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County clerks furious at state for changes in marriage form
County clerks across California are up in arms about the state's recent decision to rush through a change allowing couples to once again mark "bride'' and "groom'' on marriage licenses instead of "Party A" and ...
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Food Fight Over: Boycott Against Bolthouse Products Ends
Californians Against Hate has called off their boycott of Bolthouse Farms. Nearly a month ago, opponents of Proposition 8, led by Caifornians Aganst Hate, started what they called a "soft boycott" of Bolthouse ...
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Credit Rating Agency Concerned About State's Borrowing Ability
A credit rating agency is expressing concern about California 's ability to borrow $4 billion just days before the state heads out to market.
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Hurricane Norbert nears Mexico's Baja California
PUERTO SAN CARLOS, Mexico - Fishermen pulled in their boats and hotels warned tourists away from beaches Friday as Category 2 Hurricane Norbert bore down on Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula.
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Schwarzenegger warns of wind, fire danger
An air tanker drops fire retardant on a blaze in Malibu driven by Santa Ana winds in October 2007.
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Court makes Conn. 3rd state to allow gay marriage
A sharply divided Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay couples have the right to get married, saying legislators did not go far enough when they approved same-sex civil unions that were identical to ...
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Marijuana cartels polluting California
The 1,800-square-mile Sequoia National Forest that is popular with Mexican marijuana-growing cartels is also home to some of the most intensely polluted pockets of wilderness in America, according to federal ...
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Vote 'no' on Prop. 8
OUR favorite way of looking at the current societal discussion about who has the right to marry whom is the simplest one: If two people love each other, and want to sanctify that love through ceremony and ...
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Study: Calif wildfires increased ozone pollution
A new study says an outbreak of wildfires in California last year worsened smog pollution in rural areas and caused levels to spike above federal air quality standards.
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California Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Sierra Nevada Venture
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says private donors have raised $25 million to help the state protect the Sierra Nevada.
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Calif. measure would require more space for hens
ATWATER, Calif. - At the J.S. West and Cos. poultry farm, half a million chickens are squeezed six at a time into wire cages where they must share 2 square feet of space.
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California Gov. often foiled by a persistent foe
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger thought he had sealed one of the most ambitious health care overhauls in the nation's history. His administration spent months brokering a deal with Republicans, Democrats and divergent interest groups, then watched as it passed the state Assembly with bipartisan support. When the plan went to the Senate, Schwarzenegger thought he had the backing of the Democratic leader, Don Perata. It wasn't long before the painstakingly assembled plan unraveled and lay dead in committee.
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Mormons recruit out-of-state for gay marriage ban
Mormons living outside California have been asked to volunteer for a telephone campaign to help pass a ballot initiative banning same-sex marriage in the state.
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High court weighs case on Navy sonar, whales
Whales may simply have to pay the price as the Navy prepares for war, Supreme Court justices suggested today.
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1 Japanese, 2 Americans win Nobel chemistry prize
Two Americans and a U.S.-based Japanese scientist won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for discovering and developing a glowing jellyfish protein that revolutionized the ability to study disease and ...
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Fatal crash highlights lure of casinos for seniors
The casinos run by American Indian tribes in Northern California work to attract lonely seniors on fixed incomes by offering cheap transportation on charter buses like the one that crashed over the weekend, ...
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AIG Spent $440K At Resort, Spas Following Bailout
A trip to a posh California resort by bailout beneficiary AIG drew the ire of a House panel chairman and a rebuke from the Democratic presidential candidate.
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Schwarzenegger Calls Legislators Back To Deal With Meltdown
Governor Schwarzenegger is calling legislative leaders back to the Capitol today to address California's mounting financial problems.
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Gay Couples Rush to the Altar in California Ahead of November Vote
With four weeks to go before a statewide vote on same-sex marriage, a study has found that 3,800 gay couples are marrying each month in California.
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Calif. in Worsening Budget Crunch, Asks for Loan
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about the state's growing budget crisis and his request for a loan from the federal government so the state can continue to pay its bills.
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