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Who Should Run California's Elections?
After controversial outcomes in 2000 and 2004, the machinery of elections has become big news. We hear from California's Republican Secretary of State Bruce McPherson and the Democrat who wants his job, State Senator Debra Bowen. Also, John Kerry creates a political firestorm campaigning for Phil Angelides.
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenAfter controversial outcomes in 2000 and 2004, the machinery of elections has become big news.We hear from California's Republican Secretary of State Bruce McPherson and the Democrat who wants his job, State Senator Debra Bowen. Also, John Kerry creates a political firestorm campaigning for Phil Angelides.
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2 storiesKerry Accused of Troop-Bashing in Comments on Education, Iraq
Phil Angelides was upstaged yesterday in a way that Democrats may come to regret. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) was in Pasadena for Angelides, and urged college students to "study and make an effort to be smart" to avoid getting stuck in Iraq."
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Florida and Ohio aren't the only states where the conduct of elections has been controversial. Democrat Kevin Shelly resigned as California's Secretary of State last year amid investigations into his own campaign fundraising and the way he was using federal money.
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