California (Indian gaming) - Jennifer Coleman, Associated Press - A state commission sued Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante on Wednesday, alleging the recall election candidate took in $3.8 million more than state campaign finance laws allow. The allegations by the Fair Political Practices Commission echo criticism that followed the Democrat throughout his failed campaign for governor: that he wrongly used a committee from an earlier campaign to sidestep new laws that applied to last year's gubernatorial recall election.

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