First Take: Schwarzenegger lashes out at Steve Poizner. Abel Maldonado goes late-night

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Looks like the Schwarzenegger administration is taking sides in the gubernatorial primary. Here’s a hint: Steve Poizner is not getting the governor’s endorsement.

What do you do after enduring a long confirmation fight for lieutenant governor? If you’re Abel Maldonado, the answer, of course, is: Hit ‘The Colbert Report.’

George Skelton examines the ‘politics and perils’ of public pensions.

Capitol Weekly looks at how Poizner’s memoir landed, briefly, on the New York Times bestseller list.

Sempra Energy has agreed to pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from the state’s energy crisis.

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-- Anthony York in Sacramento