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  Ethics Issue May Not Rouse [CA] 11th District
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Last EditedArmyDem  Jun 04, 2006 11:32am
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News DateSunday, June 4, 2006 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionChallenger of House Republican From California Perceives Indifference Among Voters

By Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, June 4, 2006; Page A06

Enraged by what he saw as corruption in his own party, a 78-year-old legend of Republican politics emerged from retirement this year to challenge House Resources Committee Chairman Richard W. Pombo for California's 11th Congressional District seat.

But as former congressman Pete McCloskey traverses Pombo's district hammering the incumbent for ties to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and indicted former House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), one response has been dominant, he conceded: shrugs of indifference.
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