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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (194846)	7/17/2004 4:42:17 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572580

it's all about the money never about the kids no different than abortion

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (194846)	7/17/2004 5:47:28 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572580

>VOUCHERS! VOUCHERS! VOUCHERS! VOUCHERS! UNFUNDED MANDATES! UNFUNDED MANDATES! UNFUNDED MANDATES! UNFUNDED MANDATES! -Z

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (194846)	7/18/2004 1:43:13 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572580

Legislator still in race despite arrest By Dan Nakaso Advertiser Staff Writer Rep. Brian Blundell's arrest on misdemeanor sexual assault charges near Kapi'olani Park has Democratic Party leaders hopeful about unseating the freshman legislator and possibly stemming Republican efforts to win more House seats. Blundell, a Republican from West Maui, had been unopposed in his re-election bid for the 10th District and was looking forward to his 63rd birthday this week. Asked yesterday if he was still running for re-election, Blundell said, "I am still in the race. I want my constituents to answer that question. If they've still got any trust in me at all, that will come out in the polls." Blundell spoke via telephone from Maui at a news conference at the Republican Party headquarters on Kapi'olani Boulevard, where a Blundell campaign poster hangs in the front window. But Democratic Party leaders yesterday said they now expect to see at least one strong Democratic candidate enter the race before Tuesday's filing deadline. "Our hope and our commitment is to maintain the seats we have and maybe increase them," said Brickwood Galuteria, chairman of the Democratic Party of Hawai'i. "With this development, we may be able to increase them. We're definitely going to be putting somebody up. "I'd really like people to understand that public service is still very noble, whether it's Democratic or Republican that this happens to," Galuteria said. "Although he was arrested, it's still innocent until proven guilty." Blundell acknowledged that he was arrested by Honolulu police Thursday night, handcuffed and booked on fourth-degree, sexual assault charges. Honolulu police records show that Blundell was arrested at 11:15 p.m. on Paki Avenue, one of the major streets that borders Kapi'olani Park. Blundell said he frequently takes morning and evening walks and was in Honolulu Thursday and Friday to catch up on correspondence and other tasks at his Capitol legislative office. He said he was walking alone Thursday night and acknowledged that he had an encounter with two men. But Blundell said he was the only person arrested. the.honoluluadvertiser.com