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Scan the image to follow national political news and commentary on our new Web page at dailynews.com/ politics -national/ THU. 79 WED. 74 TODAY 70 Weather report C6 Learn about Prop. 37 Scan this code with your mobile device to ask your questions about Proposition 37 in our live chat with reporters today at noon. Or go to dailynews. com/ ci_21784013. DAILYNEWS.COM GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY ONLINE ADIEU TO TOUR TITLES Lance Armstrong is stripped of his Tour de France titles. SPORTS Volume 101 Number 297 75 cents (designated areas higher) ELECTION 2012 POLITICS: Candidates spar over each other’s policies and plans to keep America strong. By David Espo and Kasie Hunt The Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — President Barack Obama sharply chal- lenged Mitt Romney on foreign policy in their final campaign debate Monday night, saying, “Every time you’ve offered an opinion you’ve been wrong.” The Republican coolly responded, “Attacking me is not an agenda” for dealing with a dangerous world. Romney took the offensive, too. When Obama said the U.S. and its allies have imposed crippling sanctions on Iran to halt nuclear weapons development, the Republican challenger responded that the U.S. should have done more. He declared repeatedly, “We’re four years closer to a nuclear Iran.” Despite the debate’s stated focus on foreign affairs, time after time the rivals turned the discussion back to the slowly recover- ing U.S. economy, which polls show is the No. 1 issue for most voters. They found little agreement on that, but the president and his DEBATE A10 ANALYSIS: President the more aggressive one in final face-off in contrast to first meeting. By Ben Feller The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama came ready Monday for a fighting finish, deriding Mitt Romney as reckless and overmatched in world affairs. Instead he found a subdued challenger who was eager to agree and determined to show he was not a warmonger. Romney starkly moderated his tone and his approach in the closing debate. He seemed determined not to unnerve unde- cided voters who are weary of another U.S.-led war, or to upend a race that remains remarkably tight with two weeks to go. No moment was more telling than when ANALYSIS A10 INDEX ROUND 3: PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE Obama vs. Romney: The tables are turned Rick Wilking The Associated Press Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama went beyond foreign policy in their third debate Monday. NEWS Lotto A2 Business A11 Crossword A13 Comics A14 Movies A5 Editorials A12 Obituaries A10 SPORTS Calendar C2 Scoreboard C5 Weather C6 CLASSIFIED Crossword 15,17 Shocking verdict Seven experts convicted of manslaughter for failing to adequately warn residents of the risk before an earthquake struck in 2009. A8 By Pamela Nonga Ngue California News Service WASHINGTON, D.C. — Los Ange- les-area House members have raised seven times as much money as their challengers, demonstrating the enor- mous advantage incumbents hold in congressional elections. Los Angeles-area incumbents have raised $18.7 million in contrast to their challengers’ $2.5 million, according to reports filed last week at the Federal Election Commission. In five districts, challengers reported raising no money at all. Democrat Rep. Henry Waxman is the only local incumbent who has less money to spend than his oppo- nent. His challenger, Bill Bloomfield — founder of a successful Internet company — contributed $3.8 million to his own campaign. The money gap reflects a long- standing advantage for sitting mem- bers of Congress and suggests that recent reforms to California’s elec- tion rules still leave an unlevel play- ing field. “I don’t think that incumbents will have any less of an advantage,” said Gary Jacobson, a political scien- tist from the University of California San Diego. “In the typical district, the incumbent is such a strong favor- ite that good candidates don’t even CONGRESS A5 Incumbents’ fundraising dwarfs challengers’ “We can’t kill our way out of this. ... We must have a compre- hensive strategy.” — MITT ROMNEY “Every time you’ve offered an opinion, you’ve been wrong.” — BARACK OBAMA By Brian Charles Staff Writer Suspicions about the dealings of Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez led the five-member county Board of Supervisors to unanimously support an advisory measure to take the assessor’s position out of the hands of voters. In August, Los Angeles County Supervi- sor Michael Antonovich drafted Measure A, which asks voters whether they sup- port changing the Assessor’s Office from an elected post to an appointed position. Measure A is an advisory vote and therefore nonbinding. Noguez was arrested on Wednesday. On Thursday, he was charged with 24 felony counts in connection to allegations that he accepted bribes from campaign supporters. The arrest confirmed what many believed about the politician and sup- ported their argument to make the asses- sor’s position an appointed post. “Put it this way. The assessor is cur- rently bringing down $190,000 a year and he is in jail. He cannot be forced to resign by the supervisors; he cannot be fired by the supervisors,” Antonovich spokesman Tony Bell said. “If you have an appointed assessor, that assessor is MEASURE A10 MEASURE A Assessor’s arrest may drive support By Christina Villacorte Staff Writer Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez will remain behind bars after a judge set his bail Monday at $1.16 mil- lion, an amount his lawyer conceded was beyond his reach at this time. “We’re not going to able to make that bail amount,” defense attorney Michael Proctor told Judge Shelly Torre- alba. Several of Noguez’s co-defendants in the bribery scan- dal have already posted bail or are expected to do so. Ramin Salari, the tax consultant accused of paying Noguez $185,000 in bribes and campaign contributions to lower his client’s property tax bills, is expected to post $1.16 million in bail and walk out of jail this week, according to his lawyer. Defense attorney Mark Werksman said Salari intends to use both his mother’s and his sister’s Encino homes as collateral. Noguez’s chief appraiser, Mark McNeil, posted $1.1 mil- lion in bail last week. He is accused of lowering the assessed value of homes and businesses owned by some of Salari’s clients, so that they could receive property tax refunds. Another appraiser, Scott Schenter, is no longer in county jail either, according to the Sheriff’s Department. His bail had been reduced to $100,000 over the summer. Torrealba on Monday rejected defense arguments to set bail at $100,000, but neither did she give in to the prosecution’s request to set it at $1.38 million. Instead, Torrealba lowered the bail to $1.16 million — the amount that the District Attorney’s Office said Noguez and his co-defendants’ alleged criminal activities cost Los Angeles County in property taxes in 2010. Torrealba said she was concerned about the elected NOGUEZ A5 Noguez remains behind bars; bail is set at $1.16M Giants vs. Tigers in the World Series SPORTS Msg&Data rates may apply. Text HELP to 424242 for help. Text STOP to 424242 to cancel. Go to sms4rm.com for T&Cs and privacy policy. Text: NominateLA to 424242 Show your appreciation. A great workplace is something to be proud of. If you work for an awesome company, show your appreciation and nominate them at: www.dailynews.com/nominate Entries Close November 16 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012 I SERVING THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY
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ELECTION 2012
POLITICS: Candidates spar over each other’s
policies and plans to keep America strong.
By David Espo and Kasie Hunt The Associated PressBOCA RATON, Fla. — President Barack Obama sharply chal-
lenged Mitt Romney on foreign policy in their final campaign
debate Monday night, saying, “Every time you’ve offered an
opinion you’ve been wrong.” The Republican coolly responded,
“Attacking me is not an agenda” for dealing with a dangerous
world.
Romney took the offensive, too. When Obama said the U.S. and
its allies have imposed crippling sanctions on Iran to halt nuclear
weapons development, the Republican challenger responded
that the U.S. should have done more. He declared repeatedly,
“We’re four years closer to a nuclear Iran.”
Despite the debate’s stated focus on foreign affairs, time after
time the rivals turned the discussion back to the slowly recover-
ing U.S. economy, which polls show is the No. 1 issue for most
voters.
They found little agreement on that, but the president and his
DEBATE A10
ANALYSIS: President the more
aggressive one in final face-off
in contrast to first meeting.
By Ben Feller The Associated PressWASHINGTON — President Barack
Obama came ready Monday for a fightingfinish, deriding Mitt Romney as recklessand overmatched in world affairs. Insteadhe found a subdued challenger who waseager to agree and determined to show hewas not a warmonger.
Romney starkly moderated his tone andhis approach in the closing debate. Heseemed determined not to unnerve unde-cided voters who are weary of anotherU.S.-led war, or to upend a race thatremains remarkably tight with two weeks togo.
No moment was more telling than when
ANALYSIS A10
INDEX
ROUND 3: PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
Obama vs. Romney:The tables are turned
Rick Wilking The Associated PressRepublican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama went beyond foreign policy in their third debate Monday.
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Movies A5Editorials A12Obituaries A10SPORTSCalendar C2
Scoreboard C5Weather C6CLASSIFIEDCrossword 15,17
Shocking verdictSeven experts convictedof manslaughter forfailing to adequatelywarn residents of the riskbefore an earthquakestruck in 2009. A8
By Pamela Nonga NgueCalifornia News Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Los Ange-les-area House members have raisedseven times as much money as theirchallengers, demonstrating the enor-mous advantage incumbents hold incongressional elections.
Los Angeles-area incumbentshave raised $18.7 million in contrastto their challengers’ $2.5 million,according to reports filed last week
at the Federal Election Commission.
In five districts, challengers
reported raising no money at all.
Democrat Rep. Henry Waxman is
the only local incumbent who has
less money to spend than his oppo-
nent. His challenger, Bill Bloomfield
— founder of a successful Internet
company — contributed $3.8 million
to his own campaign.
The money gap reflects a long-
standing advantage for sitting mem-
bers of Congress and suggests thatrecent reforms to California’s elec-tion rules still leave an unlevel play-ing field.
“I don’t think that incumbentswill have any less of an advantage,”said Gary Jacobson, a political scien-tist from the University of CaliforniaSan Diego. “In the typical district,the incumbent is such a strong favor-ite that good candidates don’t even
CONGRESS A5
Incumbents’ fundraising dwarfs challengers’
“We can’tkill our wayout of this.
... We musthave a
compre-hensive
strategy.”— MITT ROMNEY
“Every timeyou’veoffered anopinion,you’ve beenwrong.”— BARACKOBAMA
By Brian Charles Staff WriterSuspicions about the dealings of Los
Angeles County Assessor John Noguezled the five-member county Board ofSupervisors to unanimously support anadvisory measure to take the assessor’sposition out of the hands of voters.
In August, Los Angeles County Supervi-sor Michael Antonovich drafted MeasureA, which asks voters whether they sup-port changing the Assessor’s Office froman elected post to an appointed position.
Measure A is an advisory vote andtherefore nonbinding.
Noguez was arrested on Wednesday.On Thursday, he was charged with 24felony counts in connection to allegationsthat he accepted bribes from campaignsupporters.
The arrest confirmed what manybelieved about the politician and sup-ported their argument to make the asses-sor’s position an appointed post.
“Put it this way. The assessor is cur-rently bringing down $190,000 a yearand he is in jail. He cannot be forced toresign by the supervisors; he cannot befired by the supervisors,” Antonovichspokesman Tony Bell said. “If you havean appointed assessor, that assessor is
MEASURE A10
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Assessor’s arrestmay drive support
By Christina Villacorte Staff WriterLos Angeles County Assessor John Noguez will remain
behind bars after a judge set his bail Monday at $1.16 mil-lion, an amount his lawyer conceded was beyond hisreach at this time.
“We’re not going to able to make that bail amount,”defense attorney Michael Proctor told Judge Shelly Torre-alba.
Several of Noguez’s co-defendants in the bribery scan-dal have already posted bail or are expected to do so.
Ramin Salari, the tax consultant accused of payingNoguez $185,000 in bribes and campaign contributions tolower his client’s property tax bills, is expected to post$1.16 million in bail and walk out of jail this week,according to his lawyer.
Defense attorney Mark Werksman said Salari intendsto use both his mother’s and his sister’s Encino homes ascollateral.
Noguez’s chief appraiser, Mark McNeil, posted $1.1 mil-lion in bail last week. He is accused of lowering theassessed value of homes and businesses owned by some ofSalari’s clients, so that they could receive property taxrefunds.
Another appraiser, Scott Schenter, is no longer incounty jail either, according to the Sheriff’s Department.His bail had been reduced to $100,000 over the summer.
Torrealba on Monday rejected defense arguments to setbail at $100,000, but neither did she give in to theprosecution’s request to set it at $1.38 million.
Instead, Torrealba lowered the bail to $1.16 million —the amount that the District Attorney’s Office saidNoguez and his co-defendants’ alleged criminal activitiescost Los Angeles County in property taxes in 2010.
Torrealba said she was concerned about the elected
NOGUEZ A5
Noguez remainsbehind bars; bailis set at $1.16M
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