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In Tomorrow's Elections, Follow the Money
Everybody knows that Meg Whitman is spending upwards of $160 million of her own money in the race for Governor. About $120 million has been spent on nine ballot propositions collectively, with most of the money often coming from just one side. We explain what the measures would do and where the money's coming from. Also, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and those slate cards that come in the mail. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, the latest on the cargo plane bomb plot.
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenEverybody knows that Meg Whitman is spending upwards of $160 million of her own money in the race for Governor. On the night before state elections, many voters find they’re behind the curve when it comes to ballot propositions. We not only explain what they mean but, what is just as important, talk about where the money’s coming from. We wrap up with the race for Superintendent of Public Instruction, the judges and talk about the slate cards that are filling your mailbox. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, the latest on the cargo plane bomb plot.
Banner image: Candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction (L to R), Tom Torlakson and Larry Aceves
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2 storiesIn Tomorrow's Elections, Follow the Money
About $120 million has been spent on nine ballot propositions collectively, with most of the money often coming from just one side. They're all initiatives, which means that special interests put them on the ballot. Kim Alexander and Bob Stern remind us what the measures would do and where the money's coming from.
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Officials in the United States and Britain are saying two highly sophisticated package-bombs were headed to the US from Yemen. The bombs traveled on four planes, two carrying passengers, until they were intercepted in Britain and Dubai. But how did a Saudi informant know enough to tip-off intelligence agencies?
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