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* Poizner, sounding like somebody who is trailing badly in the polls, claims they don’t mean anything<\/a> yet. There is some truth to that, but with Whitman matching and exceeding his spending, he’s going to need some big movement in the next 2 months. <\/p>\n * Rumors are swirling that Tom McClintock will endorse Richard Pombo’s return to Congress<\/a> in the 19th District. Looks like that’s going to be a nasty primary.<\/p>\n * Greg Lucas reminds us that electricity ratepayers are still paying for Enron’s manipulation of our electricity system<\/a> almost ten years ago.<\/p>\n * Former Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata is running an initiative for a cigarette tax, and oh, by the way, is also running for mayor of Oakland. The committee for the initiative paid Ignacio De La Fuente, an Oakland councilman<\/a>, $25,000 for outreach.<\/p>\n * Steve Cooley, LA County DA, officially launched his exploratory committee for AG<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Links:<\/p>\n * Poizner, sounding like somebody who is trailing badly in the polls, claims they don’t mean anything<\/a> yet. There is some truth to that, but with Whitman matching and exceeding his spending, he’s going to need some big movement in the next 2 months. <\/p>\n * Rumors are swirling that Tom McClintock will endorse Richard Pombo’s return to Congress<\/a> in the 19th District. Looks like that’s going to be a nasty primary.<\/p>\n * Greg Lucas reminds us that electricity ratepayers are still paying for Enron’s manipulation of our electricity system<\/a> almost ten years ago.<\/p>\n * Former Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata is running an initiative for a cigarette tax, and oh, by the way, is also running for mayor of Oakland. The committee for the initiative paid Ignacio De La Fuente, an Oakland councilman<\/a>, $25,000 for outreach.<\/p>\n