With John McCain's presidential nomination nearly in hand, California Republicans began the task Saturday of trying to unify the party's moderate and conservative wings behind the Arizona senator. It was a first step in what is expected to be a gargantuan struggle in November -- winning a state that last voted for a Republican president in 1988. As the two Democratic presidential nominees still battle it out, state GOP leaders meeting in San Francisco this weekend are hoping to get a head start on the general election. They are laying the groundwork for encouraging McCain's campaign to spend the tens...
