NEWS
IN A FEW
State:
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SACRAMENTO (AP) -- California, the nation's
leader in police pursuits, would impose
a statewide policy severely restricting
such chases under a bill advanced on a 4-1
vote by a Senate committee Tuesday.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) -- All California high school
students would be required to take courses
currently required only for college-bound
students starting in 2010, under legislation
introduced Tuesday.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Mayor James Hahn on
Tuesday proposed a $5.3 billion budget for
the nation's second-largest city that would
boost funding for police while eliminating
300 jobs, some of which are currently filled.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Seven Holocaust survivors
and four relatives of victims of the World
War II genocide filed suit against an Italian
insurance company they claim has not paid
full benefits.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) -- After tooling across
a university campus in a Toyota Highlander
propelled by a clean-burning hydrogen engine,
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared Tuesday
that California will have a network of stations
offering the pollution-free fuel up and
down the state within six years
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SACRAMENTO (AP) -- An Assembly committee
Tuesday approved a bill legalizing same-sex
marriage in California, although the bill's
sponsor said such a ''milestone event''
didn't change what will be a difficult fight
to pass it in the full Legislature.
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PALMDALE (AP) -- A man who family members
believe was upset over a possible separation
with his wife shot his two daughters in
his home before killing himself, authorities
said.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) -- The California Highway
Patrol has started a major crackdown on
state residents illegally driving vehicles
with out-of-state plates.
National:
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Navajo Nation
President Joe Shirley Jr. said Tuesday his
half-billion-dollar public financing plan
for capital improvements and economic development
is an important step toward tribal self-sustainability.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Three environmental groups
launched a campaign Tuesday to defeat President
Bush and support Democratic candidate John
Kerry, with plans to pinpoint voters in
four battleground states where the environment
is considered a priority.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hispanics in the United
States view Spanish-language news media
as important to their community and more
likely than English-language media to portray
them positively, according to a survey.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Citing a dire need to
protect ocean resources from exploitation
and pollution, a presidential commission
on Tuesday urged creation of a federal oceans
trust fund with up to $4 billion a year
from oil and gas royalties.
International:
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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Vietnam said Tuesday
it wants to build stronger relations with
neighboring Asian countries and that a recent
spat over the disputed Spratly Islands would
not deter that process.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Iraqi leaders have
set up a tribunal of judges and prosecutors
to try ousted dictator Saddam Hussein and
other members of his Baathist regime, a
spokesman announced on Tuesday.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Police fired
tear gas and U.S. Marines blocked the entrance
of the police academy in the Haitian capital
on Tuesday as hundreds of candidates stormed
the building during a recruiting drive.
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BEIJING (AP) -- A government spokesman Tuesday
dismissed suggestions that China censored
a speech by Vice President Dick Cheney during
a recent visit, saying any deletion of remarks
was due to editing in the state media.
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