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FILE — In this undated file photo, State Sen. Abel Maldonado, ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:28:46 GMT

(AP) - FILE — In this undated file photo, State Sen. Abel Maldonado, of Santa Maria, Calif., is seen. Some lawmakers of both parties oppose the nomination of Maldonado, Gov. Schwarzenegger's choice for lieutenant governor. He has sometimes crossed party lines to provide crucial budget and tax votes, while at other times he has stuck with his GOP colleagues. (AP Photo/Courtesy Office of Sen. Abel Maldonado, file) NO SALES

The House Armed Services Committee ranking Republican Rep. Howard ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:21:22 GMT

(AP) - The House Armed Services Committee ranking Republican Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Calif., raised the issue of President Barack Obama's plan to repeal of the U.S. military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3,2010, during Defense Secretary Robert Gates' testimony about the Pentagon's budget needs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The House Armed Services Committee's ranking Republican Rep. ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:02:02 GMT

(AP) - The House Armed Services Committee's ranking Republican Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Calif., raised the issue of President Obama's plan to repeal of the U.S. military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy during Defense Secretary Robert Gates' testimony about the Pentagon's budget needs, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Budget Committee members, from left, Rep. Michael Simpson, ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:38:25 GMT

(AP) - House Budget Committee members, from left, Rep. Michael Simpson, R-Idaho, left, Rep. Pat McHenry, R-N.C., and Rep. John Campbell, R-Calif., talk with Budget Director Peter Orszag, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, prior to testifying before the committee's hearing on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 federal budget. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Job seekers at a "Boot Camp" for the unemployed in ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:16:55 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Job seekers at a "Boot Camp" for the unemployed in San Mateo, California. on January 28. With unemployment clouding the US' recovery, the new budget spends 100 billion dollars on a jobs package, and hikes taxes for the wealthiest Americans that were lowered by the former Bush administration.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2009 file photo, State Sen. Bob Dutton ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:59:06 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2009 file photo, State Sen. Bob Dutton gives a thumbs down on one of the bills of the state budget plan before the Senate at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. California lawmakers signed stipulations acknowledging failure to report the gifts and agreed to pay the recommended fines, Roman Porter, the commission's executive director, said Monday Feb. 1, 2010. Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, who failed to list $101 worth of food and drinks from the California Professional Firefighters, has agreed to pay $200. He has said his staff filed the gift under the wrong year. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2010 file photo, Assembly Speaker Karen ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:53:28 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2010 file photo, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, discusses Gov. Arnold Schwarzengger's proposed 2010-11 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. California lawmakers signed stipulations acknowledging failure to report the gifts and agreed to pay the recommended fines, Roman Porter, the commission's executive director, said Monday Feb. 1, 2010. Bass agreed she failed to report meals paid by AT&T, Chevron Corp. and the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, which operates Pechanga Resort and Casino in Southern California. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Job seekers at a "Boot Camp" for the unemployed in ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:48:27 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Job seekers at a "Boot Camp" for the unemployed in San Mateo, California. on January 28 .President Barack Obama will Monday project a record deficit this year in a 2011 budget featuring billions of dollars for jobs but program cuts and tax rises on the rich to tame huge fiscal shortfalls.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)

A jobseeker looks at job listings in San Francisco, California ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:10:25 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A jobseeker looks at job listings in San Francisco, California in August 2009. US President Barack Obama will project a record deficit of 1.556 trillion dollars this year, in a 2011 budget designed to both create jobs and curb bloated long-range fiscal shortfalls.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)

A jobseeker looks at job listings in San Francisco, California ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:16:31 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A jobseeker looks at job listings in San Francisco, California in August 2009. US President Barack Obama is to unveil a new spending plan aimed at reining in a massive budget deficit while still supporting the economic recovery and job creation.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)

Unemployed talk with a prospective employer at a job fair in ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:25:54 GMT

(AFP/File) - Unemployed talk with a prospective employer at a job fair in Los Angeles in 2009. The US government's budget deficit is expected to fall to 1.349 trillion dollars in its 2010 fiscal year from 1.414 trillion dollars in 2009, estimates by Congress showed Tuesday.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)

Director Kathryn Bigelow arrives at the 21st annual Producers ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:49:04 GMT

(Reuters) - Director Kathryn Bigelow arrives at the 21st annual Producers Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles January 24, 2010. The low-budget Iraq War drama "The Hurt Locker" was named best picture at the Producers Guild of America Awards on Sunday, a key boost to the underdog movie's Oscar campaign. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

Director Kathryn Bigelow arrives at the 21st annual Producers ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:29:18 GMT

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2009 file photo, John Cooper attends ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:12:23 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2009 file photo, John Cooper attends the International Documentary Association 27th Annual Nominees Reception in Beverly Hills, Calif. the This year's Sundance Film Festival is Cooper's first as festival director after 20 years rising through the ranks of Robert Redford's Sundance Institute. He has implemented new programs that extend the festival across the country, while also returning the festival to its scruffy, low-budget roots. (AP Photo/Shea Walsh)

In this Friday, Dec. 18, 2009 photo, Formekia Chinn poses for ...

(AP) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:32:14 GMT

(AP) - In this Friday, Dec. 18, 2009 photo, Formekia Chinn poses for a portrait at Mission College in Santa Clara, Calif., Chinn is a 30-year-old single mom and was planning to transfer to San Jose State University this spring before CSU closed spring admissions at all its campuses due to budget cuts. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels)

Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor displays a copy of his offices ...

(AP) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:46:38 GMT

(AP) - Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor displays a copy of his offices overview of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed 2010-2011 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. Taylor said Schwarzenegger's proposal to close a $20 billion budget gap is overly optimistic because it relies too much on additional federal aid.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

INTERNET EVOLVES - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is ...

(AP) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:41:00 GMT

(AP) - INTERNET EVOLVES - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is shown in a scene from his Twitter video he posted July 21, 2009 related to the state's budget crisis. He tells followers he likes one suggestion to autograph a fleet of state-owned vehicles being put up for auction on Craigslist and eBay. The video received more than 33,000 hits by the next afternoon. (AP Photo/California Governor's Office)