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Calif installs 1st black female legislative leader
By SAMANTHA YOUNG
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California on Tuesday installed the nation's first black female legislative leader, swearing in Los Angeles Democrat Karen Bass as speaker of the state Assembly.
Bass said at the ceremony that she feels the weight of history on her shoulders.
"If we could only harness the power of our common humanity, I don't think there's anything we couldn't do for the ...
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