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Drought declared in California (CNN.com): SACRAMENTO, California (AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a statewide drought after two years of below-average rainfall, low snow-melt runoff and a court-ordered restriction on water transfers. Chemical blaze burns at California plant (AP via Yahoo! News): Residents in about 2,500 homes were being told to stay indoors and keep their windows closed Wednesday evening as three truck tankers burned at a Northern California chemical plant. Milken Study Says Strike Cost California Billions (Broadcasting and Cable): Did the writers strike help push California into a recession? One think tank says yes.