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Transcript: President Obama’s fundraising event in Redwood City

Here's the full transcript of the speech from President @BarackObama's fundraiser in Redwood City Wed night: http://t.co/eFWcpwpb #2012

A's Yoenis C�edes will get a new grip

sfgate.com — Yoenis Céspedes will have a new style of hitting when he returns from the disabled list. Céspedes said Wednesday morning that he no longer will grip the bat with the knob nestled in the palm of his hand. There is...

Mariela Castro blasts 'Cuban Mafia' in Calif. talk

sfgate.com — (05-23) 19:38 PDT SAN FRANCISCO, (AP) -- The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro had some blunt words Wednesday for Cuban-Americans who support economic and travel restrictions between the U.S. and her country, saying "a Cuban Mafia" made up of émigrés "who have no scruples" are holding the American people hostage.
Mariela Castro, daughter of #Cuban pres Raul Castro, blasts "Cuban Mafia" in SF speech http://t.co/husLEDEr

Here’s your Obama California Fundraiser Drinking Game…..

blog.sfgate.com — President Obama is swinging through the Bay Area, money net in hand, for three fundraisers in about 14 hours. And no, as we pointed out, he won't be interacting with anyone who doesn't have a checkbook in hand. But you can still enjoy the President's visit from afar - at least his sold-out "rally" at the Fox Theatre in Redwood City tonight.
Here’s your Official Obama California Fundraiser Drinking Game…drink once for every "Fired up? Ready to go." http://t.co/KtpOlvGf

Transcript: Here’s POTUS speech to $38,500 pp Atherton fundraiser

blog.sfgate.com — Here's the White House transcript of President Obama's speech tonight at the Atherton fundraiser in the Goldman home: REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT CAMPAIGN EVENT Private Residence Atherton, California 8:03 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. Please, please have a seat.
Here's full transcript of @BarackObama speech tonite to tony Atherton fundraiser...complete w/shot out to Don Cheadle http://t.co/lJGKkfWO

Obama’s Asian American Pacific Islander outreach re-located to San Jose “for logistical purposes”

blog.sfgate.com — President Obama's big $40,000 per person Asian American business round table fundraiser planned for Thursday has been moved from Palo Alto to downtown San Jose "for logistical purposes," the campaign said today.
Obama $40K-perhead Asian-American fundraiser relocated to SJ “for logistical purposes."No pool reporting allowed http://t.co/oivtIv2D
Here's the story on Obama campaign decision to move big Asian biz fundraiser Thurs from Palo Alto to San Jose #2012 http://t.co/dDqah622

Peninsula fundraising-palooza: POTUS, protests, and money, money, money

blog.sfgate.com — It's a special joint edition of the Politics Blog tonight as President Obama hits the Bay Area for a fundraising drive. The White House has released a list of expected attendees at tonight's Redwood City fundraiser at the Fox Theatre: actor Don Cheadle, singers Graham Nash and David Crosby, Jan Brandt, vice chair emeritus of AOL, Dennis Troper, product management director of Google, Tim Westergren, founder of Pandora Media, and Susan Wojcicki, Senior Vice President of Google.
CA fundraising palooza! Live from events w POTUS, Boehner shindigs with Tea Party, Occupy protests galore #moneytree http://t.co/zEiUuxU2

Why the SF Giants are not happy with Ryan Braun, plus Schulman actually uses a sabermetric stat and other notes

blog.sfgate.com — I don't know the whole story. I'll admit that straight off. I can only go by what the locals told me, and they told me that National League Most Valuable Player Ryan Braun has done a lot of kvetching about the odd shadows at Miller Park caused by the array of windows and panels and slats that can create a mosaic of light and shadow on the field.
Why the Giants are unhappy with Braun, plus Schulman uses a sabermetric stat and other notes: http://t.co/g4HfP0DP

New satirical ad: Californians “supporting” Big Tobacco (VIDEO)

blog.sfgate.com — Portal A, the much-lauded ad creators who gave California the "Ed Lee's 2 Legit 2 Quit" video is now taking on Big Tobacco with a new pro-Prop 29 ad. As Comrade Lagos has been reporting, that's the prop that would add a $1 a pack tax on cigarettes primarily to fund tobacco-related illness and cancer research.
RT @joegarofoli: New CA ad: "I support Big Tobacco because they killed my wife..& that's 1 less mouth to feed." (VIDEO) http://t.co/bElUcJvD
Tough new CA satirical ad."I support Big Tobacco because they killed my wife. And that's 1 less mouth to feed." (VIDEO) http://t.co/ulCZ0oqK

A reason for Romney’s memory lapse

blog.sfgate.com — When an interviewer asked Mitt Romney the other day about his comments back in February about President Obama, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and religion in America, the prospective Republican presidential candidate replied that he couldn't quite recall, though not exactly in those words. He may have had a good reason for his memory lapse.
#SFChron's legal affairs writer Bob Egelko on @MittRomney's "convenient?" memory lapse on religion/Jeremiah Wright http://t.co/7ggtpkwE
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