what has been the deadliest part of Afghanistan for American forces there are " signs of change ," as another season of fighting gets under way. That's according to Rajiv Chandrasekaran, senior correspondent and associate editor of the Washington Post, just back from the region.
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