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Agnew flew to California last week for just such a conference of state and local officials. He listened thoughtfully, then delivered a mellow speech on local fiscal problems. To be sure, his older style briefly asserted itself when he flailed away at Ralph Nader and other "pontificators and pundits." But the Vice President has obviously learned some valuable lessons. "All I'm saying," he remarked at one point, "is that life is a very complex matter. There are two sides to every argument."