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...When Beckham renounced his status as a "Galactico" on Real Madrid's star-studded roster and headed for California, the big-money move was widely interpreted as a kind of golden parachute into retirement, bringing a touch of glamor and skill to a lower-tier league in which he could dominate. But the move to Milan, European champions just two years ago whose star-studded lineup includes the likes of the Brazilians Kaka and Ronaldino, suggests a restored ambition to return to the premier stage of the global game...
...shockingly apparent to owners Cherie and Joyce Keller. Sales are evaporating, and they are worried about the Christmas shopping season. "It was sudden death - there were no people shopping," says Joyce Keller. "It took the crash for people to understand that this wasn't just a problem in California...
...credit unions have run into enough trouble that they've had to be taken over, according to the National Credit Union Administration, the federal regulator that backs deposits at credit unions much like the FDIC does at banks. Credit unions that made home loans in bubbly markets like California or those that jumped heavy into commercial lending, especially for construction projects, have been hurt the most...
...response to Peter Beinart's question "Is He American Enough?" [Oct. 20] my question is, What is an American? My idea of an American is one who upholds the laws of the land and leads a morally convicted life free of prejudices of any kind. A.B. Madyun, Oakland, California...
...California has the dubious distinction of ranking second, just behind Florida, in the number of lethal and nonlethal attacks against homeless people last year. It recorded 22, but, says Maria Foscarinis, executive director of the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, the actual number of attacks is likely even higher because many are never reported. After a huge increase in 2006 - 65%, some of which is attributed to the video Bumfights, in which people who live on the street are pitted against one another - last year still saw an increase of 13%. Street people, says Foscarinis, live "outside, so they...