Firefighters in the western US state of California are struggling to gain the upper hand over more than 1,000 wildfires that have been burning for nine days.
A fire in the Big Sur, a popular tourist destination has already burned up to 32,000 acres of forest and parkland since it was sparked by Bush declares a state of emergency in California ...
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California lifts gay marriage ban ... lightening. US President George W Bush declared a state of emergency in California over the weekend and ordered federal aid to help battle the flames. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had urged Bush to offer federal aid, saying California could not provide an effective response to such severe fires on its own.
(Deutsche Welle)
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