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Behind the scenes, a high-stakes political fight which would affect the cost of auto insurance for California drivers is what triggered the on-going controversy over secret tape recordings made by Attorney General Jerry Brown’s ex-press secretary. The language that attorneys in Brown’s office crafted for the Title and Summary of an insurance industry-sponsored measure aimed for the 2010 ballot became the flash point that erupted in public over the tapes. Today advocates for and against the disputed initiative square off at Calbuzz, where we asked each to answer the same question: What is the insurance industry trying to accomplish with this initiative? You can click HERE for the PRO argument and HERE for CON.