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MI: Republican Party Takes on Democrat AG Candidate with new Ad
Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 03:58 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 14 October 2010 01:57
From wjr.com:
A new Michigan Republican Party TV ad claims that Democratic attorney general candidate David Leyton failed to fully prosecute a 2006 murder case as Genesee County prosecutor.
The 30-second ad began airing Wednesday on broadcast and cable stations statewide. In the ad, Deb McIntosh claims that Leyton “cut an outrageous plea deal” with the man charged in her son’s shooting death and “refused to press charges against the other two killers.” She says her family agreed to the plea deal if others would be charged.
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Poll: Republicans Lead in NV
Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 03:58 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 14 October 2010 01:39
From Review Journal:
A new Nevada poll conducted by Boston’s Suffolk University found Democrat Secretary of State Ross Miller and Republican Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki have opened wide leads over their opponents.
Suffolk University found Miller leading Republican Rob Lauer in poll results that showed 40 percent of respondents supported the incumbent while 24 percent backed the challenger. Krolicki had the support of 42 percent of respondents while 30 percent backed challenger and Democrat Jessica Sferrazza.
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MA: AG Likes Movie that Paints her Unfavorably
Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 03:59 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 14 October 2010 01:34
From the Boston Herald:
Who says Attorney General Martha Coakley is thin-skinned?
After watching Hilary Swank call her an “evil bitch” in the new film “Conviction,” Martha came out of Tuesday night’s sneak preview convinced that Swank’s portrayal of the doggedly determined Betty Anne Waters is “the best thing (Swank) has ever done.”
As a movie fan, Martha Coakley found it easy to be swept up in what she called “a modern parable of a young woman’s determined and heroic effort to find justice for her brother.”
But as the former Middlesex district attorney, who plays a small but crucial role in the real-life story of Kenneth Waters’ ultimate vindication in June of 2001, Coakley found it impossible to completely suspend her disbelief regarding a key fact Hollywood chose to gloss over.
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GOP AG Candidate Calls on Democrat to explain missed deadline that set sex predators free
Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 03:59 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 14 October 2010 01:02
From Findley for Iowa:
GOP Attorney General candidate Brenna Findley today challenged Attorney General Tom Miller to explain to explain how his office missed a simple deadline that allowed two sexual predators to walk free.
“The first responsibility of the state Attorney General is to protect the people of Iowa from violent criminals. Tom Miller has failed. His office missed a simple deadline and as a result two dangerous sexual predators are back out walking the streets and the only reason why is the failure of Tom Miller to keep his calendar straight.” Findley said.
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KS: Republicans Dominate in Poll
Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 03:59 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 14 October 2010 01:00
From stateofthestateks.com:
The pollster said, “In the Attorney General race, Republican Derek Schmidt today edges incumbent Democrat Steve Six 48% to 40%; the Republican’s 8-point lead is the party’s smallest in the 5 races polled, and represents a nominal 1-point tightening from the previous poll, when Schmidt led by 9.”
“Two months ago, when polling began, Schmidt led by 20 points. Six appears to have continued momentum among men,where he has trailed by 24, 19, and now by 7 points, and among voters under age 50, where he has trailed by 36, 25, and now by 10 points. In Northeastern Kansas, Six had trailed by 14 and 10 points, and now ties Schmidt.
“Schmidt has offset these changes with gains of his own among women, older voters,and in other parts of the state. Compared to other, stable Kansas statewide contests, there is notable volatility in the Attorney General race, uniquely; any outcome is possible.”
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AG to Run for Mayor of Chicago?
Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 03:38 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 14 October 2010 11:08
From Chicago Sun-Times:
Consider.
• Fact: The election for statewide offices is Nov. 2.
• Fact: The filing deadline for Chicago mayoral candidates is Nov. 22.
• The kicker: “The day after the Nov. 2 statewide elections, when Lisa is expected to be re-elected, she then … could do anything she wants,” said a top Dem source.
• Lisa’s response (via a press spokesman): “She is focusing on her race for attorney general.
• Sneed’s retort: “Is that a ‘yes’ or a ‘no?'”
• Lisa’s response (via a press spokesman): “She is in Rockford today campaigning. She is focusing on running for attorney general.”
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FL: Republican Attorney General Candidate Up in Latest Poll
Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 03:41 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 13 October 2010 02:59
From BattlegroundTampaBay.com:
The latest Mason-Dixon Florida Poll shows Pam Bondi, the former prosecutor from Tampa, leading state Sen. Dan Gelber, D-Miami Beach, by 42 to 37 percent in their race for attorney general. That’s a four-point gain for Bondi since last month’s Mason-Dixon poll, and a 3-point rise in Gelber’s support.
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Ex-US Attorneys General Back Health Care Suit
Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 October 2010 02:34 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 13 October 2010 01:53
From WTKR.com:
Three former U.S. attorneys general are supporting Virginia’s lawsuit challenging the federal health care reform law.
A friend-of-the-court brief filed Tuesday by Republicans William Barr, Edwin Meese and Dick Thornburgh supports Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s claim that Congress lacks authority to require citizens to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. The insurance mandate is the chief issue in Virginia’s lawsuit.
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OH: Prosecutors Say State Crime Lab is too Slow
Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 03:41 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 13 October 2010 01:50
From the Columbus Dispatch:
Though they said the turnaround times have improved, a handful of county prosecutors gathered at Ohio Republican Party headquarters yesterday to criticize Attorney General Richard Cordray’s crime lab as slow and inefficient.
“The delays at the state crime lab have gotten to the point that if we have a suspect in custody on drug charges, we either have to pay the Newark crime lab to do the testing, or we have to basically let that suspect out of custody,” said David Landefeld, Fairfield County prosecutor.
“We need our drug-test results in a speedy fashion, and regrettably we haven’t been able to get that.”
Landefeld later said lab times have improved under Cordray, but he does not think they meet the “gold standard” set by Republican Betty Montgomery when she was attorney general from 1995 to 2001.
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AZ: Republican Still Leading AG Race
Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 03:42 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 13 October 2010 01:15
From phoenix.bizjournals.com:
A new poll of likely voters shows Republican Tom Horne with a 40 percent to 36 percent lead over Democrat Felecia Rotellini in the race for Arizona Attorney General.
Twenty-four percent are undecided in the poll conducted by Behavior Research Center in Phoenix. The BRC poll shows the race tied at 34 percent each when all voters are taken into account. BRC questioned 555 state voters between Oct. 1 and 10.
Horne also has been ahead in previous polls.
Horne’s campaign centers on enforcing Senate Bill 1070’s immigration law, while Rotellini has emphasized going after corporate fraud especially on mortgages.
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