Representative Ron Paul, an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, says the hope is that the Obama administration will focus on non-military means to resolve the Afghanistan situation.
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This would include the requirement that a candidate provide proof of his eligibility beyond the affidavit which every state requires a candidate or his representative to sign.
Mr Villaraigosa's campaign is complicated, however, by the presence in the race of another Latino candidate, Xavier Becerra, a representative for the 30th congressional district, who shares an office building with him.