[dewaste]

Something is fishy in Denmark (I mean in Sacramento). What is gray-out davis waiting for?

[tomakaze]

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[Free the USA]

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[heleny]

Here's another date for the chronology:
August 17, 2001: The scandal makes news, but soon fizzles into hibernation for eight months.

Grampa Dave posted the following linked FR article last August. It valued the contract at $126 Million whereas current articles usually say $95 Million, but otherwise it contains much of the same information that more recent articles repeat.
The article no longer allows new comments, and the original source is not available.

California let rules slide in Oracle contract!
Miscellaneous Breaking News News Keywords: CALIFORNIA LET RULES SLIDE IN ORACLE CONTRACT!
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Published: 17 August 2001 Author: NOAM LEVEY
Posted on 08/17/2001 08:37:02 PDT by Grampa Dave

[d14truth]

Nah, nah, nah-nah, nah! Can't catch me-e.

The 'ORACLE' Gov. DOOFUS to the taxpayers of California.