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SACRAMENTO -- Those who like politics will love 2004. Those who don't, won't -- especially in and around Stockton, where some of the state's toughest political battles will be fought. President Bush is set to shatter spending records in his bid for a second term, and Republicans promise to spend buckets of cash trying to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer. That alone should be enough to inundate Californians with political advertising. But people in the San Joaquin County area will get a further dose, since they'll be host to California's fiercest state Senate campaign and a pair of multimillion-dollar...

Fri Aug 23, 3:45 PM ET Activist Medea Benjamin continues to shout at President Bush, as she is taken out of the Stockton Civic Memorial Auditorium by Stockton Police officers, Friday, Aug. 23, 2002. During Bush's speech, Benjamin began shouting for no war against Iraq, but was quickly taken away. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)     Speaking Tours Speakers Home | Summer Tours | Speakers | Schedule | Hosting an Event Medea Benjamin Rebuilding Afghanistan Event Dates   Download this photo Medea Benjamin is Founding Director of Global Exchange. For over twenty years, Medea has supported human rights and social justice...

Bush in Stockton - buses and stuff by vic • Friday August 16, 2002 at 03:40 PM The focus of the protest appears to be No War in Iraq NO WAR ON IRAQ SF CARAVAN TO PROTEST BUSH FRIDAY IN STOCKTON, CA! Buses leave SF at 7:30 AM. Back to SF by 3 PM RSVP to peace@globalexchange.org or 415-255-7296 x666 Let’s send a loud and clear message to George Bush when he visits California next Friday: No War on Iraq! Our goal is to have hundreds of people greet Bush in Stockton at 10 AM as he headlines a fundraiser...