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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>WHAT: Green Candidates Vie For Endorsement; <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:place></st1:City> Green Party Hosts Candidate Forum</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>WHEN: Wednesday, March 15 at 7 PM</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, located at 1028A <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Howard Street</st1:address></st1:Street>, between 6th and 7th Streets, South of Market<BR> </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The political campaign season is again fast approaching, and the San Francisco Green Party (SFGP) has scheduled its first candidate forum of 2006 for Wednesday, March 15 at 7 PM.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The candidates appearing, all registered Greens running for state or federal office, will be vying for the endorsement of the San Francisco Green Party.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The following declared candidates have been given questionnaires and invited to speak at the forum, which will be held at the SFGP office, located at 1028A <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Howard Street</st1:address></st1:Street>:</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Peter Camejo, Governor </FONT><A title=http://www.votecamejo.com/ href="http://www.votecamejo.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.votecamejo.com/</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Donna Warren, Lt. Governor </FONT><A title=http://www.donnawarren.com/ href="http://www.donnawarren.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.donnawarren.com/</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Forrest Hill, Secretary of State </FONT><A title=http://www.voteforrest.org/ href="http://www.voteforrest.org/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.voteforrest.org/</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Mehul Thakker, Treasurer </FONT><A title=http://www.votethakker.com/ href="http://www.votethakker.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.votethakker.com/</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Mike Wyman, Attorney General </FONT><A title=http://votewyman.org/ href="http://votewyman.org/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://votewyman.org/</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> (site under construction)</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Laura Wells, Controller </FONT><A title=http://www.laurawells.org/ href="http://www.laurawells.org/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.laurawells.org/</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Sarah Knoop, Superintendent of Public Instruction</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Larry Cafiero, Insurance Commissioner </FONT><A title=http://www.votecafiero.com/ href="http://www.votecafiero.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.votecafiero.com/</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Barry Hermanson, State Assembly District 12 </FONT><A title=http://www.barryhermanson.org/ href="http://www.barryhermanson.org/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.barryhermanson.org</FONT></A></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Krissy Keefer, Congressional District 8 </FONT><A title=http://www.krissyforcongress.com/ href="http://www.krissyforcongress.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.krissyforcongress.com/</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Todd <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chretian</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place> Senate </FONT><A title=http://www.todd4senate.org/ href="http://www.todd4senate.org/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.todd4senate.org</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Tian Harter, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> Senate<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><A title=http://www.tianharter.org/ href="http://www.tianharter.org/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.tianharter.org/</FONT></A></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Kent</st1:country-region> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Mesplay</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place> Senate </FONT></FONT><A title=http://www.mesplay.org/ href="http://www.mesplay.org/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.mesplay.org</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Deliberations regarding endorsement will begin immediately after the forum, with final decisions to be made by the end of a March 22 follow-up meeting.</FONT></FONT></P></BODY></HTML>