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SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has run out of time in his bid to redraw California's legislative and congressional districts for the 2006 elections, even some supporters of his effort say. "The governor's office just dilly dallied around for too long," said Tony Quinn, a former adviser to Assembly Republicans on redistricting. "You can't do it when there's not enough time." The Republican governor is pushing both a legislative constitutional amendment and a ballot initiative that would take away the Legislature's power to draw the districts and give that duty to a panel of retired judges. Both measures would require...

Taking the pulse of democracy at the spot where three redrawn congressional districts meet By Brad Buchholz AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Tuesday, March 9, 2004 Not long ago, I took a walk in Central Austin, looking for a story to tell about our city and today's primary election. That's when I bumped into a slender wooden cross along West 38th Street, near the Marimont Cafeteria just off Guadalupe Street. The white cross, 4 feet tall, bore this inscription: R.I.P. Democracy Killed by Tom DeLay on this spot You've heard of the Four Corners of the southwestern United States? The place where the...