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California Republican gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner “skipped lightly over detailed solutions to California’s grievous fiscal mess” during a “genteel debate” Monday, the LA Times reports. (more)

As Virginia Thomas tells it in her soft-spoken, Midwestern cadence, the story of her involvement in the “tea party” movement is the tale of an average citizen in action. (more)

VANCOUVER — As soon as Steve Petrie arrived at Cypress Mountain, high above the city, a hint of panic set in. (more)

Millions of Gmail users opened their inboxes today to find a new — and mysterious — feature waiting for them: Google Buzz. (more)

The LA Times reviews Jenny Sanford’s tell all memoir of her failed marriage and unsurprisingly finds that “revenge is a barely concealed subtext.”  The book has some gripping revelations about Mark Sanford, including an eye-popping section where Jenny claims her husband haggled over their wedding vows.  And it wasn’t over what words to use. He was, apparently, “reluctant to promise to be faithful.” (more)

The LA Times delivers a surreal headline regarding Arlen Specter’s admonition to Rep. Michele Bachmann to “act like a lady.” Screen shot included below: (more)