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Campaign committee has close ties to Assembly speaker (We$$on)
Sac Bee ^ | 10/4/03 | Steve Lawrence - AP

Posted on 10/04/2003 2:41:13 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

Edited on 04/12/2004 5:58:46 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

SACRAMENTO (AP) - When Nations Capital Group handed out campaign donations earlier this year, the outpatient surgery center operator gave its biggest contribution to a committee whose motherhood-and-apple-pie name belied its powerful connection to Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson.

The company's $30,000 donation to Californians United came as Nations Capital fought the workers' compensation reform bill recently approved by the Legislature.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: assemblyspeaker; calgov2002; campaign; closeties; committee; wesson
What ever happened to avoiding even the appearance of impropriety 8-?

Silly me :-D

This is California where the demRats reign with impunity. ;-)

1 posted on 10/04/2003 2:41:14 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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2 posted on 10/04/2003 2:41:34 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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"State Controller Steve Westly said through a spokesman that he didn't remember giving $5,000 to Californians United in February 2002, when Westly was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for controller."

Whewee, the stench!

4 posted on 10/04/2003 2:49:56 PM PDT by fuzzthatwuz
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