Calif. Official Backs Anthem-WellPoint
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LOS ANGELES/PHILADELPHIA  - California's insurance  commissioner on Tuesday ended his opposition to Anthem Inc.'s  ATH.N proposed $16.5 billion acquisition of WellPoint Health  Networks Inc. WLP.N after Anthem agreed to hike its funding  of state health projects.
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The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over tribal gambling, a victory for California tribes and their new high-profile supporter, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Anthem and Wellpoint Health Networks finally won approval from CaliforniaÂs insurance commissioner for their $16.4 billion merger.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger agreed Thursday to send the California National Guard to the Mexican border, ending a 17-day standoff with the Bush administration.
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Although Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has not revealed whether he will seek re-election, the California Republican Party on Sunday changed a party rule and endorsed him 16 months before the 2006 gubernatorial primary.
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Anthem and Wellpoint Health Networks finally won approval from John Garamen, CaliforniaÂs insurance commissioner, to create the nation's largest health insurer.
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California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger has thrown his support behind a massive Indian  casino to be built near San Francisco that could raise up to  $125 million in annual taxes to fill the state's looming budget  hole, a source close to their talks said on Wednesday.
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Lawmakers have agreed to return California's primary to its traditional date of June, ending the state's eight-year experiment with a March primary.
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By John Simerman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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Popular California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Thursday, giving the Arizona senator a boost in his drive to gain his party's nomination for the White House.
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&quot;California Healthcare Institute congratulates Gov. Schwarzenegger on his bold decision to endorse Prop. 71, the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative,&quot; said CHI president &amp; CEO David Gollaher.
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By Howard Yune, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Sep.
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SACRAMENTO, California  - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday vowed to continue pressing for legislation that would provide health insurance to his state's uninsured, a day after a universal health care bill he supported died in a Senate committee.
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Mexicans are setting aside their differences on Wednesday, declaring a break from political bickering and fears of crime to celebrate 150 years of their national anthem by launching a worldwide rendition.
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LOS ANGELES California&#39;s insurance regulator has dropped his objections to a 16-point-four (b) billion dollar deal to create the nation&#39;s largest health insurance company.
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MADRID (CNN) - Spaniards rarely seem at a loss for words - except when it comes to their national anthem. Though more than two centuries old, it has never had any lyrics.  But that could soon change. A three-month public competition to find lyrics for the anthem closes Friday, and a decision on the winning words could come by the end of the year. The idea for the competition came from the Spanish Olympic Committee, which wanted athletes and fans to have words to sing when the anthem is played at sports events. I get a very strange feeling when we have to sing 'la, la, la' - Alejandro Blanco "I get a very strange feeling when we have to sing 'la, la, la,'" said Alejandro Blanco, president of the committee.  Thousands of entries have been received since the competition opened in July, and a six-member panel representing music, history, literature, politics, and sports meets next week to start deciding the winning lyrics. The origins of the anthem are disputed, according to Michael Jamieson Bristow, a composer and music historian. Some claim it was composed by a German and given as a gift to King Carlos III in 1770, while others believe the tune was originally French and reset for military orchestras in the late 1700s. Gen. Francisco Franco declared it the official anthem in 1942. Various writers have written verses for it over the years, but none has ever been declared official.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan 30 (Reuters Life!) - Fans of Southern California's classic rock group the Eagles may soon be getting that peaceful, easy feeling all over again.