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SACRAMENTO (AP) - A conservative faction of the California Republican Party is asking party leaders to reconsider their endorsement of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's re-election bid next year, a reaction to his hiring of a Democratic activist as chief of staff. The appeal was made Thursday by the California Republican Assembly, one of the oldest and most conservative member organizations of the state GOP. It cited continued unrest among volunteers that Susan Kennedy, a former aide to Democratic Gov. Gray Davis, could have such an important position in the Schwarzenegger administration. "This should send a very strong message to the governor...

Republicans looking for new leader as DeVos prepares to step down 11/23/2004, 5:23 p.m. ET By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN The Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The jockeying to replace Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Betsy DeVos has begun. Former state Rep. Andrew "Rocky" Raczkowski, who ran unsuccessfully against U.S. Sen. Carl Levin in 2002 and served in the Michigan House from 1997-2002, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he wants the job. "I was an elected official, I was active with the state party at the grass roots, I understand fund-raising ... party organization and planning," he said, listing...