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Jan 10 2009 under
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Waiting in vain for the Legislature to deal with an 18-month deficit pegged at $42 billion and growing, public school officials now face the grim task of whacking major chunks out of their spending. And while no district has finalized what's on the ...
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Jan 10 2009 under
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LOS ANGELES — The man arrested at Los Angeles International Airport with a trunk full of guns and nearly 1,000 rounds of ammunition said Saturday that he is a law-abiding weapons enthusiast who had no idea he might be breaking the law....
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Jan 10 2009 under
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Even as Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Robinson, makes headlines as the "first granny," a quiet revolution may be expanding the template for what makes a family in America.
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Jan 10 2009 under
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Prosecutor singles out segments that he says clearly show the two are referring to bribes paid to the former sheriff.
Before beginning deliberations Thursday,...
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Jan 10 2009 under
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L.A. mayor comes under criticism from Muslim groups after he says the nation has a 'right and responsibility to defend itself' from Hamas rockets.
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Jan 10 2009 under
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Proposition 8 donors deserved privacy, lawsuit contends
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Jan 10 2009 under
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President-elect Barack Obama's nominee to head the U.S. Labor Department sees her parents' membership as key to the success she and her siblings have achieved.
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Jan 10 2009 under
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Schwarzenegger orders many state offices, like the DMV, to close on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month. State Treasurer Bill Lockyer says he won't comply with the furlough order.
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Jan 11 2009 under
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The Blu-ray disc, the high-definition successor to the DVD, was one of the few products that did well in the just-ended holiday season, with sales tripling from the previous year. ...
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Jan 11 2009 under
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Microsoft will rely on its Xbox 360 game console for longer than the previous version because it's getting harder to persuade consumers to upgrade, the head of the company's entertainment unit said. ...
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Jan 11 2009 under
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That's right: Polaroid will introduce a digital camera that produces prints right on the spot. You can even call them 'instant' prints, but they take nearly a minute to appear, so they're only as 'instant' as the old film prints. ...
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Jan 12 2009 under
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California's main financial aid program for college students may stop covering rises in tuition. Meanwhile, UC and Cal State officials are gearing up for 10% fee increases.
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Jan 13 2009 under
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Anybody who watches the California Legislature up close probably understands the voters' impulse to pass measures tying the hands of lawmakers when it comes to managing the budget. When the Legislature's approval rating hovers around 15 percent, the...
The California Supreme Court has agreed to consider a lawsuit over a state law that allows universities and colleges to charge the same tuition to undocumented students that state residents pay. If the high court overturns the law, it could lead to similar challenges in nine other states that discount prices for noncitizens; several of the states have submitted briefs...
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Jan 18 2009 under
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There are myriad computer programs for budding home decorators who might need some help visualizing the possibilities, but they can cost anywhere from under $100 to several hundred dollars for the most sophisticated packages. Fortunately, several fr...
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Jun 25 2009 under
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SACRAMENTO—The California Budget Project says the gap is widening between the middle-class and the wealthiest 1 percent of Californians. Analysts say Franchise Tax Board data from 2006 and 2007 shows the wealthiest taxpayers are getting...
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Jun 19 2009 under
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Don't get stuck with a bigger tax bill next year. It could happen, given changes in California's tax laws that could cost the average married couple with two kids an extra $670 next April 15....
Sacramento is now a revolutionary outpost in the fight for cleaner fuels. With the arrival of 25 bright-green and yellow ethanol fuel pumps at gas stations regionwide in recent weeks, Sacramento lays official claim to being the nation's ethanol epicenter, at least west of the Mississippi, air quality officials said....
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Jun 18 2009 under
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Democratic leaders said Wednesday they are only days away from a deal to solve California's massive budget deficit, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger threatened to veto their plan and other Republican leaders said a final compromise could take weeks....
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Jun 17 2009 under
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When a federal investigation of Mayor Kevin Johnson and his nonprofit St. HOPE was concluded in April, I wrote the words: "It's over." Shame on me. It's never over with this guy.There is seemingly always a skeleton poised to fly out of Johnson's closet. ...
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Jun 17 2009 under
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War-funding legislation survives a fierce partisan battle in the House, a major step in providing funds to commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday that this is the last time Congress will go through the ordeal of passing an off-the-books, expensive bill to fund two wars. It may also be one of the more difficult....
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today told a federal court in San Francisco that the state does not dispute that Proposition 8 may violate the federal Constitution and called for quick action to resolve the legality of the ant-gay measure law....
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Jun 16 2009 under
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The city of San Diego could save millions of dollars a year, if it were to suspend the 2 percent cost-of-living increase it provides to retired employees in the city pension system, according to estimates provided by a consultant....
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Jun 16 2009 under
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Deadline nears for those seeking to roll back property reassessments. Don Atkins shared his life with Ted Horzella for 37 years. For the last three years of Horzella's life, the men were registered with the state of California as domestic partners....
Facing multibillion-dollar state funding cuts, school districts across California are asking residents to tax themselves to fund local schools. Parcel taxes -- some topping $2,000 annually per family -- have been proposed this year from Sebastopol to San Marino....
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Apr 28 2009 under
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Pakistan's president said Monday his intelligence agencies believe Osama bin Laden may be dead, but he added there is no proof. Other Pakistani officials and a U.S. counter terrorism official said they thought the al-Qaida chief is alive. U.S. officials said bin Laden is most likely hiding in the mountains along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, in particular the lawless tribal regions.
"We continue to believe that bin Laden is alive," said the U.S. official, who declined to be named because he was not authorized to discuss the matter on the record...
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Feb 17 2009 under
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Ever since gold miners first scraped their fortunes out of the hills of Northern California, America's most populous state has been a land of titanic dreams. These days, though, it's a place with big problems. Its $42-billion budget deficit would make an out-of-control Hollywood director blush — and bankrupt a small nation....
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Feb 16 2009 under
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The California Senate abruptly adjourned its marathon weekend session Sunday night, leaving in doubt the fate of a $14.4billion tax bill that is a key part of a plan to balance the state budget. AP in the Daily News....
The California Supreme Court has agreed to consider a lawsuit over a state law that allows universities and colleges to charge the same tuition to undocumented students that state residents pay. If the high court overturns the law, it could lead to similar challenges in nine other states that discount prices for noncitizens; several of the states have submitted briefs...
North Korea sentences 2 U.S. journalists to 12 years in labor prison
This is injustice at its maximum. Steps should be taken by the World community to address such blatant abuse of power.