Word: huffington
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Reluctant to call it quits -- after all, he's $27 million in the hole, personally -- California's GOP Senate challenger, Michael Huffington, today refused to concede to the predicted winner, Democratic incumbent Dianne Feinstein. "I believe in miracles," the multimillionaire said, still camping at his election-night base. With all precincts in, Feinstein led Huffington 47 percent to 45 percent, but both sides called for a quick count of the 500,000 to 700,000 absentee ballots that are keeping the state in suspense. Upset odds are slim: Huffington needs to outpoll Feinstein by 20 percent in the absentee count...
...Michael Huffington...
...Congressman Huffington -- he'll say anything to get elected." -- attack ad for California Senator Dianne Feinstein...
...further by suggesting that in order to thwart illegal aliens, state residents should be required to present official identity cards to get a job, go to school or obtain nonemergency health care. His Democratic opponent, Kathleen Brown, promptly called it a "Big Brother" proposal. Meantime, Senate G.O.P. candidate Michael Huffington -- another strong anti- immigrationist -- acknowledged that he had employed an illegal-alien nanny for five years...
...latest twists in theCalifornia Senate illegal alien flapcontinued today as Republican Senate candidate Michael Huffingtonlaunched a blistering ad blitzand accused Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of "blatant lies" in connection with the now questionable claim that Feinstein employed an illegal alien in the early 1980s. The Huffington charges continued even though the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service admitted that it was mistaken in confirming a news report about the status of Feinstein's employee. Meanwhile, the housekeeper, Annabella Paiz, told The Associated Press that she was legal during her Feinstein stint. The allegations about Feinstein came a week after Huffington admitted...