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QUESTION TIME: Last year, San Francisco voted down a ballot initiative that would have required the mayor to submit to "question time" from the board of supervisors, in the same manner that British prime ministers must take questions in the House of Commons. But the board of supes hasn't given up, inviting Mayor Gavin Newsom to show up and take questions. He is declining these invitations. Newsom, who remains popular despite a public confession of adultery with a top aide's wife, has been deflecting requests for information of all kinds as he explores a race for governor in 2010. (Arnold is termed out, so the seat is open).

Bush Signs Bill Limiting "Eligible-Lender-Trustee" Kickback Scheme

On Saturday, President Bush signed the Third Higher Education Extension Act of 2006, H.R. 6138, into law. The extension bill authorizes programs in the existing law until June 30, 2007.…

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