Search for Calif. crash survivors now recovery
LOS ANGELES - The search for nine people missing when a U.S. Coast Guard plane collided with a Marine Corps helicopter over the Pacific Ocean is now a recovery mission, officials said Sunday.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Source:(AP)
2009-11-01
Fire no longer threatening LA-area communities
LOS ANGELES - The western flank of the deadly wildfire north of Los Angeles was under control Saturday, sparing foothill communities further threat as it burned east into a large wilderness area.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Source:(AP)
2009-09-05
Evacuation lifted from town threatened by fire
DAVENPORT, Calif. - Hundreds of residents returned home when an evacuation order was lifted in a Santa Cruz mountain town Sunday, even as hot and dry winds fanned nearly a dozen wildifres across the state.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Source:(AP)
2009-08-16
Parched California scorched by multiple wildfires
DAVENPORT, Calif. - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged residents to heed mandatory evacuation orders Saturday as 6,800 firefighters battled to control nearly a dozen blazes across the parched state.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger
2009-08-15
Wildfires spread as California declares emergency
DAVENPORT, Calif. - Strong winds are spreading multiple wildfires across parched parts of California as officials worry the gusts could ignite more blazes and force more evacuations in areas already under a state of emergency.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Source:(AP)
2009-08-15
JFK's sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at 88
BOSTON - President John F. Kennedy's sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who carried on the family's public service tradition by founding the Special Olympics and championing the rights of the mentally disabled, died Tuesday morning surrounded by family at a Hyannis hospital. She was 88.
Nations:Canada U.S. People:John F. Kennedy George McGovern Edward Kennedy Arnold Schwarzenegger
2009-08-11
Calif. lawmakers pass plan to balance state budget
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Lawmakers on Friday approved a complex package of spending cuts, accounting maneuvers and raids on local government coffers to fill California's gigantic budget deficit, providing hope that the state might begin a slow climb out of a deep financial hole.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Activities:2009 California Budget Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-07-24
Calif. Senate passes budget-balancing plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Senate on Friday approved a plan to close the state's $26 billion budget deficit, giving a glimmer of hope after weeks of fiscal gloom.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Activities:2009 California Budget Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-07-24
Arnold Schwarzenegger Shrinks California In Order to Save It
Is this the deal to save California - or shrivel it? Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders today announced a budget deal that closes the state's staggering $26.3 billion budget shortfall with just as staggering cuts that will profoundly reduce state government and a broad array of programs. "We have come to a basic agreement that, of course, has to be ratified by the legislature," said Schwarzenegger, a Republican, who volunteered that Monday's five-hour negitiations were "like a suspense movie." But Democratic Senate leader Darrell Steinberg was mournful: "This is a sober time. We have cut, and we have cut in many areas that matter to real people."
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Activities:2009 California Budget Crisis Source:(Time)
2009-07-21
Idaho town prays for return of captured US soldier
HAILEY, Idaho - Friends and family of an Idaho soldier who was captured in Afghanistan prayed for his safe return Sunday, shaken by the image of the frightened young private in a Taliban video posted online.
Nations:Afghanistan U.S. Pakistan People:John Kerry Bruce Willis Arnold Schwarzenegger Tom Hanks Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2009-07-19
Calif. leaders: We're making progress on $26B gap
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders reported steady progress on California's $26.3 billion budget mess and raised the prospect of a resolution in the coming week.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Activities:2009 California Budget Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-07-12
Talks intensify over closing Calif.'s $26B deficit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Against a backdrop of IOUs and expanding government furloughs, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders expressed optimism Saturday that they were moving toward a compromise that could end California's fiscal calamity.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Activities:2009 California Budget Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-07-11
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