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"It's obvious the state will engage in any legal maneuver possible to keep Mr . The law ignited protests across the country by Latinos who vowed to vote in future elections . "He's gone through such adversity and risen above it. "In northern Virginia, Navy veteran John Mallon called it "a privilege" to vote for McCain, whom he saluted for "dedication to country. "Others said they still needed convincing that Obama would be their president too. "I'm glad it's over," said Victoria Carmichael, 62, a homemaker and evangelical Christian who lives north of Columbus, Ohio "But it's scary . The 24-year-old led all major league catchers in average (. 297), home runs (19), hits (157), steals (21), on-base percentage (. 380) and slugging (. 477) . Jerry Brown to investigate. Las Lomas spokesman Matt Klink disputed the accusations, saying Palmer had had a long-standing option agreement to buy McHaddad's land and was legally authorized to fill out the application on McHaddad's behalf. "This is a smear campaign conducted by project opponents such as Greig Smith, Assemblyman Smyth and others in an effort to deny Las Lomas due process," Klink said. For weeks, Smith has been engaged in a form of low-grade warfare against the proposed project, which would be built in hilly terrain north of Sylmar -- property that is currently outside the city of Los Angeles. When he ran for the water district -- which supplies water to about half a million people in eastern Los Angeles County -- the new mayor of Pomona, Norma Torres, endorsed him. Right now, she is just another actress getting ready for her Broadway close-up.

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