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Week In Sports: The Nationals And Steven Strasbourg

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Originally published on Sat August 18, 2012 8:58 am

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Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon speaks with Howard Bryant about sports this week and the Nationals' plans for star pitcher Steven Strasbourg.

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5:17 am

Sat August 18, 2012

Preparing For The 2012 Paralympic Games In London

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Originally published on Sat August 18, 2012 2:03 pm

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4:58 pm

Fri August 17, 2012

For A Silvery Calif. Fish, A Special Moonlit Night

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People stand on the beach to catch grunion during the annual grunion run at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, Calif., in 2009.

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Grunions, native only to Southern California and the upper Baja Peninsula, have a peculiar mating ritual. They wash ashore to fertilize their eggs in the sand, then drift back out to sea.

By Amy Walters

Originally published on Fri August 17, 2012 5:03 pm

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Summertime is beach time in Southern California, even at night. Locals gather around bonfires, roast marshmallows and enjoy each other's company. On some very special nights, there's even sex — at least for the fish.

The grunion run happens only in the spring and summer months. Late at night, under the full and new moons, thousands of tiny, silvery fish swim to shore for a very peculiar mating ritual.

4:26 pm

Fri August 17, 2012

Five Social Issues On November Ballots

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Petitions for Referendum 74, which would provide a public vote on gay marriage, were submitted in June in Olympia, Wash.

By Joel Rose

Originally published on Fri August 17, 2012 5:03 pm

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In addition to choosing a president and members of Congress, voters in several states will weigh in on high-profile social issues on Nov. 6. Here are some of the key voter initiatives on ballots:

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Fri August 17, 2012

Budgets Tight, States Ask Voters To Raise Taxes

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California Gov. Jerry Brown, speaking in Sacramento on Wednesday, advocates a ballot initiative that would increase sales and income taxes. Several states have measures on the November ballot that seek to plug deficits by raising taxes.

By Richard Gonzales

Originally published on Fri August 17, 2012 5:03 pm

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Tax increases will join political candidates on the November ballot in several states struggling to plug some big holes in their budgets.

One of the most closely watched measures is in California, where Gov. Jerry Brown has staked his reputation on closing his state's multibillion-dollar budget gap.

On Wednesday in Sacramento, Brown officially kicked off his campaign to get voter approval to raise taxes via the Schools Public Safety Protection Act, also known as Proposition 30.

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