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...most litigious state in the most lawsuit-crazy country in the world. More than 1.5 million civil suits are filed in California every year, and lawyers here earn upwards of $17 billion annually in legal fees. Those numbers could soar even higher if a controversial new state ballot initiative is adopted on Nov. 5. Proposition 211 would make it easier to file securities-fraud suits in California than in any other state--and top business leaders have risen up in alarm to fight it. "There's no place in the world like California for new companies," says Richard Hill...
...battle over Proposition 211 is already the most expensive ballot initiative in history. Nearly $46 million has been spent so far, the bulk coming from opponents, including the Big Six accounting firms and high-tech firms from Apple to Xilinx. The Yes on 211 side is being funded by Lerach's firm and dozens of other law firms, from New York to California. The out-of-state interest resides in the fact that under the measure companies with even one California shareholder could be sued and tried in California...
...Libertarian Party has more than 170 people serving in public office. We are on the ballot in all 50 states, but all you can do is sneer. PERRY WILLIS, National Director The Libertarian Party Washington...
...entered the primary as an unopposed write-in candidate and earned enough votes--1,942--to qualify for the general-election ballot. He believes Social Security is a safety net that distinguishes the U.S. from the third world and says it shouldn't be sacrificed to balance the budget or give tax cuts to the rich...
...challenge of opposing Fowler, and, according to Florida law, she doesn't even need to be on the ballot: she is already "elected." A social moderate, Fowler fought mandatory parental notification of minors' abortions in 1993, and is the only Republican woman on the National Security Committee...