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The next big election: Nov. 4 general election

• In our third and hottest election of the year, we will pick a president, choose members of the state Assembly, Bakersfield City Council and Kern High School District, and settle whether gay couples can get married in California.
• The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 17.

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Woodward 'doubtful' he will run as write-in council candidate
 Beau Woodward’s name won’t appear on the ballot this fall, after a judge ruled against him Monday.

Election Notebook: Florez pumps 'em up in Denver
 State Sen. Dean Florez went to Denver, but he didn’t get to stay.

Parra praised in Florez’s campaign ad
 Fran Florez has launched an ad campaign in which she praises someone who has helped her opponent.

Local Democrats fired up for Denver
 You can’t blame Tiara Cox if she was a little tired at work this past week.

What's on the November ballot?

FEDERAL RACES

LOCAL RACES

STATE RACES

National Politics From the Associated Press

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Government warns Simplicity bassinets are deadly
 A government safety group is warning parents not to use a Pennsylvania company's baby bassinets after two babies were trapped and strangled in the product.

Joe Biden's speech at the Democratic convention
 Address by Sen. Joe Biden, Barack Obama's running mate, at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday in Denver, as released by the Obama campaign:

GOP platform backs off pet issues to help McCain
 Republicans are putting John McCain's campaign priorities above some of their pet issues, including drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and denying citizenship to the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants.

Bill Clinton's convention address
 Prepared remarks of former President Bill Clinton for his address to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night in Denver, as released by the Obama campaign:

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George W. Bush.
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Jefferson.
JFK.
Lincoln.
Reagan.
Roosevelt.
Truman.
Washington.
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