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California voters rejection of the ballot measures puts the budget crisis back into the hands of the governor and state lawmakers.

Market watchers look to their favorite indicators to signal when the economy is turning around — things like GDP, productivity or the consumer price index. But for a Massachusetts liquor store, it's when customers stop buying inexpensive wines.

European Union officials have told the Greeks they have to get their budget deficit under control if they want help to pay off their huge debts. Greece uses the common European currency, the euro, so its neighbors have a stake in what happens there. Increasingly, so does the United States.

Gays and lesbians across the country are pressuring the Obama administration to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. We'll find out why the Libertarian party is coming to the aid of gays and lesbians on this issue.

It's being called a "dark day" by pro-choice advocates in San Diego. They say yesterday's Supreme Court's decision to uphold a federal ban on a controversial abortion procedure has set a dangerous pre

San Diego County's legal challenge to California's medical marijuana law is over. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the case. That means next month, county supervisors will consider a plan to issue I.D. cards to medical marijuana patients.

California has submitted a plan for dealing with the state's overcrowded prisons to a federal judge. It includes housing at least 8,000 inmates in other states, building more than 50,000 new prison be

The Illinois Republican served in Congress for 30 years. He steered the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton and championed government restrictions on the funding of abortions. He was 83.

Pro-immigrant activists marched through downtown San Diego. It was part of a national day of protest. The protestors denounced a recent surge in immigration raids. Federal agents have been targeting c

Once seen as a trailblazer whose management techniques, known as the Toyota Way, were a model for others, Toyota has since fallen on tough times — most recently, a recall of 8.5 million vehicles. Its deep problems are ushering a period of soul-searching in corporate Japan.