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Former local lawmaker Howard Kaloogian, who played a leading role in last year's recall of former Gov. Gray Davis, is running second in the race for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, according to a poll released today. But Kaloogian, a San Marcos conservative who formerly served in the state Assembly, is running well behind front-runner and former Secretary of State Bill Jones, who has the support of 17 percent of Republican voters. Trailing Jones, in order, were Kaloogian (5 percent), former Los Altos Hills Mayor Toni Casey (3 percent) and former Huntington Park Mayor Rosario Marin (2 percent). However,...