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State Sen. Debra Bowen's bill to take the secrecy out of political donations and legislation on the 424 area code overlay are two closely watched bills that were vetoed. SACRAMENTO -- Acting on bills carried by South Bay lawmakers, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday unloaded on Internet "hunting" and unplugged junk faxes. However, Schwarzenegger vetoed a third bill carried by Sen. Debra Bowen, D-Redondo Beach, that would have uncloaked some of the secrecy behind big-money initiative campaigns. The governor also dismissed legislation followed by those in the South Bay clinging to hope that it could have provided a small opening...