Pat Meagher from Forest Falls, Tim Prince from San Bernardino, and Rita Ramirez-Dean from 29 Palms captivated the audience's attention for over two hours as they fielded questions from a panel of journalists and politicians as well as from the audience. They discussed issues at the national and local levels. All agree the U.S. led invasion of Iraq was a tragic mistake that has cost the lives of over 4000 young Americans with tens of thousands wounded, some maimed for life, and well over a trillion dollars already drained from the nation's financial resources. Each candidate supports aplan to begin immediate withdrawal while doing whatever necessary to prevent more shedding of blood. Pat Meagher said "we support our troops, but it's the wrong mission." On pork barrel spending, all support reducing ear marked legislation that benefits only a select few or those designed to enhance the reputation of the congressman involved. Mr. Prince and Mr. Meagher place global warming as the number one challenge to resolve while Rita Ramirez-Dean places it right behind education which she believes is the first priority that takes precedence over all the others. All three candidates are fully committed to securing a victory over the incumbent, Jerrry Lewis, in the Genral Election in November. But first one of them must emerge triumphant in the June Primary Election.