CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
November 13, 1993 | From a Times Staff Writer
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) announced Friday that she has recommended to President Clinton that he appoint San Diego County Superior Court Judge Judith McConnell to a federal district court judgeship in the Southern District of California, which covers San Diego and Imperial counties.
NEWS
March 25, 1992 | SAM FULWOOD III, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, who abandoned his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination two weeks ago, will endorse Bill Clinton today or Thursday in New York, sources said Tuesday. People close to the Harkin organization said the endorsement will come in exchange for prime consideration for the vice presidency, but a Clinton campaign official discounted that.
NEWS
June 16, 1992 | JAMES GERSTENZANG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It wasn't two hours on the "Today" show or a live shot on MTV. It wasn't even a half-hour radio call-in program with questions from Bob in Boston or Paula in Pittsburgh. In his latest effort to speak directly to the American voter, President Bush sat down Monday for a live, 30-minute interview on the Cable News Network. What emerged was an easy-going chat--about figures such as Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin and, to a much lesser degree, Ross Perot--that met with the President's approval.
ENTERTAINMENT
October 21, 1991 | STEVEN HERBERT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Most politicians would gladly accept the opportunity to appear on any of the three network morning talk shows, but not former California Gov. Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown Jr. Brown was invited to join the other Democratic presidential hopefuls last Thursday on "Today" as NBC had hoped to present the first joint appearance of all six major candidates. But Brown told the network he wanted to be the only guest and requested a "significant" amount of time--a request NBC found unacceptable.
NEWS
September 24, 1994 | AMY WALLACE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gov. Pete Wilson's campaign, in its most direct attempt yet to link Democrat Kathleen Brown to the legacy of her older brother, unveiled a television ad Friday that says Brown holds "the same position on the death penalty as her brother, Jerry Brown." Television viewers are left to guess at precisely what that position is. The ad says only that former governor Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown Jr.
NEWS
November 27, 1998 | DAVE LESHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It appears that, just as he promised during his campaign, Gray Davis really will need a big--no, giant--table in his new office as governor. He said he wants to hear from everybody. And so far, the Democratic governor-elect has asked nearly 50 prominent Californians, including some skeptical Republicans, to share their views as members of advisory panels on education and agriculture.