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CALIFORNIA FIRES (3#) -

# ARSON: *Arson suspect killed, another arrested - Police in San Bernardino shoot an Arizona man who fled after being spotted near the Cal State campus. In a separate incident, a Hesperia man is in custody.* [LAT]

# REWARD OFFERED: *San Diego... A major wildfire that has scorched thousands of acres and destroyed hundreds of homes in Southern California has been declared an arson, according to Orange County law enforcement and FBI officials said on Wednesday. Officials said that there is a $70,000 reward for information leading to an arrest for those responsible for the Santiago fire in the rugged eastern part of the county.* [fox]

# A COP'S SUSPICIONS: Curt, who is some kind of police officer somewhere on the West Coast, expresses his suspicions about a possible causal link between al Qaeda and the Cal fires. And there is some speculation about whether "tree-huggers" could be behind it. [FAblog]

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