Associated Press: President Bush has issued an emergency declaration for California, where hundreds of lightning-caused wildfires have scorched more than 400 square miles. Bush ordered federal agencies to assist firefighting efforts in Butte, Mendocino, Monterey, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta and Trinity counties. 1 of the largest fires has burned more than 40 square miles near the Big Sur region of the Los Padres National Forest. Authorities have shut down a 12-mile stretch of coastal …