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* Jerry Brown announced he is running for mayor of Oakland, and Bay Area newspapers said he has a 50% approval rating among California college voters surveyed on Friday. “So many space cadets. So few comets.†(Argus Hamilton)
* “With little to show after four months of apathy-generating public hearings, the Senate’s $2.6-million probe into campaign fund-raising abuses has sputtered to a halt,†says Bob Mills. “Even die-hard Republican supporters had to concede there appeared no way to revive the hearings--or Chairman Fred Thompson’s acting career.â€
* The surviving “Wizard of Oz†Munchkins held a reunion in Los Angeles over the weekend. “Why? Because, because, because, because. . . .†(Cutler Daily Scoop)
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