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Families on food stamps would suffer while farms get fat
As a member of Congress, Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) is proud to stand up for the principles of limited government and individual responsibility. The first-term congressman expresses skepticism about such safety-net programs as food stamps, regarding...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Agriculture, American Enterprise Institute, U.S. Congress
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Stop the deficit extremists
The U.S. economy is improving, yet Congress seems still to be in the grip of the delirium that shrinking the deficit in the near term is still a matter of paramount urgency. That's what's prevented lawmakers from dealing with their real task, which is...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Chuck Hagel, Economic Indicator, Mitt Romney
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Who should pay for San Onofre fiasco? The answer is obvious
There may be lots of questions yet to be answered about Southern California Edison's permanent shutdown of its San Onofre nuclear plant, but here are a couple about which there's no doubt. Who's responsible? Edison, 100%. Accept no argument that it...
Tags: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited, Economy, Business and Finance, Southern California Edison Company, Companies and Corporations, Shareholders
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Old-timers to play in Dodgers-Yankees 1963 World Series celebration
Tommy Davis, whose name oozes excellence and tradition among Dodgers fans, doesn't go to Dodger Stadium much these days. "I like my refrigerator too much," he says. But the 74-year-old Davis, once the gold standard of left fielders, will be on the...
Tags: Atlanta Braves, Baseball, Yankee Stadium, Hank Aaron, World Series
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White House trying to clear the forest of 'patent trolls'
It's news when government identifies a genuine problem and takes reasoned steps to solve it. So here's news: The Obama administration has a plan to fix the broken U.S. patent system. The White House outlined the plan last week in a presentation...
Tags: Litigation, Laws, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Education, U.S. Congress
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Arte Moreno and his Angels can't take the heat
CHICAGO — When the Angels got Josh Hamilton following the Dodgers' signing of Zack Greinke, owner Arte Moreno emerged from hiding, took a bow and told everyone: "Think about how much fun it's going to be. Dodger fans and Angels fans get to argue...
Tags: Baseball, Donald Sterling, Sports, World Series, Mark Teixeira
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Stakes are highest for Orb in Preakness
BALTIMORE — Horse racing's Preakness is a place of history and a bubble of hope. If you come here with a Kentucky Derby victory under your belt, as trainer Shug McGaughey and Orb have, you have little time to appreciate that history. You are...
Tags: Rosie Napravnik, Preakness Stakes, Sports, Horse and Harness Racing, Kentucky Derby
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UCLA wants more than Ben Howland could deliver—and it's entitled to
How can they fire a coach who just won a conference championship? How can they fire a leader who spent 10 years winning more than twice as many games as he lost? How can they fire a salesman who last season brought in the No. 2-ranked recruiting class...
Tags: National Basketball Association, UCLA Bruins, Basketball, Shabazz Muhammad, Sports
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Angels are unraveling, but why should anyone care? It's baseball
Whatever Mike Scioscia is being paid to manage the Angels, it isn't enough. He has to watch them play every game. And as bad and disappointing as they have been, going on four years now, it's baseball. Have you tried watching it recently? Have you...
Tags: Entertainment, Oakland Athletics, Carlos Quentin, San Diego Padres, Baseball
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Clippers sixth man Jamal Crawford should be first option in clutch
RATHOLE, Tenn. — Made it. Got a ride back to the hotel Thursday night after the Clippers' collapse, the final 10 yards covered on foot in a dash to the door. It was touch and go, but bravery won out. On Friday, there was daylight here. So I took...
Tags: Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford, Tony Allen, Vinny Del Negro, Los Angeles Clippers
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Greuel's campaign of 'gotchas' conveys desperation
It's beginning to look like there's nothing Wendy Greuel wouldn't do to become the next mayor of Los Angeles. Her boatload of big-money backers seems fond of trash-talking gibes so slimy, they're apt to backfire and turn voters off. -------------------...
Tags: Jan Perry, Advertising, Kevin James, Elections, Local Elections
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John Paramor's stroke-penalty on Tianlang Guan was the right call
AUGUSTA, Ga. — In the aftermath of Friday's controversial slow-play penalty at the Masters, there were many dueling opinions. We'll go with "Bravo, John Paramor." He is the rules official from England, affectionately (or otherwise) known as Big...
Tags: Jason Day, Golf, Tiger Woods, Masters Tournament, Nick Watney
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