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_Friday, September 24, 2010_
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_Alabama_

[2]James Anderson says he's more qualified than Luther Strange to be next
Alabama attorney general
AL.com – By Dave Dieter - The Huntsville Times – September 24, 2010
HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Attorney general candidate James Anderson said Thursday
his long experience in the courtroom separates him from rival Luther Strange
and that difference is critical given the challenges facing Alabama.
  Links:
    2. http://blog.al.com/breaking/2010/09/james_anderson_says_hes_more_q.html

_Arizona_

[3]Grant Woods Endorses Rotellini for AG
_Tom Horne holds slight lead in the polls_
MyFoxPhoenix.com – September 23, 2010
PHOENIX - Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods, a Republican, is
endorsing Felecia Rotellini for Arizona Attorney General. Thursday, he
announced the creation of a new group called Republicans for Rotellini.
  Links:
    3. http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/elections/republicans-launch-rotellini-support-group-9-23-2010

[4]Former GOP A.G. says it’s OK to vote for a Democrat
Tucson Citizen - by David Safier - September 24, 2010
Another of the few brave moderate Arizona Republican leaders has said, "I'm
voting for a Democrat."
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    4. http://tucsoncitizen.com/in-the-aggregate/2010/09/24/former-gop-a-g-says-its-ok-to-vote-for-a-democrat

[5]Goddard slams Brewer on job creation
Arizona Daily Star – By Greg Bryan – September 24, 2010
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry Goddard blasted Gov. Jan Brewer
Thursday, saying she has a lackluster, lackadaisical approach to job
creation and that her commerce authority was "so underwhelming as to not do
anything at all to bring jobs to Arizona."
  Links:
    5. http://azstarnet.com/business/local/article_19850309-8b1e-55e8-b608-c67adfdc4624.html

[6]Terry Goddard holds cash edge in campaign for governor
The Arizona Republic – By Casey Newton – September 24, 2010
Attorney General Terry Goddard heads into the final weeks of election season
with a cash advantage over Gov. Jan Brewer in the race to become Arizona's
chief executive.
  Links:
    6. http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2010/09/24/20100924terry-goddard-campaign-for-governor.html

_Arkansas_

[7]Ark. Attorney Gen. Dustin McDaniel encourages drug take-back
participation
Today’s THV – Lindsey Clark – September 23, 2010
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel encouraged Arkansans today to safely and
securely dispose their expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs during
the first-ever national Prescription Drug "Take-Back" Day on Saturday, Sept.
25.
  Links:
    7. http://www.todaysthv.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=119233&catid=2

_California_

[8]Kamala Harris for California attorney general
The San Francisco Chronicle - September 24, 2010
California's approach to crime and punishment is not working. Its
overcrowded prisons are straining the state budget when the state can least
afford it. Seventy percent of released inmates end up back in prison within
three years. Kamala Harris, San Francisco's district attorney, has pledged
to target that recidivism rate as her No. 1 priority if she is elected
attorney general. It is the right move for public safety, the right move for
fiscal responsibility and the right focus for an attorney general who would
be faced with many competing demands on the office.
  Links:
    8. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/23/EDH81FIILB.DTL

[9]Kamala Harris focuses on Steve Cooley's abortion record
The Los Angeles Times - September 24, 2010
Democratic state attorney general nominee Kamala Harris is calling out
Republican rival Steve Cooley on the abortion issue, hoping to find an issue
that will help the Democrat gain traction. “Women in California want someone
with the power of the attorney general's office in our nation's largest
state to protect their rights," the Harris campaign stated in a press
release.
  Links:
    9. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/09/harris-focuses-on-cooleys-abortion-record.html

[10]Capital Question
Santa Barbara Independent - By Jerry Roberts – September 23, 2010
Kamala Harris, San Francisco’s district attorney, knows what’s coming in her
campaign as the Democratic nominee for state attorney general.
  Links:
    10. http://independent.com/news/2010/sep/23/capital-question

[11]Polls Show Positive Movement for Jerry Brown
Real Clear Politics - By Scott Conroy - September 22, 2010
A new Rasmussen Reports poll in the California gubernatorial race released
on Wednesday showed Democratic Attorney General Jerry Brown with a thin 47
percent to 46 percent lead among likely voters over Republican Meg Whitman,
the former eBay CEO.
  Links:
    11. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/09/22/latest_ca_polls_show_positive_movement_for_jerry_brown_107269.html

_Colorado_

[12]Suthers, Dem challenger clash on role of AG
The Colorado Statesman - By Ernest Luning – September 24, 2010
The two lawyers vying to be Colorado next’s attorney general clashed Tuesday
over the role of the office at a debate before a business group in
Centennial. John Suthers, the Republican incumbent seeking his second full
term, and Democrat Stan Garnett, the Boulder County district attorney
challenging him, each accused the other of wanting to expand the scope of
the state position in ways they said should concern voters.
  Links:
    12. http://www.coloradostatesman.com/content/992164-suthers-dem-challenger-clash-role-ag

_Connecticut_

[13]Dean, Jepsen trade jabs in Hartford debate
Ct Post - Dirk Perrefort, Staff Writer - September 23, 2010
HARTFORD -- Republican Martha Dean came out of the corner throwing punches
at her opponent, Democrat George Jepsen, during a lively and at times
contentious debate between the two attorney general candidates Thursday.
  Links:
    13. http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Dean-Jepsen-trade-jabs-in-Hartford-debate-672183.php

_Florida_

[14]Alex Villalobos Backs Dan Gelber for AG
Sunshine State News – By Kevin Derby - September 24, 2010
Sen. Alex Villalobos, R-Miami, who is leaving the Legislature after almost
two decades in the House and Senate, bailed on the Republicans to back Sen.
Dan Gelber of Miami Beach, the Democratic nominee for attorney general.
Despite having served as the Republican leader in the Senate,  Villalobos
also backed Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running in the U.S. Senate race
without party affiliation.
  Links:
    14. http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/blog/alex-villalobos-backs-dan-gelber-ag

[15]Poll: Florida Cabinet races tight, weak support for class-size amendment
MiamiHerald.com - Marc Caputo – September 24, 2010
The Republican candidates in the three races for Florida Cabinet are gaining
traction with independent voters and slightly leading their Democratic
rivals, according to a new poll that suggests 2010 is shaping up to be a
good year for conservatives.
  Links:
    15. http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/24/1840565/poll-florida-cabinet-races-tight.html

_Illinois_

[16]Corruption, spending and gay rights among AG issues
Daily Herald - By Marni Pyke – September 24, 2010
They're all attorneys but that's where the similarities end for the four
candidates seeking to be the state's top lawyer.
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    16. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=410348&src=109

_Kansas_

[17]Attorney General Candidates Face-Off In First Debate
KAKE – By Alicia Myers – September 24, 2010
Candidates vying to be the state's next Attorney General in the 2010 vote,
faced-off in a debate Thursday, speaking their minds on issues that affect
Kansas.
  Links:
    17. http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/103670404.html?ref=404

_Michigan_

[18]Mich. attorney general candidates hold 1st debate
WJMN-TV - September 24, 2010
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Attorney general candidates Bill Schuette
(SHOO'-dee) and David Leyton went after each other with gusto in their first
debate.
  Links:
    18. http://www.wfrv.com/news/michigan/103709249.html

_Minnesota_

[19]AG Lori Swanson buys air time before election
Politics in Minnesota - By Briana Bierschbach - September 23, 2010
Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is getting on the air
before November, when she will face Republican attorney Chris Barden in the
polls.
  Links:
    19. http://politicsinminnesota.com/blog/2010/09/swanson-buys-air-time

_Nevada_

[20]AG's Office releases 'grandparent scam alert'
Reno Gazette Journal - By Keith Trout - September 24, 2010
Although no new "grandparent scams" have been reported in Yerington
recently, they are still appearing elsewhere in the state, as the Nevada
Attorney General's Office last week issued a "grandparent scam alert."
  Links:
    20. http://www.rgj.com/article/20100924/MVN01/9240362/1305/BIZ01

_New Mexico_

[21]AG’s website is a useful tool for the public
NMPolitics.net - By Gary King - September 22, 2010
One of the most useful tools my office has used to help serve the public has
been our Attorney General’s Office website, [22]nmag.gov. Parts of it are
frequently being updated in order to make it easier for people to avail
themselves of the many services provided by this office.
  Links:
    21. http://www.nmpolitics.net/index/2010/09/ag%E2%80%99s-website-is-a-useful-tool-for-the-public
    22. http://www.nmag.gov

_New York_

[23]Polls show tight race for NY attorney general
WCAX - Associated Press - September 23, 2010
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New polls show a tight race between two still
little-known candidates for attorney general in New York.
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    23. http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=13204470

[24]Eric Schneiderman Staffs Up In Attorney General Race
The New York Daily News - By Celeste Katz – September 23, 2010
Some familiar names in this announcement from Team Schneiderman about new
adds to the campaign staff in the battle against GOP rival Dan Donovan:
  Links:
    24. http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/09/eric-schneiderman-staffs-up-in.html

[25]Schneiderman picks up French, Holtzman endorsements
Albany Times - By Rick Karlin – September 23, 2010
AG Democratic candidate Eric Schneiderman has gotten the endorsement of US
Attorney Dan French as well as other prosecutors and former Brooklyn DA Liz
Holtzman.
  Links:
    25. http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/32094/schneiderman-picks-up-french-holtzman-endorsements

[26]AG duo locked in dead heat
New York Post – By Brendan Scott - September 24, 2010
ALBANY --- The sleepy state attorney general's race was thrust into the
spotlight yesterday as a two polls suggested it could be November's tightest
statewide contest.
  Links:
    26. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/ag_duo_locked_in_dead_heat_mgELPQXbLFTlgXlja8dm6I

_Ohio_

[27]OUR VIEW EDITORIAL: Cordray has earned another term as attorney general
The Morning Journal – September 24, 2010
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, 51, has done an excellent job of
cleaning up the wreckage left by his predecessor, Mark Dann, who was forced
to resign in May 2008. Dann turned that office in Animal House.
  Links:
    27. http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2010/09/24/opinion/mj3368705.txt

[28]Attorney general candidates visit Dayton
Dayton Daily News - By Laura A. Bischoff – September 24, 2010
DAYTON — After losing re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2006, Republican
Mike DeWine is trying to stage a political comeback this year as state
attorney general.
  Links:
    28. http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/election/attorney-general-candidates-visit-dayton-940416.html

[29]DeWine not pacified by Cordray's progress
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH - By James Nash - September 23, 2010
Since Richard Cordray became Ohio attorney general in January 2009, the flow
of headlines from the office has slowed to a trickle.
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    29. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/09/23/dewine-not-pacified-by-cordrays-progress.html?sid=101

_Vermont_

[30]Attorney general's race: What is the attorney general's role in policing
local government and pursuing wrong doing by public officials?
BurlingtonFreePress.com - By William Sorrell - Friday, September 24, 2010
The attorney general is the state's chief law enforcement officer with the
same authority statewide to enforce Vermont's criminal laws that the state's
attorneys have in their individual counties. But the attorney general's
authority extends further. There are a range of other laws within the
jurisdiction of the office, including statutes relating to open meetings law
violations, campaign finance, environmental protection, consumer protection,
civil rights and antitrust violations. Consequently, the attorney general
has wide authority to police local government and to prosecute wrongdoing by
public officials.
  Links:
    30. http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100924/OPINION05/9240315/Attorney-general-s-race-What-is-the-attorney-general-s-role-in-policing-local-government-and-pursuing-wrong-doing-by-public-officials

_Wisconsin_

[31]State AG candidates spar over priorities
Former DNR secretary seeks ouster of 'partisan'
Herald Times Reporter – By Charie Mathews - September 24, 2010
MANITOWOC — J.B. Van Hollen believes if the office of state attorney general
was nonpartisan, he wouldn't have an opponent on the Nov. 2 ballot.
  Links:
    31. http://www.htrnews.com/article/20100924/MAN0101/9240561/State-AG-candidates-spar-over-priorities

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