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  • Los Angeles mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti speak to Eyewitness News in this May 2013 photo.
  • The two Los Angeles mayoral candidates were up early Monday, trying to earn more votes in the last day before the election.
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election, politics, q mccray
  • Los Angeles mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti targeted churchgoers Sunday, May 19, 2013, ahead of Tuesdays election.
  • Los Angeles' two mayoral candidates both targeted churchgoers Sunday ahead of Tuesday's election.
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election, politics, amy powell
  • Ron Galperin (left) and Dennis Zine, candidates for Los Angeles city controller, in interviews with Eyewitness News in May 2013.
  • Ron Galperin and Dennis Zine are making their cases for Los Angeles voters to elect one as the next city controller.
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election, politics, robert holguin
  • Los Angeles mayoral candidates Eric Garcetti, right, and Wendy Greuel, right, are seen at events in Los Angeles Saturday, May 18, 2013.
  • Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti are hoping some last minute door-knocking will help get undecided voters to the polls.
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election, politics, darsha philips
  • Los Angeles mayoral candidates Eric Garcetti, right, and Wendy Greuel, right, are seen at events in Los Angeles Saturday, May 18, 2013.
  • Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti are hoping some last minute door-knocking will help get undecided voters to the polls.
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election, politics
  • Los Angeles mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel, left, and Eric Garcetti, right, are seen at events in Los Angeles Friday, May 17, 2013.
  • Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti are trying to get out their messages to voters, while dealing with attack ads.
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election, politics, carlos granda
  • Los Angeles mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel, left, and Eric Garcetti, right, are seen at events in Los Angeles Friday, May 17, 2013.
  • Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti are trying to get out their messages to voters, while dealing with attack ads.
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election, politics
  • Los Angeles mayoral race candidates Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel comment on a number of negative ads targeting Latino voters on Thursday, May 16, 2013.
  • A number of negative ads targeting Latino voters have surfaced in the last four days of the Los Angeles mayoral race.
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election, politics, carlos granda
  • Los Angeles mayoral race candidates Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel comment on a number of negative ads targeting Latino voters on Thursday, May 16, 2013.
  • A number of negative ads targeting Latino voters have surfaced in the last four days of the Los Angeles mayoral race.
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election, politics
  • Former Assemblyman Mike Feuer, left, and Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich, right, talk to Eyewitness News outside a radio station in Inglewood on Thursday, May 16, 2013.
  • At a radio station in Inglewood, Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich and his challenger met one last time.
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election, politics, robert holguin
  • Both candidates campaigned Wednesday for Latino votes. There's also new controversy over attack ads.
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election, politics, carlos granda
  • Los Angeles mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti speak in Watts on Monday, May 13, 2013.
  • With their runoff election a week away, mayoral candidates Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel met face to face again Monday.
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election, politics, elex michaelson
  • Undated file photo of Los Angeles City Hall.
  • Los Angeles' mayoral candidates kept themselves busy on Mother's Day, each making several stops around the city.
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election, politics, q mccray
  • A woman votes in this undated file photo.
  • Proposition C is a ballot measure designed to draw attention to the big money spent in elections.
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election, politics, john hartung
  • Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel are seen during a mayoral debate Friday, May 10, 2013.
  • City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric Garcetti went into Friday's mayoral debate tied in the latest poll.
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election, politics
  • The Los Angeles mayoral race is tightening as it gets closer, and both sides are alleging attacks from each other.
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election, politics, carlos granda
  • Los Angeles mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel (left) and Eric Garcetti (right) talked to parents at 24th Street Elementary School on Monday, May 6, 2013.
  • Los Angeles mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti on Monday focused on education, particularly in the inner city.
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election, politics, carlos granda
  • Los Angeles mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel (left) and Eric Garcetti (right) took part in a debate at the University of Southern California on Sunday, May 5, 2013.
  • With two weeks left until the runoff election for L.A. mayor, Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti faced off at a debate at USC.
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election, politics
  • Los Angeles mayoral candidates Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel faced off in a debate at the Sinai Temple in West Los Angeles on Monday, April 29, 2013.
  • With the runoff election a little more than three weeks away, Los Angeles mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti faced off in another debate Monday night.
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election, politics, amy powell
  • Los Angeles mayoral candidates Eric Garcetti (left) and Wendy Greuel speak during separate campaign stops on Monday, April 29, 2013.
  • Misconduct among candidates is being alleged as the Los Angeles mayoral race comes down to the final three weeks.
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election, politics, carlos granda
  • Low voter turnout is expected and getting out the vote could be crucial for the candidates.
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election, politics, carlos granda
  • Wendy Greuel is seen in this photo Thursday, April 25, 2013.
  • The latest numbers in the race for L.A. mayor are good news for City Controller Wendy Greuel, who leads by three points.
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election, politics, carlos granda
  • The political balance of power in California is firmly in Democratic hands after Tuesday's election.
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election, california state assembly, california state senate, jerry brown, politics, nannette miranda
  • Former President Bill Clinton (right) joined Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel in a campaign event in the Westlake District on Saturday, April, 20, 2013.
  • Former President Bill Clinton joined Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel in a campaign event Saturday.
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election, politics, melissa macbride
  • On Tuesday, Compton residents go to the polls to vote for mayor. It's a wide field of candidates.
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election, politics, robert holguin
  • A new poll has City Councilman Eric Garcetti with nearly a double-digit lead over City Controller Wendy Greuel.
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election, politics
  • Wendy Greuel challenged her mayoral opponent, Eric Garcetti, to an impromptu education debate on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. He said he did not show up because he had two hours notice.
  • Wendy Greuel challenged her mayoral opponent, Eric Garcetti, to an impromptu education debate. He had two hours notice.
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election, politics, carlos granda
  • Demonstrators rally for immigration reform rally in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 10, 2013.
  • Marches and rallies were held across the U.S., as lawmakers put the final touches on a bill to reform immigration policy.
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immigration, politics
  • A man looks down the sight of a shotgun at the Glendale Gun Show on Saturday, March 2, 2013.
  • Two pivotal senators have reached a bipartisan deal on gun legislation that would expand required background checks.
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senate, shooting, school shooting, politics
  • Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa delivers his final State of the City address at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus on Tuesday, April 9, 2013.
  • L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa highlighted his eight years in office during his final State of the City address Tuesday.
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antonio villaraigosa, politics
  • Both candidates for LA mayor were on the campaign trail Monday and garnered new endorsements.
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election, politics, carlos granda
  • Mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel (left) and Eric Garcetti (right) are seen on Thursday, April 4, 2013.
  • The campaigning is heating up as mayoral candidates Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel continue to collect big endorsements.
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election, politics, jovana lara
  • Congressman Brad Sherman endorsed LA City Controller Wendy Greuel for mayor of Los Angeles Wednesday.
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election, politics, jovana lara
  • Sealing his support with a handshake, former mayoral candidate Kevin James endorsed Eric Garcetti Tuesday.
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election, politics, melissa macbride
  • Earvin Magic Johnson (left) is seen with Wendy Greuel (right) on Thursday, March 28, 2013. Johnson announced his endorsements for Greuels campaign for L.A. mayor.
  • As the mayoral hopefuls fight for the African American vote, both gained support from key figures in the black community.
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election, politics, carlos granda
  • Los Angeles mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti speak to Eyewitness News on Wednesday, March 27, 2013.
  • Eric Garcetti has opened up a substantial lead in the race for mayor, according to our Eyewitness News poll by SurveyUSA.
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election, politics, carlos granda
  • A California State Parks sign is seen in this file photo.
  • More than 400 national parks and recreation areas plan to cut 5 percent of their budgets if the sequester goes through.
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sequester, president barack obama, congress, washington d.c., the white house, department of defense, budget, politics
  • Undated file photo of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
  • Several hundred illegal immigrants at U.S. deportation centers have been released as possible federal cuts loom.
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sequester, president barack obama, congress, washington d.c., the white house, department of defense, budget, politics, leanne suter
  • Former California Gov. and U.S. Sen. Pete Wilson in an interview with ABC7 Eyewitness News on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013.
  • Automatic federal budget cuts are scheduled to kick in and affect low-income Americans, local airports, and public schools.
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sequester, president barack obama, congress, washington d.c., the white house, department of defense, budget, politics
  • President Obama is seen discussing the sequester cuts on Friday, March 1, 2013.
  • President Barack Obama has signed an order authorizing the government to begin cutting $85 billion from federal accounts.
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sequester, president barack obama, politics
  • Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel speaks on the California State University, Northridge, campus on Monday, March 25, 2013.
  • Former President Bill Clinton on Monday endorsed Wendy Greuel for mayor of Los Angeles.
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election, politics, carlos granda
  • Eric Garcetti (left) and Wendy Greuel (right) are seen.
  • With just over two months to ago, the two candidates vying for the mayor's office continue to pick up endorsements.
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election, politics, leanne suter
  • Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan and mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel are seen in this March 2013 photo.
  • With the runoff election two months away, Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel are seeking endorsements in the race for mayor.
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election, politics, amy powell
  • A weapon is seen at a gun control hearing in Sacramento on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013.
  • Senate Democrats dropped an assault weapons ban from its gun control bill, making it unlikely that the ban will survive.
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senate, democratic party, politics