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Palin says US ‘ready for another revolution’
FT.com
By Edward Luce in Washington
Sunday, February 7, 2010 8:55 PM

Sarah Palin, the former US presidential running-mate, on Sunday hinted strongly she was preparing a 2012 presidential bid and suggested that Barack Obama needed to take radical steps, such as going to war with Iran, to boost his chance of winning a re-election.................more-

	POLITICS President Obama the scold By CAROL E. LEE Monday, February 8, 2010
For a president who ran on uplifting themes like change and hope, Barack Obama spends an awful lot of time scolding Americans about how he hopes they’ll change.......................more- • MORE POLITICS - • White House announces televised health meet • ADL's Foxman Gives Obama 'F' Grade for Accomplishment • Obama adviser raps ‘political football’ on terror

BUSINESS
Geithner Says U.S. Will ‘Never’ Lose Aaa Debt Rating

By Rebecca Christie
Monday, February 8, 2010

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said the U.S. is in no danger of losing its Aaa debt rating even though the Obama administration has predicted a $1.6 trillion budget deficit in 2010................................more-

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• Futures Mixed After G7 Meeting, Commodities Gain
• Report: Toyota Readies Global Prius Recall
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• Restructuring CIT taps ex-Merrill chief as CEO

Obama Hasn't Ruled Out NYC Trial for 9/11 Planner

BY AP
Monday, February 8, 2010

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Sunday he has not ruled out a New York federal court trial for Sept. 11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, but he was taking into account the objections of the city's mayor and police commissioner................Read Story -

Gov. who linked Christians, violence latest Obama pick

By Bob Unruh
Sunday, February 7, 2010 9:24 PM

President Obama has picked to advise him on military actions inside the U.S. the Missouri governor whose state "Information Analysis Center" last year linked conservative organizations to domestic terrorism and said law enforcement officers should watch for suspicious individuals who may have bumper stickers from Ron Paul or Chuck Baldwin.............................Read Story -

McClintock's refusal to consider budget earmarks hurts his district, critics say

By Ed Fletcher
Monday, February 8, 2010

As the federal budget season heats up, some Placer County officials are grumbling that Republican Rep. Tom McClintock's ideological opposition to congressional earmarks puts their constituents at a disadvantage.............Read Story -

Gubernatorial candidate tried to woo Raider Nation
Californa Watch
By Lance Williams
Friday, February 8, 2010

There were the travails of embattled coach Tom Cable – he avoided prosecution after allegedly breaking an assistant coach’s jaw – and the growing pains of quarterback JaMarcus Russell – he was benched after throwing multiple interceptions....Read Story -

Welfare issue becomes a hot issue in governor's race

By Ken McLaughlin
Sunday, February 7, 2010 10:47 PM

Three decades after Ronald Reagan catapulted the catchphrase "welfare queen" into the political lexicon — and 14 years after President Bill Clinton helped "end welfare as we know it" — welfare has suddenly become a steamy political issue in the California governor's race...............................................Read Story -

Kindergarten politics

By George Skelton, Capitol Journal
Monday, February 8, 2010

Playing games with Maldonado could backfire for the Assembly. The Legislature is about to decide whether to allow a colleague to become the first Republican Latino to hold statewide office in 135 years. But more important questions also will be answered...............Read Story -

CENTRAL COAST NEWS

Roberts Beats McCaw, $900,000 - $0
Santa Barbara Independent
By Nick Welsh
Sunday, February 7, 2010

Ampersand Publishing, the parent company of the Santa Barbara News-Press, was ordered to pay roughly $915,000 in legal fees and arbitration costs to former News-Press editor Jerry Roberts in the wake of Roberts’ protracted contract dispute with that paper after his much publicized resignation in July 2006. Roberts quit..............................Read Story -

Cal Poly to rent out books
SanLuisObispo.com
By Nick Wilson
Monday, February 8, 2010

Cal Poly will roll out a new book rental program in the fall to give university students a cheaper option for finding their course texts.Other Cal State University campuses already operate book rental programs — including Fresno State University, where more than 80 percent of books are available for rent at the campus bookstore.............................Read Story -

Parents Huddle Up to Keep High School Sports Afloat
KCOY.com
Sunday, February 7, 2010

NIPOMO -- Budget cuts have become a recurring frustration for student athletes, their coaches and parents......................................Read Story -

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to visit San Luis Obispo's REC Solar today
anLuisObispo.com
By Antonio A. Prado
Monday, February 8, 2010

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will visit a San Luis Obispo solar firm today to promote a legislative package designed to create or preserve at least 100,000 jobs..............Read Story -

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