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Sex, DUIs and dirty tricks: Inside California’s nastiest election showdown

A California Republican’s XXX past and her Democratic rival’s DUI record fuel a nasty state Assembly rematch in Riverside County.

Sources (1)· Oct 20, 5:48 PM

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New York Post· Oct 20, 5:48 PMSex, DUIs and dirty tricks: Inside California’s nastiest election showdown

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