Published: Monday, 18 Apr 2011 | 10:43 AM ET

Standard & Poor’s on Monday downgraded the outlook for the United States to negative, saying it believes there’s a risk U.S. policymakers may not reach agreement on how to address the country’s long-term fiscal pressures.

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Extension forms may be scarce
Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/18/2011 12:26:13 AM PDT

Tonight at 11:59 is the deadline to file postmarked or electronically send 2010 tax returns or request an extension on them, and accountants have a simple message for procrastinators: Good luck.

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Monday, April 18, 2011 – 09:00 a.m.

The chief financial officer for San Bernardino County is leaving for a new gig closer to his coastal home.

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10:05 PM PDT on Sunday, April 17, 2011

By DAVID KECK
The Press-Enterprise

Photo Gallery: Final Sunday Delivery in Loma Linda

A riot of color conquered the wide dirt median of Barton Road, where wildflowers of orange, yellow and purple blended with mats of green weeds for an integrated homage to another spring day in Loma Linda.

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Week ahead

Measure would change city voting
Wendy Leung, Staff Writer
Created: 04/18/2011 12:11:32 AM PDT

Local elections and campaigning in Pomona could see vast changes depending on the actions of the City Council tonight.

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By Jon Ortiz
jortiz@sacbee.com
Published: Monday, Apr. 18, 2011 – 12:03 am | Page 1A
Last Modified: Monday, Apr. 18, 2011 – 6:21 am

State Sen. Mimi Walters last week summed up in five words the Republican reaction to six state labor contracts now winding through the Legislature: “They don’t go far enough.”

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