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America's most fiery conservative talk show host backing liberal Jerry Brown for California's attorney general? Yes, it's true. Michael Savage, the nation's third most listened-to radio host (and 4th most influential host according to NewsMax's Top 25 List), confirmed that he recently donated $5,600 -- the maxium allowable -- to Brown's campaign.

Brown, Poochigian say they'll carry out controversial laws. OAKLAND-When it comes to crime, both major candidates for California attorney general want voters to believe they are the best man to keep streets safe.But the similarities end when Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Chuck Poochigian turn to four touchy social issues that voters have faced over the years and that the next attorney general will handle.The two disagree on how aggressively the state Department of Justice should pursue environmental objectives and whether the state should regulate more firearms.They come close to conformity on the concept of stem cell research, though Poochigian...

Republican state senator trails better-known Jerry Brown in polls. Chuck Poochigian first volunteered in a political campaign in 1977 at a rally where George Deukmejian was ramping up his bid for state attorney general -- and accusing then Gov. Jerry Brown of being soft on criminals. Nearly three decades later, it's Poochigian's turn to run for attorney general -- and accuse Brown, now Oakland mayor, of being soft on crime. [Podcast: Jim Zamora interviews AG hopeful Chuck Poochigian. ] "I guess you could say it's ironic that we're still having these discussions about Jerry Brown and crime in 2006,"...

Has anyone heard the campaign ad Ben Stein did for Chuck Poochigian? It's pretty funny. :)

Words also abound as Poochigian and Brown trade barbs - In a lively debate Thursday, one candidate for attorney general pulled out a bullet and placed it on the conference table while his rival displayed the photos of numerous teenage boys raped and killed by a serial killer in 1979-80. The debate between Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown and Fresno Republican state Sen. Chuck Poochigian touched on topics ranging from global warming, stem cell research and illegal immigration to abortion rights, assault rifles and the death penalty. The one-hour event, sponsored by The Chronicle and KPIX 5 television, is one of...

Judging Jerry's judgment WILLIAM E. SARACINO The Republican nominee for California attor ney general, state Sen. Chuck Poochigian, is exceptionally well qualified for the office through both experience and temperament. That being said, his electoral success largely depends not so much on his ability to convince voters that he'd make a good attorney general, but to convince them that his opponent, Jerry Brown, would be a disaster. If Poochigian can focus Califor nian's attention on one straightforward point — that the A.G.'s job all comes down to judgment — the door will be open for him to show that, in...

An ad for Chuck Poochigian criticizes Jerry Brown's crime record as mayor of Oakland, describing the city as "one big murder scene."Chuck Poochigian, the Republican nominee for state attorney general, is broadcasting two 30-second television ads around the state. Here is a text of one of the ads and an analysis by Herbert A. Sample of The Bee's San Francisco Bureau.•NARRATOR: The Jerry Brown watch, part five.•UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Hey, it's our own political expert. What's up, man?•SECOND UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Well, I just found out that Jerry Brown, who wants to be our attorney general -- the top cop -- pardoned...