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Published: 12/2/09

Top 10 Lists of 2009 Google Searches Dominated by Democrats, but Not Obama

By  Emily Miller - Politics Daily
Top 10 Lists of 2009 Google Searches Dominated by Democrats, but Not Obama

Google on Tuesday released the top searches within the United States for 2009; the results are surprising and interesting. The top Google searches for senators show that people are more interested in reading about Democrats than Republicans -- only Chuck Grassley of Iowa at No. 9 made the list for the GOP. And it also shows that people are doing more searches for senators with key roles in legislation than for senators caught up in scandals. No surprise, Ted Kennedy tops the Senate Google searches, as he died this year. Second on the Senate list is Nelson, but the Google people don't tell us ...

Published: 07/21/09

California's $26 Billion Budget Deal Comes at a Cost

By  Ria Misra - Politics Daily
California's $26 Billion Budget Deal Comes at a Cost

California officials say they've reached an agreement on the $26-billion state budget shortfall. Still, they're not quite ready to say when they'll be done sending out IOUs to their creditors. The Wall Street Journal reports that $15 billion will come in the form of budget cuts, the bulk -- $9 billion -- from education. More than $4 billion is being borrowed or redirected from local governments, a measure that has drawn fire from local officials. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and California lawmakers have been at a stalemate for weeks as they tried to close the budget gap. During the ...

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