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Lost movies: Rediscovered trove includes Hitchcock, John Ford, early California footage
Auckland :: New Zealand | 8 days ago
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Lost American films, including an early one by Alfred Hitchcock and another featuring the train ride that inspired the first roller coaster, have been rediscovered in New Zealand and will soon be made public. DVD collection of American films found in
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Fremont student's science project brings her White House honors
San Mateo :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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A Fremont eighth-grader's science project earned her a trip to the White House this week, where she got to present her novel vision-enhancing invention to President Obama and science dignitaries from across the country...As a 7th-grader, Baral
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'Fiscal cliff' cuts would hit state hard
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 7 months ago
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California stands to lose as much as $4.5 billion in federal funding and more than 200,000 jobs next year if Congress fails to reach a deficit reduction agreement by Dec...The automatic cuts, part of a larger package of steep spending reductions
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President Obama in California gold rush
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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Silicon Valley and Hollywood are Obama's hottest spots to raise money, and the spigots have opened wider since Obama last month went public with his personal endorsement of gay marriage, which went over particularly well with California donors. The
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National parks brace for cuts but not closures
Washington :: DC :: USA | 1 year ago
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Michael Macor / The Chronicle Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite attracts tourists, who might notice program trims but won't see any national parks closed. Images More News Washington -- Visitors to California's national parks may notice more trash on the
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Obama sees gold on California coast, little inland
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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But as he returns to California on Wednesday for his 15th trip as president, Obama has yet to venture more than a short drive from the Pacific Ocean, clinging to the wealthy coastline where donors can boost his campaign coffers...He has stops planned
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Gas costlier in states that support Obama
Tulsa :: OK :: USA | 1 year ago
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There is a curious relationship between a state's gas prices and presidential politics. The higher the price of gasoline, the higher President Barack Obama's prospects of winning that state. Obama's electoral map to victory bares a remarkable
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GOP Struggles to Lure Latino Votes
Burlingame :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Rocky Chavez, a former Undersecretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, is a proud Republican. Chavez joined the GOP while serving with the Marines in Korea, attracted to the party's stance on educationensuring that teachers are paid
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Community colleges in line for federal largesse
Pleasant Hill :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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The proposal comes as the state's community colleges face a $149 million deficit, which is forcing difficult cuts in a system that serves 2.9 million Californians on more than 100 campuses. "One of the contributing factors of the recession is that
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California's Congress could be in for big change
Washington :: DC :: USA | over 1 year ago
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California will lose a measure of clout in Congress after November's election no matter which party best exploits the state's freshly redistricted regions and election rules. Six California representatives with a combined 133 years of seniority have
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