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Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee on Thursday, July 26, called on rival Tom Tancredo to stop airing a "blatantly dishonest" campaign ad in Iowa that accuses Huckabee of favoring amnesty for illegal immigrants. Huckabee said Tancredo either did sloppy research or purposefully mischaracterized his position. "When people engage in a completely false attack, it's usually an act of desperation. To me, it's a badge of honor because he sees that we are reaching the people we are trying to reach," Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, said. Tancredo campaign spokeswoman Bay Buchanan said the ad would not be pulled and insisted...

SACRAMENTO - Attorneys for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday demanded that radio stations immediately stop airing what they called "false" ads by the state's powerful teachers' union critical of the governor's education plans. But the request appeared to have come one day too late. The ad in question, which accuses Schwarzenegger of cutting "school funding by billions," stopped running Tuesday, according to the California Teachers Association. In its place, a broader coalition of education officials unveiled a spot Wednesday that criticizes Schwarzenegger for not keeping "his word to our students." On Wednesday, Schwarzenegger took to the airwaves in a half-dozen...

I just heard Arnold interviewed on KMJ radio, and he stated that after a meeting this morning, he will *most likely* announce Shelly's replacement. Also discussed the budget, where he said, sadly the Democrats do not look like they are going to cooperate so he will take his agenda to the people. --No more tenure for teachers; --Merit based pay for teachers, dismissal for those not performing; --Dems want to spend 10B more than the 5B revenues taken in, and Arnold refuses to do that and keep his promise that CA will not spend more than they take in.