CALIFORNIA
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BRAVE NEW WORLD: It is still a promised land -- a place of spectacular beauty and kinetic energy. But faced with drought, runaway growth and an ailing economy, can it keep its promise?
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ENDANGERED DREAM: Congestion, pollution and social ills threaten to turn an earthly paradise into a hell on earth
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INTERVIEW: Governor Pete Wilson warns that a fateful choice is looming: do less for newcomers or be buried by uncontrolled growth
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POLITICS: George Bush just doesn't like the state, but oh, those 54 electoral votes!
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SOCIETY: Millions of immigrants build an ethnic mosaic whose...