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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Calif.</title>
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		<title>Calif. governor signs $11B water bond measure championing new dams, kicks off voter campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Calif. governor pushes $11B water bond plan, dams

FRIANT, Calif — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a far-reaching water bond intended to rebuild California&#8217;s crumbling water system and fund new dams to save up the precious resource for dry years.
Yet at a time when several Western states are preparing to tear down dams rather than build [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Field Poll shows that, for many, California Dream not so golden, compared to the 1970s</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California dream has faded since the 1970s for many in the Golden State, according to a new Field Poll.

Just 41 percent of registered voters agree the state is &#8220;one of the best places to live,&#8221; a sharp drop from the 76 percent who thought so 30 years ago when Field first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freed journalists back home in US after Clinton mission to N. Korea wins pardon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Jablon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BURBANK, Calif. — Two American journalists jubilantly reunited with family and friends early Wednesday upon returning to the United States with former President Bill Clinton, whose diplomatic trip to North Korea secured their release nearly five months after their arrests.

The jet carrying Euna Lee and Laura Ling, reporters for Al Gore&#8217;s San Francisco-based Current TV, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google to buy video compression company On2 in $106.5 million all-stock deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google Inc. says it plans to acquire On2 Technologies Inc., a provider of digital video compression technology, in an all-stock deal valued at $106.5 million.

On2 helps shrink video files so they can be sent more easily across the Web, an increasingly important technology as the volume of online video grows rapidly.
Mountain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family hopes its 42-year search for relatives&#8217; missing plane in California is nearing end</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/family-hopes-its-42-year-search-for-relatives-missing-plane-in-california-is-nearing-end-131271/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracie Cone</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Somewhere after Amelia Earhart in the annals of aviators who have flown into oblivion is the Webb Family: Ruby and Carroll and their son William, a budding pilot with just 70 hours in the cockpit.

On June 2, 1967, their 140-horsepower Piper Cherokee, overloaded and underpowered for the Sierra Nevada&#8217;s 12,000-plus-foot peaks, set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 people killed as SUV crashes, burns on OC freeway in Mission Viejo</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/5-people-killed-as-suv-crashes-burns-on-oc-freeway-in-mission-viejo-131060/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — Five people have died after their sport utility vehicle crashed and caught fire on an Orange County freeway in Mission Viejo.

California Highway Patrol Officer Gabe Montoya says witnesses reported the SUV blew a tire Tuesday on Interstate 5. He says the vehicle went over an embankment, rolled several times and landed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schwarzenegger to host second climate summit, invites local leaders from around the world</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/schwarzenegger-to-host-second-climate-summit-invites-local-leaders-from-around-the-world-131007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is planning a second conference for local government leaders from around the world to discuss climate change.

The Republican governor has invited officials to Los Angeles for a three-day gathering in September. Govs. Jennifer Granholm of Michigan and Jim Doyle of Wisconsin, both Democrats, are co-sponsors.
Schwarzenegger&#8217;s office says the event [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man charged with decapitating man with hatchet while victim took walk in Santa Barbara County</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-charged-with-decapitating-man-with-hatchet-while-victim-took-walk-in-santa-barbara-county-130889/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA MARIA, Calif. — A 20-year-old man has been charged with decapitating another man with a hatchet as the victim took a morning walk.

Prosecutors say Nicholas Bendle was charged Tuesday with murder.
Santa Maria police say Bendle attacked 69-year-old Frederick Holgate early Saturday as the victim walked with his cane. Police say they have no motive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family, friends cheer release of 2 California journalists, thank Clinton</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Young</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Friends and family of two California journalists were relieved and excited Tuesday after the pair were pardoned by North Korea and released to former President Bill Clinton.

But they weren&#8217;t ready to start the celebration until Laura Ling and Euna Lee landed in the United States.
&#8220;I&#8217;m just completely excited for the family and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Schwarzenegger, wife applaud pardon of Calif journalists, wish them safe return</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is applauding the pardon of two California journalists sentenced to 12 years of labor in prison in North Korea.

Schwarzenegger said Tuesday he and his wife, Maria Shriver, are joining all Californians in celebrating the pending release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee. He wished them a safe return home.
North [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Several people killed as SUV crashes, burns on California freeway in Mission Viejo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol says it appears five people have died after their sport utility vehicle crashed and caught fire on an Orange County freeway in Mission Viejo.

Officer Gabe Montoya says witnesses reported that the SUV blew a tire on Interstate 5.
Montoya says the vehicle went out of control, went over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lightning-sparked fires in Shasta County growing fast, but danger to homes fades</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[REDDING, Calif. — Fire officials say a series of lightning-sparked fires in Shasta County grew six-fold overnight and have now burned more than 11 square miles in a sparsely populated area.

The wildfires were 10 percent contained after being started during a weekend storm. No evacuations are in place in the county.
Firefighters also are battling blazes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Camp Pendleton sailor who committed suicide in brig was under video surveillance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Authorities say a Navy petty officer charged with murdering a Camp Pendleton sailor killed himself in a brig that was under video surveillance because he&#8217;d made two previous suicide attempts.

Jonathan Campos was on suicide watch when he apparently stuffed toilet paper in his mouth and suffocated Friday.
Pendleton spokeswoman Maj. Kristen Lasica-Khaner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Field Poll: California GOP hasn&#8217;t kept pace with state&#8217;s changing demographics</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/field-poll-california-gop-hasnt-kept-pace-with-states-changing-demographics-130203/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Verdin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Republican Party has failed to keep pace with the state&#8217;s evolving demographics over the past 30 years, signaling further trouble for a party that has been slipping in popularity, according to a poll released Tuesday.

A new Field Poll illustrates the changing face of California and its electorate since 1978, providing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Animal control officers want to know how 2 leopard sharks got into S. California trash can</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/animal-control-officers-want-to-know-how-2-leopard-sharks-got-into-s-california-trash-can-129677/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NORWALK, Calif. — Animal control officials are trying to find out how two dead 4-foot-long leopard sharks ended up in a trash can in Norwalk, a Los Angeles suburb.

Southeast Area Animal Control Authority Director Aaron Reyes said Monday that the dead sharks were discovered after a resident noticed a bad smell coming from the trash [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Julianna Margulies hits the target with Chris Noth in CBS&#8217; &#8216;Good Wife,&#8217; new fall drama</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PASADENA, Calif. — Julianna Margulies says her character in CBS&#8217; new fall drama &#8220;The Good Wife&#8221; is no &#8220;silly little wallflower.&#8221;

Margulies stars as Alicia Florrick, the wife of a politician who faces a sex and corruption scandal. Chris Noth of &#8220;Sex and the City&#8221; plays her spouse.
In the pilot episode, Alicia is seen standing tensely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friend: American missing in Iran were hiking in wrong place; family asks for safe return</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/friend-american-missing-in-iran-were-hiking-in-wrong-place-family-asks-for-safe-return-129497/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/friend-american-missing-in-iran-were-hiking-in-wrong-place-family-asks-for-safe-return-129497/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Locke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Freelance journalist Shane Bauer planned to cover the elections in northern Iraq&#8217;s self-ruled Kurdish region. His girlfriend, Sarah Shourd, was going with him on a backpacking trip. Another friend stayed put, under the weather with a cold.

Now, Bauer, Shourd and a third companion, Joshua Fattal, are believed to be held by Iranian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dozens of Northern California wildfires force evacuations, injuries reported</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dozens-of-northern-california-wildfires-force-evacuations-injuries-reported-129280/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dozens-of-northern-california-wildfires-force-evacuations-injuries-reported-129280/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Dozens of residents remained evacuated Monday after a weekend lightning storm sparked multiple wildfires around Northern California.

More than 600 firefighters were trying to protect 100 structures from the blazes in northeastern Shasta County. No injuries had been reported in that county.
Crews also were fighting blazes in Lassen, Monterey and Tuolumne counties.
The largest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigns from Apple&#8217;s board of directors</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/google-ceo-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apples-board-of-directors-129022/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/google-ceo-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apples-board-of-directors-129022/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CUPERTINO, Calif. — Google CEO Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple&#8217;s board of directors.

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs said Schmidt would have had to recuse himself from large portions of the company&#8217;s board meetings. That&#8217;s because Google Inc. is entering more of Apple&#8217;s core businesses, the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer and gadget maker said. Jobs said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: CA must adapt to changing climate, rethink coastal development, wildlife protection</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-ca-must-adapt-to-changing-climate-rethink-coastal-development-wildlife-protection-128839/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-ca-must-adapt-to-changing-climate-rethink-coastal-development-wildlife-protection-128839/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Young</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Even if the world is successful in cutting carbon emissions in the future, California needs to start preparing for rising sea levels, hotter weather and other effects of climate change, a new state report recommends.

It encourages local communities to rethink future development in low-lying coastal areas, reinforce levees that protect flood-prone areas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honda expands recall of driver&#8217;s air bag in some vehicles; certain Acura vehicles now included</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/honda-expands-recall-of-drivers-air-bag-in-some-vehicles-certain-acura-vehicles-now-included-127881/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORRANCE, Calif. — A safety recall of the driver&#8217;s air bag in certain Honda vehicles is being expanded to include more vehicles.

The recall now involves certain 2001-2002 Honda Accords, 2001 Civics and 2002-2003 Acura TL&#8217;s. The recall is due to a potential defect in the airbag&#8217;s inflation system.
Acura is Honda&#8217;s luxury brand.
American Honda Motor Co. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former eBay CEO has large cash advantage in California governor campaign</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-ebay-ceo-has-large-cash-advantage-in-california-governor-campaign-127756/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has a big cash advantage over her Silicon Valley rival to become California&#8217;s next governor, according to new campaign finance reports. State Attorney General Jerry Brown, meanwhile, had a sizable lead among Democrats.

Whitman had $19 million banked 10 months before the June 2010 Republican primary. That&#8217;s after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>23 San Diego County show horses poisoned with oleander leaves in feed mix</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. — A San Diego County ranch owner says 23 show horses have been poisoned by someone who fed them highly toxic oleander leaves.

Debbie Tomin, owner of Rockridge Farm in Rancho Santa Fe, says three horses are seriously ill and are undergoing treatment at an equine hospital.
The other horses, including two pregnant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slain Border Patrol agent remembered in his hometown as outgoing family man</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elliot Spagat</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EL CENTRO, Calif. — A Border Patrol agent who was slain in a rugged, remote area along the Mexican border was buried Friday after being remembered as a gregarious family man who dreamed that his 2-year-old son would follow in his footsteps.

About 4,000 people packed a memorial service for Robert Rosas, 30, who was found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. fiscal crisis puts public pensions in spotlight as Schwarzenegger seeks reform</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-fiscal-crisis-puts-public-pensions-in-spotlight-as-schwarzenegger-seeks-reform-126940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California&#8217;s rapid economic decline has prompted Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to propose what once was unthinkable — rolling back generous pensions in a state heavily influenced by public employee unions.

The Republican governor said he&#8217;s motivated by the need to save money. California has at least $63 billion in unfunded pension liabilities, an amount [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dozens of pesky wild burros to be removed from Fort Irwin Army base in Mojave Desert</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT IRWIN, Calif. — Bureau of Land Management officials say as many as 100 wild burros will be rounded up in the Mojave Desert next month and put up for adoption because they keep invading the Fort Irwin Army base.

The BLM says the donkeys are attracted by natural springs of water in the area.
A fort [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feds aim to ease Calif. water shortages by sending nearly $60M in grants to farms, dairies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garance Burke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Federal agencies have pledged to send nearly $60 million in grants to help California communities, farms and dairies suffering from ongoing water shortages.

It&#8217;s welcome news for farmers on the west side of Fresno County, the most productive agricultural county in the nation. Farms in the area are receiving only 10 percent of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California commission faces tricky balancing act in trying to restructure state&#8217;s tax system</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Lawrence</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Coming up with a simple, fair tax system that can help California prevent more multibillion-dollar budget deficits is no easy feat, yet that&#8217;s the task of a commission attempting to lead the state out of its boom-and-bust cycles.

The state is searching for an improvement after 30 years of growing increasingly reliant on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Border Patrol agent to be buried near rugged California region where he was shot dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EL CENTRO, Calif. — The U.S. Border Patrol agent whose death last week sparked a massive manhunt in the United States and Mexico is being buried close to the spot where he was fatally shot in Southern California.

Memorial services for Robert Rosas are scheduled for Friday in El Centro, east of San Diego. The 30-year-old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACLU sues California, saying heat rules aren&#8217;t enough to protect farmworkers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Farmworkers and their advocates sued California Thursday, claiming its heat safety rules are too weak to keep laborers from dying.

The American Civil Liberties Union sued on behalf of the United Farm Workers and five plaintiffs, most of whom have suffered heat illness or have had relatives die.
The complaint filed in Los Angeles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drug offenders could fall through cracks in Calif. budget, getting neither treatment nor jail</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thousands of California drug offenders could end up without treatment or jail time because of a clash between the state&#8217;s new budget and an initiative approved by voters nine years ago.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislators slashed funding for drug programs to help close a $26.3 billion deficit this week.
Money for treatment programs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Synaptics posts higher 4Q earnings as sales rise, but shares tumble on weak 1Q outlook</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Synaptics Inc., which makes touchscreen technology for computers and smartphones, on Thursday reported stronger fiscal fourth-quarter earnings helped by a one-time gain and higher sales, but shares tumbled in aftermarket trading as the company forecast first-quarter sales below Wall Street expectations.

Synaptics also said Chief Executive Francis F. Lee is retiring as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California budget could leave drug offenders without treatment or jail time</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thousands of California drug offenders could end up without treatment or jail time because of a clash between the state&#8217;s new budget and an initiative voters approved nine years ago.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislators slashed funding for drug programs to help close a $26 billion deficit this week.
Proposition 36 had diverted 36,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abaxis Inc. sees profit soar in second-quarter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNION CITY, Calif. — Abaxis Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter profit jumped 35 percent on stronger sales of its blood analysis equipment.

The company reported that it earned $3.8 million, or 17 cents per share, for the quarter compared with $2.8 million, or 12 cents per share for the prior year.
Revenue grew 21 percent to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BioMarin Pharmaceutical 2nd-quarter earnings decline as expenses rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOVATO, Calif. — BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., which develops biopharmaceuticals for diseases, said Thursday it posted a lower second-quarter profit as operating expenses jumped around 32 percent during the period.

Profit slid 66 percent to $1.3 million, or a penny per share, from $3.8 million, or 4 cents per share, a year earlier.
When adjusted to exclude non-cash [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feds seize heroin worth $17 million, indict 21 in Mexico, California drug ring</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities say federal drug agents have broken up a narcotics ring responsible for importing heroin valued at $17.5 million into California from Mexico.

Acting U.S. Attorney Lawrence Brown said Thursday federal and local agents discovered 200 kilograms of heroin and $670,000 in cash during an 18-month investigation.
The drug ring is suspected of smuggling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disney 3rd quarter profit falls 26 percent due to tough global economy.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit fell 26 percent as slower DVD sales pushed its movie studio into the red while the weakening market for TV ads stabilized.

Hurt by the tough global economy, net income for the family entertainment company, which owns Disney theme parks, TV networks ABC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pit bull puppy saved from stabbing in California now for sale on Craigslist</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — A pit bull puppy that was saved by a Mission Viejo rescue group after being stabbed seven times by its owner is now for sale on Craigslist for $300.

Erin Lup adopted the 14-month-old bluenose pit bull after her ex-boyfriend stabbed it Jan. 21. She posted an ad on the Web site [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schwarzenegger, California lawmakers&#8217; approval rating fall to new lows</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/schwarzenegger-california-lawmakers-approval-rating-fall-to-new-lows-124865/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s popularity has sunk to a new low of 28 percent as he heads into his final months in office grasping for a legacy after a bitter budget fight, according to a new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California.

The last time a California governor&#8217;s approval rating was that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USGS study shows number of large-diameter trees in Yosemite National Park has declined</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/usgs-study-shows-number-of-large-diameter-trees-in-yosemite-national-park-has-declined-124812/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Grigsby</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday there are fewer large-diameter trees growing in Yosemite National Park than in years past, most likely because of climate change.

Warmer temperatures and smaller snow packs are creating conditions where fewer Ponderosa and sugar pines and other heartier trees can flourish, said Jim Lutz, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney: Marine accused in California attacks suffers from post-traumatic stress from combat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — An attorney for a U.S. Marine accused of attacking his estranged wife and two of her relatives says his client suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder from combat.

Twenty-six-year-old Sgt. Dejon Baskin, who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, is being held on $3.75 million bail.
He pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Fresno County Superior Court [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schwarzenegger to call special session on taxes; grants tax commission another extension</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/schwarzenegger-to-call-special-session-on-taxes-grants-tax-commission-another-extension-124730/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he&#8217;ll call a special session of the state Legislature to address California&#8217;s volatile tax system.

The governor wants lawmakers to take up the findings of a tax commission he created last October to recommend changes to the tax structure.
The commission was supposed to release its recommendations on Friday, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LSI Corp.&#8217;s 2nd-quarter loss widens on charges, beats analysts&#8217; expectations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lsi-corps-2nd-quarter-loss-widens-on-charges-beats-analysts-expectations-124708/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lsi-corps-2nd-quarter-loss-widens-on-charges-beats-analysts-expectations-124708/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MILPITAS, Calif. — Chip maker LSI Corp. posted a wider second quarter as it booked charges for acquisitions and restructuring, but the results beat Wall Street predictions.

The technology firm said Wednesday that its loss for the three months ended July 5 hit $61 million, or 9 cents per share, compared with a year-ago loss of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chevron Corp.&#8217;s board boosts quarterly dividend 4.6 percent to 68 cents a share</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chevron-corps-board-boosts-quarterly-dividend-46-percent-to-68-cents-a-share-124541/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN RAMON, Calif. — Chevron Corp. raised its quarterly dividend by 4.6 percent to 68 cents a share from 65 cents a share.

The San Ramon, Calif.-based company said the dividend will be payable Sept. 10 to shareholders of record at the close of business Aug. 19. The board approved the dividend Wednesday.
Chevron, the nation&#8217;s second [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schwarzenegger&#8217;s California budget draws critics from Democrats</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/schwarzeneggers-welfare-health-care-cuts-anger-democrats-as-he-signs-85b-california-budget-123799/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a revised $85 billion budget and targeted welfare for deeper cuts, prompting threats from Democratic lawmakers to block his political agenda during his final months in office.&#8221;This kind of game playing by the governor doesn&#8217;t bode well for success in terms of water, corrections, pensions or any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Western Digital fourth-quarter earnings fall 8 percent even as it shipped more hard drives</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/western-digital-fourth-quarter-earnings-fall-8-percent-even-as-it-shipped-more-hard-drives-123478/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Disk drive maker Western Digital Corp. said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 8 percent on lower revenue, but the results were well ahead of Wall Street estimates.

The company posted profit of $196 million, or 86 cents per share, for the quarter ended July 3, compared with profit of $213 million, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DreamWorks beats 2nd quarter estimates on strong showing from &#8216;Kung Fu Panda,&#8217; &#8216;Madagascar 2&#8242;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dreamworks-beats-2nd-quarter-estimates-on-strong-showing-from-kung-fu-panda-madagascar-2-123335/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GLENDALE, Calif. — DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. reports second-quarter earnings that blew past Wall Street forecasts on the strength of last year&#8217;s films.

The company said Tuesday that domestic pay TV revenues for &#8220;Kung Fu Panda&#8221; and international DVD sales of &#8220;Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa&#8221; bolstered results.
DreamWorks says it earned $26 million, or 30 cents per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>14 suspected illegal immigrants detained after plea for help leads to Compton home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COMPTON, Calif. — The Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department says a written plea for help tossed from a barred window led deputies to detain 16 suspected illegal immigrants and make one arrest.

A sheriff&#8217;s statement says deputies went to a home in Compton on Monday on a report that someone had tossed a child a note [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pro-pot activists take first step toward putting legalization question to California voters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Oakland pot activists fresh off a victory at local polls on the taxing of medical marijuana took their first official step Tuesday toward asking California voters to legalize pot.

A proposed ballot measure filed with the California attorney general&#8217;s office would allow adults 21 and over to possess up to an ounce of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schwarzenegger vetoes child welfare, Healthy Families spending as he signs $85B Calif. budget</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/schwarzenegger-vetoes-child-welfare-healthy-families-spending-as-he-signs-85b-calif-budget-123234/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a revised $85 billion budget Tuesday that he said contained &#8220;the good, the bad and the ugly,&#8221; including additional cuts to child welfare programs, health care for the poor and AIDS prevention efforts.

Schwarzenegger used his line-item veto authority to save an additional $656 million that will let the [...]]]></description>
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