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Sheriff Seeks Jail, Deputy Funding; Commissioners Asked to Help Ease 'Escalating Pressure'

Last year, 2,039 misdemeanants and low-risk felons were released early due to overcrowding at the Clark County Jail. So far this year, the count is nearly 1,700 and could reach 2,900 by December, Sheriff Garry Lucas told the county commissioners Wednesday. Saying "we are approaching a crisis," Lucas asked the commissioners to find funding for a 600-bed jail and dozens of new road deputies. Without them, "We are unable to provide the services that the public desires and needs," he said.

Voting the Plutocrat Ticket; Cascade Park Resident Takes Feelings About Former Planet to Front Yard

"Take a look at the campaign signs in Erik's yard," a friend advised Bill Brent. "Is it a local issue," Brent asked, "or national?"

Newest Buzzword in War: 'Fascism' ; Term Seeks to Define Ideology, Gop Says

WASHINGTON President Bush in recent days has recast the global war on terror into a "war against Islamic fascism." Fascism, in fact, seems to be the new buzzword for Republicans in an election season dominated by an unpopular war in Iraq. Bush used the term earlier this month in talking about the arrest of suspected terrorists in Britain, and spoke of "Islamic fascists" in a later speech in Green Bay, Wis. Spokesman Tony Snow has used variations on the phrase at White House press briefings.

California Poised to Become First State to Tackle Global Warming

SACRAMENTO, Calif. California would become the first state to impose a limit on all greenhouse gas emissions, including those from industrial plants, under a landmark deal reached Wednesday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative Democrats. The agreement marks a clear break with the Bush administration and puts California on a path to reducing its emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by an estimated 25 percent by 2020.