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Time for the governor to show leadership GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER'S lack of leadership is stunning.The state is facing a $15.2 billion budget shortfall. We have entered yet another fiscal year without a spending plan in place. Time for the governor to show leadership GOV. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER'S lack of leadership is stunning.The state is facing a $15.2 billion budget shortfall. We have entered yet another fiscal year without a spending plan in place. Cut down the errors in hospitals Cut down the errors in hospitals Reform death penalty Reform death penalty Rethink silly bus rule Should have done job One scary snakebite Reform fireworks sales One scary snakebite Reform fireworks sales Don't soften the goal Approval of urgent Delta projects long overdue Custer's Last Stand and Indian patriotism A better way than cap and trade End of the open road: Land of perpetual frontier meets $4-a-gallon gas

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	Around the Remote: TV picks for July 6-12 Gary Bogue: Dog and deer: Friends or friendly enemies? Hicks: Forget the climate, it's time to fear the Bomb again Sunday Perspective: Centerpiece

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Theft of Elder Nation: An editorial series

Read about the growing problem of elder financial abuse in the Times' recent 'Theft of Elder Nation' editorial series. Get tips, find resources, and add your own thoughts to the discussion.

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	Sunday Perspective: Centerpiece Sunday Perspective: Predicting the Supreme Court is a Forrest Gump-style of exercise Sunday Perspective: Guns for safety? Dream on, Justice Scalia Sunday Perspective: The gun fight isn't over

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	Tammerlin Drummond: It's about time Dellums did the right thing Thomas Sowell: Does patriotism still matter? Ruben Navarrette: Obama needs to rely more on his father's story Tom Purcell: Fourth of July -- A new Declaration of Independence

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