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Crusading prosecutor retires, leaves painful wake

The molesters drank blood, the children said, and hung them from hooks after forcing them to have sex with their parents. They murdered babies, prosecutors told jurors, and snapped photographs as the horror unfolded. Ed Jagels, renowned as one of ...

From GARANCE BURKE, Taiwan News,  14 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Sean Penn,  Ronald Reagan,  Brandon Smith,  MSNBC

Crusading Calif. D.A. retires, leaves painful wake

Ed Jagels, renowned as one of California's toughest district attorneys, built his career on the Kern County child molestation cases of the 1980s, putting more than two dozen men and women behind bars to serve decades-long sentences for abusing children. ...

From GARANCE BURKE, San Francisco Chronicle,  14 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Sean Penn,  Ronald Reagan,  Brandon Smith,  MSNBC

Crusading Calif. D.A. retires, leavs painful wake

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—The molesters drank blood, the children said, and hung them from hooks after forcing them to have sex with their parents. They murdered babies, prosecutors told jurors, and snapped photographs as the horror unfolded. Ed Jagels, ...

From GARANCE BURKE, Boston Globe,  14 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Sean Penn,  Ronald Reagan,  Brandon Smith,  MSNBC

Calif. governor pushes $11B water bond plan, dams

FRIANT, Calif (AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a far-reaching water bond intended to rebuild California's crumbling water system and fund new dams to save up the precious resource for dry years. Yet at a time when several Western states ...

From GARANCE BURKE, Buffalo News,  10 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Paul Rodriguez,  Sierra Club

Governor signs bill to save water system

it on next November's ballot. FRIANT — Framed by a shrinking mountain reservoir, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a far-reaching water bond Monday intended to rebuild California's crumbling water system and fund new dams to save up the precious ...

From GARANCE BURKE, Inside Bay Area,  10 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Paul Rodriguez

Calif. gov. signs $11 billion water bond measure

FRIANT, Calif Framed by a shrinking mountain reservoir, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a far-reaching water bond Monday intended to rebuild California's crumbling water system and fund new dams to save up the precious resource for dry years. Yet at ...

From GARANCE BURKE, San Diego Union-Tribune,  10 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Paul Rodriguez,  Sierra Club

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs $11.1 billion California water bond measure

last week in Sacramento, but it will not become law unless voters approve it on next November's ballot. Aside from new money to upgrade aging canals and pumps, the landmark package includes funds to restore the ecologically fragile Sacramento-San ...

From GARANCE BURKE ASSOCIATED PRESS, The San Jose Mercury News,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Paul Rodriguez

Calif. Gov. signs $11.1 bill. water bond measure

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a far-reaching water bond passed last week by the California Legislature intended to restore the ailing estuary at the heart of the state's water system. Standing against the backdrop of a dwindling Sierra Nevada ...

From GARANCE BURKE, San Diego Union-Tribune,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Boxer plans hearing on toxic school drinking water

FRESNO, Calif. - The head of the U.S. Senate Environment Committee said Wednesday that legislators will hold hearings to address toxic drinking water in the nation's schools following an Associated Press probe into the widespread problem. ...

From GARANCE BURKE, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  7 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Environmental Protection Agency,  U.S. Senate,  Barbara Boxer,  U.S. Democratic Party

Calif. senator plans hearing on toxic school water

FRESNO, Calif.—A U.S. Senate environment committee plans to hold hearings to address the widespread problem of toxic drinking water in the nation's schools. California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer called for the hearings following an Associated Press ...

From GARANCE BURKE, Boston Globe,  7 Oct 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Barbara Boxer,  Environmental Protection Agency

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