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CA: Governor stretches his donation rules
Mercury News ^
| 1/16/04
| Dion Nissenbaum
Posted on 01/16/2004 9:35:19 AM PST by NormsRevenge
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:49:26 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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SACRAMENTO - After refusing money from single-interest trade associations, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger accepted donations from members of a building group who combined their individual contributions and sent them in as one.
While the tactic is legal, critics said it flew in the face of the Republican governor's stated policy of not taking money from single-issue lobbying organizations.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: calgov2002; cfr; commoncause; donationrules; governor; knife; onthetake; schwarzenegger; specialinterests; standards; stretches; wardconnerly
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posted on
01/16/2004 9:35:35 AM PST
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NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi Mac ...... /~normsrevenge - FoR California Propositions/Initiatives info...)
To: NormsRevenge
I wonder if we're seeing the first trots of a 2006 campaign by Arnold?
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posted on
01/16/2004 9:48:34 AM PST
by
kingu
(Remember: Politicians and members of the press are going to read what you write today.)
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posted on
01/16/2004 10:37:49 AM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi Mac ...... /~normsrevenge - FoR California Propositions/Initiatives info...)
To: kingu
Nice tagline.
Does that mean we're not irrelevant like some in gubamint? ;-)
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01/16/2004 10:38:44 AM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi Mac ...... /~normsrevenge - FoR California Propositions/Initiatives info...)
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