Friday, August 22, 2008
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		STATE BUDGET: OUT OF ADVERSITY COMES OPPORTUNITY
		
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		Republican Legislators Are California Taxpayers' First Line Of Defense
		
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		Democrats Tax and Spend Loop Hole: Building Courts by Abusing Taxpayers' Again
		
 
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		FRBlog: Migden Steps In It, Again?
		
 - SFChron: Guv May Seek Special Election For Budget
 - IVDB: New budget proposal seeks redevelopment agency funds
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		SacBee: Q&A: Governor says sales tax increase is right for state
		
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		SacBee: Steinberg elected as Senate leader (in waiting)
		
 - SFChron: California Senate Picks New Leader
 - SacBee: Political buzz builds for ex-eBay exec Meg Whitman
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		WashPost: Houses Add Up to A Snag for McCain
		
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		SFChron: Giuliani Keynote At GOP Convention
		
 - TheHill: Coburn to slam wasteful spending at GOP convention
 - TheHill: GOP rolls out hefty list of Denver party "crashers"
 - SFChron: McCain Appears To Be Winning Brand War
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		SFChron: FDA to permit irradiation of spinach, lettuce
		
 - FresBee: Regulators expected to allow radiation for spinach, lettuce
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		SJMerc: Bill would outlaw 'texting' while driving
		
 - LAT: Texting while driving? California Senate says 'GTG'
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		LAT: California Supreme Court ruling makes it easier for prisoners to win parole
		
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		LADN: Emancipation Proclamation viewing set at Reagan Library
		
 
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The Golden Pen
		FRBlog: Prison Inmates to Get Credits for Breathing
		
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		FRBlog: The "I promise to be a Spendthrift" Pledge
		
 - CapitolPress: Fate grim for water bond
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		SacBee: GOP spending a major player in California budget gap
		
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		OCReg: More housing market distortion
		
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		LAT: Reject the 'R-word'
		
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		WSJ: Why McCain is Rising
		
 - SacBee: Malfunctioning meter leaves Sacramento owing SMUD
 - SacBee: Council to sue neighboring Rocklin over big-box store
 - SacBee: Supervisors accused of ignoring water-project study
 - SacBee: Home Front: Barbecue rules may rile apartment dwellers
 - OakTrib: After long wait, supervisor marries longtime partner
 - OakTrib: Feds subpoena Oakland for personnel records
 - SFChron: UC Trims Trees; Protesters Stay Put
 - OakTrib: UC Berkeley cuts lower branches of trees at protest site at Memorial Stadium
 - SFChron: FBI Probes Oakland City Hall
 - CCTimes: East Bay local agencies ask voters for money
 - CCTimes: Chiang charms local Dems
 - SJMerc: County to vote on funds for new family courthouse
 - BakCal: Three more major builders halt housing projects
 - VentStar: Battle over proposed state gay marriage ban heating up in county
 - VentStar: Political ad watch: 19th Senate District
 - LAT: Union leader's problems spill into county supervisor race
 - LAT: Former Times opinion chief sues ex-girlfriend
 - SBSun: Redlands treasurer quits under cloud
 - SBSun: Dems aim to debate rivals
 - SDUT: High-tech bus lanes coming
 - SDUT: Hyatt loses another conference
 
