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Now in Congress: Bills to expand Yosemite for first time in 75 years
WASHINGTON -- Yosemite National Park would grow by about 1,600 acres, its first expansion in 75 years, to shield its western boundary from potential development under legislation introduced in Congress Tuesday. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Yosemite National Park, Conservation, Dianne Feinstein, FBI
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A vanishing breed: Blue Dogs
Opinion L.A.The House's shift to the right came partly at the expense of the Democrats most likely to vote with them. The Blue Dog Coalition lost almost half of the 47 members who were seeking reelection -- 22 have been declared...... -
Water laws may throttle growth
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe planned distribution center for the footwear firm Skechers USA would rise on 1.7 million square feet in the Inland Empire, making it one of the largest warehouses in the United States. It would anchor a new community called Rancho Belago, a...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Water Supply, Crime, Law and Justice, Business Enterprises, Justice System
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'3 Strikes' Law Goes Into Effect
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBrushing aside criticisms of its cost and potential flaws, Gov. Pete Wilson on Monday signed what he called the toughest and most sweeping criminal sentencing law in the state's history, the "three strikes" bill that is aimed at putting habitual felons...Tags: Lawyers, Armed Forces, University of California, Career and Workplace, Prisons
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EDITORIAL: Closing HUD office in Fresno is latest Obama sucker punch
Merced Sun-StarWhen President Barack Obama failed to respond to the nation's mortgage crisis with effective programs early in his first term, the results were devastating for thousands of San Joaquin Valley homeowners. Perhaps you recall the sharp words that Dennis...Tags: U.S. Congress, Financial and Business Services, Mortgages, Dennis Cardoza, Barack Obama
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Endeavour’s Monday launch attempt drawing fewer glamourati
The Write Stuff - Orlando SentinelWhen NASA next attempts to launch space shuttle Endeavour on its final mission Monday morning, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will be at Kennedy Space Center to watch her husband, shuttle commander Mark Kelly, but President Barack Obama and his family won'... -
House healthcare passage on track
The Swampby Noam N. Levey and Michael Muskal and updated In a visit that felt more like a victory celebration than a political huddle, President Barack Obama met with congressional Democrats today at the Capitol to rally them in their final......Tags: Corporate Crime, Abortion Issue, Medicare, Congressional Budget Office, Barack Obama
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House rejects bailout plan; Dow suffers biggest drop ever
WASHINGTON -- The House today rejected a $700-billion Wall Street bailout that would have been the biggest government intervention in the financial system since the Great Depression, sending the stock market into a sharp downturn and leaving President...Tags: State Budgets, George W. Bush, Heads of State, Economy, Business and Finance, Henry Paulson
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Supers: Two for Obama, one from Clinton
Spin CycleEnding a short drought, Obama announces two more superdelegate endorsements -- California Democratic Reps. Dennis Cardoza (switching from Hillary) and Jim Costa. Cardoza (left) says Obama is now inevitable, and: ???I am deeply concerned about the...Tags: Democratic Party, Political Candidates, Politics, Dennis Cardoza, Elections
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