Copyright 2013 http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 18:57:36 -0700 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:57:36 -0700 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/politics/Greuel-and-Garcetti-Duke-it-Out-in-Remaining-Days-of-LA-Mayoral-Race/207965641 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:56:58 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/13145227_N6PMAYORSRACE_722x406_30680643522.jpg
With four days left in the campaign for Los Angeles mayor, candidate Wendy Greuel lashed out on one of her opponent's major campaign platforms. Standing in front of a vacant Hollywood lot, she said Eri...

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President Barack Obama spoke out about several controversies surrounding the White House. The president vowed the IRS would stay out of politics, and also called for better intelligence to avoid attack...

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/politics/New-Ad-Aims-to-Link-Democrat-Greuel-With-Ex-Republican-Governor/207648601 Wed, 15 May 2013 22:12:44 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/13124328_N5PMAYORRACE_722x406_30403139598.jpg
Wendy Greuel's campaign is pushing back following the release of a new Spanish-language television commercial put out by a Super PAC that supports her opponent, Eric Garcetti. The ad attempts to...

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President Barack Obama is delivering a statement on the growing IRS scandal.

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Mayor Tom Owings, set to resume testimony before a grand jury in connection with a corruption investigation, talks about his relationship with a developer at the center of the

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics/Prison-Law-Repeal-Urged-By-Former-Lt-Governor-207303631.html Tue, 14 May 2013 16:37:28 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/prison-hands-generic.jpg
Critics of California's controversial prison "realignment" program are now looking to repeal it -- at the ballot box.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics/NATL-BAY-COPY-Facebooks-Zuckerberg-Angers-Enviros-with-Keystone-XL-Pipeline-Ads-205670581.html Wed, 01 May 2013 17:32:51 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/160*120/FB13.JPG
Mark Zuckerberg has clicked "Like" on the Keystone XL Pipeline — and now his timeline is going to be chock-full of angry. The Facebook founder and CEO recently started a political advocacy group called FWD.us —...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics/FBI-IRS-Moreno-Valley-Corruption-Investigation-205429951.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:04:09 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/morno-valley-irs-1.jpg
Federal agents have served warrants at several Moreno Valley locations as part of a corruption investigation.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/politics/Flicked-Off_-Frisbee-Team-Wants-to-Play-Near-White-House/204767691 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:05:49 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/7825243_R5PSEGRAVESFRISBEEPKG_722x406_28094019578.jpg
Frisbee teams say they are being forced off fields near the White House. The National Park Service says it's part of a beautification effort to restore the Ellipse. The teams are seeking the help...

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/politics/RAW-VIDEO_-Boston-Residents-Take-to-Streets,-Sing-Star-Spangled-Banner/203865021 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:06:30 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/210*120/041813starspangledbanner.jpg
Residents poured out onto the streets of Boston and broke out in song after the capture of the second suspect in the marathon bombings. This happened on Hemenway Street which borders the...

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The uncle of the suspects accused of Monday's Boston Marathon Explosions speaks. From NBC Washington.

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The uncle of two young men suspected of planting two bombs at the Boston Marathon urged his nephews to turn themselves in during an emotional interview outside his Maryland home.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/politics/LA-Mayoral-Candidates-Deliver-Heated-Debate/204274651 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:52:13 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Councilman+Eric+Garcetti+and+City+Controller+Wendy+Greuel.jpg
LA Mayoral Candidates Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel faced off in a heated debate that aired on NBC4. NBC4 Political Analyst Sherry Bebitch Jeffe dissects each candidate's

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/politics/Surveillance_-Suspects-in-Boston-Marathon-Bombings/203678321 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:03:04 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/boston_suspects_vid_thumb.jpg
Surveillance video released by the FBI shows two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI at 800-CALL-FBI.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/politics/Flags-Fly-Off-Shelves-at-Boston-Shops/203439721 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:09:33 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Boston_flags.jpg
The owner of Charles Street Supply Co. in Boston had to make a difficult decision on whether to reopen the day after the bombings. He did, and people who want to show patriotism are buying all of...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics/Letter-Addressed-to-Senator-Tests-Positive-for-Ricin-203297461.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:32:47 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/AP964249938122.jpg
A letter addressed to a U.S. senator from Mississippi has tested positive for the dangerous poison ricin, the FBI said Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday evening that the toxin was sent to...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/politics/Garcetti-Supporters-Question-Whether-Greuel-Backers-Sabotaged-Fundraiser/202951121 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:50:01 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/12846931_JANEMAYORFORWEB_722x406_26112067518.jpg
A fundraiser at a Crenshaw restaurant for LA mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti was supposed to take place Saturday evening, and was promoted by Garcetti's campaign for weeks. But the...

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/politics/GOP-Reaffirms-Opposition-to-Same-Sex-Marriage-During-Hollywood-Convention/202797691 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:49:30 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/12836267_N5PRNCSPRINGMEETING_722x406_26016835925.jpg
Opposition to gay marriage was reaffirmed in the Republican party's platform, much to the dismay of those seeking to revive the party in California. The GOP's national committee passed the...

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Sen. Chris Murphy is asking media mogul Rupert Murdoch not to broadcast a NASCAR race sponsored by the National Rifle Association, amid intensifying debate in Washington over new measures to curb

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics/NATL-BAY-COPY-Kamala-Harris-Star-Power-Buoyed-By-Obama-Best-Looking-Attorney-General-Comment-202398641.html Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:17:35 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/AP202909100286.jpg
If California Attorney General Kamala Harris is the nation's "best-looking attorney general," as President Barack Obama said last week (before apologizing but not retracting), she's also the most...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics/NATL-CHI-COPY-Robin-Kelly-Easily-Wins-2nd-Congressional-Race-202237151.html Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:38:11 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Robin-Kelly-victory-1.jpg
Robin Kelly will head to Washington, D.C. this week to become the next congresswoman from Illinois. With 92 percent of precincts reporting as of 9 p.m., Kelly had earned 72 percent of the vote,...

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics/In-Memoriam--187336561.html Fri, 03 May 2013 07:32:22 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/kelly_3.jpg
Take a look at the most notable deaths of 2013.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics/The-Life-and-Times-of--Margaret-Thatcher--201915851.html Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:31:04 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/Margaret_Thatcher_P2.jpg
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died of a stroke at age 87. Thatcher was Britain's first female prime minister. The conservative leader led Britain from 1979 to 1990 and was a close all...

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