Bush signed the $1.35 trillion tax cut -- which includes soon-to-be-mailed rebate checks of up to $600 -- amid the kind of presidential pomp he usually disdains: a formal ceremony in the East Room, with a Marine band playing "Hail to the Chief."

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Bay Area lawmaker introduces bill to ban animal dissection in California schools

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PD omitted that raid target was a journalist

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A judge signed a warrant to search a journalist. But police didn't tell her the whole story.

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City Is First In Nation To Ban Natural Gas Lines In New Buildings

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Berkeley becomes first U.S. city to ban natural gas in new homes

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Legislature OKs health insurance mandate

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The indictment of Assange is a blueprint for making journalists into felons

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US air strikes kill 17 policemen in south Afghanistan

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US military is exploring a plan to deploy 120,000 troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran intensify

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SF is bringing back red light cameras. Here's where they'll be.

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Border Patrol agent detained two US citizens at a gas station after hearing them speak Spanish

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House backs bill barring IRS from offering free tax filing services

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Trump administration nearly doubles H-2B guest visa program, which brings many Mexican workers

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San Jose gas station employee fired after racist tirade against Spanish speaker

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Avocados could vanish in 3 weeks if U.S. closes Mexico border

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Town debates whether teens who mow lawns should pay $110 for business license

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Huge chunk of Northern California redwoods preserved in unusual deal

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California testing Amber Alert-style earthquake warning system in downtown Oakland

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People are scared of the Santa Cruz Boardwalk after seeing Jordan Peele's 'Us'

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California lawmaker proposes bill to ban fur sales statewide

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Household debt climbs to record level

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Amnesty blames Trump, others in global rollback of rights

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53 percent of Californians want to leave the state, according to new survey

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Hawaii recorded what may be the lowest elevation snow in state history

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Berkeley ponders ordinance banning plastic straws

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California Governor's budget calls for new tax on drinking water

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Newsom's budget calls for new tax on drinking water

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Santa Barbara approves jail time for straw ban violators

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CONFIRMED: The DEA Struck A Deal With Mexico's Most Notorious Drug Cartel Sinaloa

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SF fines Airbnb landlords $2.25 million for illegal rentals

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Social media attacks Facebook's new Portal video with '1984' references

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Trump job approval falls to 34 percent, his lowest yet, in national poll

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El Paso cop pulls gun on group of children, arrests cameraman

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