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Bad luck, bad work dimmed Davis' star
Washington Times ^ | Tuesday, August 19, 2003 | By James G. Lakely

Posted on 08/18/2003 10:22:51 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:06:56 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Just three years ago, California Gov. Gray Davis widely was considered the brightest star in the Democratic Party.

Presiding over Silicon Valley's technology boom, he could boast of a 62 percent job-approval rating, among the highest of any California governor. He was on the short list of potential running mates for Al Gore's 2000 presidential ticket. And California had a $12 billion budget surplus, leaving the pleasant task of figuring out what to do with all those riches.


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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: graydavis; jamesglakely
Tuesday, August 19, 2003

Quote of the Day by edskid

1 posted on 08/18/2003 10:22:52 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2
Note to Mr. Cerrell:

You're wrong.

2 posted on 08/18/2003 10:26:44 PM PDT by Charles H. (The_r0nin) (Those whose refuse to learn from history, become history...)
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To: JohnHuang2
Don't you know that you are a shooting star...

And all the Libs will love you just as long, as long as you are...

a shooting star...
3 posted on 08/18/2003 10:30:16 PM PDT by At _War_With_Liberals
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To: At _War_With_Liberals
And if you're going down they don't want to hear from you. Case closed.
4 posted on 08/18/2003 11:09:37 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: JohnHuang2
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5 posted on 08/18/2003 11:30:56 PM PDT by DoctorZIn
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