First Take: Speaker moves to restore child-care cuts. Maldonado crashes Gavin Newsom campaign event.

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An unfortunate typo directed Twitter followers of a Meg Whitman spokeswoman to a most unorthodox YouTube video.

Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez has devised a plan to restore cuts to child-care programs made by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Two weeks before election day, Barbara Boxer and Carly Fiorina are squabbling about the no-fly list.

Gavin Newsom got a surprise visitor at his Los Angeles campaign stop Monday -- Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado.

The district attorney’s office is building its case against Sen. Rod Wright.

Rep. Laura Richardson’s Sacramento home has been listed for short sale.

-- Anthony York

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