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<p>As a troika of California financial officers heads east today to convince Wall Street that the state remains credit-worthy, the situation at home is anything but persuasive. Recent events have begun to erode a thin layer of credibility that Gov. Gray Davis had erected around a fiscal crisis that ultimately could threaten the state's solvency.</p>

December 29, 2002 States Adjust Rules to Curb Deer Herd By ANDREW C. REVKIN ONTROSE, Pa. — For generations of deer hunters, a doe was the consolation prize — something to fill a freezer, perhaps, but nothing to be proud of. Hunters always set their sights on bucks, whether they were young and sprouting first antlers, or rare 200-pounders with trophy racks. State regulations, not just here in Pennsylvania but around the country, encouraged the practice. And some landowners, eager to protect the next generation of deer, posted signs reading "No Doe Hunting." Now many states are starting to react...

Restless Democrats, anti-tax GOP may team up to challenge Naifeh By Paula Wade wade@gomemphis.com November 8, 2002 NASHVILLE - House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh (D-Covington) may be facing opposition from dissident Democrats and anti-tax Republicans in the first serious challenge to his position in 12 years. The challenge would be a political earthquake. Rep. Frank Buck (D-Dowelltown), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, confirmed that he has been talking to Democrats and Republicans about a possible bipartisan coalition that would elect him as House speaker, and essentially agree to share powerful committee chairmanships and officerships with GOP lawmakers. "A bunch...