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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s strategy against Democratic challenger Phil Angelides continues to unfold, off the air and on, as a new private poll by a major pollster unaffiliated with either campaign shows Schwarzenegger in the lead, 49 percent to 39 percent. The poll of nearly a thousand likely voters was completed last week. While Schwarzenegger works to translate his increased job approval among Latinos into electoral support and puts together a plan to revive the prison system, his all-important TV advertising strategy marches on across the airwaves around the state. His strategy is working. The four-point lead he enjoyed in mid-June...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - An erratic, slow-speed police pursuit near some of Hollywood's most famous landmarks captivated hundreds of tourists, many of whom snapped photos as the scene unfolded. The chase began shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate 405 when police identified the female driver as a possible suspect on drug charges and tried to pull her over, said Officer Kristi Sandoval, a police spokeswoman. The driver fled north and was eventually cornered by at least a dozen squad cars in Hollywood about an hour later, Sandoval said. As bewildered tourists looked on, the woman began making erratic, slow-speed...