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President Bush traveled to California today to speak at fundraisers for Congressmen Richard Pombo and John Doolittle. Later, the president visited with the students and faculty at the nearby George W. Bush Elementary School, named in his honor. Click here for the complete transcript at the Pombo fundraiser. And click here for the president’s remarks during the school visit. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met with Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos and Latin American defense ministers in Managua, Nicaragua. Enjoy your Tuesday visit to Sanity Island

Diana Sue Sylvester had been living in San Francisco only six months when she was raped and killed in the Sunset District after walking home from work at UCSF, three days before Christmas in 1972. On Friday, San Francisco police said DNA evidence and a computer search of sex offender records finally had led them to a suspect. John Puckett, 72, a retired carpet installer living in Stockton, was arrested at a trailer he shared with his wife, Marlene, and is expected to be arraigned next week on murder charges in the slaying of the 25-year-old nurse. "Even though he's...

Stockton, CA: Former US congressman Pete McCloskey, who is again a candidate in the US Congressional Dist 11, April 7 reached out to hundreds of Muslim voters in Stockton with the primary purpose to register unregistered Muslim voters. He was speaking at a meeting organized by Mr. K. Saif at AMA’s behest. Others, including Maad Abu-Ghazalah, a two-time former candidate for US Congress, and local activist K. Saif, were also there to urge the Muslim community to register to vote, and exercise the power of their vote for those candidates who support civil liberty and human rights for everyone. Mr....

By BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press Writer Sat Aug 20,12:24 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO - The USS Iowa joined in battles from World War II to Korea to the Persian Gulf. It carried President Franklin Roosevelt home from the Teheran conference of allied leaders, and four decades later, suffered one of the nation's most deadly military accidents. Veterans groups and history buffs had hoped that tourists in San Francisco could walk the same teak decks where sailors dodged Japanese machine-gun fire and fired 16-inch guns that helped win battles across the South Pacific. Instead, it appears that the retired battleship is...

Eight workers at the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility have been medically cleared after tests showed they were not exposed to chemical agents. (Nov 12, 2004) -- STOCKTON, Utah (AP) -- A scare for eight workers at the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Stockton. Tests show the workers were not exposed to chemical agents. That word today from officials at the Deseret Chemical Depot. The workers were given medical evaluations for possible exposure to VX nerve agent. Those were conducted after entries into the toxic area were suspended last Tuesday with the discovery of a contaminated breathing air supply...

Our sons multiple stabbing is not attempted murder in California

September 24, 2004 Filmmaker’s anti-Bush crusade comes to Stockton By SCOTT CRONICK For The Press, (609) 272-7017 GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - Whether you love him or hate him, Michael Moore sure draws a crowd. The 4,000 students, faculty members and general public, plus the 50-plus protesters outside The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Sports Center, where the "Fahrenheit 9-11" creator spoke Thursday night, all had one thing in common: Moore's politics. The most popular President Bush basher in the country made a tour stop at Stockton to spread his liberal doctrine and try to influence people to vote for Democratic...

Lisa and Albert Darmousseh of Turlock may have a little piece of Mars in their backyard. At least they hope so. Lisa Darmousseh was watching the Olympics Monday just before midnight when she heard a thud in her backyard. She went out to investigate but didn't see anything. The next afternoon, she noticed divots in the backyard and what looked like several mushrooms or dog droppings. Her husband tried to pick one up with a paper towel and said it still felt hot. "When we saw it at 5:30 or so, the smoke was still coming out of this one,"...

A levee has broken near Stockton, sparcely populated but people are being evacuated

Suspect arrested in I-580 shootings By Lisa Fernandez Mercury News The California Highway Patrol arrested a 27-year-old Stockton man today and charged him with eight counts of attempted murder in one-day spate of shootings at cars traveling along Interstate 580 last month. Christopher Charles Gafford was arrested at 6:30 a.m. at his home in Stockton. A black truck matching a description given by witnesses to the shootings was found at his home. Investigators will not say if any weapon was recovered, but that added they are still seeking other possible suspects or accomplices. Little is known about a motive for...

Well, it's Black History Month, and I'll bet you haven't heard one thing about George S. Schuyler (1895-1977). George S. Schuyler was, simply, the greatest black journalist this country has ever produced. (Normally, I eschew qualifiers like "greatest black," as opposed to "greatest," period, but this is journalism we're talking about. I will never, in five lifetimes of sitting in newspaper morgues, looking at microfilms of ancient newsprint, be able to read enough to determine who America's greatest journalist was.) From 1924-1966, he bestrode the black press like a colossus. Working for Robert Lee Vann's (1879-1940) Pittsburgh Courier weekly newspaper,...

SACRAMENTO -- Those who like politics will love 2004. Those who don't, won't -- especially in and around Stockton, where some of the state's toughest political battles will be fought. President Bush is set to shatter spending records in his bid for a second term, and Republicans promise to spend buckets of cash trying to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer. That alone should be enough to inundate Californians with political advertising. But people in the San Joaquin County area will get a further dose, since they'll be host to California's fiercest state Senate campaign and a pair of multimillion-dollar...

Fri Aug 23, 3:45 PM ET Activist Medea Benjamin continues to shout at President Bush, as she is taken out of the Stockton Civic Memorial Auditorium by Stockton Police officers, Friday, Aug. 23, 2002. During Bush's speech, Benjamin began shouting for no war against Iraq, but was quickly taken away. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)     Speaking Tours Speakers Home | Summer Tours | Speakers | Schedule | Hosting an Event Medea Benjamin Rebuilding Afghanistan Event Dates   Download this photo Medea Benjamin is Founding Director of Global Exchange. For over twenty years, Medea has supported human rights and social justice...

Bush in Stockton - buses and stuff by vic • Friday August 16, 2002 at 03:40 PM The focus of the protest appears to be No War in Iraq NO WAR ON IRAQ SF CARAVAN TO PROTEST BUSH FRIDAY IN STOCKTON, CA! Buses leave SF at 7:30 AM. Back to SF by 3 PM RSVP to peace@globalexchange.org or 415-255-7296 x666 Let’s send a loud and clear message to George Bush when he visits California next Friday: No War on Iraq! Our goal is to have hundreds of people greet Bush in Stockton at 10 AM as he headlines a fundraiser...