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Poizner's book on San Jose students sparks protests
- 04-02-2010
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KTVU
South Bay students fought back Thursday evening against a characterization that they said they don't deserve--one written by Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner in his new book, "Mount Pleasant." They insisted they are being stereotyped in a new book by Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner. It was one of the more heated book signings you can imagine and certainly for a candidate for governor. For the protesters, it was clearly personal. About 100 people from San Jose's Mount Pleasant high school community demonstrated outside a Barnes and Noble store because inside Steve Poizner was signing his new book called Mount Pleasant about his semester volunteering as a teacher at the school back in 2003. (more...)
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