State Sen. Roy Ashburn, R-Bakersfield, left, talks with Sen Dave Cox, R-Fair Oaks in the early morning hours at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009. Lawmakers worked into the night trying to reach a compromise on a state budget plan that erases a projected $42 billion budget deficit. AP Photo logo AP Photo 9 months ago

State Sen. Roy Ashburn, R-Bakersfield, left, talks with Sen Dave Cox, R-Fair Oaks in the early morning hours at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009. Lawmakers worked into the night trying to reach a compromise on a state budget plan that erases a projected $42 billion budget deficit.

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