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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is prepared to veto his top legislative priority - the "million solar roofs" proposal - after Assembly Democrats last week added labor-friendly amendments. The standoff between the Republican governor and legislative Democrats has left proponents afraid the solar plan will fall victim to politics in the shadow of a divisive November special election. "Senate Bill 1 abruptly lost its bipartisan support when union-sponsored amendments were added that would drive up the costs of solar installations," said Schwarzenegger spokeswoman Margita Thompson. "The governor does not support the recent amendments and considers the bill unacceptable in its current form."...

KABUL, Afghanistan - The U.S. military pulled back Saturday from an earlier prediction that Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) would be captured this year, even while preparing its largest force to date for operations along the Pakistani border where the al-Qaida chief is suspected to be hiding. Catching bin Laden and other top fugitives remains a priority of the expanding American operation in Afghanistan (news - web sites), a spokesman said, but the growing mission is "not about just one or two people," a spokesman said. "We remain committed to catching these guys. It's pretty much ... just...