Friday January 14, 2011 Updated 9:19 PM PST
Scott Brown ran for the Senate vowing to rein in government spending and cut the federal budget deficit. A year later, he is open to increasing the national debt limit so the government can both spend and borrow more. The clash between his campaign rhetoric and voting record underscores the theme of the Scott Brown's first year replacing a liberal icon, the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
Despite President Barack Obama's appeal for civility, history suggests any move toward cooler political rhetoric after the Arizona shootings will soon fade.
Tunisia's autocratic president, struggling to contain deadly riots that have destabilized his authority, made sweeping pledges for...
Chronicle 1.14.11 4:00 AM
This is one of the saddest moments in American politics. An innocent 9-year old girl, Christina Green, is dead. Before her parents...
Chronicle 1.14.11 4:00 AM
Saying the weather hasn't been cold in the Bay Area this winter won't make it true. Saying the political climate had nothing to do...
Chronicle 1.14.11 4:00 AM
The victor is relishing the win and spreading around the spoils. But she could be more magnanimous about it. One of new Oakland Mayor...
Chronicle 1.14.11 4:00 AM
Assembly Speaker John Pérez will announce today that state officials have found a way to save child care subsidies for 55,000...
Chronicle 1.14.11 4:00 AM
When Sarah Palin accused journalists and pundits of "blood libel" in the wake of the deadly Arizona shootings, she reached deep into...
Chronicle 1.13.11 4:00 AM
This is a free country. If Sarah Palin wants to run for president in 2012, she is free to try. But she will not win the GOP nomination...
Chronicle 1.13.11 4:00 AM
6:44 PM #ReincePriebus steps into the spotlight politi.co/fmSWAJ #RNC (Politico)
5:56 PM Another Brown #cabudget efct? / RT @jimmiller2: Riverside Co supes have special meeting Tues to consider selling $155m redevelopment bonds (KQED_CapNotes)
5:33 PM Reagan's son: Father showed signs of Alzheimer's in White House - bit.ly/i1P2hJ (politicalticker)
UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau has come out swinging over the shooting...
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