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President Joe Biden appeared to get a little too personal while posing for pictures with a young girl and her friends on Friday. “Now, a very important thing I told my daughters and granddaughters: ‘No serious guys until you’re 30,'” the president said while grabbing the girl’s shoulders.

Related topics gun rights Gun control Earthquake Eric Holder california Advertisement “On Thursday, the California State Senate passed the first in a spate of 30 gun control bills authored in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, which, taken together, have the potential to fundamentally alter gun ownership in the Golden State,” Aaron Sankin of The Huffington Post reported. “The bill, authored by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and passed in a largely bipartisan vote, would require a mandatory background check fee on all gun purchases,” the report continued. “The state would then use that money for a program that...

With the California primary out of the way, it’s time for Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., to begin her campaign in earnest against Republican challenger Carly Fiorina. With stagnant general election numbers in the mid-40s, and facing a well-funded opponent, Boxer is now operating out of the David Plouffe playbook, running on the stimulus package. This is from the email she sent earlier today: I am proud of my record of fighting to create jobs for California. I have met construction workers, law enforcement officers, teachers, scientists, and many other hard-working Californians who are working because of the Recovery Act —...

WASHINGTON - The Republican presidential race is extraordinarily volatile heading into the autumn stretch before voting begins. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani leads the field in national popularity polls but Mitt Romney, the ex-governor of Massachusetts, has maintained an edge where it counts — in some of the first states to vote. The upcoming official candidacy of Fred Thompson, a former Tennessee senator and "Law & Order" actor, reconfigures the eight-man contest — and brings a dose of Hollywood glamour to the race. Arizona Sen. John McCain remains a factor but is weakened financially and politically; he's seeking traction...

<p>Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't have much good to say about Gray Davis during the 2003 recall campaign, so eyebrows raised last week when first lady Maria Shriver hired a Davis lieutenant as her chief of staff.</p> <p>Democrat Daniel Zingale, who had been Davis' Cabinet secretary, starts his new job in November. He'll join Cabinet Secretary Terry Tamminen, education adviser Bonnie Reiss and Shriver as resident Democrats in the upper levels of the GOP administration.</p>

SAN DIEGO – A man who was shot by a Border Patrol agent in Otay Mesa early Sunday as he grappled for the officer's gun has died at a hospital, authorities said. The shooting in the 2300 block of Roll Drive happened about 2:15 a.m., as the officer tried to get a motorist out of an SUV, San Diego police homicide Lt. Kevin Rooney said. The officer had spotted the Chevy Suburban driving in the area of Roll and Siempre Viva Road and became suspicious because of reports that a Suburban had been seen in the area picking up suspected...

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told American Jewish leaders that Maaleh Adumim, Gush Etzion and Ariel will stay in the hands of Israel forever but the rest of Yesha is negotiable. After guards evicted hecklers who interrupted his speech to 1,500 fund-raisers, Sharon said that the status of other areas of Judea and Samaria are subject to the "final phase of the permanent agreement negotiations and talks." Most media reports on his speech ignored Sharon's implication that leaves in doubt the future of communities of about 1,000 families, such as Beit El, Ginot Shomron, and Kedumim. Sharon added that disarming terrorists...

The Denver Post Illegal voters get stern warning Davidson vows to pursue fraud By Erin Cox and Chris Frates Denver Post Staff Writers Thursday, October 14, 2004 - Secretary of State Donetta Davidson said Wednesday that she will aggressively pursue the prosecution of voter registration fraud uncovered throughout the state. In a passionate speech at a news conference about the integrity of the election process, Davidson pushed for more help from the state's district attorneys and attorney general. Davidson, an elected Republican official, said she wants her warnings to prevent illegal voters from casting ballots. "I hope I scared...

Arab TV to get inside DNC look: Al-Jazeera grabs spot in FleetCenter skybox By Dave Wedge Wednesday, July 21, 2004 It's been called everything from the CNN of the Arab world to Taliban TV. Next week, though, the controversial Al-Jazeera network will for the first time at a political convention take its place alongside other major networks in a skybox, providing live coverage of the Democratic National Convention from the FleetCenter. ``We're basically just a bunch of hard-working people of every ethnic background, working very hard like everyone else in the news business,'' Washington-based Al-Jazeera producer Stephanie Thomas told the...

Namibians plan white farm grabs Some 4,000 whites own much of Nambia's best land A group of black farmers in Namibia says it will occupy 15 white-owned farms next week. It says the government's policy of purchasing white-owned farms is moving too slowly in correcting unequal patterns of landownership. A government spokesman said it would not tolerate any land invasions and urged landless people to be patient. About 4,000, mostly white, commercial farmers own almost half of Namibia's arable land. Agriculture, mostly beef exports, is Namibia's second-highest export earner after mining. Let us be patient and follow the adopted policy...