It’s often been said that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. It appears that after a year, California’s budget crisis has been utterly wasted.

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Dick Spotswood: Are Marin taxpayers California’s best cash cow?

THE FAILURE of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, after 300 years of occupation, reinforces our faith in the strength and endurance of human dignity.In the end, it took the combined strength of various elements of Mexican society to assert opposition to the many years of hunger and put-down that was

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THE LEGISLATURE had just wrapped up its annual session when a top aide invited me to a post-adjournment party across the street from the Capitol. I went.

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George Skelton: Lobbyists and sex — nothing new in Sacramento

The Broncos and their fans tabbed 22 players to the team’s all-time team, including some of the old, some of the new and some of the obvious.

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Elway, Davis, Little top Broncos’ 50th anniversary team

As the thermometer goes up, so does your mood — according to a new University of Colorado study. CU scientist Christopher Lowry, an assistant professor of integrative physiology, received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue studying the link between temperature and mood.

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CU-Boulder study: Yes, lying on a sun-baked beach makes you happy

AS CALIFORNIA lawmakers careened toward adjournment of their latest session on Friday, they finally took a step — albeit a small one — toward reforming the mess that is the state’s prison system.

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Andre Smith’s questionable deal invokes images of the historically bad contract negotiated for Ricky Williams.

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Smith’s contract reminiscent of Williams’ pact (Yahoo! Sports)

Posted by ESPN.com’s Bill Williamson The Denver Broncos have released their all-time 50th Anniversary team that was chosen by fan voting. The team…

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After months of fan voting, the Broncos 50th Anniversary Team has been named. Click here to check out the 11 players on offense, 11 on defense and three on special teams, along with the second team.

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A Team for the Ages

The 2009 NFL season marks the 50th anniversary of the Broncos. To commemorate the past while embracing the future, the franchise has given its community of fans the chance to vote for their 50th Anniversary Denver Broncos team.

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