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Schwarzenegger declares fiscal emergency
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered the new Legislature in to work on its first day, declaring a fiscal emergency Monday in response to the state's deteriorating finances and urging lawmakers to "get off of their rigid ideologies."
But even as...Tags: Darrell Steinberg, Budgets and Budgeting, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Karen Bass, Executive Branch
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Year-old recession just getting started
Washington BureauIt's official, if not exactly surprising: The U.S. economy is in recession, declining instead of growing stronger, and it has been for almost a year. What's more, the slide may continue well into next year or even beyond, challenging government...Tags: Barack Obama, Economy, Personal Income, Federal Reserve, Heads of State
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Dow plunges on spending worries
The reality that the nation is indeed in recession and that the downturn may well be prolonged sent Wall Street plunging Monday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 700 points and wiping out more than half of last week's big gains. All the...Tags: Stock Activities
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Obama's choice for national security adviser says details of his role are yet to be set
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ In an Associated Press telephone interview shortly after President-elect Barack Obama announced that James L. Jones will be his national security adviser, Jones discussed his new role. Here are excerpts from the interview: Q: How...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, National Security, National Government, Robert Gates
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U.S. Economy Officially In A Recession
Los Angeles TimesIt's official, if not exactly surprising: The U.S. economy is in recession, declining instead of growing stronger - and it has been for almost a year. What's more, the slide may continue well into next year or even beyond, challenging government policy-...Tags: Barack Obama, Economy, Personal Income, Federal Reserve, Heads of State
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Obama names national-security team
The Swampby Frank James President-elect Barack Obama is announcing his national security team this morning. There are no surprises, all are people whose names were leaked in recent weeks. They are: Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, selecting Defense.....Tags: National Security, Public Relations, Weaponry, Jim Jones, Eric Holder
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Croom resigns from Mississippi State
The Associated PressSylvester Croom came to Mississippi State with much fanfare, deemed by many a pioneer, the first black man hired to be head coach of an Southeastern Conference football team. After five seasons he's out, gone for the most basic reason: His team didn't...Tags: Paul William Bryant, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Contracts, National Football League, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Viewpoint: A new trio for our times
The era of dumb, dissed and dysfunctional government may be ending. Cynicism, cronyism and conventional political wisdom are threatened as a new, transnational political culture of idealism, activism, and potential multi-partisan cooperation dawns....Tags: Diplomacy, Barack Obama, International Relations, Migration, World War II
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A quarter-century marriage to a man behind bars
First of Three Parts
The summer after her first year of law school, Pamela Dowden dug a red calico sundress out of her closet and left her apartment in Sacramento. It was a hot, shadeless morning. She drove her orange Datsun pickup out of town as...Tags: First Data Corporation, Marriage, Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Colleges and Universities, Carlos Castaneda
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Steering the nation from the center, Obama will face a strong force pulling left
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Barack Obama promises to steer the nation straight again. He better be ready for a strong force pulling left. The president-elect drew plenty of support from moderates, but the liberal side of the Democratic Party followed him most...Tags: Genetics, New York University, Parties and Movements, John McCain, Global Warming
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Being grown up is cool again
Television CriticAlready the signs are there, in the most unexpected and disparate places. " 60 Minutes," which for recent years has seemed something of an anachronism, is suddenly a ratings juggernaut. On Fox's " 24," Jack Bauer ( Kiefer Sutherland) finds himself in a...Tags: Timothy Hutton, 90210 (tv program), People, Gossip Girl (tv program), The Wire (tv program)
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Mississippi State coach Sylvester Croom resigns after 5 years, 21 wins
Associated Press WriterJACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ When Sylvester Croom was hired at Mississippi State five years ago, CNN carried the announcement that the Southeastern Conference finally had a black head football coach to the world. Croom slipped out the door while no one was...Tags: Paul William Bryant, National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Football League, Randy Shannon, History
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