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Published Date: July 10, 2009
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Readers weigh in on growing crayfish, Sarah Palin, U.S. foreign policy and the not-so-lowly potato.
Multiple doctors are being asked by the L.A. County coroner's office to provide information on the singer's treatments, sources say.ON THE MEDIA
The 'weather-and-lifestyle anchor' carries on -- and we do mean carries on -- as always.Opinion
Under the country's Constitution, the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya was legal.The president promises at the Italy G-8 summit that the U.S. will lead on climate change, but familiar obstacles -- compounded by the global recession -- produce familiar results.It is the only sub-Saharan stop in President Obama's trip this week, a choice that analysts say acknowledges its democratic and economic gains.Reports from Los Angeles, Mammoth Lakes and LynwoodAli Abdelhadi Mohd had returned to his vacant Yermo house to clean up anti-Arab and white-supremacist graffiti. He was killed in the explosion.Opinion
There's plenty of blame to go around in the budget crisis. Fingers can be pointed at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Democrats, Republicans -- and you and me.Clashes erupt between demonstrators and police in Tehran, as the dispute over Iran's presidential election results continues.The seismic activity has increased in the years since the San Simeon and Parkfield quakes, and even seems to have predicted the latter one, study finds.Foreign Exchange
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi moved the meeting of world leaders to L'Aquila as a sign of solidarity with quake victims. But residents say they don't want symbolism, but homes, schools and jobs.The union files a complaint with the state over what it describes as continued use of malfunctioning devices after they delivered overdoses to patients. The hospital disputes the allegations.Near Chicago, outraged relatives look for loved ones' graves, which four people are accused of emptying to resell the plots.About $1 billion in value was lost last fiscal year. But neighboring counties fared worse.Washington, D.C.: No Obama books for terrorism prisoner / New York: Democrat's shift ends state Senate standoff / Washington, D.C.: 'Swine flu' vaccination plans in the works / Pennsylvania: Swim clubOBITUARIES
His film credits include 'The All-American Boy' and 'Little Fauss and Big Halsy.'OBITUARIES
The author of more than 20 novels, including 'The Burn' and 'The Island of Crimea,' Aksyonov was exiled in 1980 after he was branded 'anti-Soviet.'Officials think the truck may have been headed to the capital when it ran off a highway just south of Kabul. Three U.S. soldiers die in separate attacks as violence grows in scattered areas.An accrediting body faults them for inadequate planning and evaluation of the effectiveness of student programs.The Illinois Democrat, appointed to President Obama's former seat by scandal-ridden then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, knew the 'tide was against him' and decided to focus on serving his term, a source says.Editorial
A climate-change bill in the Senate is a test of this country's commitment to deal with the problem.Despite tough economic times, the fair is thinking big -- including a 3D brain exhibit with 'Weird Al' Yankovic.The men, whom the U.S. suspected of aiding Shiite militias and whom Iran said were diplomats, are handed over to Iraqi officials under the terms of the December security accord.Editorial
With the exception of the Police Department, the city's handling of the event was disorganized, cheap and pathetic.Harold J. Haynes, ex-CEO of Standard Oil, dies at 83; William Reedy, convicted in crash that killed ex-Yankees manager Billy Martin, dies at 72Editorial
The LAUSD superintendent tells teachers that they will administer benchmark tests -- or else.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi balks at a vote to honor the late pop star. Some lawmakers worried that the debate would get ugly.The police chief concedes the map has significant omissions but says it will stay online while the problems are corrected. He blames the private vendors hired to develop the site.In their whistle-blower lawsuit, the officials say they were transferred out of the department's Arson Counter-Terrorism Section after they raised concerns. They have since been transferred back.A three-judge panel upholds an injunction against the cuts, saying that California's budget crisis does not justify legislation passed last year to reduce the payments by 10%.China: Mosques ordered shut for Friday prayers in Urumqi / Honduras: Talks in Costa Rica to resolve crisis / Egypt: 25 held in alleged plot to bomb SuezHome Delivery and Customer ServiceTwenty-six people were charged with unlawfully demonstrating in the Capitol rotunda.The California Teachers Assn. launches a television ad blasting the governor for suggesting a $3-billion cut to the funding guarantees for schools.Injured prisoner: A story in the June 28 California section about a Hemet man who lost an eye because of untreated glaucoma while he was at the California Institute for Men in Chino incorrectly referred to a cornea transplant as an eye transplant. |
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