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Mayor's exit may usher in era of Democrat rule in San Diego

Cash woes, change in demographics spur political shift

By Steve Carney
Globe Correspondent / May 8, 2005

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LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Under the weight of a $2 billion pension scandal, San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy, a Republican, resigned last month, leaving behind a city with a plunging credit rating on Wall Street and the prospect it might declare bankruptcy. (Full article: 1003 words)

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