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The next big election: Nov. 4 general election

• In our third and hottest election of the year, we will pick a president, choose members of the state Assembly, Bakersfield City Council and Kern High School District, and settle whether gay couples can get married in California.
• The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 17.

Local Elections News

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Sullivan unopposed for council after challenger changes mind
 A man who had planned to run for Bakersfield City Council changed his mind, apparently leaving Ward 6 incumbent Jacquie Sullivan with a clear path to re-election.

Kern Republicans to open new headquarters
 The Kern County Republican Party will open a regional headquarters in Bakersfield with a grand opening ceremony 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday.

Election notebook: Benham files for re-election
 Bakersfield City Councilwoman Sue Benham has filed to run for a third term. Benham represents Ward 2, which includes downtown, Westchester, and the California Avenue/Truxtun Avenue area.

Election Notebook: Chamber endorses Gilmore for Assembly
 Republican Assembly candidate Danny Gilmore of Hanford picked up an endorsement Tuesday from the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee.

What's on the November ballot?

FEDERAL RACES

LOCAL RACES

STATE RACES

National Politics From the Associated Press

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Seized library computers may hold Ivins clues
 Computers recently seized from a Frederick, Md., library may hold clues about the 2001 anthrax mailings that killed five people, the FBI said in an affidavit Thursday.

Leahy seeks motive in anthrax case
 Sen. Patrick Leahy says he wants to know the motivation of the man accused of mailing letters in 2001 that contained deadly anthrax spores.

Romney urges China to grant Olympics visa to Cheek
 Mitt Romney has asked Chinese officials to restore the visa of Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek so he can attend the Beijing Games.

Judge says Indians owed $455M in trust case
 A federal judge ruled Thursday that American Indian plaintiffs are entitled to $455 million in a long-running trust case, a fraction of the $47 billion they wanted.

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Who is your favorite president?

George W. Bush.
Jackson.
Jefferson.
JFK.
Lincoln.
Reagan.
Roosevelt.
Truman.
Washington.
None of the above.



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