Calif. jury awards $16M to family of woman who died after radio station water-drinking contest

Calif. jury awards $16M in radio contestant death

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Whitman says Calif. needs smaller government, more private-sector jobs to reclaim its promise

Whitman formally begins bid for Calif. governor

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman is launching her bid for governor of California, promising to return a sense of optimism to the troubled state and saying she will "refuse to let California fail."

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Former eBay chief marks official launch of bid for Calif. governor, vows to cut state spending

Whitman to make Calif. gubernatorial bid official

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman says she wants to cut state spending by another $15 billion and reduce the existing state work force by 17 percent.

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Schwarzenegger introduces latest Twitter video about Calif. budget crisis with giant knife

Knife in hand, Schwarzenegger tweets about budget

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ever the entertainer, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has posted a Twitter video in which he picks up an oversized knife and jokes about selling state vehicles to raise cash.

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Facebook Chief Privacy Officer may run for Calif. Attorney General in 2010

facebook-logoFacebook exec considers California AG job in 2010

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The chief privacy officer of networking Web site Facebook says he's considering running to be California's attorney general in 2010. Chris Kelly said Wednesday he formed an exploratory committee to consider a campaign to be the state's chief law enforcement official. Kelly says the state needs a "strong consumer protection advocate" and that he has worked with attorneys general nationwide through his work at Facebook for the last four years.

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