After Standoff, Calif. Reaches Budget Deal
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19 — In a pre-dawn bargain, California legislators on Thursday passed a budget that closes a $42 billion hole, the worst state budget shortfall in U.S. history, after spending 45 straight hours locked in the Capitol trying to find a solution.
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After Standoff, Calif. Reaches Budget Deal




