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Feds wouldn't tell Napa about Wine Train contractor

Wine Train, stimulus, Suulutaaq
California Watch wasn’t the only one trying to pry loose government documents on the Alaska Native Corporation that got a $54 million federal stimulus contract to relocate the tracks for the Napa Valley Wine Train. It turns out that Napa...

Furlough exemption bill could save millions in banked vacation

Furlough, employee vacations
A bill passed by the Legislature this week that would end furloughs for upwards of 80,000 state employees could save millions in banked vacation if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger chooses to sign it. Of course, chances of that are slim. Schwarzenegger...

HP founder's granddaughter takes on Fiorina

Fiorina, Packard
In her campaign for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina spins her stormy six years at the Silicon Valley tech giant as a story of unbridled success. Carly Fiorina Fiorina “led the reinvention...

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