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Make of this what you will: at least one political observer sees the hubbub over President Obama’s calling Kamala Harris the “best-looking” attorney general in America as a plus for her career. Stanford political science professor Bruce Cain tells the Mercury News’ Political Blotter blog:
"Her name ID probably went up in Southern California -- and in the shallow Hollywood culture of Southern California, it is better to be Kamala Harris than Janet Reno."
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