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Lt Governor: Heavyweight Candidates for a Light-Weight Office
California's Republican Lieutenant Governor and his Democratic challenger are more interesting than the job they're competing for. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom says he'd outperform former State Senator Abel Maldonado, who was appointed Lieutenant Governor in April. Also, Brown and Whitman discuss negative ads. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, does WikiKeaks cause damage by shedding light?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenCalifornia's Republican Lieutenant Governor and his Democratic challenger are more interesting than the job they're competing for. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom says he'd outperform former State Senator Abel Maldonado, who was appointed Lieutenant Governor in April. Will the winner use the job as a stepping stone to higher office? Also, Brown and Whitman discuss negative ads. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, WikiLeaks has caused another international sensation by releasing classified documents about the Iraq war. What do we know now that we didn't know before? Are WikiLeaks and its whistle-blowers a curse or a blessing?
Banner image: (L to R) Candidates for California Lieutenant Governor, Democrat Gavin Newsom and Republican Abel Maldonado
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3 storiesBrown, Whitman Discuss Negative Ads
Maria Shriver, California's First Lady, holds a women's conference every year. At this year's conference, Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman appeared on stage with Governor Schwarzenegger . Matt Laeur asked each candidate if they would remove their negative ads off the air. Joe Garofoli is political writer for the San Francisco Chronicle .
Read the story6 minThe Candidates for Lieutenant Governor
California's lieutenant governor takes over when the governor is incapacitated or out of state. While waiting for something to happen, he or she sits on the State Lands Commission , Economic Development Commission and the boards of the University of Califronia and California State systems.
Read the story19 minWho Benefits from WikiLeaks' Release of Military Documents?
On Saturday WikiLeaks released almost 400,000 classified reports about the Iraq war and promised more to come about the war in Afghanistan. At a London news conference, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was joined by Daniel Ellsberg , who leaked the Pentagon Papers almost 40 years ago.
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