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Willie Brown to Trump: Tell That Story and I'll Sue

California politician says he doesn't want GOP nominee to speak his name

(Newser) - Willie Brown has called Donald Trump on his threat to sue the New York Times over its reporting on a tale the presidential candidate told about the two of them nearly crashing in a helicopter long ago. In Trump's account, he and Brown were almost killed when the helicopter...

Brown Suggests Trump's Imagination Took Flight
Brown Suggests Trump's
Imagination Took Flight
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Aug 17, 2024 6:45 AM CDT

Brown Suggests Trump's Imagination Took Flight

Former mayor says there was no emergency landing and no bad-mouthing of Harris

(Newser) - Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown is sticking with his story that he has never been in a helicopter with former President Trump—and certainly not in one that had to make an emergency landing as Trump claimed earlier this month. CBS News reports that when the New York Times...

Willie Brown: Kamala Harris Should Say No to Biden

Not because the former San Fran mayor doesn't like her, however. Just the opposite

(Newser) - Kamala Harris for vice president? No thanks, says former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown in a new op-ed. Brown is a fan of Harris, and he acknowledges that if Joe Biden wins the election, she'd have a place in history as the first-ever female VP. However, "the glory...

Pelosi: Hillary Is 'Our Shot' in 2016

Congresswoman also has Obama's back, defends health care reform

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi sat down with the San Francisco Chronicle to talk Obamacare, dismiss rumors that she's "done" with politics, and drop a very big quote about Hillary Clinton running for president in 2016: "Why wouldn't she run?" Pelosi said. "She's a magnificent secretary of...

'Kiss My Gay Ass': Calif. Dem After Heckling Arnold

... after interrupting governor's speech by yelling 'You lie!'

(Newser) - Slightly different forum, very different personalities, same heckle. And California Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano apparently followed up his “You lie!” interruption of a speech last night in San Francisco by Arnold Schwarzenegger by walking out and telling the Republican governor to “kiss my gay ass.” Ammiano’...

Cyclists Rage Against the (Auto) Machine

Frustrated riders swarm SF once a month and spread cause worldwide

(Newser) - Hordes of cyclists swarm San Francisco’s roads on the last Friday of every month for a day of two-wheeled protest, the Los Angeles Times reports. As many as 1,500 members of the cycling advocacy group “Critical Mass” spontaneously tour the streets as they trap stalled motorists “...

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