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The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – January 22, 2004

Calls today for a wider investigation into alledged voter intimidation by the Gavin Newsome campaign during San Francisco’s mayoral run-off last month – several members of the Department of Public Works have charged they were coerced by their bosses into walking precincts for Newsome A crucial debate underway in New Hampshire between the remaining seven … Continued


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The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – January 21, 2004

Fiscal conservatives critisize Bush for the burgeoning budget deficit, while liberals and progressives take on the President for his State of the Union address on the themes of Iraq, the Patriot Act, and gay marriage Governor Schwarzenegger’s rollback of the vehicle license fee is challenged in a petition to the State Supreme Court Treasurer Phil … Continued


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The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – January 17, 2004

A bomb explodes under a U.S. armored vehicle near Bagdad, killing 3 American soldiers and bringing the U.S. death toll in the Iraq occupation to 500 California Democrats gather in San Jose for their annual convention and set their sites on re-electing Senator Barbara Boxer and defeating President Bush Hundreds of local supporters of Democratic … Continued


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The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – January 15, 2004

Charges that Attorney General John Ashcroft broke federal finance campaign law and possibly the Internal Revenue Code during his failed 2000 Senate campaign, several groups call for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate; the tax law violation could be a felony Former Illinois Senator Carol Mosley Braun drops out of the Democrat race … Continued


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The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – January 14, 2004

President Bush announces plans to send humans to the Moon, Mars, and beyond – critics say the election-year initiative could renew a military space race Seniors and disabled people who depend on in-home care to keep them out of nursing homes rally to oppose Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposed severe cuts to the in-home support services program … Continued


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The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – January 13, 2004

The State’s nonpartisan legislative analyst says one time solutions in Governor Schwarzenegger’s budget will leave California taxpayers facing another $6 Billion deficit the following fiscal year – Elizabeth Hill says lawmakers should consider raising taxes President Bush’s homeless Czar comes to San Francisco to meet with new Mayor Gavin Newsome – The 2 announce a … Continued