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Attorney general debate: Kamala Harris says she and Steve Cooley differ greatly on healthcare

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The candidates for attorney general were asked at Tuesday’s debate at UC Davis whether they would sue to block the new federal healthcare bill.

Kamala Harris said she would not. But, she said, ‘My opponent said he would stand with those Southern states attorneys general’ to try to block the healthcare law. Harris said such legal action was ‘a misuse of the resources of this state. We have a state full of people who are uninsured,’ she said.

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Harris said the differences on the federal healthcare law underscored the need for an attorney general who was ‘current.’

Cooley said he would not sue to block healthcare legislation unless there was consensus between the new governor and Legislature.

‘They need to give that directive’ before he would pursue legal action, he said, adding that he would only pursue the case if it was clearly in the best interest of Californians. Cooley said such a consensus was ‘yet to be determined.’

Live coverage of the entire debate is available here.

-- Anthony York in Davis, Calif.

Photo: Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times

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