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    Budget Reductions Threaten Firefighting in California

    Progress of a kind in Sacramento and the risk of budget reductions to fire-fighting in California. Also, the latest on Beckham. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, charges against two Somali- Americans have revealed an investigation about the reach of militant Islam and al Qaeda, from Minnesota to Somalia.

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 16, 2009 • 1h 0m Listen

    There's good news and bad news on the state budget crisis, which may spell trouble for fire control in California if mutual aid is compensated with IOU's instead of real money. Also, the latest on soccer superstar David Beckham. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, charges against two Somali- Americans have revealed an investigation stretching from Minnesota to Somalia. It raises questions about the reach of militant Islam and the reach of al Qaeda.

    Banner image: Robert A. Eplett/California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

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