Brown Turns to One-Time Fixes to Help Close Budget Gap

BusinessWeek

Jerry Brown rolled out a revised budget proposal Monday that relies on increased income and sales taxes from a proposed November ballot measure to avoid deep cuts to K-12 and higher education. Elsewhere in the budget blueprint, he said, Jerry Brown's California: An illustration from Melrose Avenue · Increasing support for same-sex unions · Obama's [...]

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Brown proposed $8.3 billion in cuts across education, health care and welfare …

Politico

Jerry Brown unveiled his revised state budget plan Monday, which includes an additional $8.3 billion in cuts to cover a $15.7 billion budget shortfall for the fiscal year that starts July 1.Rich Pedroncelli/AP By The Record » Juvenile justice: The California Gov. Jerry Brown will unveil his plan to close the state's $16-billion deficit on [...]

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Thunder Clobber Lakers 119-90 in Game 1

ABC News

He's rapped about loving her, he's rapped about marrying her, and now Kanye West is making sure the world knows that he's dating her. Or so it seems: Touchy-feely couple Kanye and Kim Kardashian sat courtside at the L.A. For the second time in less than a week, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers [...]

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Thunder Clobber Lakers 119-90 in Game 1

ABC News

Game 6 in Boston, Game 4 in Dallas, now Game 1 in Oklahoma City it's time to open up the historical registry of Laker Playoff Humiliations and add a little something new. The Thunder vaporized the Lake Show tonight. By Harrison Mooney By Harrison Mooney | Puck Daddy – 10 hours ago Since it opened [...]

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Behind the Box Score, where the Oklahoma City Thunder look better than everyone

Yahoo! Sport

I guess to the oklahoma City Thunder “Size Doesn't Matter” as they watched The Lakers vs Nuggets Game on a very small flat screen T.V.On Saturday several okC thunders gathered around this small view to see who they will Have OKC Thunder pics? We want to see them! Just click the "Submit your photo" button [...]

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Matt Dollinger: Clippers' gritty Game 7 vs. Grizz propels them to second round

SI.com

The Los Angeles Clippers refused to let a third chance to knock the Memphis Grizzlies out of the playoffs slip away. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Los Angeles Clippers refused to let a third chance to knock the Memphis Grizzlies out of the playoffs slip away. Kenyon Martin scored seven of his 11 points in the [...]

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Matt Dollinger: Clippers' gritty Game 7 vs. Grizz propels them to second round

SI.com

The Los Angeles Clippers were not about to let another fourth quarter lead slip away and on Sunday and they made sure of that point when the Clipper's bench. But after the punches had settled, the Clippers were left standing with an 82-72 victory over the Grizzlies in Memphis, capping the first round's most exciting [...]

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Lakers, Led by Metta World Peace and Pau Gasol, Defeat Nuggets

Fox News

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel kissing and cheering at the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets game 7 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs. By Michael Brouillet The Lakers came out with a purpose Saturday night. Pao Gasol got rolling early offensively and Andrew Bynum had three blocks in the first [...]

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NBA Playoff Preview – Oklahoma City vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Fox News

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Metta World Peace made his return from a seven-game suspension in front of a home crowd eager for him to help the Los Angeles Lakers survive a first-round playoff scare and advance with a thrilling Game 7 victory. She's no longer married to an NBA player — and her brother-in-law is [...]

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Denver Nuggets take solace in taking the Los Angeles Lakers to the brink

Washington P

DENVER — The Denver Nuggets are one-and-done in the NBA playoffs again. Only this ouster has a much different feel. The young team grew up in a hurry in taking the star-studded Los Angeles Lakers to the brink before losing a thrilling Game 7 at the There are so many questions for the Garden's Crack [...]

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