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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Authorities have released the name of the second of two people killed by deputies in an hour-long shootout on the Soboba Indian reservation in Southern California....

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SACRAMENTO (AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday released a $144.3 billion state budget that eliminates a massive deficit by selling lottery bonds and cutting billions in state programs....

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MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) -- The Coast Guard has downgraded the estimated size of a gasoline spill in Suisun Bay from about 1,500 gallons to about five to 10 gallons....

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The California Supreme Court says it plans to issue its long-awaited decision on whether to legalize same-sex marriage on Thursday....

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A California woman is facing criminal and civil charges in connection to a real estate scam that targeted black investors in three states, bilking hundreds of them out of $18 million, authorities said Wednesday....

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fruit and vegetable farmers in California and elsewhere would reap a bonanza of new money in a giant farm bill passed by the House on Wednesday that for the first time includes significant expenditures for produce growers....

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Independent voters in the nation's most populous county will use a redesigned ballot in next month's statewide election, after confusion in February's presidential primary caused thousands of ballots to be disqualified....

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- The Inglewood Police Department says officers are not allowed to shoot at a moving vehicle, unless they believe their lives are in immediate danger....

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SEATTLE (AP) -- A Thailand museum director who was indicted as part of a federal investigation into looted antiquities died Wednesday at the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, apparently following a heart attack....

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