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Government

Mar. 22, 2018

Attorney general contenders attack absent Becerra at debate

Three men who want to be California's next attorney general debated in the state capital on Wednesday. Notably absent was the man who now holds the job, Xavier Becerra.

Attorney general contenders attack absent Becerra at debate
From left, at the attorney general candidates' debate, retired judge Steven Bailey, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, and attorney Eric Early.

SACRAMENTO -- Three men who want to be California's next attorney general debated in the state capital on Wednesday. Notably absent was the man who now holds the job, Xavier Becerra.

As the perceived frontrunner, Becerra took some predictable shots.

"You might note there is an omission on the dais today," said Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, a Democrat, nodding to the empty seat next to him. "Th...

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