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Editorial
Universal wants no part of the purple one's oeuvre online, even if it's background music for a dancing toddler.

As the governor and legislators argue over a budget, state workers are caught in the middle. Enough already.

Cheating on tests is bad enough. Now kids are learning another bad lesson -- when in trouble, sue.

Thursday, July 24, 2008
Two rulings say the FCC went too far in fining CBS for Janet Jackson's accidental exposure, and by too bluntly regulating online material.

California needs a way to do it, but a constitutional amendment goes a bit too far.

The city's police chief must step up and deal with the public's concerns about an officer-involved shooting.



CARTOON
It's all downhill from here
Nostalgic hipster dads flock to their kids' toy racecar derby.
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TOON-OP
Happy nation
Patriotic cartoonists assess the state of the union.
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EDITORIAL SERIES
The Times discusses California's troubled tax system.
Why and how the U.S. should outdo the Islamists at charity while fighting world hunger.
The Times explores water and water policy in California and around the world.
The Times explores policies to slow the progress of climate change.
A series examining American values and the candidates for president.

 
Op-Ed
Legislation before Congress could end years of inattention to reform.

Why would you watch the Tour de France without the doped-up athletes?

Bush's latest unilateral move in Iraq would imperil troops and hamper his successor.

Thursday, July 24, 2008
Private research at U.S. clinics has fueled in-vitro fertilization.


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