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updated: Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:49 pm

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State's 1st Hydrogen Fuel Station Opens In West LA

The first public hydrogen refueling station in California with integrated hydrogen and gasoline refueling opened Thursday in West Los Angeles.

Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl and Graeme Sweeney, Executive Vice President for Shell Future Fuels and CO2, were among those who participated in Thursday's dedication ceremony of Chevrolet's Project Driveway.

The station is part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Hydrogen Vehicle and Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Project.

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Related Topix: Chevrolet, Los Angeles Metro, Los Angeles, CA, Chevrolet Equinox

4 hrs ago | St. Augustine Record

The Imitators: Part II

It must be a bitter disappointment to those in the media and in politics who have been dying to use the word "recession" that, for the second quarter in a row, there has been no downturn in the economy, though ...

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Related Topix: Long Beach, CA, Cayman Islands, World News, Central America, Opinion

9 hrs ago | KESQ-TV Palm Desert

Persons of interest named in Calif. slayings of 4

Homicide detectives have two persons of interest they want to talk to about a quadruple murder in California.

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Related Topix: Mojave, CA, Los Angeles Metro

Sat Jun 28, 2008

The KCRA Channel

Study: Hotter Weather Could Ruin Plant Habitat

As much as two-thirds of California's native plants could lose most of their current habitat if temperatures increase sharply over the next century as some climate scientists predict, according to a new study.

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Related Topix: Weather, Global Warming, San Gabriel, CA, Los Angeles Metro

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Realtor to shut 1 office, cut staff at another

The meltdown of Southern California's housing market is prompting realty firms to operate leaner and meaner.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles Metro, Real Estate, Glendale, CA, California, Pasadena, CA

San Francisco Examiner

6. Calif entrepreneur auctioning off 200 classic cars

Jun 28, 2008 2:08 AM By JOHN ROGERS, AP 3 hrs ago: Calif entrepreneur auctioning off 200 classic cars 13 hrs ago: 200 classic cars from Astor collection up for sale In a photo provided by RM Auctions, a 1948 ...

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Inside Bay Area

San Mateo board questions charter school idea

Does a charter high school targeting poor and minority students belong in affluent Foster City? That was the question of the night Thursday as the Los Angeles-based Magnolia Foundation made its pitch for a new ...

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Related Topix: Los Angeles Metro, Education Etc., San Mateo, CA, August, CA, Marketing

Whittier Daily News

KB Home's quarterly loss widens in housing slump

KB Home's latest quarterly results capped a week of discouraging trends for the home building sector Friday.

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Related Topix: Home Building, Home, Los Angeles Metro, Construction, Lennar, KB Home, Foreclosures

KNX-AM Los Angeles

Photos of the two men and their cars.

Four people including a NASA engineer were beaten and stabbed to death in the engineer's Mojave Desert home, which was then set afire, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Mojave, CA, Lancaster, CA, Los Angeles Metro, Los Angeles County, CA

Fri Jun 27, 2008

San Jose Mercury News

Judge: Ex-USC student whose baby died in a trash bin must take monthly pregnancy test for 5 years

A former college student whose newborn baby was found dead in a trash bin was sentenced today to the 30 days she already spent in jail and was ordered to take monthly pregnancy tests for five years.

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San Francisco Examiner

Calif. ballot will have at least 11 initiativesCalifornia's November...

California 's November ballot will include 11 initiatives, dealing with topics ranging from abortion to high-speed rail construction to gay marriage.

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Related Topix: Lottery, Fresno Metro, Los Angeles Metro, San Diego Metro

Fresno Bee

Top Stories: Big Sur under threat as Calif. fire edges closer

Jonathan Farrington, general manager of the Ventana Inn and Spa, walks around the smoke-filled property in Big Sur, Calif., Thursday, June 26, 2008.

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NBC Channel 7/39

Phoenix Lander Finds Martian Soil Like Ours

The Phoenix lander 's first taste test of soil near Mars' north pole reveals a briny environment similar to what can be found in back yards on Earth, scientists said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Chemistry, Science, Los Angeles Metro

MyFOX11

Rockers suing Mcdonald's over Happy Meal toy

Gerald Casale of Devo performs in concert at the Greek Theater on October 31, 2006 in Los Angeles, California.

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Related Topix: New-Wave, Devo, Los Angeles Metro, Entertainment

Thu Jun 26, 2008

KEYE-TV Austin

Kid Rock says comments were a joke

Singer Kid Rock arrives at the Warner Music Group 2008 GRAMMY Awards after party held at Vibiana on February 10, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles Metro, Kid Rock, Pop/Rock, Entertainment

Providence Business News

Existing-home sales rise nationwide, in N.E.

Sales of existing homes nationwide rose 2.0 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.99 million units per year, after falling 1 percent in April to 4.89 million units per year, based on data released ...

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Long Beach, CA, Home Selling, Real Estate

CW 15

West ordered to pay late mother's mortgage

Goren and Eames' investigation of the killing of a vintage-toy collector involves a bookstore fire and a second murder.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Kanye West, Hip-Hop, Los Angeles Metro, Entertainment

WHP-TV Harrisburg

Gandolfini auctions off 'Sopranos' wardrobe

Syndicated version of the popular prime-time quiz show, in which contestants answer increasingly difficult questions for cash prizes up to $1 million.

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Related Topix: Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, James Gandolfini, Los Angeles Metro, The Sopranos, Drama

San Francisco Examiner

Appeals court tosses death sentence for Calif. inmateFor the second...

For the second time this month, a federal appeals court in San Francisco tossed out a death sentence on the grounds that the defendant had inadequate legal counsel.

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Related Topix: US News, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Booker Rising

Thomas Sowell Op-Ed: The Imitators, Part II

The conservative economist argues against people who want USA's economy to imitate European socialism, when the U.S. economy is far more productive and allows greater class mobility than any in Europe : "It ...

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Related Topix: Long Beach, CA, Opinion

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