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June 9, 2010

Whitman, Fiorina Win in California GOP Races
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Arkansas was one of twelve states to hold elections Tuesday. In
California, Meg Whitman, the billionaire former e Bay chief executive,
won the Republican nomination for governor after spending a record $71
million of her money on the race. Whitman will face former governor
Jerry Brown in the general election. Carly Fiorina, the former
Hewlett-Packard chief executive, won the Republican nomination for
senator in California. She will face Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer in
November. Meanwhile, incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Jane Harman
fought off a challenge from progressive Marcy Winograd.



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