washingtonpost.com - CaliforniaCaliforniaCalif. Island Targeting Wild Pigs- May 8, 2005 SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, Calif. -- Norm Macdonald rises each morning with the sun, grabs his .223-caliber rifle and slips into the passenger seat of a tiny helicopter for another day of shooting pigs.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32726-2005May3.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... DeLay Woes Prompt Rush to Refile Forms- May 8, 2005 Members of Congress are rushing to amend their travel and campaign records, fearing that the controversy over House Majority Leader Tom DeLay will trigger an ethics war that will bring greater scrutiny to their own travel and official activities.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16466-2005Apr26.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Some Help!- May 8, 2005 SANTA MARIA, Calif.Whosoever works for Michael Jackson, it seems, also works Michael Jackson.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32901-2005May3.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... Neverland Ex-Guard Testifies- May 8, 2005 Former security guard at Neverland ranch testified at Jackson's child molestation trial Wednesday that a notice once was posted in a guard station saying Jackson's young accuser was not to be allowed to leave the estate.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6234-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... On Bloggers and Money- May 8, 2005 You could almost hear the blogosphere sigh with relief earlier this spring when federal election officials indicated that they did not plan to crack down on bloggers who write about politics.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32725-2005May3.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... San Diego Mayor to Leave Office Amid Probes- May 8, 2005 LOS ANGELES, April 25 -- Just months after emerging from a tumultuous reelection race, the mayor of San Diego announced Monday that he will step down this summer amid federal probes of the city's deficit-ridden pension system and calls for his removal.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16380-2005Apr26.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... String of Freeway Shootings In L.A. Area Has Left 4 Dead- May 8, 2005 LOS ANGELES, May 2 -- Four Southern California drivers have been shot to death and four more have been wounded -- including two last weekend -- in a seven-week epidemic of freeway violence that has stymied investigators and sent shivers through car-dependent Los Angeles.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32766-2005May3.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... Fake Hospital Inspectors Probed- May 8, 2005 The FBI and other law enforcement agencies are looking into incidents in which people masquerading as unannounced inspectors were found poking around three hospitals in Boston, Detroit and Los Angeles.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7680-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... Wet Winter Doesn't Douse Water Wars- May 8, 2005 DENVER -- After five years of consistent drought, the vast arid stretches of the American West finally had a winter of heavy precipitation in 2004-05. As the spring thaws begin, the federal Bureau of Reclamation says, the mountain snow pack that feeds the Colorado River is above average for the first time in years.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30201-2005May2.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... Victims' Champion Is Killed in Iraq- May 8, 2005 BAGHDAD, April 17 -- In a one-woman battle for the victims of war, 28-year-old Marla Ruzicka won over Congress and the U.S. military, persuading the United States to free a precedent-setting $20 million for civilians it injured by mistake in Afghanistan and Iraq.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61492-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... |