The official said the suspect made no mention of Cal Ripken, an indication that he might not have known she is the mother of a famous former baseball player.

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The missing link was alumni engagement and Cal has had no epicenter for entrepreneurs thus far.

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The spread of the blaze seemed to slow early Thursday morning, and crews gained greater containment, now pegged at 40% with no growth in acreage, according to the state agency Cal Fire.

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Aberdeen police said that they have no knowledge of a ransom being demanded or paid, and that Cal Ripken apparently wasn't contacted.

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Cal State Sacramento Professor Barbara O'Connor says today's candidates often have no choice but to lean heavily on their mates.

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"This time last year, CAL (and others) triggered our Down 30 in 30 rule, on fears no self-respecting business traveler would dare fly in the absence of super-sized toiletries, " Baker wrote.

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