California sells surplus power as price dips to near free
California warns blackouts possible despite selling excess electricity at stormy low prices. Officials dispute a $1 per megawatt figure while noting a $25 price cited by California Energy Markets as closer to reality. State says sales part of normal surplus response amid milder demand and long term contracts.
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San Francisco
West
California
Gary Ackerman
Western Power Trading Forum
San Jose
California Energy Markets
Steve Maviglio
Gray Davis
Ackerman
State Department of Water Resources
Hidalgo
Tracy
Calif
Shoving clashes spark arrests at Wichita abortion clinic
Two abortion-rights supporters were arrested on misdemeanor battery charges after shoving incidents amid protests outside Dr. George Tiller's Wichita clinic. About 580 people gathered peacefully as Operation Save America resumes demonstrations, with a federal judge ruling a parade permit denial violated First Amendment rights.
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Wichita
Kan
Mercy
Stephen Cole
George Tiller
Tiller
Jennifer Stark
Feminist Majority Foundation
Operation Save America
Troy Newman
Los Angeles
Abortion pill RU-486 ads spark opposition
In a national mass campaign supporting mifepristone known as RU-486, ads in Self People Glamour and other magazines urge choice of the abortion pill. Abortion foes call the ads an attempt to normalize abortion while advocates say they inform women. The campaign is funded by the National Abortion Federation with about $2 million for ads.
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Chicago
Self Magazine
People Magazine
Vanity Fair
Glamour
Mifepristone
France
National Abortion Federation
Lorie Spear
Planned Parenthood
Randall O'Bannon
National
Right To Life Committee
U.S
Dance Laboratories
Jana Cunningham
San Francisco-area
Rose
New York City
Cunningham
Near North Side
Age limit denial sparks debate over veteran firefighters
In Spokane AP report the Forest Service hires thousands of full time firefighters while bypassing veterans over 35 due to pension rules. Critics say lack of experience may contribute to fatalities, noting four recent deaths near Winthrop Washington and urging waivers to hire seasoned crews.
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Spokane, Wash
The
Forest Service
Washington State
Kathy Hudak
Missoula
Mont
Bart Stupak
D-Mich
Stupak
Winthrop
Wash
Hudak
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America
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Devin Weaver
Jessica Johnson
Karen FitzPatrick
Harry Croft
Agency
National Fire Plan
Congress
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