Not the best of times for Conejo Valley
      While cold hard statistics say unemployment is down, the numbers are meaningless to Amgen and Countrywide workers who will soon be handed their final paychecks and, if they're lucky, severance pay. In the case of Amgen, the company is offering a voluntary transition program that gives cash and possibly other incentives to certain eligible workers.
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     "Whaddaya mean some people don't want a lobbyist out there in Thousand Oaks? Who else is gonna buy 'em democracy?"
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