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California wild fires force thousands to flee

By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles Thousands of residents fled as savage wildfires bore down on two Californian coastal communities last night, threatening more than 4,000 homes and sending forest wildlife fleeing toward the...

McCain turns to man who made 'The Governator'

ft.com     1 hr ago          

By Andrew Ward in Washington Steve Schmidt, the combative Republican given the job of revamping John McCain’s faltering presidential campaign, has a Democrat to thank for catapulting him into the big league of US political...

Comic faces unique challenge as he tries to make switch from entertainment to Congress

iht.com     2 hrs ago   18 related          

Moving from celebrity to senator isn't exactly an untraveled path. But that doesn't mean comedian Al Franken, who is vying for a Senate seat in Minnesota, will coast to Congress on a wide, smooth road. Franken, a Democrat,...

Franken Tries The Switch From Comic To Congress

cbs5.com     56 mins ago   1 related          

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Moving from celebrity to senator isn't exactly an untraveled path. Â Â Franken, a Democrat, best-selling author and former "Saturday Night Live" cast member, once penned a racy piece for Playboy that has...

Tesla to build electric- cars in Bay Area California

fareastgizmos.com     10 hrs ago          

Tesla Motors will build its electric-car factory in the Bay Area, not New Mexico as previously announced. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said California was able to provide San Carlos-based Tesla with incentives, including the...

Blazes in California Take a Toll on Fireworks

Some California towns have banned fireworks, contributing to a poor season for sellers, many of them nonprofit like this stand in Seaside run by the N.A.A.C.P. Jim Wilson/The New York Times MARINA, Calif. — Lis and Robert...

Franken tries the switch from comic to Congress

WASHINGTON -- Moving from celebrity to senator isn't exactly an untraveled path. But that doesn't mean comedian Al Franken, who is vying for a Senate seat in Minnesota, will coast to Capitol Hill on a wide, smooth road....

AHN - California Bans Fourth Of July Fireworks In Some Cities

Vittorio Hernandez - AHN News Writer Los Angeles, CA (AHN) - California wildfires have engulfed even the celebration of Fourth of July. Official firework displays were shelved by some cities like Folsom in Central Valley, while...

AHN - Inferno Continues, High Winds Thwart Efforts To Control California Fires

Thousands of federal, state and volunteer firefighters are spending July Fourth battling an array of California wildfires. Authorities have cautioned residents across the state to use care during holiday activities to keep...

Conman in Valley of the Saints

smh.com.au     6 hrs ago   1 related          

Jason Koutsoukis and Andrew Clenell RAY YOUNAN, the absent witness in the Wollongong sex-and-bribes scandal, has something of the Arnold Schwarzenegger about him. After a brisk drive the next morning to the family seat high in...

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