| Craig to wed in next James Bond movie
BEIJING, Jan. 30 -- New Bond girl Gemma Arterton has hinted the superspy will marry in new movie Quantum Of Solace. The British actress, 22, confirmed she and Daniel Craig had been filming scenes for the next installment of the franchise in a honeymoon suite. .
President Hillary
Of course, anything can happen in a political campaign, but the latest Field Poll of likely California Democrats and independent voters gives Hillary a 39 to 27 percent lead over Obama. This is bad news for Obama, because California is a progressive state where race is less likely to be a handicap. Obama is favored by those who rank the Iraq war and foreign policy as the most important issues, by blacks, college graduates, and those with higher incomes. Hillary is favored two to one by women, two to one by lower income groups and three to one among Latinos. Hillary has a further advantage. At the 2004 Democratic National Convention approximately 50 per cent of the delegates were women. As Democratic delegates are invariably feminists, they are not going to miss the chance of putting a woman in the presidency.
Sacramento finds itself in yet another budget hole
Five years on from recalling a governor because of a $20 billion deficit, California is once again $14 billion in the red and in debt to boot.
In 2003, it was the telecom crash that got the blame for ending the fire hose of taxes that had been flowing for a few years into Sacramento.
In 2008, the real estate slowdown is getting the blame.
But the real culprit is Sacramentos refusal to deal with its spending.
As recently as the 2000-2001 fiscal year, Californias general fund expenditures stood at $99.4 billion. That was nearly double expenditures just a decade before, but stay with us.
In the current fiscal year, according to the State Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, general fund expenditures will total $142 billion, a 43 percent increase in five years.
IN BRIEF
A photo ID or two non-photo forms of identification and $14 to take the test, which begins at 1 p.m., are required. Bring a lunch as a lunch break will occur around noon. Call Jerry at 727-9524 or Steve at 513-8632 for study materials and more information. Beta Xi meeting The regular meeting of Beta Xi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will be at 6 p.m., Jan. 9 in the home of Lilia. Stella will present the cultural program. Please call Karo at 727-0680 for more information. Church grand opening Central Valley Baptist Church would like to invite the public to the official grand opening celebration on Sunday, Jan. 6 at 3170 S. Blagg Road. Devotion begins at 9 a.m., adult Sunday school at 9:45 a.m., morning service at 11 a.m., and children's Sunday school at 11:30 a.m.
Bush strikes a stance for history
The speech, delivered to the joint houses of Congress on Monday night, has been weeks in the making. It had one eye on shaping Mr Bush's legacy, and put particular emphasis on the economy, Iraq and his efforts to forge a peace deal in the Middle East - the issues which will shape how history treats his presidency. But it also included signs that despite having less than 12 months in office, Mr Bush remains committed to the domestic agenda. He still wants Congress to act on some pressing domestic problems: extending his "no child left behind" schools program, dealing with the unfunded liability in the social security system, moving forward on climate change and energy security, and coming up with a humane program to deal with the millions of illegal immigrants already in the US.
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