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To: combjelly who wrote (385810)	5/22/2008 8:58:37 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576178

Uh huh. Ahmadinejad seems to be speaking for the Iranian government on interntaional affairs and nuclear affairs and Obama has specifically said he would meet with him without any preconditions. So no one is spinning things when they say that about Obama. Still, Obama continued to insist that as president, he would be willing to meet one-on-one with Ahmadinejad. blogs.abcnews.com

To: combjelly who wrote (385810)	5/23/2008 2:14:37 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1576178

For S. CA to have brushfires after normal winter rains this early in the year, it would be strange......for N. CA, its downright bizarre. Firefighters counting on wind to drop today Demian Bulwa, John Coté,Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writers Thursday, May 22, 2008 (05-22) 22:16 PDT Corralitos, Santa Cruz County -- After a day of chasing wind-whipped flames up and down ravines dried out by a rainless spring, firefighters in the Santa Cruz Mountains are counting on a break Friday. The gales that pushed the Summit Fire across more than 3,000 acres of woods and brush Thursday between Santa Cruz and Gilroy are forecast to die back to a gentle breeze, giving hope that the 500 firefighters on the lines can keep the blaze from consuming any more homes. "It's the best we could hope for, dying winds and dropping temperatures," George Hoyt, a spokesman with the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said Thursday night. At least 12 houses burned Thursday and hundreds of residents were evacuated after the fire broke out at 5:15 a.m. at Maymens Flat, off Summit Road in Santa Clara County. The area where the fire started is southeast of Highway 17 and northwest of Highway 152 near the Santa Cruz County border. The cause of the blaze remained under investigation. For most of the day, firefighters fought a losing battle to gain any containment as winds gusting up to 50 mph blew retardant and water dropped from air tankers and helicopters away from the crews' targets. Finally, around 6 p.m., officials of the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said the biggest blaze of the state's young fire season was 15 percent contained. "The fire spread rapidly" after it began, Hoyt said. Within 45 minutes, he said, flames spread to 600 acres. The isolated, rugged terrain, covered with heavy brush and trees, made it very difficult for firefighters. "It's like taking a hike over a big hill without a trail," he said. "It's been extremely difficult." sfgate.com