A Newport updates Beach couple unravels have given the YMCA of Orange County a record $4-million donation for a recreation center in Santa Ana, a city with a shortage of youth facilities despite having one of the youngest populations in the country. Russ and Kathy Van Cleve's gift puts the Santa Ana project, delayed for years because of a lack of funds, back on track. YMCA officials say they could begin construction next year. (Tuesday)What people will be talking about so much your TV might explode: Red states, blue states, the political future of our country Expect election-night chatter to keep you warm all week. In the Northeast, hogweed has progressed westward. Hogweed has overrun rural areas around Erie, Pa. , where it spread in the sewer system and has been found in 312 locations. When the widowed mother and her children go to restaurants, they are constantly asked, "Are you waiting for somebody?" When the children are at school, they have to explain why their father isn't around. When you're around more than a thousand people just like you, no explanation is necessary, she said "Here, they're not immersed in grief counseling. Secret Service agents began protecting Obama on May 3, 2007, less than three months after he announced he was running for the Democratic nomination -- the earliest that such protection has been authorized for a candidate. Although it was unclear how much, if anything, the Obama camp knew about the allegations, his security personnel were certainly aware of them. But now the once unimaginable -- their hopes of capturing 60 seats, enough to head off Republican filibusters -- no longer seems a stretch. With states like Kentucky suddenly coming into play, Democrats believe they have a chance of gaining the first filibuster-proof majority in the Senate since the Carter administration. "If this were a normal year, the race wouldn't be close," said Brian Schenkenfelder, a conservative blogger in Kentucky, who noted the bumper crop of "Ditch Mitch" lawn signs across the state.

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It is consistent with the governor's gambling policy because the North Fork tribe does own land that is federally eligible for casino construction, she said -- it just isn't the land where the tribe proposes a casino. "These compacts are novel approaches to providing what is best for the state of California," she said. Under the compact, the North Fork tribe would build a hotel and casino with 2,000 slot machines and give the state 13. 5% to 22% of net revenues, with the state's share rising as revenues increase. The tribe also would share a small percentage of revenues -- estimated at $3 million to $5 million a year -- with the 600-member Wiyot tribe . My son, the graduate's brother, counted 917 names, but another friend was sure there were 921, and though, admittedly, I sniffled through the first five playbacks of "Pomp and Circumstance" in the background, by the 47th, I was pretty much all cried out. Then over to Chinatown with two other families for lunch, sodas on the house for the three graduates, and when my son, who will be a sophomore in the fall, asked for a Sprite, we told him he'd have to wait three years, take the requisite number of AP classes, visit the requisite number of colleges, fill out those applications, work a few more summers for his spending money, fight with us over chores, homework, car keys, what have you, before he collected on a free soda. But all of that was tongue in cheek because, the truth is, the graduate hasn't given us much trouble, focused as she's been on her future (the future is its own reward in her case) . I'm sure it will be actively discussed. "Kerrey said he never inquired about the source of Hsu's wealth . national team in Barcelona included Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan in his absolute prime . The Georgia Supreme Court has already denied a motion to expedite the appeal. Earlier this month, a Monroe County Superior Court judge voided Wilson's sentence, describing his case as a "grave miscarriage of justice. " But state Atty Gen Thurbert E. George Giokaris said he ordered workers to remove the bags the same day of the discovery.

"They look at a country that's divided and can't come together That's a painful thing . Good luck. Richard OfsteinJackson Hole, Wyo. --The Internet fans against Karl Dorrell want him to be dot. gone. Steve AbramsLake Balboa--With any (pipe) dreams of a Pac-10 championship now soundly killed, Bruins fans have only two hopes for a redeeming season:A win against the Trojans and that that game will be Karl Dorrell's last as the UCLA coach. Mike MurashigeLos Angeles . US Airways, for instance, may say it has an LAX-to-Washington flight, but it may actually be operated by United . 1. "The company's trying everything it can to clean up its corporate image and try to put out a new face," said Burt P . Dodgers first base coach Mariano Duncan had a few words for Myers, and after Ramirez hit his major league-record 27th postseason home run, he began screaming from the dugout. At Myers?"No, I was just screaming 'agh, rah, agh, rah. ' I was just so happy I hit it," Ramirez said. The Phillies, meanwhile, hit everything Billingsley had to throw after he struck out the first two hitters in the second. 1 Tracy Austin, doing commentary for Australian TV, wrote on Foxsports. com that it was "a highly inappropriate gesture and it was totally unnecessary. For most motorists, a commute on a weekday afternoon from Signal Hill in Long Beach to downtown Los Angeles means a 45-minute crawl through stalled traffic and relentless heat. But for motorcyclists Shear'Ree, 57, and Mark Russell, 17, the trip is a breezy 25-minute jaunt on the 405 and 110 freeways. The reason?Shear'Ree and Russell, who ride Kawasaki Ninja motorcycles, are lane-splitters -- bikers who prefer to drive between lanes.

This could be Ned Colletti's last trade as the Dodgers' general manager. Frank McCourt isn't going anywhere Neither is Joe Torre . Even now, as the waters rise and overpower towns along the Mississippi River, the pain is spreading to places like Winfield, Mo . Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson, in his first public comments since breaking his collarbone in the Sooners' victory over Iowa State last Saturday, plans to play at least one more game for Oklahoma . "I'm praying each night for a speedy recovery," said Peterson, who is hoping to play in a bowl game with the Sooners "I love to play the game . I'm 5'8, but I wear platforms because I like to be an Amazon . Downsizing companies invite Smith in to help their former employees find new jobs. Shanen is the former Lejen Chen, a transplanted Chinese American New Yorker who missed her traditional treat after marrying and moving to Beijing. In Iraq, we do what we must. "Mullen appeared with Defense Secretary Robert M Gates before the House panel as U. S.

The certificate of naturalization he provided was issued by the Home Office on Friday, based on an application made Thursday, when The Times first made inquiries. "At the very least, there's no birth certificate . When the meeting adjourned, Bowa, the third base coach, lectured the position players about baserunning on one of the practice fields. "It's got to be as much a priority as fielding a ground ball," Bowa said. While that was happening, pitching coach Rick Honeycutt led a 30-minute pitchers-only meeting in the clubhouse . Sharif was overthrown by Musharraf in a 1999 coup, jailed and then sent into exile. For the last several days, indirect talks had been underway between Musharraf's camp and the ruling coalition aimed at securing an agreement from the president to resign . Tests on the water in those systems should be released today, the BBC reported Wednesday. A statement by Merial denied that waste water could affect ground outside the institute. "Merial does not release water from the shared Pirbright site," the statement said . No, not that rotation. The plan to rotate three players through the corner outfield and designated hitter spots has helped keep Garret Anderson, Gary Matthews Jr. Porter says he wants to focus on the positives in sports. larry. stewart.

How good was the Jason Schmidt signing? In addition to giving the Dodgers a new No . With just 14 days before the first contest of the 2008 race, she is still fighting hard for her long-shot candidate. "Jostling with windmills," she said . 11 teams--About a fourth of the 40,000 workers who responded to the World Trade Center attack were examined from July 2002 to April 2004. -Those examined. . . whose symptoms persisted to the time of examination: 60%-without symptoms before Sept . In all, 10 people were killed in Sinaloa state during a 24-hour period ended Wednesday night, a deadly slice of the burgeoning Mexican drug war . There's also a $90 version of the game that comes with a guitar controller only. For Activision, hitting the right notes with consumers with World Tour is crucial. Outside the Pepsi Center arena, where Democrats gathered for the first three nights of their convention, a small circle of demonstrators swathed in togas sarcastically chanted, "We're not worthy!"McCain broke from a week of attacks to congratulate his opponent in a TV spot.

After watching her dominate the women's double trap competition over the last 12 years, the International Shooting Sports Federation and the International Olympic Committee removed the event from the Beijing Games . Prophylactic mastectomy is disfiguring, and many patients then opt for breast reconstructive surgery . Fujioka revealed the findings Monday when reached by The Times. Tony Bell, a spokesman for Supervisor Mike Antonovich, said his office had asked repeatedly in recent months for a status report on the criminal histories of King employees. "We are finding that there has been some deliberate misinformation given to the board," Bell said . He had open-heart surgery in 2002 to replace a worn-out pig valve installed 10 years earlier . His uncle and surrogate father remembers Daniel S. Open or the Marquis de Sade Invitational?Seldom has there been anything as painful as this in sports, outside of watching Olympic dressage or being locked in a room with a Brent Musburger telecast and no mute button. But according to Josh Bernoff, principal analyst at Forrest Research, the real news is that DVRs get affluent people to watch more television. "Nielsen Media Research will tell you that there's a clear correlation between income and TV watching," Bernoff said "DVRs cost money and, right now, are for affluent people.

And people have a tendency to internalize the practices of their oppressors. "We must work on this . Consequently, the backlash has been bloodier than anticipated. With plenty of money, the traffickers continue to protect themselves and buy their way into governments, says Edgardo Buscaglia, an expert on organized crime who advises Mexico's Congress. In the latest and potentially most explosive scandal, Sinaloan traffickers allegedly bought off senior antidrug officials in far-off Mexico City, acquiring inside information on Calderon's ground war against smugglers. Buscaglia warns against the "Afghanistan-ization" of Mexico, in which rival kingpins gradually take over different states. "If one criminal organization takes over one state, and another criminal organization takes another, then you have the ingredients of civil war," Buscaglia said . Countywide, the Asian population has increased roughly 16% since 2000, a much faster rate than the Latino population and in the opposite direction of the white population, which has dropped nearly 8%. Fullerton, once a traditionally white bedroom community in northern Orange County, has seen growing numbers of Asians moving into its middle-class neighborhoods such as Amerige Heights, where real estate agents estimate more than half of the residents are of Korean descent . "It's an unsustainable model, because you'll end up pulling up all the trees," said Mark Brown, a University of Florida agricultural economist. As part of an emergency response funded by California growers and the U. S . Groups are threatening to sue -- challenging the tax hikes' passage on a simple majority vote, rather than two-thirds -- and to mount a ballot referendum repealing the levy increases. California is one of the few states that require a two-thirds legislative vote for a tax increase. "Now, everyone understands the system. "UCLA defensive ends Bruce Davis and Justin Hickman gave the Trojans fits last season, pressuring Booty and helping the Bruins end seven years of USC domination.

Porter has pleaded not guilty. Craig died on a spring afternoon two years ago, after the compact pickup he was riding in plunged into an irrigation canal near his home . Aides to Sen . For some, this is cause for alarm, especially those who pack for their visit as though they are going to Orange County . border inspector to let him drive back into the country despite his name being on a watch list . And if the NCAA is convinced USC took part or knew about any violations, the athletic program could be punished by losing scholarships or being banned from postseason play. "If they can't make the tournament next year, that's what we're going to college for," Jermaine DeRozan said. Because she could not possibly predict that Randy would withdraw, it never occurred to her that signing the form might effectively deny her all of the embryos. In February 2004, after a two-day trial, Harris County District Judge Lisa A.