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Plastic Bag Industry And Allies May Dispose Of California's Ban

A man carries plastic single-use bags past the State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Starting in July 2015, California could become the first state to ban single-use plastic bags, unless a referendum delays the measure from taking effect. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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Plastic Bag Industry And Allies May Dispose Of California's Ban

California is set to become the first state in the country to ban plastic bags at grocery stores. But a referendum on that recently approved law could keep it from taking effect next year.

Wednesday Morning Political Mix — Sept. 25, 2013

Sen. Ted Cruz, worked a rare Senate overnight shift as he kept up a lengthy diatribe against Obamacare (with many digressions.) Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Wednesday Morning Political Mix — Sept. 25, 2013

Some of the morning's most interesting political items included Sen. Ted Cruz's anti-Obamacare Senate talkathon... another Republican calling him a "fraud"... and congressional Democrats viewing the GOP shutdown threat as an opportunity for Democratic political gains.

Calif. Gov. Brown Intervenes, BART Strike Averted For Now

A Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train sits in the Rockridge station on Friday in Oakland, Calif. San Francisco Bay Area commuters were bracing for the possibility of a BART strike as a 30-day contract extension was set to expire Sunday at midnight. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Calif. Gov. Brown Intervenes, BART Strike Averted For Now

Commuters can rest a little easier — another threatened strike at the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system has been avoided, at least temporarily. California Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed a board of investigators to look into the contract dispute that had threatened to shut down the system.

California's Jerry Brown: Water Tunnel Shows 'I Want To Get [Stuff] Done'

Gov. Jerry Brown waits for the start of a news conference to announce plans to build a giant twin tunnel system to move water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to farmland and cities. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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California's Jerry Brown: Water Tunnel Shows 'I Want To Get [Stuff] Done'

Brown expressed his frustration with what's become an intractable problem by dropping a four-letter expletive.

California's Jerry Brown: Water Tunnel Shows 'I Want To Get [Stuff] Done'

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Jerry Brown Takes Oath 'Without any Mental Reservation ... Really!'

Jerry Brown (left) is sworn in as the 39th governor of California by California Chief Justice Tani CAntil-Sakauye (right) as Brown's wife, Anne Gust-Brown, looks on. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Jerry Brown Takes Oath 'Without any Mental Reservation ... Really!'

Times are tough in California, but it doesn't hurt to have a chuckle. And Gov. Jerry Brown had a laugh at his own expense during his inauguration today.

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