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It looks like the world is going to have to wait a bit longer for Rod Blagojevich's version of why he deserves a new trial. The former Illinois governor was convicted in 2011 of 17 counts of corruption...

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A look into what effect the court's ruling might have on contested voter ID laws all over the country.

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Convicted former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. would like to serve prison time ahead of his also-convicted spouse, Sandi Jackson, court filings show. Paperwork also reveals that the former...]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:50:23 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/WEB7AMGERSTONAFFIRM_9237124_722x406_33680963845.jpg
By the end of this month--and perhaps as early as tomorrow--the United States Supreme Court will decide the merits of affirmative action. NBC Bay Area Political Analyst Larry Gerston joins...]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:07:20 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/bidenhobies.jpg
Vice President Joe Biden surprised the breakfast crowd at a packed Hobee's restaurant in Sunnyale Saturday morning.

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In San Diego Monday, U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi — asked about the leak of details of a National Security Agency data surveillance program — said she will call for full empowerment of the Privacy and Civil...]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:22:30 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/shirakawa6.jpg
A judge on Friday delayed the sentencing of George Shirawaka Jr., the convicted and disgraced former Santa Clara County Supervisor president, saying a new charge that surfaced this week may violate his previous...]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:42:36 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/180*120/170120642.jpg
President Barack Obama talked at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose on Friday.

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President Barack Obama came to California this week, ready to talk about Big Things: Healthcare, China and national security. But sometimes, it's the little things that grab all the headlines.]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:00:57 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/obama95.jpg
President Obama touched down in Air Force One at Moffett Field Thursday, marking the second time he has visited the San Francisco Bay Area in as many months, NBC Bay Area reported. Obama's visit, which will las

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When President Obama touches down in Air Force One on Thursday evening, the arrival will mark the second time the leader of the free world has visited the Bay Area in as many months.

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What do you serve when the President of the United States comes to dinner?]]> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:03:47 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/233*120/jeffrosen1.jpg
The Santa Clara County District Attorney charged a disgraced former county supervisor with a new allegation Wednesday, using the politician's DNA on a postage stamp to link him to false impersonation during a Sa...

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On Wednesday morning, labor leader Cindy Chavez was leading the race to fill a Santa Clara County Supervisor's seat left by disgraced George Shirakawa Jr, but she didn't have enough votes to win outright, forcin...

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Is California's High Speed Rail project hitting another speed bump? A new lawsuit may push the project off track. NBC Bay Area Political Analyst Larry Gerston joins Kris Sanchez to discuss the...]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/politics/Politics-of-Fracking/208993481 Sun, 26 May 2013 08:36:23 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/WEB7AMGerstonFracking_9089202_722x406_31397443686.jpg
As much as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is about oil -- it's also about politics. NBC Bay Area Political Analyst Larry Gerston joins Kris Sanchez to talk about the politics of fracking.

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Gov. Jerry Brown in Photos

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/Obama-To-Visit-Bay-Area-In-June-208394441.html Tue, 21 May 2013 15:01:41 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/obama92.JPG
President Barack Obama has Bay Area fundraisers to attend in June.

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Voters elect legislators to be their voice--to make laws that represent their priorities and values. Whether or not legislators carry out that responsibility is a complicated

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/The-Interview-Eric-Swalwell-Goes-to-Washington-207973631.html Mon, 20 May 2013 06:25:55 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/swalwell_8085186_722x406_13634627796.jpg
Leading up to the most recent elections this past fall, a small-time Dublin prosecutor in his early 30s, named Eric Swalwell made national headlines as he waged an aggressive battle to unseat a...

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/Attorney-General-Eric-Holder-to-Rep-Darrell-Issa-Shameful-IRS-Hearing-207604261.html Wed, 15 May 2013 15:37:16 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Holder-Issa-hearing.jpg
Upset by a line of questioning, US Attorney General Eric Holder tells Rep. Darrell Issa that his conduct as a member of Congress is "unacceptable and shameful."

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/NATL-WATCH-Obama-Speaks-on-IRS-Scandal-207611661.html Wed, 15 May 2013 15:30:23 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/obama92.JPG
President Barack Obama is delivering a statement on the growing IRS scandal.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/Brian-Banks-and-mother-join-california-innocence-project-march-207055401.html Sat, 11 May 2013 18:39:44 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/brianbankssigns.jpg
Brians Banks joined the “Innocence March” in Malibu Saturday as part of a 660-mile walk to support the California Innocence Project, the organization that helped exonerate the Atlanta Falcons’ linebacker...

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U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-San Mateo) has fired off a letter to the Secretary of Defense, bringing his attention to what she called a "disturbing Facebook page," which includes many negative comments and photos...

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