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Leading Democrat says they have the 216 votes required to pass health care reform in the House.
Fight after a rugby game in Pleasant Hill leads to a broken jaw for one man, gunshot wound for another.
Seventy-one percent disapprove of the governor's performance, the lowest rating ever in modern history, including right before Gray Davis was recalled.

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Discovery of a grape-gobbling pest new to North America has mobilized vineyard owners, biologists and agricultural officials.

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College kids swarm sunny beaches and party like there's no tomorrow. Follow them vicariously.
Catch the premiere party with Chevy Chase, John Cusack and more.

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The remarkable new DVD set "Clint Eastwood: 35 Years, 35 Films at Warner Bros" is the most extensive collection ever devoted to a living artist.
Behind Omar Samhan's 32 points, the Gaels stun the No. 2 seeded Wildcats to move into the Sweet 16.
Instead of fretting over weeping meringues and overly sweet macaroons each Passover, Amanda Gold puts herself on matzo brittle — and watches her guests eat it up.
Decline in hive populations means beekeepers are reducing their insects' workload.



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Hundreds of people from a nearby village are evacuated after Eyjafjallajokull spews ash and molten lava into the air.
More and more gardeners are turning to aquaponics, a natural-cycle, closed-loop system that combines aquaculture (growing fish) with hydroponics (growing vegetables without soil).

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The towering spires and ramparts of Pinnacles National Monument look as if they fell from an imaginary world. Make your trip a reality.

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The wonderfully lousy life of Jeremy.

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