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Heat wave conditions this weekend prompted scattered power outages throughout several parts of Orange County, with hundreds of residents going without power for more than 12 hours. Residents in the cities of Fullerton, Irvine, Lake Forest, Santa Ana and Villa Park have reported power interruptions.

<p>As the strains of "America the Beautiful" fell over a crowd just outside, Gray Davis took one last walk as governor down a long hallway to the Capitol's west steps, where on a cool November morning, his public life ended abruptly at 11:20 a.m.</p>

Monday, September 1, 2003Pass energy bill, minus silly politicsSEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARDEnergy-policy talking points will trip off the tongues of congressional representatives returning to the capital this week. Let's hope that, after a long recess, their brains engage with their mouths.The disruptions created by the Northeast blackout brought fresh attention to energy issues last month. The blackout also gave at least some momentum to the faltering national energy bill that the Bush administration has long sought.That's legitimate. It's generally better to make conscious decisions rather than simply drift into indecision.But the substance of the choices matters, too -- very...

Aides to House Rep. Darrell Issa (R-49) who himself aspires to be Governor, plan to file papers as early as today to creating yet another campaign to recall Governor Grey Davis.Aides said that Issa plans to provide six figure donations as seed monies for the new recall effort called Rescue California. Sacramento political consultant Dave Gilliard who will manage the new effort and represents Issa as well as half a dozen GOP'ers said: 'This funding is substantial and more than enough to do the job that needs to be done.'Gilliard said the committee will have sufficient money to hire professional...

We now have video from Monday's freep! Our short clip stars Monica and the usual suspects. Monica is hilarious and just has to be seen to be believed, so check out the clip now! Not much action from the opposition, but I did get a shot of a gigantic group of them moving in. What I found particularly intriguing is that about 1/3 of these people were wearing the Firefighters' event shirts and carrying the special "Firefighters for Davis" sign. So, even though there was a big draw in Clinton, many of the people we have seen are repeats from...