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The state's top analyst has urged lawmakers to pull the emergency brake on California's $68 billion bullet train, saying the recently revised plan carries way too much risk of failure. The Legislative Analyst's Office report released late Tuesday may give the Legislature political cover if it decides to ax the polarizing rail line as it begins debating whether to approve high-speed rail Wednesday.

Gov. James E. McGreevey on Monday submitted his letter of resignation, ending at midnight a tenure doomed since his shocking summertime disclosure he had engaged in a gay, extramarital affair. The one-sentence letter, signed by McGreevey, was filed with Secretary of State Regena Thomas. It says, "Dear Madam Secretary, I resign effective 11:59 p.m. on Monday, November 15, 2004. Sincerely, James E. McGreevey." Thomas' office received the letter from a member of the governor's legal staff at 9:15 a.m. Thomas also released Monday a signed version of the ceremonial oath of office taken the day before by McGreevey's replacement, Senate...