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Fran Florez concedes Assembly race
 Fran Florez finally conceded in the hard-fought 30th Assembly District race Tuesday, after Kern County officials completed their vote count.

Californian exclusive: Florez named Senate majority leader
 Florez said it's a chance to close out his Senate career with some big accomplishments, boost his 2010 bid for lieutenant governor and prove he's a team player.

When will Pine Mountain Club get its firefighter paramedics?
 Pine Mountain Club residents voted this month to increase their taxes by $70 a year to fund paramedic services from Kern County firefighters stationed in their small mountain town.

Gilmore's lead grows again in Assembly race
 Danny Gilmore added 63 votes to his lead in the 30th District race when Fresno County finished counting provisional ballots in the district.

What's on the November ballot?

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Alito jabs at Biden over long-ago plagiarism
 His Supreme Court confirmation hearings three years old, Justice Samuel Alito apparently still harbors some hard feelings toward one Democratic questioner at the time.

Congressional analysts: Auto aid plan falls short
 A plan to tap fuel-efficiency loans to bail out the Big Three auto makers doesn't come close to covering the $34 billion carmakers say they need to survive, officials say.

President, first lady buying home in Dallas
 President Bush and first lady Laura Bush have bought a home in an affluent neighborhood of north Dallas where they will live after the president leaves office in January.

US targets sanctions at accused German terrorists
 The United States announced economic sanctions Thursday targeted at three men accused by Germany of being members of an al-Qaida-linked group.

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