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School programs like Reading First can't do the job until parents do theirs.
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East Coast snobs with Old World sympathies take cheap shots at a great product.
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Enough about Obama and Wright. This election is about Bush.
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By pushing to dismantle them, Fabian Nuñez is defying the will of California voters.
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Our future depends on advocating sustainable population growth, however politically incorrect.
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Congestion pricing more accurately reflects the cost of commuting.
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The Writers Guild has an obligation to judge the actions of members who worked during the strike.
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Don't just tally how many doctors were disciplined. Boards need adequate funding and staffing to investigate physician competency.
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When even scientists acknowledge that 25 years of research haven't born any fruit, it's time to stop searching for an AIDS vaccine.
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Policymakers should respond to fact, not fear, on Special Order 40.
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If the Guantanamo Bay prison does close, Ft. Leavenworth isn't the place to house them.
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Looking at long-term trends, the ocean, and climate change for clues.
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Conservation alone won't cut it -- California needs desalination.
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A brief letter from David Baltimore and Seth Berkley
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Creating a reliable funding stream would save schools from budget cuts.
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Debates over symbolic gestures rob those who are victims of gang violence and their families.
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A California librarian did the right thing by calling the police on a patron reportedly viewing child porn.
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What Martin Luther King might have said in response to a Times editorial ridiculing a murder moratorium.
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Outlawing payday lenders limits consumer choice.
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The U.S. should focus its funds on providing treatment to people in need.
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An S & P managing director explains.
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Oaths aren't mere McCarthy-era tools of oppression -- they've been around for centuries.
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An L.A. Unified grad gives some gratitude during a hard time for schools.
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A Turkish American takes Justice and Development Party leaders to task.
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The ruling party is corrupting the country's secular character.
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Rigorous standards ensure their high quality, but misapprehension about generics remains.
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Thoughtful evaluations would do better job of measuring teacher success.
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A member of the Justice and Development Party says his country deserves advanced democracy.
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What the candidate should have said about race.
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Feminism is going strong even though the 'Bitch' author has left the spotlight.
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Claiming that male infidelity has roots in nature ignores important findings about the females of the species.
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More medical training for Americans would mean better care here, and around the world.
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A court ruling is right to examine the seemingly elitist and illiberal practice.
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Mexican American war vets and Eastside teachers did more for Mexican Americans than a small protest.
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Travel to the U.S. has nearly recovered to its pre-9/11 level.
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Jonah Goldberg resurrects Red-baiting techniques against Obama and Clinton, says a reader.
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Blaming rape survivors for their clothes or habits betrays a fear of female independence.
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A University of Virginia student explains why campus assault is underreported and rarely prosecuted.
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The awards don’t play well on the small screen, so make them an industry-only event again.
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When patient health is at risk, doctors would do well to follow the example of their California peers.
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A student activist reacts to an Op-Ed claiming that there is no campus rape crisis.
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The graduated driver license law isn’t the only thing to blame for higher fatalities.
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Foreign intelligence gathering requires different tools from criminal investigations.
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The vilified church is no stranger than many a long-established religion.
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A Times article neglected to mention key criticisms of the president’s AIDS program.
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Intellectual property’s social value may trump copyright law.
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Public schools should be accountable to parents rather than to the government.
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A former Chicago constituent asks her candidate of choice to start talking real politics.
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There’s much yet to learn about privately operated public schools; we needn’t be so polarized about them.
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Philanthropists say their donations help create a winning system; two professors say the game is rigged.
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A weak secret court is to blame for abuses of foreign surveillance.
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It’s not racism that’s been making the difference, it’s a 16-year head start.
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A San Diego columnist disputes Gregory Rodriguez’s claims on blacks, Latinos and voting.
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It’s a fair idea, but it could sow discord among teachers.
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The last word on the company’s Liberian operation.
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How a fraternal culture and a habit of blaming the victim leave sexual violence unexamined and unpunished.
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A Firestone executive and an author square off over the company's role in this troubled nation.
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Critics haven’t offered a viable alternative to the reality-based, progressive AB X1-1.
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Contrary to The Times’ descriptions, violence in Kenya has many roots.
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A Canadian military officer explains why the U.S. Defense secretary’s comments upset allies.
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Why not give commuters the pleasure of an easier trip?
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.’s VP strikes out at ugly American journalists.
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A screenwriter explains the strategy behind separate agreements.
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Reason magazine’s Brian Doherty responds to Michael Kinsley.
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The Pakistan Peoples Party is right to keep her family in charge.
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Public salaries should rival private ones to attract a diverse and talented bench.
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A former Writers Guild president explains.
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Two supporters of Israel in Congress say it isn’t about the lobby.
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A raid at L.A. Trade Tech is the latest proof.
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Shared history and values, not the lobby, unite Israel and the U.S.
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Why should mall shop owners have more rights than employees or shoppers?
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The “Undercover Brother” screenwriter defends his move to return to work.
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The Times should have highlighted the inconsistencies in the presidential candidate's positions.
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Denying potentially life-saving transplants is an insurer M.O.
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The Times’ L.A. Visions profile of the Clinton-era prosecutor was too friendly by half.
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Plaintiff’s attorney says don’t trust stats on clergy abuse.
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A modest proposal for fixing the healthcare crisis.
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Turning environmentalism into a religion hurts the cause.
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Darfur needs them, and not just for transportation.
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A former prosecutor responds to a blowback by his ex-boss.
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A recent Times Op-Ed article underestimated the fury and common purpose of Writers Guild members.
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The true meaning of Frank Capra’s classic Christmas film.
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A writer explains why Hollywood needs guilds.
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A Defense Department legal advisor responds to his subordinate’s resignation.
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The president is free to make an Iraq agreement with or without congressional input.
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Two USC professors say LAX should fix human error before redesigning runways.
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Be careful about talking about a depression that may not be coming.
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A foreign policy scholar takes issue with a recent Times Op-Ed on Democratic hawks.
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A psychiatrist explains why we should be wary of exploring candidates’ insides.
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Just how many Americans identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual? A UCLA senior research fellow says it makes all the difference.
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Venezuela’s ambassador sees Bush talking points on U.S. editorial pages.
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A veteran gay activist gets enspirited to tear into a recent Gregory Rodriguez column.
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A reader cries Hitler after an Op-Ed in The Times sideswipes limousine liberals.
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The author of Proposition 83 objects to a Times’ editorial claiming that the sex offender law is unworkable.
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A local resident critiques Times coverage of the university's housing crunch.
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The Times’ editorial on Yahoo and China didn’t go far enough.
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A formerly homeless attorney uses rocket science to rebut a recent Times Op-Ed on Skid Row.
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A sampling of responses to our recent piece on disenchantment among liberal Catholics
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An American Muslim abroad says the end of the LAPD’s mapping initiative is American self-revision at its best.
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Crime legend’s great-nephew responds to Times article on his campaign
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No Kidding! spokesman says the best days of the childfree movement are still to come.
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Pray for better style and substance from the Roman Church.
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Baptist seminary’s homemaking curriculum doesn’t go far enough
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Cal State Long Beach professor objects to LAPD Muslim-mapping idea
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Theologians say Times Op-Ed was wrong: Monotheism is the only way
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Catholic author says abortion Op-Ed article was wrong on both faith and reason
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Mexican-Americans helped make America.
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Animal Liberation spokeswoman takes a bite out of UCLA animal testing.
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The Mark Sanchez flag affair continues as a former Cal running back condemns ‘straitjacket thinking.’
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Contra the race-baiting Gustavo Arellano, Sanchez’s Mexican-flag mouthpiece showed poor taste and disrespect for the American dream.
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A UCLA prof says we've got a few petro bullies right in our own backyard.
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One reader wants to know why the reactions to the two disasters were so different .
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Another view of a recent Times Op-Ed on Supreme Court decisions.
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Editorials about the SCHIP veto and City Hall lobbying point to the need for third-party reform.
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Producers' representative says the WGA needs to modernize
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It's not his qualifications but his decisions that make him so.
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You can stop arrest contests, but quotas are the norm, particularly for drug law enforcement.
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A walkout would benefit one of the neediest groups — bad writers.
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The arrest-contest incident in Lakewood is not an indication of poor county policing, says Sheriff Lee Baca.
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UC Riverside professor critiques Times editorial on solar and wind power
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The American Chemistry Council critiques a Times Op-Ed on chemical-ban legislation.
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‘Brat whisperer’ advises Times Op-Ed writer to go ahead and flunk mothering
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Protesters in Little Saigon are showing respect and constraint, considering that the communist nightmare is a living experience for many Vietnamese Americans.
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By trashing the media's performance, Jonah Goldberg shifts blame away from the federal government.
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No reform at all would be better than giving Schwarzenegger a political victory and leaving insurance companies in charge.
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A Hancock Park activist objects to a Times editorial about a zoning dispute with a synagogue.
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Space man gives Vulcan death grip to anti-shuttle Opinion Daily.
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Contra The Times' Paul Thornton, returning to the moon is a very worthwhile expenditure of tax money, argues the author of "Rocket Boys."
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A Riverside professor says a Times editorial didn’t put risk in the proper perspective.
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The prominent designer critiques a Times editorial on a bill that would extend copyright protection to apparel.
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A New York University professor critiques Michael Skube's recent Times Op-Ed questioning the journalistic value of blogs.
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A dog owner is tempted to challenge Joel Stein to a pistols at dawn.
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A U.S. attorney replies to a Times Op-Ed article on jurisdiction on Indian land.
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Princeton dean critiques Times Op-Ed on wartime Democrats.
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Accommodation is not the solution to California’s surging population.
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L.A.'s downtown council member objects to a Times Op-Ed.
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A comedy writer pitches his adaptation of The Times' recent Op-Ed from the Islamic Resistance Movement.
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The L.A. Times and the so-called liberal media owe Bill Maher an apology.
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A former teacher critiques The Times' suggestions for the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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A Christian magazine editor critiques the Creation Museum—and The Times' coverage of it.
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Former Santa Barbara News-Press editor responds to publisher Wendy McCaw.
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Lou Cannon responds to Santa-Barbara News-Press publisher Wendy McCaw.
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The owner of the Santa Barbara News-Press critiques a Times Op-Ed and vows to fight child porn.
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California state Sen. Gil Cedillo critiques The Times' editorial on financial aid for undocumented students.
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A response to an editorial on United Teachers-Los Angeles.
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Daily Kossack responds to Jonah Goldberg's critique of progressive bloggers.
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The authors of the "name-calling" study respond to Ron Mitchell's recent column.
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A Fox News producer takes issue with a Rosa Brooks column.
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CRA/LA critiques Times Op-Ed on redevelopment agencies.
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A critique of a recent Times Op-Ed defending the controversial World Bank president.
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Public interest lawyer objects to Times' support for ban on real estate transfer fees.
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BHP Billiton official reacts to Times' editorial on the proposed liquefied natural gas project.
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Welcome back, Rosie: a response to Jonah Goldberg's column on The View.
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Drug Policy Alliance responds to Times coverage of Proposition 36
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An official at the L.A. office critiques a recent Times' recent Op-Ed calling for dismantling the Bureau.
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The president of the Daniel Pearl Foundation critiques a recent Times' recent Op-Ed on the language of recognition.
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Plague on both houses in Times' recent debate.
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Venezuelan ambassador critiques Times coverage of Hugo Chavez's dynamic social changes.
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Russia can't dictate what clubs European countries join, and that's a good thing.
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Steve Lopez doesn't understand how the contracting process works.
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I have been an avid reader and admirer of The LA Times for 40 years. I write you now to give you a brief résumé of the movie industry's voluntary film rating system. The facts of its birth, design and collide with your Oct. 14 editorial
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