We have a new pope. It's the most religious moment in Argentinian history since this:

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Fresno County supervisor Debbie Poochigian joined the program. The county has not signed off on holding the June 4 special Fresno city election on the trash issue. With a May 16 special election to fill a state senate seat, this could cost lots of money. The county would like to combine the election dates, but not sure who would have to move first, the state or the city. The cost could be around $1.2 million. If the county does not approve a resolution, the city may be on its own. It's not known if the city can hold the election on their own.

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President Obama's popularity numbers are starting to slip. People may finally start to be realizing who is responsible for this budget mess. This is the time to challenge the president. We have to endure another three and a half years of the Obama White House. But, we can support conservatives in congress.

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A Yuba City man is suing the state's gun laws on first amendment grounds

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The man behind the Romney "47 percent" video is revealing himself, sort of, on MSNBC.

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Good thing I'm talking about him, because no one watches The Ed Show. In the end, Romney made a mistake of saying what he said, but he was right. That 47% is probably now 50%.

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I'm proud to know the Van Noy family. I am happy that Kyle Van Noy life and playing career are back on track.

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