Citrus Heights is a city in Sacramento County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 85,071. As of 2004, the city's total increased to 87,383. It has two ZIP Codes: 95610 and 95621.

Geography

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Citrus Heights is located at (38.694702, -121.290548).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 37.2 km² (14.4 mi²), all land.

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Fannie, Freddie takeover possible
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Paulson discusses a rescue plan with the mortgage giants' chiefs, who may have to step down, sources say. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. called in top executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac late Friday to hammer out details of a rescue plan for the troubled mortgage giants that could go so far as a full government takeover, according to people familiar with the effort.
U.S. unemployment rate hits 6.1%, highest level in five years
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Employers slashed 84,000 jobs in August, steeper cuts than analysts expected. The economy shoved its way to the front of the presidential campaign once again, as the nation's jobless rate shot to a five-year high -- escalating fears that the country is spiraling into a full recession.
U.S. needs more troops in Afghanistan, commander says
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:33:00 -0700
But with Petraeus set to recommend slowing the drawdown in Iraq, more forces are unlikely to be available soon to deal with rising bloodshed. A top commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Friday that he needed thousands of additional troops to combat violence along the border with Pakistan, a requirement that appears to be at odds with recommendations from Army Gen. David H. Petraeus on future troop levels in Iraq.

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Hanna rakes Carolinas with rain, wind, some floods
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Government may soon back troubled mortgage giants
By ALAN ZIBEL, AP Business Writer Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:39:02 -0700
The government is expected to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as soon as this weekend in a monumental move designed to protect the mortgage market from the failure of the two companies, which together hold or guarantee half of the nation's mortgage debt,...
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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press Writer Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:42:18 -0700
The government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems in an effort to better inform doctors and patients. The first list is a bare-bones compilation naming 20 medications and the potential issue...

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