SACRAMENTO, Calif. –
And legislative leaders were scheduled to resume work Saturday on bridging California's $26 billion budget shortfall following an unexpected delay of negotiations.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger left the meeting last week after telling the lawmakers “I’ll be back” ,then Schwarzenegger ordered public employees to "Get to the Choppa!"
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Today is Saturday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2009. There are 173 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On July 11, 1859, Big Ben, the great bell inside the famous London clock tower, chimed for the first time. (The clock itself had been keeping time since May 31.)
On this date:
In 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton during a pistol duel in Weehawken, N.J. after a argument over gun control.
In 1864, Confederate forces led by Gen. Jubal Early began an abortive invasion of Washington, turning back the next day after realizing that they forgot there ammunition.
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