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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Senate Candidate Mickey Kaus, Tilting at Windmills?

    For dinner with President Obama and California's US Senator Barbara Boxer, Democrats spent $35,000 a couple. That's just about the total amount Mickey Kaus has raised for his primary campaign against Boxer , plus $7,000 of his own money. It's not much, but enough to produce one TV commercial.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    For dinner with President Obama and California's US Senator Barbara Boxer, Democrats spent $35,000 a couple. That's just about the total amount Mickey Kaus has raised for his primary campaign against Boxer, plus $7,000 of his own money. It's not much, but enough to produce one TV commercial. Senator Boxer declined our invitation to appear, but Mickey Kaus, best known for his blog Kausfiles on Slate.com, joins us.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      Mickey Kaus

      Political Commentator and Author

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    More Primary Politics and Proposition 14
    1. 0:00Prop 14: Increased Right to Participate in Primaries
    2. 9:29Primary Politics Five Days before a Statewide Election
    3. 17:26Senate Candidate Mickey Kaus, Tilting at Windmills?You’re reading this
    4. 25:33Karzai Convenes Peace Jirga, Reaches Out to the Taliban
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