Monday January 26, 2009 Updated12:36 PM PST
President, in his first major environmental act since taking office, orders EPA today to move swiftly on a request by California and other states to set the nation's toughest standards for vehicles.
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Defiant Illinois governor has refused to participate because he says its rules are unfair.
In thousands of pages, the combatants in the Proposition 8 fight have made their case to the state Supreme Court.
Israeli Prime Minster Ehud Olmert on Sunday defended his country's 22-day offensive in the Gaza Strip and pledged to defend the...
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Bolivian voters embraced a new constitution Sunday that promises more power for the long-suffering indigenous majority and grants...
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As part of his solution to fix California's bleeding budget, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed eliminating or merging a host of...
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It's pretty early in the year for a "Best Understatement of 2009" award, but former city manager Robert Bobb's new report on how to...
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Beneath the warm pledges of bipartisanship and the earnest calls for cooperation in the midst of a grave crisis lurks an unpleasant...
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An awestruck crowd of friends, neighbors, relatives, colleagues and strangers threw airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III a...
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Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: Channel: 7 ABC's "This Week" - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco. 8 a.m. Channel...
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Construction of the tower portion of the Bay Bridge's new eastern span is...