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A more colorful list of Academy Award nominees, California's State of the State address, rain soaks LA, but what now for the drought?
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Jan 24, 2017
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A more colorful list of Academy Award nominees, California's State of the State address, rain soaks LA, but what now for the drought?

What the latest rain storms mean for California's drought, diversity of the Academy Award nominations and Governor Brown delivers the annual State of the State address.

Gov. Jerry Brown deliver his State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012.   Brown urged lawmakers to help make California great again by taking on major initiatives and funding schools.
Gov. Jerry Brown deliver his State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. Brown urged lawmakers to help make California great again by taking on major initiatives and funding schools.
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What the latest rain storms mean for California's drought, the diversity of the Academy Award nominations  and Governor Brown delivers the annual State of the State address. 

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