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President Obama expresses doubt that the gap between the parties can be bridged.
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Male condor 318 sits on the nest after mating with female 317 at Pinnacles National Monument.
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A lonely cave on a cliff in the rugged Pinnacles National Monument is the setting for a story of two love birds who found one another despite unimaginable hardship and decided to bring [...]
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Meg Whitman, shown greeting voters last month in Lafayette, has sought to brand herself as a can-do corporate leader.
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House Democratic leaders announced Wednesday that they will ban the much-criticized practice of using annual spending bills to direct pet projects to companies that often return the favor with campaign contributions.
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In the solar industry’s second big acquisition this week, SunPower Corp. of San Jose said Thursday that it will buy one of its customers in Europe to build power plants across the continent.
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The world’s best big-wave surfers, lured by the promise of clear weather and monstrous breakers, voted Thursday to hold the death-defying Mavericks surfing contest on Saturday.
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Driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in El Cajon, Calif. Sikes’ 2008 Toyota Prius raced out of control on a San Diego freeway Monday. A California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the [...]
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An Oakland police officer escorts a protester after he and a large group attempted to block Interstate 880 following a rally for the national Day of Action against school funding cuts and tuition increases March 4, 2010 in Oakland.
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Global PC shipments will rise nearly 20 percent this year on the rising popularity of notebooks and next-generation tablets, according to a forecast Thursday from research firm Gartner Inc.
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Marco Rubio and J.D. Hayworth have different styles and different backgrounds, and they’re from opposite sides of the country. But both are hoping to win Senate seats by tapping into the energy of conservatives to defeat big-name, establishment-backed Republicans.
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