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Let the "reading wars" begin: Children who participate in the $1-billion-a-year reading initiative at the heart of the No Child Left Behind law have not become better readers than their peers, according to a study released this week by the Education Department’s research arm.

4.5 percent: Amount Californians cut down on their gasoline use in January this year compared with a year ago, continuing a two-year trend linked to ever-rising gas prices.

$42 million: Total amount in rebates handed out in April to customers who cut the amount of natural gas they used for winter heating.

110,000: Number of default notices sent to California homeowners in the first quarter, up 143 percent from last year. Only a third are likely to avoid losing their properties.

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