<![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, government math]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, government math]]> http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/governmentmath http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/governmentmath <![CDATA[California plays the lottery to balance budget]]> California's most overdue budget ever — nearly a quarter late, and totalling $144.5 billion — has been signed by governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. As part of the plan, the state will ask voters to approve a measure that will allow California to borrow US$10B — yes ten billion dollars — from future state lottery revenue to prop up the next two budgets. (Photo by AP/Steve Yeater)

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