Calif. lawmakers send Schwarzenegger budget bills
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/130,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090219%2Fcapt.4595a0ba3b2a41de84ff0bd81fc9f1a9.california_budget_sc101.jpg?v=2" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Gov. Arnold Schwarzengger announces that he will sign the newly approved state budget Friday, during a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009. Lawmakers worked through the night to reach a compromise on the spending plan that includes tax increase, spending cuts and borrowing to ease an expected $42 billion budget deficit.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090219/ap_on_re_us/california_budget)AP - The California Legislature on Thursday approved a plan to close a $42 billion budget deficit after an epic impasse that involved several all-night sessions, sending Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a package of bills that raises taxes and cuts spending. It was not immediately clear when Schwarzenegger would sign the bills.</p><br clear="all"/>
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