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CORONASeveral thousand people turned out at a rally Saturday hosted by KFI's “The John and Ken Show” to protest proposed state tax increases. Show co-host Ken Chiampou said he and co-host John Kobylt were giving the crowd an opportunity to voice its anger and opposition to six ballot propositions that, if passed, would raise taxes. “If you've seen the polls, people are really, really angry at Sacramento,” Chiampou said. “We're in a recession. Who in the world would talk about raising taxes?” Chiampou and Kobylt estimated the crowd at 5,000; an estimated 8,000 gathered at a similar rally in March...

ON THE AIR **NOW** John and Ken are having Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, founder and president of BOND, the Brotherhood Organization of A New Destiny on the air NOW!!! Segment to air very soon. Turn to KFI AM 640 radio or this link on the web for live streaming: http://www.kfi640.com/interactive/streaming.html

The series of sweeps by Border Patrol agents in the Inland Empire and San Diego County appear to be over, but the political fallout may last until the November election. Rep. Joe Baca (D-San Bernardino), a staunch Latino rights advocate, jumped into the political storm by leading a protest of the sweeps — which netted more than 450 suspected illegal immigrants — and helping prompt federal officials to suspend the roundups. Because of his activism, Baca has become a lightning rod of criticism from supporters of the sweeps and from a Southern California Border Patrol union whose members felt the...

Just heard an appearance on the John and Ken show by Ron Prince, sponsor of the new Proposition 187-type initiative that (if it gets enough signatures) will appear on the November ballot. Prince reports that an associate was attending a meeting with Schwarzenegger aides, on the subject of how Republican candidates should handle their campaigns. In the course of the discussion, the question of the new illegal alien driver licenses came up. An aide answered, "Don't worry about that, we're going for a 'referendum-proof' version." It seems that if the legislature designates a bill as "urgent," two-thirds of the legislators...

Just heard John and Ken on KFI AM640 in Los Angeles offer $10,000 as an inducement to Governor Davis to get him to come on the air and debate Bill Simon. Having been turned down repeatedly by Davis in earlier requests, they've decided that the more direct and time-tested method of buying his attention is in order. Terms: 2 hour lengthMust be done before the election (they're not leaving any outs for Davis to weasel out yet still collect the dough)Moderators must be John and KenNo participants other than Davis and Simon First question: "How come since your real first...