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World — Bush meets with Abbas and Olmert at White House WASHINGTON — Just 24 hours after securing an agreement between Israeli and Palestinian leaders to resume long-stalled peace talks, President Bush invited the pair to the White House to ceremonially inaugurate the first formal, direct negotiations in seven years. … [Read more...] about TOP 5 STORIES (November 28, 2007)

FIRE UPDATE — 8:50 a.m. (Malibu Times) The Corral Fire that sparked early Saturday morning and raged through Malibu's canyons burning nearly 5,000 acres is 90 percent contained with no active flames, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2007/11/26/news_flash/flash1.txt Map of damaged/destroyed homes: … [Read more...] about TOP 5 STORIES (November 27, 2007)

FIRE UPDATE — 8:50 a.m. (Malibu Times) The Corral Fire that sparked early Saturday morning and raged through Malibu's canyons burning nearly 5,000 acres is 90 percent contained as of 1 a.m. today, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2007/11/26/news_flash/flash1.txt World — Middle East peace conference begins … [Read more...] about TOP 5 STORIES (November 26, 2007)

ALISSA SMITHStaff Writer With the vibrancy of bold color and the simplicity of easy shape, Billy Al Bengston has reemerged in the culture of Pop and Color field painting in the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art’s latest exhibit, “Made in California.” Combining artists of different mediums among different decades and traditions, the exhibit is comprised of west coast artists … [Read more...] about Bengston brings more than Pop to Weisman’s collection

CURRY CHANDLERStaff Writer In celebration of fifteen years at Pepperdine University’s Malibu campus, the Frederick R. Weisman museum is showcasing the works of California-based artists. The “Made in California” exhibit ends on December 16. Situated on the far wall of the central gallery room is a mammoth untitled painting by Bay Area artist Doug Argue. Scale is one of the most … [Read more...] about Scale of Argue’s painting brings an extra textual element to the piece