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ctm
: on 21st Nov 2008 |
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Green Car Journal named Volkswagen's 2009 Jetta TDI as the 'Green Car
of the Year' at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Thursday, making it the
first clean-diesel vehicle to win the prize.Read More
Posted by
ctm
: on 21st Nov 2008 |
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In a victory for environmentalists, Rep. Henry Waxman of Los Angeles
ousted John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress, as
chairman of the House committee that handles all energy, climate
change and health care legislation.Read More
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ctm
: on 21st Nov 2008 |
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A long-dormant underwater volcano off Monterey whose slopes teem with
marine life, including forests of 10-foot-high coral, was added to the
boundaries of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary on Thursday.Read More
Posted by
ctm
: on 21st Nov 2008 |
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The mother of a Missouri girl who committed suicide after being
targeted by an Internet hoax testified Thursday that she was unaware
that her daughter had posed as an 18-year-old while reportedly trying
to chat online with boys.Read More
Posted by
ctm
: on 21st Nov 2008 |
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President-elect Barack Obama's apparent selection of Arizona
Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano as secretary of homeland security was
greeted Thursday as a sign that the new Democratic administration will
fundamentally change the tone of the nation's post-Sept. 11 approach
to Read More
Posted by
ctm
: on 21st Nov 2008 |
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The goal is to engage them into a discussion about global warming.
Here in Hollywood, we're all used to the idea that
life imitates art, but in the rest of the world, the discovery of Read More
Posted by
ctm
: on 21st Nov 2008 |
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The assistance center is the only one up and running in Southern
California. But another one should open in Los Angeles soon, the
governor's office says.
When Jill Worthington
peeked oRead More
Posted by
ctm
: on 21st Nov 2008 |
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The California governor tells Fox News that he will help the
president-elect's administration 'in every possible way.'
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke to President-elect Barack
Obama Read More
Posted by
ctm
: on 21st Nov 2008 |
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Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor said Tuesday the governor's plan for
spending cuts and tax hikes is reasonable for dealing with the state's
$27.8 billion shortfall.
California will face massive budget
shortfalls through at least 2014 without immediate action by lawmakers
and Read More
Posted by
ctm
: on 21st Nov 2008 |
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Here's a message from angry and anxious state workers to California's
elected officials: Lead by example.
Before you furlough employees,
ax jobs, pare back holidays, change overtime accounting rules or hand
down any other mandates that cost your civil servants, make someRead More
