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Democrat Pete Aguilar won a tough Congressional race against a Republican veteran in a conservative region that has elected Republicans to the Assembly, state Senate and Congress for decades.

Now he faces an even tougher battle: moving his agenda in a Republican-dominated Congress as a freshman Democrat, the lowest rung on the power-and-influence ladder in Washington D.C.

Aguilar says he plans to reach across the aisle to Republicans. But what if nobody reaches back?

I asked a couple of Aguilars soon-to-be peers, Inland members of Congress Ken Calvert and Mark Takano, what advice they have for him.

Democrats can increase their clout by joining with Republicans on issues of importance to the region, both men said.

Takano, D- Riverside, was in Aguilars shoes two years ago: an incoming freshman Democrat in a GOP-controlled House.

Now elected to his second term, Takano said getting party-neutral committee assignments is important.

Takano landed on the Veterans Affairs Committee and the Committee on Education and the Workforce his first term, very bipartisan committees, he said. Democrats and Reppublicans find common ground on helping vets; ditto for education.

For example, Takano worked with Calvert and Rep. Paul Cook, R-Yucca Valley, to make sure new drones will operate out of March Air Reserve Base in Takanos district, and be stationed in the High Desert in Cooks, Takano said.

Other issues where the region needs to pull together are water and court funding, in which the Inland area falls short and may face cuts, Takano said.

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Far right politician Paul Rimmer was condemned after claiming Liverpool FC have been cursed by God for promoting homosexuality.

English Democrat Paul Rimmers comments have gone viral after he made the alleged homophobic remarks on his public Facebook page in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The former UKIP candidate and ex-BNP activist posted: From the Bible, Sodomy defiles a Nation. Those who promote it will be punished & vomited out of the Land. Lev.18.23.

In 2012 Liverpool FC sponsored the Citys Gay Pride Parade. Unless they repent they will be under a continual curse.

English Democrat Paul Rimmer debating with fellow candidates for the role of Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner

Mr Rimmer, who was arrested in 2012 after challenging a gay rights rainbow flag flown at Toxteths Admiral Street police station, then suggested this had cost the Reds the Premier League title in May.

The pub doorman, who intends to stand for Liverpool Mayor in 2016 having lost out in 2012, said: Liverpool were amazing last year, but the title was denied them.

It was later pointed out to the 52-year-old that his Bible quote in fact refers to bestiality, not homosexuality, and he quoted further scripture.

English Democrat Paul Rimmer suggesting Liverpool FC's indifferent form was due to the club 'promoting' homosexuality

He added: Everyone knows homosexuality is wrong, but now we have to pretend its nice & normal and anyone who points out its a perversion is evil. This is a deep moral & spiritual sickness in our nation.

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Sedalia Police Department officers are searching for a black male wearing a hoodie after an armed robbery and shooting in downtown Sedalia Thursday afternoon.

At approximately 1:32 p.m., a black male entered Gold Buyer, 108 S. Ohio Ave., and shot the owner/operator twice, according to SPD Sgt. Chet Mackiewicz, who spoke with the Democrat at the scene shortly after the incident. SPD Chief John DeGonia told the Democrat at 3:30 p.m. the owner is Wesley Brown, and he was taken to Bothwell Regional Health Center.

The owner, who Mackiewicz said is expected to be OK, was the only person in the shop at the time of the robbery, along with his dog.

We couldnt talk to the owner much, Mackiewicz said. He will be OK, but he was shot and in serious condition. It happened quickly as far as we know. We dont know what direction the suspect was headed because the owner was shot and he went down.

The suspect fled the scene with unknown property from the business.

We dont know the specifics of what was stolen, Mackiewicz said. We dont know, other than money and property.

The victims dog was taken to safety by SPD Animal Control, and officers are attempting to contact the victims family.

Mike Ronspiez and Heidi Williams, both of Sedalia, told the Democrat they were walking down Ohio just prior to the incident, and stopped outside the store as Ronspiez considered taking a silver ring into the store for an appraisal.

We were walking down Ohio Street and by the time we got down to that area we were walking right by the We Buy Gold, it must have been roughly 1:30 p.m., Ronspiez said. We stood in front of that building for about two minutes, deciding if we were going to go in there or go around the corner because she wanted to look at some sofas. Instead we went to the Maple Leaf and looked around. We must have been in there about 10 minutes and when we came back out ambulances and cops were there and everything was going crazy.

Williams added: If we had gone in there then we might be dead now.

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SAGINAW, MI Nearly 100 people packed a room on the fourth floor of the Saginaw County Governmental Center Wednesday, Dec. 17, to see Vanessa Guerra sworn in as the area's next state representative.

Guerra, a Democrat,was elected by voters of Michigan's 95th Districton Nov. 4, defeating Republican Jordan Haskins and taking nearly 76 percent of the vote.

The 25-year-old state representative-elect was sworn in by Saginaw County District Judge A.T. Frank, who himself served the area in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1997-2002.

Frank said he remembers hearing about Guerra when she first announced her bid for office. He said it took him back in time, to the point where he made a decision to run for office as a man in his 20s.

"People said, 'You're too young to run,'" Frank said. "But it is that youth that gives us the energy for our state to move forward. And I can think of no one better to advance the cause of our community than Representative-elect Guerra."

After reciting the oath of office, Guerra took a moment Wednesday to say a few words to those gathered to witness the event.

"I see a lot of my friends and my family members and people from this community who I've met in the last few months," she said. "Thank you so much for being here. Thank you for your support, on my good days and especially my bad days. It's that support that keeps me going."

Guerra also thanked Judge Frank, and praised his legacy of service both in the state House and on the bench.

"I hope that one day I will be just as good an example of a true public servant as Judge Frank," she said.

At the end of the year, Guerra will take over for State Rep. Stacy Erwin Oakes. The Saginaw Democrat lost her bid for the Michigan Senatein November to Republican Ken Horn.

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