In Sacramento this morning, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a state of emergency in Kern County. The Tehachapi fire, which is officially known as the West Fire, is 25 percent contained. The Bull Fire is only 5 percent contained. Firefighters and containment finally are being used by cash-strapped California through this state of emergency. Tehachapi fire background 10 ...

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Under threat of U.S. imports of hybrids being blocked, Toyota has settled a long-running patent infringement suit. In 1994, a patent covering "high voltage method to power gas-electric hybrid cars" was filed away. Toyota has agreed to license the technology from the Paice business. The patent at issue The patent involves two motors giving torque to wheels. ...

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The Justice Department worked hard within the Medicare fraud prevention on Friday. No-nonsense health care reform was introduced in these states to health care business owners, medical billers, nurses, and doctors in coordinated raids by the feds. Authorities announced charges against 94 individuals in what is being called the largest coordinated series of federal health ...

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Ads for auto loans for people with bad credit modification scams are all over the internet. Auto loan modification companies promise to negotiate with lenders to get customers lower car payments -- for a hefty upfront fee. But consumer advocates and government regulators explain that most auto car loans modifiers promising lower car payments will ...

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A better way to get government loans for college started on July 1. Now the Department of Education originates all federally guaranteed student loans. Earlier this year, bank lobbyists were outraged when a measure ending their student loan racket was added to the health care reform bill. The government has removed banks as the middleman ...

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