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Council member waives monthly stipend and health benefits
Mar 13, 2010 — Palo Alto Daily News
He said he has spent $1,400 going to city functions as mayor in the first three months of the year.
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Democrats seek healthcare consensus
Mar 13, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
House Office of Health Reform. Democratic leaders believe that the House will have to vote first on the healthcare bill approved by the Senate last year without trying to change it. Leaders then plan to use a process known as budget reconciliation to push through the House and Senate a package of changes sought by House Democrats. Because budget reconciliation measures cannot be filibustered under Senate rules, Democrats could move the package through the Senate with 51 votes...
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LAUSD plans to stop most inter-district student transfers next year
Mar 13, 2010 — Daily Breeze
We will continue to grant permits that are employment related," Gonzalez said in a brief e-mail. Parents will be able to appeal initial decisions to LAUSD officials. Superintendent Donald Carrington said the backlash from parents was palpable. That should be their first option," Kane said. "There's a lot of bad news about LAUSD.
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Obama delays Asia trip to push healthcare overhaul
Mar 13, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
The climatic actions will be the House voting on the Senate healthcare bill, and each chamber voting on the so-called budget reconciliation bill, which will contain House changes to the Senate bill.
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Obama proposes overhaul of No Child Left Behind project
Mar 13, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
President (Newstex ID is UNAFFILIATED-OBAMABARACK)" NewstexID="UNAFFILIATED-OBAMABARACK">President Barack Obama on Saturday said he will send to Congress this week a blueprint for overhauling the nation's education program and the No Child Left Behind project to improve schools, support teachers and set standards that will give high school graduates "the best chance to succeed in a changing world."Worried that the U.S. is falling behind in education, Obama warned in his...
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OPINION
Mar 13, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
The senator said she and LaHood would be working together to obtain immediate funding for both. That project would benefit a fraction of the city's 4 million residents. If the mayor's 30/10 proposal is adopted, the entire county's 10 million people will enjoy the benefits of all the projects listed above by 2010.
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Past spending decisions haunt San Jose budget
Mar 13, 2010 — San Jose Mercury News
Turning a historic mansion into a conference center and building a Latino arts center were touted as ways to preserve San Jose's heritage. All told, the city has issued $64.5 million in bonds to refurbish and expand the mansion. San Jose leaders put down $31 million to develop the plaza, which opened in 1999.
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Peoplpe in business
Mar 13, 2010 — Ventura County Star
Santa Barbara Technology and Industry Association. Magne was recognized for her contribution and advancement in the field of technology in the Santa Barbara region. These include overall company growth and sales volume. Founded in 1997 by Magne, Jensen Audio Visual is a full-service audio-visual rental and system-design firm based in Santa Barbara. Realtor graduates from institute SIMI VALLEY -- JoAnn Levine of Simi Valley has been awarded the Graduate Realtor...
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State asks feds for $33M when NUMMI shuts
Mar 13, 2010 — The Modesto Bee
...such grants we have a pretty successful rate." The state reports that the closure of the Fremont plant will cause 4,700 workers to lose their jobs and cause shutdowns and downsizings at 32 direct suppliers, who employ 2,784 workers, and at 293 indirect suppliers, who employ 24,400 workers statewide. Some 900 NUMMI workers live in San Joaquin County and 300 more in Stanislaus County. If awarded, the grant would go toward job retraining, career assistance and other skills...
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Trade numbers climb sharply at Southland ports
Mar 13, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
Imports through Los Angeles rose 29.8% and exports grew 32.6% compared with February of last year. "Our feeling is that consumers are coming back. Exports came in at 147,926, compared with 111,595 in February 2009. Exports rose to 123,208 containers, compared with 92,781 in February last year.
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Democrats working toward final agreements to push health care bill forward
Mar 12, 2010 — Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
At the same time, these families face a staggering 15 percent unemployment rate," Baca said. "Across California, Anthem Blue Cross just raised premiums by as much as 39 percent.
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EDITORIAL
Mar 12, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
Notably absent is anything resembling the effort to cap and privatize Medicare that House Republicans have proposed. The Congressional Budget Office and Medicare actuaries agree; both estimated that the Senate-passed bill would reduce the growth in federal healthcare spending once it was fully implemented. Lawmakers may very well find themselves having to do more in the future to restrain healthcare costs.
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Middle East peace efforts: lessons from healthcare reform
Mar 12, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
A second pertinent lesson from the healthcare process is the need to act quickly. Similarly, a long negotiation process on Middle East peace would allow spoilers to mount attacks that could doom an agreement. A final lesson of healthcare is the need to sell the public on the process.
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Obama is right on health care: If not now, when?
Mar 12, 2010 — San Jose Mercury News
The only remaining political option _ persuading House Democrats to pass the Senate version of the bill and then finding final agreement in a budget reconciliation bill _ is littered with political minefields. No one likes having their medical options reduced. But superfluous medical tests are one of the many contributors to rising medical costs.Americans clearly want changes to their health care system.
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Unused vacation time could wash out state furlough savings
Mar 12, 2010 — The Sacramento Bee
They will not hit us all at one time." The higher increased costs, when they come, must be anticipated by each department's annual budget. A few of those aren't under the governor's control, such as the state's Judicial Council, which operates the court system.
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EDITORIAL: Obama is right on health care
Mar 11, 2010 — San Jose Mercury News
The only remaining political option -- persuading House Democrats to pass the Senate version of the bill and then finding final agreement in a budget reconciliation bill -- is littered with political minefields. No one likes having their medical options reduced. But superfluous medical tests are one of the many contributors to rising medical costs. Americans clearly want changes to their health care system.
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Pelosi must do heavy lifting now
Mar 11, 2010 — The Sacramento Bee
The San Francisco Democrat will need to call on all her vaunted vote-corralling skills and to dip into the goodwill she has built over the years. Anti-abortion Democrats are angry that the Senate bill includes less-restrictive abortion language than the House bill. They heard the public outrage over the "Cornhusker Kickback," "Louisiana Purchase" and other special goodies in the Senate bill.
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University's health conference focuses on lifestyle, chronic disease
Mar 11, 2010 — The Press-Enterprise
Iton determined that people living in some of the county's more urban and poorer areas had shorter life expectancies of as much as 20 years compared to residents who lived elsewhere.
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E-Verify: 'E' is for error
Mar 10, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
We thought the reason to distrust the program was its tendency to get things wrong, ensnaring legal, permanent residents and citizens in red tape, halting their legitimate employment. The online program checks a worker's information against Homeland Security and Social Security databases. E-Verify is a cornerstone not just of the Obama administration's immigration policy but of any hoped-for comprehensive reform legislation.
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