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[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

The ethically challenged John Doolittle, Congressman from a conservative mountain district in Northern California, is losing control of his political machine as GOP colleagues fear he cannot hold his seat against Democrat CharlieBrown, the Sacramento Bee reports. Roseville Assemblymember Ted Gaines,a former Doolittle protegee, is one of the Republicans smelling blood,but so far he has refused to enter the primary.

While some have labeled Governor Schwarzenegger as "Gray Davis with biceps" due to similarly moderate views of both governors, Arnold hassolidified himself as an economic libertarian and environmentalprogressive who leans to the center on social issues, writes DanielWeintraub in today's Bee. He's clearly still in the pocket of theChamber of Commerce, as indicated by his veto of every so-called "jobkiller" bill, but he also signed 18 of 24 bills pushed by the SierraClub.

Political observers are forgiving of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, despite a tough week of losing support for aresolution condemning the murder of Armenians as genocide and thepulling of a bill to reform Bush's warrantless wiretapping program.According to the Bee, Pelosi has largely succeeded at keeping afractious party unified, though the job will only get tougher as thewar continues and elections near.

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