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Wildfire Engulfs Homes Above Malibu

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Southern California Fires, California Fires, California Wildfires, Malibu Wildfires, Wildfires, Malibu Fires, Southern California Wildfires, Santa Ana Winds, Fires, Home News

A fast-moving wildfire pushed by Santa Ana winds raced through the canyons and mountains of this wealthy enclave for the second time in little more th...

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Blackwater's California Wildfire Relief Efforts Backfire With Local Residents

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Wildfires, Blackwater West, California, Brian Bonfiglio, Blackwater, Private Security Contractors, Politics News

While hundreds of thousands of citizens were fleeing Southern California's wildfires in October, Blackwater USA was charging back in. While the fire...

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Prison Inmates Play Major Role In Fighting Wildfires

AP | GARANCE BURKE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Prison Inmates, Wildfires, California, Home News

They've stolen cars, used drugs and forged checks. When California is burning, they fight fires. About a quarter of the 14,000 firefighters defending...

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SoCal Wildfire Losses Top $1 Billion

AP | Gillian Flaccus | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Wildfires, San Diego County, SoCal Wildfires, San Diego Wildfires, Business News

The devastating wildfires in Southern California have caused at least $1 billion in damage in San Diego County alone, officials said Wednesday, while ...

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Economists: SoCal Will Survive With Little Long-Term Damage

Los Angeles Times | Peter Y. Hong, Andrea Chang | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Wildfires, San Diego Wildfires, SoCal Wildfires, Business News

Despite the destruction of more than 1,600 homes and buildings, massive evacuations and widespread business closures, Southern California's vast, dive...

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Bush Working To Make California Disaster The "Anti-Katrina"

New York Times | SHERYL GAY STOLBERG | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Wildfires, Hurricane Katrina, San Diego Wildfires, George W. Bush, Politics News

It was not quite 2:30 a.m. in Washington on Tuesday when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California asked President Bush to declare an emergency because...

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SoCal Fires Halt TV Filming Schedules

Hollywood Reporter | Nellie Andreeva, Kimberly Nordyke | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Wildfires, California Fires, 24, Cancelled Shows, Keifer Sutherland, Media News

The raging wildfires that forced the evacuations of a quarter-million people in Southern California are disrupting the production of several TV shows ...

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SoCal Fire: Today's Top Story, Tomorrow's Top Questions

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Anderson Cooper, Wildfires, Glenn Beck, California Fires, Media News

Perhaps the most important question facing us today is this: How long, exactly, will it take Anderson Cooper to fly to Malibu?

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White House Now Says Bush Will Visit California After Saying It Would Be "Premature"

AP/Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Wildfires, California Fires, California Blazes, Politics News

The White House backtracked on an earlier statement made Tuesday that President Bush would not visit fire-ravaged southern California. According to ...

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'Out-Of-Control' Wildfires Force 5,000 To Evacuate In CA

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Evacuation, Wildfires, California, Home News

An out-of-control wildfire raged through the San Bernardino National Forest on Sunday, keeping about 5,000 people from their homes in two mountain com...

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