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New Poll: Californians Short on Hope

Eighty percent of voters think this state is heading in the wrong direction, finds the new USC College/Los Angeles Times Poll. While 60 percent approve of the job President Obama is doing, 62 percent are disillusioned with Gov. Schwarzenegger. USC’s Dan Schnur wonders whether the shine is off the Golden State.

In Brief

Ballot Initiative Results

On November 3, voters decided on a range
of issues in various states, delivering defeats and victories
for gay rights, and rejecting tax limits.

Source Alert

Status of Gay Marriage

Now what? November voters left advocates unsure on whether
to push same-sex marriage in California in 2010, says Ange-Marie Hancock.

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