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From L.A. firehouse, Kerry says Prop. 75 would slant system in corporations’ favor

By MARK MARTIN
San Francisco Chronicle

Former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry attacked a California ballot measure that could weaken labor’s clout in a visit to the state Thursday, describing Proposition 75 as a Republican-led effort to tilt the political playing field toward corporate interests.

Standing in front of a fire station in Los Angeles, Kerry lent his support to a union-led effort against the proposition. Kerry’s visit was part of an intensifying battle over a measure backed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that could alter political power in the state.

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