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"With a young family and responsibilities at City Hall, I have found it impossible to commit the time required to complete this effort the way it needs to - and should be - done," Newsom said in a statement. "This is not an easy decision," he said. "But it is one made with the best intentions ...
Justice Scalia comes clean on Brown v. Board of Education?
balkin.blogspot.com — Although Justice Antonin Scalia and I are both originalists, the two of us have quite different theories of original meaning. Scalia has always looked to how the public would have applied the words of the Constitution at the time of their enactment, ... (more) Justice Scalia comes clean on Brown v. Board of Education?
Gavin Newsom Drops Out Of California Gubernatorial Race
Gavin Newsom Drops Out Of California Gubernatorial Race
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has dropped out of the California gubernatorial race, citing unspecified family obligations. "With a young family and responsibilities at City Hall, I have found it impossible to commit the time required to ... (more) Gavin Newsom Drops Out Of California Gubernatorial Race
Gavin Newsom quits race for California governor
Gavin Newsom quits race for California governor
latimesblogs.latimes.com — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who has been seen as a leading contender to be the next governor of California, announced today that he is quitting the race. Newsom is withdrawing from the Democratic primary amid lackluster poll numbers and... (more) Gavin Newsom quits race for California governor
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Gavin Newsom Drops Out Of California Gubernatorial Race
TPM Election Central — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has dropped out of the California gubernatorial race, citing unspecified family obligations. "With a young family and responsibilities at City Hall, I have found it impossible to commit the time required to complete this effort the way it needs to - and should be - done," Newsom said in a statement. Newsom had trailed the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, state Attorney General and former Governor Jerry Brown, in both poll numbers, organizational support and fundraising. With Newsom now out of the race, Brown's ...

Statement: Gavin Newsom Withdraws From 2012 Governor's Race
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... impossible to commit the time required to complete this effort the way it needs to - and should be - done," Newsom said in a statement. "This is not an easy decision," he said. "But it is one made with the best intentions for my wife, my daughter, the residents of the city and county of San Francisco, and California Democrats." Newsom's withdrawal leaves state Attorney General Jerry Brown, who has yet to declare his candidacy, as the lone major Democrat in the 2010 race. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/1...

Gavin Newsom Drops Out Of California Gubernatorial Race
Open Left - Quick Hits's RSS Feed — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has dropped out of the California gubernatorial race, citing unspecified family obligations. ... Newsom had trailed the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, state Attorney General and former Governor Jerry Brown, in both poll numbers, organizational support and fundraising. With Newsom now out of the race, Brown's road to the Democratic nomination -- and perhaps even to to the governor's mansion after a 28-year absence -- is now that much clearer. http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo...

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