<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - california-republican</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/california-republican</link><description>Newsvine - california-republican</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 6 Jun 2012 03:12:26 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:22:49 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Romney sweeps 5 GOP presidential primaries</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney has won the California Republican presidential primary, completing a sweep of contests in five states.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Ohlemacher]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Stephen Ohlemacher]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12074506-romney-sweeps-5-gop-presidential-primaries</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12074506-romney-sweeps-5-gop-presidential-primaries</guid><category>us</category><category>campaign</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>california-republican</category><category>new-mexico-republican</category><category>new-jersey-republican</category><category>south-dakota-republican</category><category>montana-republican</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Jun 2012 00:51:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Another GOP lawmaker from California to retire</title>
<description><![CDATA[Rep. Jerry Lewis of California became the latest Republican to announce his retirement from Congress after new boundaries drawn through redistricting promised to make the road to re-election more difficult.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Freking]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kevin Freking]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/12/10139856-another-gop-lawmaker-from-california-to-retire</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/12/10139856-another-gop-lawmaker-from-california-to-retire</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>congressman</category><category>lewis</category><category>jerry-lewis</category><category>retirement</category><category>california-republican</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:25:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Calif. lawmaker cited after TSA finds loaded gun</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Republican state legislator who is an outspoken advocate for gun rights was cited Wednesday for trying to bring a loaded handgun onto a flight.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliet Williams]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Juliet Williams]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/04/9953834-calif-lawmaker-cited-after-tsa-finds-loaded-gun</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/04/9953834-calif-lawmaker-cited-after-tsa-finds-loaded-gun</guid><category>us</category><category>california</category><category>lawmaker</category><category>gun</category><category>us-news</category><category>california-republican</category><category>loaded</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Jan 2012 20:44:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b51a6149-4fbd-419a-998e-af18a03524f2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b51a6149-4fbd-419a-998e-af18a03524f2.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE -- In this April 4, 2011 file photo is Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, in Sacramento, Calif.  Donnelly, who previously sought the right to carry a loaded weapon inside the state Capitol has been cited for trying to bring a loaded handgun onto a Sacramento-bound flight. Transportation Security Administration spokesman Nico Melendez says  Donnelly  had a Colt .45 with four rounds in it inside his carry-on luggage at Ontario International Airport. He says another magazine with five rounds also was in Donnelly's carry-on bag. The lawmaker was passing through a security checkpoint at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Ron Paul wins GOP Calif. straw poll</title>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - Texas congressman Ron Paul won the California Republican straw poll Saturday after making several speeches at the GOP state convention, officials announced.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/18/7818706-ron-paul-wins-gop-calif-straw-poll</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/18/7818706-ron-paul-wins-gop-calif-straw-poll</guid><category>constitution</category><category>money</category><category>convention</category><category>perry</category><category>los-angeles</category><category>republican</category><category>california-republican</category><category>paul</category><category>ron-paul</category><category>bachmann</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>decision-2012</category><pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 04:33:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/110917-ron-paul-9p.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="228" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/110917-ron-paul-9p.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="69" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) (C) is escorted to a ballroom to speak to his supporters during the California Republican Party Convention on September 17, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The three-day California Republican Party 2011 Fall Convention began yesterday with an appearance by Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN).   (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Navy names new ship for labor leader Cesar Chavez</title>
<description><![CDATA[Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on Wednesday said it was an honor to name the last of 14 Lewis and Clark-class cargo ships after the late farm worker activist Cesar Chavez &#8212; pointing out that the vessels recognize American pioneers and visionaries who changed the country and the world for the better.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Watson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Julie Watson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/16/6655879-navy-names-new-ship-for-labor-leader-cesar-chavez</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/16/6655879-navy-names-new-ship-for-labor-leader-cesar-chavez</guid><category>us</category><category>navy</category><category>chavez</category><category>ship</category><category>us-news</category><category>california-republican</category><category>cesar-chavez</category><category>ray-mabus</category><category>republican-california</category><category>hispanic-american-marine</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 22:50:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/dae91a14-cb0f-44ca-b152-c683153a6cf7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/dae91a14-cb0f-44ca-b152-c683153a6cf7.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Shipyard worker Julian Cruz, left, holds a  picture showing the late farm labor leader Cesar Chavez during his stint in the Navy, alongside an image of a T-AKE class dry cargo and ammunition ship during a naming ceremony Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in San Diego. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus made the formal announcement Wednesday that the Navy has named the last of 14 new cargo ships after Chavez. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b015f6ca-644b-41cb-8c2a-ce56117febf0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="242" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b015f6ca-644b-41cb-8c2a-ce56117febf0.jpg" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Paul Chavez, the son of former labor leader Cesar Chavez poses for a picture alongside an image of his father during his stint in the Navy during a naming ceremony for a new Navy ship at a shipyard Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in San Diego. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus made the formal announcement Wednesday that the Navy has named the last of 14 new cargo ships after the late farm labor leader. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0eb5d231-a7db-47f0-94bb-111b547a1076.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="219" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0eb5d231-a7db-47f0-94bb-111b547a1076.jpg" width="120" height="66" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, left, shakes hands with the son of former labor leader Cesar Chavez, Paul Chavez, during a naming ceremony for a new Navy ship at a shipyard Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in San Diego. Mabus made the formal announcement Wednesday that the Navy has named the last of 14 new cargo ships after the late farm labor leader. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f721ae75-db76-4c93-b056-1bb732e9230b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f721ae75-db76-4c93-b056-1bb732e9230b.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Shipyard worker Julian Cruz, of San Diego, wears a helmet with the words, &quot;yes, it can be done,&quot; a motto of the United Farm Workers union, during a naming ceremony for a new Navy ship at a shipyard Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in San Diego. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus made the formal announcement Wednesday that the Navy has named the last of 14 new cargo ships after the late farm labor leader Cesar Chavez. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/01fa9762-b0fd-437a-94e6-4f3b28e5209a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="292" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/01fa9762-b0fd-437a-94e6-4f3b28e5209a.jpg" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Navy Secretary Ray Mabus listens during a naming ceremony for a new Navy ship at a shipyard Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in San Diego. Mabus made the formal announcement Wednesday that the Navy has named the last of 14 new cargo ships after the late farm labor leader Cesar Chavez. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/65f9314b-287b-4949-aa44-8482479b0177.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="254" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/65f9314b-287b-4949-aa44-8482479b0177.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, right, moves through the crowd as the son of former labor leader Cesar Chavez, Paul Chavez, behind at center, stands after a naming ceremony for a new Navy ship at a shipyard Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in San Diego. Mabus made the formal announcement Wednesday that the Navy has named the last of 14 new cargo ships after the late farm labor leader. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/670c3e51-31b9-4404-800d-e00f78bb66b3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="245" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/670c3e51-31b9-4404-800d-e00f78bb66b3.jpg" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, at podium, speaks during a naming ceremony for a new Navy ship at a shipyard Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in San Diego. Mabus made the formal announcement Wednesday that the Navy has named the last of 14 new cargo ships after the late farm labor leader Cesar Chavez. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1949d01e-e71e-4dba-a781-336669444fcd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="361" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1949d01e-e71e-4dba-a781-336669444fcd.jpg" width="120" height="170" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This April 18, 1966 file photo shows Cesar Chavez, leader of the National Farm Workers Association, speaking to the press in San Francisco, Calif. A California Republican congressman on Tuesday May 17, 2011 lambasted the Navy for naming a cargo ship after the late farmworker activist  a decision the lawmaker criticized as being unfair to military war heroes. (AP Photo, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Congressmen differ on releasing bin Laden photo</title>
<description><![CDATA[A New York Democrat is backing President Barack Obama's refusal to release photos of the slain Osama bin Laden, while a California Republican says making the pictures public would bring closure for the relatives of 9/11 victims.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/02/6570572-congressmen-differ-on-releasing-bin-laden-photo</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/02/6570572-congressmen-differ-on-releasing-bin-laden-photo</guid><category>us</category><category>congress</category><category>politics</category><category>bin-laden</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>new-york-democrat</category><category>us-news</category><category>house-intelligence-committee</category><category>senate-armed-services-committee</category><category>california-republican</category><category>pakistani-army</category><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2011 16:04:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1d45d299-00bb-454d-8f3f-bbbe3227344e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="357" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1d45d299-00bb-454d-8f3f-bbbe3227344e.jpg" width="120" height="107" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., speaks to reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 2, 2011, to talk about the death of Osama bin Laden.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/16c848a4-8ac8-40a4-9fda-ccde25111bbb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="260" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/16c848a4-8ac8-40a4-9fda-ccde25111bbb.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Local residents and media persons are seen outside the house of  where al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was caught and killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan Thursday, May 5, 2011. The residents of Abbottabad were still confused and suspicious about the killing of bin Laden, which took place in their midst before dawn on Monday. (AP Photo/Aqeel Ahmed)	&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/dd5e0bfd-8d20-4b9f-b499-461d041b0a85.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="355" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/dd5e0bfd-8d20-4b9f-b499-461d041b0a85.jpg" width="120" height="173" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir addresses a news conference with spokesperson Tehmina Janjua, right. at the Foreign Office in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, May 5, 2011. Pakistan warned America Thursday of &quot;disastrous consequences&quot; if it carries out any more unauthorized raids against suspected terrorists like the one that killed Osama bin Laden. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Whitman's Fresno-Detroit comparison draws heat</title>
<description><![CDATA[California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's comparison of Fresno and Detroit has drawn criticism from the Motor City mayor's office, with his spokeswoman calling on the billionaire GOP candidate to focus on investing in communities hit hardest by the financial meltdown.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliet Williams]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Juliet Williams]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/22/5159408-whitmans-fresno-detroit-comparison-draws-heat</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/22/5159408-whitmans-fresno-detroit-comparison-draws-heat</guid><category>us</category><category>governor</category><category>politics</category><category>california</category><category>fresno</category><category>california-republican</category><category>motor-city</category><category>meg-whitman</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:19:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9ba92fc8-b8cf-4b93-afef-b3c971c6f84b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9ba92fc8-b8cf-4b93-afef-b3c971c6f84b.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Meg Whitman, Republican nominee for Governor, holds a campaign event with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, right, on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Nancy Reagan endorses Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former First Lady Nancy Reagan is endorsing California Republican candidates Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/15/5118142-nancy-reagan-endorses-meg-whitman-carly-fiorina</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/15/5118142-nancy-reagan-endorses-meg-whitman-carly-fiorina</guid><category>us</category><category>election</category><category>politics</category><category>california</category><category>reagan</category><category>california-republican</category><category>nancy-reagan</category><category>carly-fiorina</category><category>meg-whitman</category><category>former-first-lady-nancy-reagan</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:51:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Whitman ends California tour with Romney, McCain</title>
<description><![CDATA[Republican gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman wrapped up a week of fundraising with help from some big GOP names while facing protests about the amount of money she is spending on her quest for California's highest office.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliet Williams]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Juliet Williams]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/20/4182365-whitman-ends-california-tour-with-romney-mccain</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/20/4182365-whitman-ends-california-tour-with-romney-mccain</guid><category>us</category><category>governor</category><category>race</category><category>politics</category><category>california</category><category>california-republican</category><category>governor-race</category><category>several-republican</category><category>meg-whitman</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:46:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/76218b9c-0c82-481d-87dd-2d0ea686ff2b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="251" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/76218b9c-0c82-481d-87dd-2d0ea686ff2b.jpg" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman waves as she leaves a private fundraiser, with her husband, Griffith Harsh IV, at the Sutter Club in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, April 23, 2010. Tickets for the event featuring former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney cost between $1,000 and $25,900.(Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/388b52cc-7a83-4a2c-a5d0-fa3edb21f217.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="241" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/388b52cc-7a83-4a2c-a5d0-fa3edb21f217.jpg" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney cross a skyway to attend a fundraiser at the Sutter Club in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, April 23, 2010. Tickets for the event featuring Romney cost between $1,000 and $25,900. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/60a4e17a-1096-4ffc-85c2-e35d7d912ad0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/60a4e17a-1096-4ffc-85c2-e35d7d912ad0.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Meg Whitman, left, who is running for governor of California, campaigns with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at a fund raising dinner in Redwood City, Calif., Friday, April 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/75717870-666c-4cad-a6e7-458b599abc05.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="425" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/75717870-666c-4cad-a6e7-458b599abc05.jpg" width="120" height="127" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Meg Whitman, center, who is running for Calif. Governor, campaigns with Sen. John McCain, right, R-Ariz., and former Sec. of State George Shultz. left, at a fund raising dinner for Whitman in Redwood City, Calif., Friday, April 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1c00c420-9ba2-4535-ab4f-c1ca5d9bca54.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1c00c420-9ba2-4535-ab4f-c1ca5d9bca54.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Meg Whitman, left, who is running for governor of California, campaigns with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at a fund raising dinner for Whitman in Redwood City, Calif., Friday, April 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/cd242d16-055c-4e7f-a4e7-8029a11af3ee.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="394" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cd242d16-055c-4e7f-a4e7-8029a11af3ee.jpg" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Meg Whitman, left, who is running for governor of California, campaigns with Sen. John McCain, center, R-Ariz., and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, right, at a fund raising dinner for Whitman in Redwood City, Calif., Friday, April 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/cecb6581-825b-4360-b92f-375634350ae2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="301" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cecb6581-825b-4360-b92f-375634350ae2.jpg" width="120" height="204" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Meg Whitman, left, who is running for governor of California, campaigns with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at a fund raising dinner for Whitman in Redwood City, Calif., Friday, April 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/daea3fe8-9dd3-4715-a438-109a86d39ed0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="247" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/daea3fe8-9dd3-4715-a438-109a86d39ed0.jpg" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Meg Whitman, left, who is running for Calif. Governor, campaigns with Sen. John McCain, center, R-Ariz., and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, right, at a fund raising dinner for Whitman in Redwood City, Calif., Friday, April 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d89b0539-7eac-401b-9162-339fa70e4bdf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d89b0539-7eac-401b-9162-339fa70e4bdf.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Meg Whitman, who is running for Calif. Governor, campaigns  at a fund raising dinner in Redwood City, Calif., Friday, April 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/922e40f3-fb1e-4cdf-8592-15542394ada1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="282" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/922e40f3-fb1e-4cdf-8592-15542394ada1.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Meg Whitman, who is running for Calif. Governor, campaigns at a fund raising dinner in Redwood City, Calif., Friday, April 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4d5b78ed-b0a1-4652-a0fb-6984b690a97a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4d5b78ed-b0a1-4652-a0fb-6984b690a97a.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Meg Whitman, center, who is running for Calif. Governor, campaigns with Sen. John McCain, second from right, R-Ariz., former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, far left, former Sec. of State George Shultz, second from left, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, far right, at a fund raising dinner for Whitman in Redwood City, Calif., Friday, April 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Whitman leads spending race in Calif. gov campaign</title>
<description><![CDATA[Campaign finance reports show California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman spending money at a rapid pace last year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliet Williams]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Juliet Williams]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/01/3841018-whitman-leads-spending-race-in-calif-gov-campaign</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/01/3841018-whitman-leads-spending-race-in-calif-gov-campaign</guid><category>us</category><category>elections</category><category>politics</category><category>calif</category><category>gop</category><category>fundraising</category><category>california-republican</category><category>meg-whitman</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:44:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Calif. GOP looks to 2010 races for gov., US Senate</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Republican race to challenge liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer for her U.S. Senate seat next year is shaping up as a likely contest between a socially conservative state lawmaker and a former Silicon Valley chief executive whose views are barely known to GOP voters in the state.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliet Williams]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Juliet Williams]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/25/3317136-calif-gop-looks-to-2010-races-for-gov-us-senate</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/25/3317136-calif-gop-looks-to-2010-races-for-gov-us-senate</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>convention</category><category>california</category><category>gop</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>silicon-valley</category><category>california-republican</category><category>barbara-boxer</category><category>california-republicans</category><category>meg-whitman</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:13:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/aa3da5f9-fa0e-484e-9208-1930b945f447.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="385" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/aa3da5f9-fa0e-484e-9208-1930b945f447.jpg" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a keynote address during the California Republican Convention in Indian Wells, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.(AP Photo/Francis Specker)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e849ef89-3b99-418c-929b-5739ce984ca7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="359" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e849ef89-3b99-418c-929b-5739ce984ca7.jpg" width="120" height="171" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman speaks at a news conference at the California Republican Convention in Indian Wells, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009.  Whitman is seeking the Republican nomination for Governor of California.(AP Photo/Francis Specker)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/99c15179-88c7-45e1-b44a-fbac9be812fb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/99c15179-88c7-45e1-b44a-fbac9be812fb.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner speaks during a news conference at the California Republican Convention in Indian Wells, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009.  Poizner is seeking the Republican nomination for Governor of California.(AP Photo/Francis Specker)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c27773a8-f6d8-4a14-97f7-6c617fcb2c21.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c27773a8-f6d8-4a14-97f7-6c617fcb2c21.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Workers carry a sign from Meg Whitman campaign up the stairs at the California Republican Convention in Indian Wells, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Whitman is seeking the Republican nomination for Governor of California. (AP Photo/Francis Specker)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ed177328-ced5-49f5-9830-c9dd0358ce86.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="285" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ed177328-ced5-49f5-9830-c9dd0358ce86.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman speaks at a news conference at the California Republican Convention in Indian Wells, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009.  Whitman is seeking the Republican nomination for Governor of California.(AP Photo/Francis Specker)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6527c8c1-3c3e-4ad2-a421-23a6a82c7856.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="376" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6527c8c1-3c3e-4ad2-a421-23a6a82c7856.jpg" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner speaks during a news conference at the California Republican Convention in Indian Wells, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009.  Poizner is seeking the Republican nomination for Governor of California.(AP Photo/Francis Specker)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/09da649f-8339-4235-bdeb-cdbb885e957d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="237" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/09da649f-8339-4235-bdeb-cdbb885e957d.jpg" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman gives a speech during the California Republican Convention in Indian Wells, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Whitman is seeking the Republican nomination for Governor of California. (AP Photo/Francis Specker)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/eeb500ed-4e2b-4ee2-a03b-7baa58c182fe.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="471" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/eeb500ed-4e2b-4ee2-a03b-7baa58c182fe.jpg" width="120" height="141" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman gives a speech during the California Republican Convention in Indian Wells, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Whitman is seeking the Republican nomination for Governor of California. (AP Photo/Francis Specker)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b6ecd516-5bd0-4c7c-9d4d-83afe629b2ba.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="395" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b6ecd516-5bd0-4c7c-9d4d-83afe629b2ba.jpg" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former congressman Tom Campbell speaks at a news conference during the California Republican Convention in Indian Wells, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Campbell is seeking the Republican nomination for Governor of California.(AP Photo/Francis Specker)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/258dee04-2bc2-4386-a969-58548fa72ac1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/258dee04-2bc2-4386-a969-58548fa72ac1.jpg" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, right, answers questions from reporters about her voting record during a news conference at the California Republican Convention in Indian Wells, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Whitman is seeking the Republican nomination for Governor of California.(AP Photo/Francis Specker)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Lungren challenges House GOP leader John Boehner</title>
<description><![CDATA[A conservative lawmaker challenged House GOP Leader John Boehner for his job Friday after Republicans lost at least 20 seats in last week's elections. In entering the race, California Rep. Dan Lungren said Republicans in the House can't go back to business as usual by rubber-stamping Boehner for another two-year term as leader. Lungren says next week's election for leader will say volumes about how House Republicans are reacting to the American people's verdict on Election Day.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Andrew Taylor]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/14/2112670-lungren-challenges-house-gop-leader-john-boehner</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/14/2112670-lungren-challenges-house-gop-leader-john-boehner</guid><category>congress</category><category>politics</category><category>house-republicans</category><category>election-day</category><category>california-republican</category><category>john-boehner</category><category>boehner</category><category>dan-lungren</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:18:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ex-governor to GOP: Fight Schwarzenegger recall</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former Gov. Pete Wilson urged his fellow Republicans on Saturday not to make light of a recall drive against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliet Williams]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Juliet Williams]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/27/1921163-ex-governor-to-gop-fight-schwarzenegger-recall</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/27/1921163-ex-governor-to-gop-fight-schwarzenegger-recall</guid><category>convention</category><category>california</category><category>gop</category><category>arnold-schwarzenegger</category><category>us-news</category><category>california-republican</category><category>california-gop</category><category>pete-wilson</category><category>gop-convention</category><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:01:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d435a7b1-bf5b-48ed-bdc1-2684b29a4d92.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d435a7b1-bf5b-48ed-bdc1-2684b29a4d92.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks on the state's plan to transition to a clean energy economy at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. Governor Schwarzenegger appears on the second anniversary of his signing of the Global Warming Solutions Act. (AP Photo/Jakub Mosur)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Calif. GOP lawmakers kill Dem's $6.6B tax package</title>
<description><![CDATA[California's Republican lawmakers on Sunday rejected a Democratic proposal for $6.6 billion in tax increases on the wealthy and corporations despite an offer to boost the state's rainy day fund. The failed vote now pushes California's budget impasse into its eighth week with no compromise in sight.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Judy Lin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Judy Lin]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/11/1740796-calif-gop-lawmakers-kill-dems-66b-tax-package</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/11/1740796-calif-gop-lawmakers-kill-dems-66b-tax-package</guid><category>budget</category><category>california</category><category>arnold-schwarzenegger</category><category>us-news</category><category>california-republican</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:18:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>