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How a tough Cajun town gets ready for a certain flood

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The water is coming, but the people of tiny Stephensville, La., aren't leaving just yet. They're stacking 400,000 sandbags and praying a barge they sank in a strategic spot will be their salvation.

Schwarzenegger's lies have a familiar ring

By Steve Lopez
Column: News that he fathered a child with a household staffer is of a piece with allegations that he groped women and his shoddy performance as governor. Photos | Discuss

Revenue could delay fix to state's budget system

By Evan Halper and Anthony York
Analysis: The $6.6-billion of unanticipated revenue may relieve some of the pressure caused by California's huge deficit, and possibly leave state books unbalanced indefinitely.
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