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By CHRIS LEHOURITES - Published: 4:12 pm

Arnold Schwarzenegger will hand the Olympic torch off to Sebastian Coe on Friday morning, the day of the opening ceremony at the Vancouver Games.

Mayor wants Sacramento voters to decide on new budget post

By Ryan Lillis - Updated: 12:58 pm

In proposing a June ballot measure for an independent budget analyst, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson took a rare approach in city politics.

Editorial: Don't rush to create new budget analyst

Two men sought after deadly attack

By Kim Minugh and Bill Lindelof - Updated: 1:41 pm

The Sacramento County Coroner's Office has identified the man shot and killed at his home near Fair Oaks this morning as 31-year-old Cristian Anton.

Man suspected of taking nude photos of young girls arrested in North Sacramento

By Bill Lindelof - Published: 1:54 pm

Sacramento police have arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of enticing young girls to pose nude.

McClintock's refusal to consider budget earmarks hurts his district, critics say

By Ed Fletcher - Updated: 7:00 am

As the federal budget season heats up, some Placer County officials are grumbling that Republican Rep. Tom McClintock's ideological opposition to congressional earmarks puts their constituents at a disadvantage.

Dan Walters: Logrolling lives large in California budget

GOP rivals in governor's race target welfare costs

By Jack Chang - Updated: 6:25 am

Ronald Reagan singled out what he called a "welfare queen" for abusing government aid. Newt Gingrich pushed welfare reform as part of his Contract With America.

AM Capitol Alert: Of appointments and mammograms

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A snowboarder flies through the air as he goes down Mount Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. Whistler will host several events of the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
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A snowboarder flies through the air as he goes down Mount Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia, Monday. Whistler will host several events of the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
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Squeeze Inn owner Travis Hausauer looks at dining counter that he removed at his burger establishment on Fruitridge Blvd. in Sacramento. Hausauer is moving the diner. See a gallery of the Squeeze Inn
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Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, is escorted by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies as he arrives at the Airport Courthouse to face charges of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death.
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Space shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Endeavour is carrying six astronauts who will deliver a room and observation deck to the International Space Station.

Inside the Bee

Olympics

Sacramento videographers will explore the winter games

They're going for social-media gold

Sacramento's two "Olympians" leave Wednesday for the Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. Their events? Blogging, vlogging and tweeting.

AGRICULTURE

Don't let good oranges go to waste, activists say

Sacramento's oranges, the ones dotting the city's trees like ornaments and littering the streets in moldy clumps, can be described as overlooked low-hanging fruit.

VALENTINE'S DAY

Giving word to the search

This Valentine's Day, like every Valentine's Day, thousands of Sacramento singles are looking for a lifelong love ... or a one-night stand ... or something in between.

Sit down, gaze into each other's eyes – and pass the pepper

BEST OF SUNDAY

Bay Area is ground zero for effort to legalize pot

It's almost a cliché these days that this city and its sister to the east, Oakland, stand as the primary incubators of some of California's infamously wacky but later transformational social and political ideas.