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...negative publicity is having an effect on both companies and individuals. Scott Eckern, artistic director of the California Musical Theatre in Sacramento, whose $1,000 donation was listed on ElectionTrack, chose to resign from his post this week to protect the theater from public criticism. Karger says a "soft boycott" his group had started against Bolthouse Farms - which gave $100,000 to Prop. 8 - was dropped after he reached a settlement with the company. Bolthouse Farms was to give an equal amount of money to gay rights political causes. The amount ultimately equaled...
...smaller, immediate question is nearer solution. Due to the peculiarities of Wisconsin law, Mr. LaFollette's successor must be elected, not appointed. The suggested candidates include Governor Elaine of Wisconsin, Attorney General Eckern of that state (rivals), Mrs. LaFollette. With their leader dead and their ranks split with dissention, the LaFollettians must heal their quarrels, or Lenroot and the regular Republicans will regain the ground which LaFollette took...
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