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From LegalNewsLine.com:

First, President Barack Obama supported Kamala Harris’ campaign for California attorney general. Now, she’s defending Obama’s federal health care reform package that has twice been ruled unconstitutional.

Harris led a group of state attorneys general in an amicus brief filed Monday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which is hearing the federal government’s appeal of a ruling in favor of the state of Virginia. A federal judge ruled in December that the health care law is unconstitutional.

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli argued in his lawsuit challenging the law that a mandate requiring citizens to purchase health insurance or face a $695 annual penalty is unconstitutional and flies in the face of Virginia law.

Harris and nine other attorneys general disagree with Cuccinelli, who has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the appeal instead of the Fourth Circuit in the interest of a quick resolution.

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From mydesert.com:

Ace Smith, Harris’ chief strategist, said today that “recent developments in Los Angeles County have made it abundantly clear that Steve Cooley’s campaign is attempting to disqualify as many provisional ballots as
possible” and called on the Cooley campaign to “immediately cease any tactics designed to disenfranchise voters.”

Kevin Spillane, a senior consultant with the Cooley campaign, called Smith’s comments, “typical campaign hyperbole and not supported by the facts.”

“The Cooley campaign, working closely with legal counsel, has repeatedly expressed concerns to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s office about the conduct of some individuals and raised questions about proper procedure being followed,” Spillane said.

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From MercuryNews.com:

A new poll finds Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley is slightly ahead of his Democratic opponent in the race for California attorney general.

The University of Southern California-Los Angeles Times survey released Friday found 34 percent of likely voters supporting Cooley with 30 percent supporting San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris. Another 17 percent are undecided.

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From the LA Times:

Democratic attorney general nominee Kamala Harris on Sunday accused national Republican leaders of trying to hijack her race against GOP rival Steve Cooley with a $1.1-million independent advertising campaign criticizing her 2004 decision not to seek the death penalty against a police officer’s killer.

Harris also announced that she plans to take legal action against the “shadow group” that paid for the television ad and that she will disclose more details Monday morning.

While visiting Southern California churches and loyal Democrats to rally support for her campaign, she urged both the church and party faithful to help her combat the ad.

The ad was paid for by the Virginia-based Republican State Leadership Committee, which is headed by Ed Gillespie, chairman of the Republican National Committee under President George W. Bush. Karl Rove, the chief political strategist in the George W. Bush White House, also is affiliated with the organization.

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From California Watch:

Steven Cooley’s campaign coffers swelled last week as the Republican nominee for California attorney general cashed checks for more than $300,000.

Cooley, Los Angeles district attorney, received $111,966 on Thursday alone. Chipping in were Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ($6,500), Bechtel Corporation’s chief executive and his wife ($13,000), poultry farmers ($4,500) and a handful of energy companies, data from the California Secretary of State shows.

The campaign finance disclosures indicate that Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee and San Francisco’s top prosecutor, is falling further behind in the money race. Harris trailed Cooley by more than $300,000 at the start of October.

Since then, Cooley has out-raised Harris in large donations ($1,000 or higher) $634,559 to $400,570.

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From LATimes:

The political attacks are sharpening in the race for California attorney general as election day nears and interest in the campaign rises among voters and free-spending outside interest groups.

Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, the San Francisco district attorney, on Thursday amped up her attacks on the environmental record of GOP rival Steve Cooley, Los Angeles County district attorney. She accused Cooley of being in the pocket of local developers and Texas oil companies, and continued to cast herself as the green candidate in the race.

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