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Local
» Volunteers needed for HolidayLights» CHP reminds motorists to plan ahead this holiday and help make the state’s roads a safer place.
» Human skull located in mountain area, in Lake of the Woods.
» Drug Sweep in East Bakersfield
» Firefighters busy on tuesday
More Local
» Students to hold ‘We the People…’ Congressional Hearings» CALM’s Feast for the Beasts — Nov. 28
» Players Seek $73 Million Jackpot Tonight
» Kern County Supervisors Approve Biogas Distribution Network
» Pit Strategy Lands Harvick, Shell-Pennzoil Racing Team Second in Season Finale
California
» Senator sees air ruling as good step, much too late» Republicans Say New Entertainment Tax Would Hurt State’s Tourism Industry
» Calif. Supreme Court to take up gay marriage ban
» Both urban and rural residents bothered by wild turkeys
» California remains the top milk state
Top Stories
» Whats up with food prices?» Veterans Affairs Secretary Notes Progress in Holiday Message
» Merle Haggard undergoes surgery for lung cancer
» Airman Missing In Action From WW ll is Identified
» Cotton production drops by nearly half
Financial
» S&W Fills M&P9 Pistol Order for Iraq Military and Security Forces» Wine business gets greener
» Traffic Control & Safety Corporation Adds Flashco of Bakersfield to Family of Companies
» Bakersfield Company Completes Engineering for Electric Sandcar
» Grimmway founders honored by farm group
Bakersfield Sports
» Condors Warm Families Coat Drive brings in more than 1,350 coats» Condors Military Appreciation Night - veterans & military personnel receive two-for-one admission Monday
» 17 Years of Hot Rods, Racing, and Quarter Mile Smiles in Bakersfield, Calif.
» Pope and Condors smash Stockton, 7-4
» Austin, Green, White big winners at California Hot Rod Reunion
Sports
» Harvick's rally huge for Chase» Clemens hit hard in Mitchell Report; Tejada, Bonds and Pettitte also named
» Vick gets 23 Months
» Condors lose To Fresno, 3-2
» Ducks' Niedermayer will miss camp (AP)
United States Armed Forces
» Golfers, NASCAR Enthusiasts Honor Troops» Guard Soldiers, Families Get Books
» Airlines Ask Frequent Flyers to be Heroes
» Army scientists use DNA to identify remains of Korean War vet
» Man gets 10 years for defrauding WWII veteran
Strange But True
» Violence breaks out at the gas pumps» 87-year-old grad completes studies after 50 years
» Doctors Test Hot Sauce for Pain Relief
» 6 wild elephants electrocuted in India after drinking beer
» WHAT'S IN YOUR TOILET
Politics
» Dems agree on Iraq, immigration
(AP)
» Ky. governor tries to win second term (AP)
» Iraq debate is sea of statistics (AP)
» Biden faults Petraeus' assessment (AP)
» Democrats' hopes high in Senate races (AP)
Business
» Asia stocks slide
(Reuters)
» Oil eases over $76 on jobs data (Reuters)
» Most OPEC oil ministers hold line, Saudi silent (Reuters)
» APEC leaders urge speedy Doha trade deal (Reuters)
» Spread of Wi-Fi could boost Atheros, Barron's says (Reuters)
Agriculture
» Processing of almond crop is going to take some time» Farmers hope consumers deck the halls for the holidays
» Olympic Gold Medalist Jason Lezak to attend Condors game on Saturday, Nov. 8
» Goat meat is becoming more popular
» Strawberry harvest moves south
Entertainment
» VMA losses spark another Kanye tantrum
(AP)
» MTV Awards flourish despite Britney bomb (AP)
» Neither Britney nor VMAs get it right (AP)
» Timberlake pleads for more videos on MTV (AP)
» MTV's Video Music Awards take over Vegas (AP)
Technology
» Capgemini to support Google software
(AP)
» Laws target teen drivers' cell phone use (AP)
» Techies ponder computers smarter than us (AP)
» Chip implants linked to animal tumors (AP)
» E-mail outage hits some BlackBerry users (AP)
Weddings
» Majority in California not married» Ring Coffins At WeddingRingCoffin.com Bring Divorce Finality
» Wedding insurance covers calamities, cold feet
» Stolen wedding gowns found at U.S.-Mexico border
Health
» Thousands of GIs cope with brain damage
(AP)
» Some companies penalize for health risks (AP)
» Ark. obesity report cards scaled back (AP)
» Chip implants linked to animal tumors (AP)
» Dutchman offers 'cure' for nail biting (AP)
National
» Large fire devours movie sets at Universal Studios» Sen. Edward Kennedy has cancerous brain tumor
» Congress approves new 5-year farm bill
» Conference committee agrees on Farm Bill
» 75 Students Arrested In San Diego State Universtiy Drug Bust
World
» Sharif arrested on arrival in Pakistan
(AP)
» Al-Sadr overhauling his Shiite militia (AP)
» Accused child rapist OKs U.S. return (AP)
» Guatemalans vote after violent campaign (AP)
» Gitmo panels struggle to assess facts (AP)
Spirituality & Wellness
» Jehovah's Witnesses Fuel Latino Interest» Bakersfield Babist pastor tells others to resist pluralism
» Fresno priest still in exile
» Winchester church still strong after 120 years
