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Four leaders of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang are convicted on charges of murder, conspiracy and racketeering. The verdict, delivered in a In Santa Ana, Calif., courtroom, was hailed as a victory for federal prosecutors trying to curb the gang's violent and racist activities.

Oil prices have more than quadrupled since 2002 and seem to be heading in only one direction: up. High oil prices affect everyone from a factory worker in China to a farmer in Iowa. Expect to pay more for gas, airline tickets, food and heating.

For your weekend: a handful of comedies on San Diego stages, two new restaurants, and St. Patrick Day celebrations that start early. We'll learn more from our trusted scouts, Erin Chambers Smith and Jim Hebert.

The National Clandestine Service was created after Sept. 11 to coordinate U.S. spying activity. It's too soon to evaluate whether the changes are working, but territoriality between the Pentagon and the CIA continues to trouble reformers. Observers say it could take five to 10 years to see results.

The state budget stalemate continues, with no resolution in sight. Earlier this week, Democratic lawmakers walked away from talks aimed closing the state's $26.3 billion deficit. Now, the governor is proposing a 20 percent wage cut for state employees.

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Thomas Stevens was the first person to ride a bicycle around the world. He left San Francisco in 1884 on a high-wheeler. Upon his return in 1887, he wrote a book: Around the World on a Bicycle.

Emboldened by an outpouring of international support in his showdown with Hamas militants, the Palestinian leader on Monday told a receptive President Bush that it is time to restart Mideast peace talks.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has taken a beating in the British press, after what one paper called the most chaotic day since the Labour Party came to power nine years ago. Three of Blair's senior ministers stumbled Wednesday, fueling media speculation that Blair's time in power might be nearing an end.

In Gaza City, Palestinian Authority officials call for orderly celebrations as the withdrawal of Jewish settlers begins. But the Islamist Hamas movement calls the pullout a "victory for the armed resistance."