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• December 16, 2009 – Daily Brief

  
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  While Jeff takes a much-deserved break from SCVTalk, some of us still need our DB fix.  Here’s a feeble attempt from the peanut gallery… Police chased a gun-toting, Prius-driving, mentally unstable Lancaster resident from Bakersfield (where he was ramming other motorists) all the way to Placerita Canyon.  He ...
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• Daily brief: top U.S. military officer visits Pakistan as 43 militants killed

  
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  More of everything Upto 56,000 additional contractors could supplement the 30,000 new troopsU.S. President Barack Obama has ordered sent to Afghanistan, in a movethat could bring the total number of U.S. contractors in the country tobetween 130,000 and 160,000 according to a study by the CongressionalResearch ...
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• Daily brief: car bombs kill at least 30 in Kabul, Punjab

  
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  A blast in Kabul Asuicide car bomber killed at least eight people this morning in Kabulin an attack near the home of a former Afghan vice president who isbrother of the legendary anti-Taliban fighter Ahmed Shah Massoud andthe Heetal Plaza Hotel, frequented by Westerners ( AP , AFP , BBC , CNN , NYT , Bloomberg ...
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• December 10, 2009 – Daily Brief

  
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  In anticipation of an $8.2 million budget shortage, the Saugus Union School District is thinking of closing five of its 15 schools SIGNAL $13 million in “tax exempt private activity bonds” are available for Santa Clarita businesses as part of a City recovery program KHTS $35,000 offered as reward for ...
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• Daily brief: 5 N. Va. men arrested, questioned in Pakistan on possible jihadist links

  
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  Afghanistan hearings on Capitol Hill Today, 9:30am: Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Amb. Karl Eikenberry, House Foreign Affairs Committee ( HFA ) WhoRuns Gov and Foreign Policy invite you to participate in anewly-launched collaborative contest to define the less visible Obamawar counselors. Visit Who Runs The War? for ...
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• December 9, 2009 – Daily Brief

  
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  Laurene Weste takes over as Santa Clarita Mayor for 2010. Next year will be a big year for the city as it completes the Cross Valley Connector and starts building a Newhall Library at the north end of Main Street. Also, Frank Ferry handed out DVDs to each Council Member that “he thought best represented their ...
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• Daily brief: top commander, diplomat in Afghanistan defend Obamas plan

  
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  Afghanistan hearings on Capitol Hill Today, 10:00am: Gen. David Petraeus, Amb. Karl Eikenberry, and Jacob Lew, Senate Foreign Relations Committee ( SFRC ) Tomorrow, 9:30am: Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Amb. Karl Eikenberry, House Foreign Affairs Committee ( HFA ) Lockstep Inyesterdays hearings on Capitol ...
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• December 8, 2009 – Daily Brief

  
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  Hart District says it will have to make $13.5 million in cuts for the 2011-2012 school year and is considering shortening the school year by a full week.  It is also mulling over the creation of a non-profit entity “to pay for academic programs” and/or a property tax increase  SIGNAL 10 year old Magic Mountain ...
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• Daily brief: wave of attacks batters Pakistan

  
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  Afghanistan hearings on Capitol Hill, Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Amb. Karl Eikenberry* Today 9:30am, House Armed Services Committee ( HASC ) Today 1:30pm, Senate Armed Services Committee ( SASC ) Wednesday 10:00am, Senate Foreign Relations Committee ( SFRC ) Thursday 9:30am, House Foreign Affairs Committee ( HFA ) ...
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• December 7, 2009 – Daily Brief *

  
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  The City will add $10 million to its budget this year due to increased costs for services from Los Angeles County, the Signal reports. The budget change is called “routine” and a normal procedural step. All that and more at tomorrow’s City Council meeting, the last one in which Frank Ferry will be mayor  SIGNAL ...
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• Daily brief: no firm plans for Afghan withdrawal, say Obama advisers

  
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  Wonk Watch: TheCombating Terrorism Center at West Point recently released a study,based on Arabic-language sources, finding that 85 percent of thosekilled in al Qaeda attacks from 2004 to 2008 were Muslims ( CTC -pdf). If you would like us to consider featuring your research in Wonk Watch, email it to ...
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• December 4, 2009 – Daily Brief

  
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  City Council Agenda live and hot! Millions of dollars of adjustments in City’s mid year revenue and budget review , a second reading for that new commercial strip mall on Oak Ridge drive, a new five year lease for the Santa Clarita Work Source Center (which will move to DVH University Center), a public hearing on ...
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• Daily brief: 40 dead in coordinated mosque attack in Pakistan

  
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  A bloody coordinated attack Atleast 40 people have been killed at a crowded mosque in severalapparently coordinated suicide attacks in the Qasim market area of thePakistani garrison town Rawalpindi, the countrys military headquarters( BBC , AP , CNN , Geo TV , Dawn , NYT , Reuters , The News , AFP ).Initial ...
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• December 3, 2009 – Daily Brief

  
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  The state of California will only deliver 5% of the water it normally allocates to Southern California next year the Signal reports. Dan Masnada, CLWA chief, says it’s the lowest number he’s ever seen, but emphasizes it’s just an estimate and that by May the picture may change. He’s banking on an El Nino cycle ...
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• Daily brief: lawmakers hammer Obama advisers on Afghan timetable

  
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  About that timeline U.S.President Barack Obamas announced timetable for the July 2011beginning of the transition of authority from international to Afghansecurity forces has rattled Afghans and Pakistanis; neither countryspresident commented publicly on the speech, and citizens and governmentofficials alike ...
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• December 2, 2009 – Daily Brief

  
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  President Obama has decided to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan but says a withdrawal should happen by July 2011. Congressman Buck McKeon says he supports the president’s escalation but thinks the “redeployment [should]  be based on the events and conditions on the ground— not the Washington political ...
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• Daily brief: Obama boosts troops, but with exit plan

  
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  Obamas war: go big to go home AtWest Point military academy last night, U.S. President Barack Obamaannounced that he will speed the deployment of 30,000 additional troopsto Afghanistan by summer 2010, while promising to start bringing U.S.troops home in July 2011, though he did not specify the pace or enddate of the ...
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• December 1, 2009 – Daily Brief

  
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  City sales tax revenue $260,000 less than expected. The City says it’s already accounted for that loss. Did they account for the $200,000 they’re going to give to the Economic Development Corporation when they were making projections?  SIGNAL A truck carrying pomegranates has crashed on I-5 South near the 14, ...
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• Daily brief: Obama orders fast troop deployment to Afghanistan

  
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  Note: New America Foundation president and Ghost Wars author Steve Coll will be taking questions about Afghanistan in a New America/Politico online chat today at 12:00pm EST ( chat ). Todays the day Aftermore than three months of deliberations, U.S. President Barack Obamahas reportedly issued the orders to ...
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• November 30, 2009 – Daily Brief

  
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  When you’re stuck in SCV traffic and shaking your fist at the world, think of these guys and their high tech traffic nerve center.   SIGNAL Deputy shoots dog after 6 year old girl loses control of the animal. The girl’s parents are upset and told The Signal the girl was in the Deputy’s line of fire. There’s ...
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