EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW.Highlights from some of our more important editorials this past week. To read the editorials in full, please visit our Web site at www.dailynews.com. A contrite con·trite adj. 1. Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent. 2. Arising from or expressing contrition: contrite words. Arnold Humbled by his overwhelming special-election defeat, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] has struck a conciliatory con·cil·i·ate v. con·cil·i·at·ed, con·cil·i·at·ing, con·cil·i·ates v.tr. 1. To overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease. 2. tone. He now pledges to re-engage Democratic leaders in Sacramento - a wise, if obvious, move. A national disgrace It's been as long as 40 or even 50 years since workers at the Santa Susana Field Lab did dangerous work on government contracts that helped America win the Cold War - and they still haven't been fairly compensated. Reasonable doubt California Attorney General The California Attorney General is the State Attorney General of the government of the state of California in the USA. The officer's duty is to ensure that "the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced" (California Constitution, Article V, Section 13. Bill Lockyer's actions regarding an ongoing legal battle involving Sempra Energy raise serious questions about whether he's looking after the public interest or private interests. Budget boom There's been a lot of bad news for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger lately, so he must be overjoyed o·ver·joy tr.v. o·ver·joyed, o·ver·joy·ing, o·ver·joys To fill with joy; delight. o to find out something's going right: The state won't start with a deficit next year. |
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