Tuesday, March 7, 2006
- 
	
	
	
			
		BakCal: Battle to fill void begins
		
 - BakCal: Thomas: 'I could pitch another game, but why?'
 - SacBee: Rep. Thomas vows to retire next year
 - SFChron: Fiery GOP representative won't pursue 15th term
 - FresBee: Thomas to leave House
 - LAT: Ways and Means Chief Thomas to Leave Congress
 - SDUT: Powerful Bush ally Rep. Thomas to retire
 - TheHill: Thomas will not seek reelection
 - WashTimes: GOP's Bill Thomas announces retirement
 - WashPost: Ways and Means Chairman to Step Down
 - NYTimes: A Powerful House Republican Plans to Retire
 - AP: Head of Ways and Means announces his retirement
 - WSJ: Bill Thomas's retirement gives Republicans another chance to leave the DeLay era behind.
 - RollCall*: Thomas Leaves On Top
 - HumEvnts: Bill Thomas Out; GOP Shootout In
 - BakCal: With Thomas out, get ready for political shuffle
 - LADN: House opening stirs up Assembly
 - 
	
	
	
			
		CCTimes: GOP split over bond proposals as deadline for June vote nears
		
 - LADN: June bond deadline looms
 - OakTrib: Time is slipping on bond package
 - SacBee: Democrats put heat on governor
 - LAT: Governor, Chamber at Odds Over Emissions
 - SJMerc: Early poll shows Feinstein with big lead over challenger
 - CCTimes: Feinstein the favorite, poll finds
 - LAT: Judge Orders UC to Repay Fee Increases
 - OakTrib: UC ordered to refund millions
 - CCTimes: Judge finds UC unfairly raised fees
 - SDUT: UC loses unfair-fees suit worth millions
 - LAT: State Prison Reform Hopes in Jeopardy
 - 
	
	
	
			
		TheHill: Hunter is Duke's friend til the end
		
 - NCTimes: Cunningham now Inmate 94405-198
 - NCTimes: What's next in Cunningham bribery saga?
 - NCTimes: With candidate for Congress at his side, state schools chief visits Cardiff
 
- 
	
The Golden Pen
		Speech We'd Like to Hear From an Academy Award Winner
		
 - BakCal: Governor must heed message
 - 
	
	
	
			
		SacBee: California will lose a chunk of its hard-won congressional clout
		
 - 
	
	
	
			
		SacBee: Delgadillo's sin: Helping lure Wal-Mart to L.A.
		
 - 
	
	
	
			
		NCTimes: State ed chief backs flat $50 property tax to fund public schools
		
 - 
	
	
	
			
		OCReg: Governor thanks O.C. business donors
		
 - 
	
	
	
			
		SacBee: Preschool ballot measure leads early
		
 - SFChron: Field Poll - Early voter support for free preschool
 - SFChron: City awaits state OK of new voting machines
 - OakTrib: E-vote pioneer will return to paper ballots
 - ModBee: Stanislaus supervisor race now three-way
 - FresBee: Dyer won't run for sheriff
 - LADN: County reins in costs
 - LAT: Plan by Mayor's Aide to Oversee School District Breakups Delayed
 - RivPE: DA probes alleged GOP voter registration fraud
 - SBSun: Ramos begins inquiry
 - IVDB: GOP halts bounty program after 3,000 fradulent voter registrations uncovered
 - LAT: S.B. County Probes Voter Signup Firm
 - SBSun: Morris sworn in as SB mayor
 - OCReg: Harkey leads campaign spending
 - SDUT: S.D. liable for pension case defense
 - SDUT: $247 million hospital bond has June date with voters
 - SDUT: Stem cell work steps forward in San Diego
 

		ASSEMBLY REPUBLICAN LEADER GEORGE PLESCIA