VICTORIA-GROUP #2

Parking fees to increase:
Students,faculty and staff will pay higher parking fees in Spring 2009, Sacramento State announced today.
State Hornet

Gay activists jarred by California marriage defeat
By DAVID CRARY and LISA LEFF, Associated Press Writers
LOS ANGELES – In a heartbreaking defeat for the gay-rights movement, California voters put a stop to gay marriage, creating uncertainty about the legal status of 18,000 same-sex couples who tied the knot during a four-month window of opportunity opened by the state's highest court.
Yahoo News

Great expectations: Obama will have to deliver
By JENNIFER LOVEN, AP White House Correspondent
Over and over, Barack Obama told voters if they stuck with him "we will change this country and change the world." They did, and now their expectations for him to deliver are firmly planted on his shoulders. Many supporters greeted his victory with euphoria.
Associated Press

Palin returns to Alaska to chants of '2012'
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has returned to her home state of Alaska, where she was greeted by dozens of supporters encouraging her to run for president in four years.
US News

Obama's grandmother dies a day before election:
Barack Obama's grandmother, whose personality and bearing shaped much of the life of the Democratic presidential contender, has died.
Yahoo News

Stocks plunge anew as recession worries resurface:
By SARA LEPRO and TIM PARADIS, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK – A case of postelection nerves sent Wall Street plunging Wednesday as investors looked past Barack Obama's presidential election and returned to fears of a deep and protracted recession.
Yahoo News

Is more nuclear energy in California's energy future?
By Kevin Yamamura
Who knew nuclear power was the new green alternative?
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is now pushing that notion, suggesting that nuclear plants could help the state meet its aggressive long-term goals of reducing carbon emissions.
Sacramento Bee

Skull found of biker missing 4 years:
From Sandy Louey
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Department announced Monday that a human skull found on Echo Summit has been identified as that of 59-year-old Rio Vista man who was reported missing four years ago.
Sacramento Bee

Major automakers' October sales fall more than 20%
October was the worst month for U.S. auto sales in more than 15 years.
LA Times

Kidnappers kill child with acid injectionKidnappers grabbed a 5-year-old boy from a gritty
Mexico City street market, then killed him by injecting acid into his heart — a new low even for Mexico's brutal kidnapping gangs.
SF Gate