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Ralph Nader chooses running mate |
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28 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:32 AM on 28 Feb 2008 Ralph Nader has chosen former San Francisco City Supervisor Matt Gonzalez as a running mate for his 2008 presidential bid. Gonzalez was elected as a San Francisco supervisor in 2000 -- the first Green Party candidate to hold the job. In 2003, Gonzalez narrowly lost a bid for San Francisco mayor to Gavin Newsom, the current SF mayor. Gonzalez, at 42-years-old, provides a relatively youthful infusion to the Nader ti ... |
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| Topics: elections, news, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Doing the Waive
All four Republican prez candidates express support for California's EPA waiver |
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31 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 5:16 AM on 31 Jan 2008 Last night's Republican debate spawned at least one memorable surprise: all four GOP candidates appeared to express support for California in its battle with the U.S. EPA to get a waiver it needs to implement its greenhouse-gas emissions standards for vehicles. The Bush administration denied the waiver in December, arguing that recent changes to federal fuel-efficienc ... |
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| Topics: California, elections, news, politics, presidential race 08, United States (all these topics) |
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