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Video captured the moment a violent brawl broke out in a Target store in Redlands as terrified shoppers looked on. The fight took place at a store on West Lugonia Avenue on Monday night as four men were seen assaulting a victim. “They start swinging towards the Latino guy,” said Laura Sanchez, a witness. “It was like four against one.” Sanchez had walked into the store around 8:15 p.m. and was on her way to the bathroom when the fight broke out. “We just heard noises in the background and out of nowhere, they just come up and started fighting,”...

Knowledge is power and that is especially true in politics. Therein lies the danger to California if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger follows through with threats to turn the state Legislature into an underpaid "part-time" body. Blaming legislators (Democrats publicly, both parties privately) and not his own budget giveaway deals for delaying this year's spending plan, Schwarzenegger spokesman Rob Stutzman has told the Los Angeles Times that the governor may seek revenge. That would come in the form of a special election next year. This election may or may not seek constitutional changes to shrink the legislative calendar to a part-time status,...