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More Erik Brown OC Consulting Connections

March 30, 2010 7

Yesterday the scandal of a local GOP political consultant Erik Brown charging the RNC for a jaunt to a “sex & bondage” themed entertainment venue caused quite a stir. Well, we did a little digging and found at least two more OC GOP candidates with ties to Erik Brown.

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Bill Maher’s “New Rules”

March 28, 2010 1

New Rule: You can’t use the statement “there will be no cooperation for the rest of the year” as a threat if there was no cooperation in the first half of the year. Here’s a word the president should take out of his teleprompter: bipartisanship. People only care about that in theory, not in practice.”
– Bill Maher, 3/26/2010

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Hunt Scores Deputy Sheriff’s Endorsement

March 27, 2010 0

The Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs (AOCDS) announced today that they have chosen to endorse retired Lt. Bill Hunt for election this June as Orange County Sheriff-Coroner. The decision came after a vote this week of their general membership.

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Congressman Rohrabacher can’t seem to follow the rules

March 26, 2010 5

So what’s wrong with this invitation? The email uses the same banner as his official website, including the photos and Congressional Seal. None of these materials may be used for political purposes. Further down in the actual email, you will find a direct link to the official website. Clearly the disclaimer that the invitation is not printed at government expense requires a bit of creative liscense. The banner and photos on Rohrabacher’s official website were most certainly paid for with government funds.

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Closing the Latino Achievement Gap – New Orange County Committee Formed

March 26, 2010 6

“Currently we see practice in the classroom guided by policies from the federal government that are not aligned to qualitative research. One of our main goals is to better align research to policy to practice. We are pleased that this initiative has the support and participation of Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Senator Lou Correa and Assembly Member Jose Solorio and look forward to working with all legislators interested in taking action.”