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    May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Warner Center office park sells for an estimated $80 million

    A vast office park in Warner Center — the white-collar business hub of the San Fernando Valley — has sold for an estimated $80 million to investors who see it as central to an evolving and increasingly dense commercial and residential community.
    A vast office park in Warner Center — the white-collar business hub of the San Fernando Valley — has sold for an estimated $80 million to investors who see it as central to an evolving and increasingly dense commercial and residential...

    Tags: Property, Los Angeles International Airport, Realty, Real Estate, Sun-Damaged Skin

    2. May 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Letters: College? Yes!

    Re "College not always cost-effective," Business, May 9 In reporting on the Brookings Institution study, "Should Everyone go to College?," The Times highlights the statistic that "a surprising 14%" of high school graduates earn more than college...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, High Schools, Schools, Education

    3. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. USAID develops a bad reputation among some foreign leaders

    WASHINGTON — When Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development from his impoverished country last week, he complained that Washington "still has a mentality of domination and submission" in the region.
    WASHINGTON — When Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development from his impoverished country last week, he complained that Washington "still has a mentality of domination and submission" in the region. It...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Hosni Mubarak, Polls, Relief and Aid Organizations, Freedom of the Press

    4. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Obama, Mexico leader to avoid hot topics, at least publicly

    WASHINGTON — President Obama will seek to cement relations with Mexico's new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, over the next two days with vows of neighborly kinship and future cooperation. But the true test of their ability to work together may be whether they can hold their tongues.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama will seek to cement relations with Mexico's new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, over the next two days with vows of neighborly kinship and future cooperation. But the true test of their ability to work together may be...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Mexico, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama

    5. Apr 28, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  5. McManus: Obama's war on red tape

    Here are three things the Obama administration has done that you probably didn't know about:
    Here are three things the Obama administration has done that you probably didn't know about: Ever struggle with those accordion-style rubber sleeves on nozzles at the gas station? The sleeve — technically a "vapor recovery nozzle" — was...

    Tags: Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Ronald Reagan, Federal Trade Commission, Health Care Reform (2009), Barack Obama

    6. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. California may go forward without a financial reserve

    SACRAMENTO — Arnold Schwarzenegger persuaded voters nine years ago that if they let him borrow money to cover the budget deficit, California's financial woes would end for good. A key part of his plan was a new rainy-day fund to insulate the state from further crisis.
    SACRAMENTO — Arnold Schwarzenegger persuaded voters nine years ago that if they let him borrow money to cover the budget deficit, California's financial woes would end for good. A key part of his plan was a new rainy-day fund to insulate the state...

    Tags: Jerry Brown, Marketing, Regional Authority, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance

    7. Apr 21, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  7. McManus: A tax everyone can love

    The chairmen of Congress' primary tax committees, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), have launched a bipartisan effort to reform our messy, inefficient federal tax law. They've agreed to look for ways to lower tax rates on both individuals and corporations and at the same time "close loopholes."
    The chairmen of Congress' primary tax committees, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), have launched a bipartisan effort to reform our messy, inefficient federal tax law. They've agreed to look for ways to lower tax rates on both...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Tea Party Movement, Gasoline Industry, Global Change, Barack Obama

    8. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Europe austerity strategy is hurting growth, IMF says

    WASHINGTON — Britain and the Eurozone are steadfastly sticking to austerity measures despite increasing evidence that such action alone isn't working to revive their economies and is dragging down global growth.
    WASHINGTON — Britain and the Eurozone are steadfastly sticking to austerity measures despite increasing evidence that such action alone isn't working to revive their economies and is dragging down global growth. Such persistence, analysts said,...

    Tags: Economic Policy, Christine Lagarde, International Organizations, Money and Monetary Policy, Angela Merkel

    9. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Some California employers eagerly await immigration reform bill

    Central Valley farmers, Southern California bankers and Silicon Valley executives have all struggled to find workers — and they say an outdated immigration policy has been to blame.
    Central Valley farmers, Southern California bankers and Silicon Valley executives have all struggled to find workers — and they say an outdated immigration policy has been to blame. They're all hoping that a bipartisan group of U.S. senators...

    Tags: Corporate Officers, Mexico, Media Industry, Mark Zuckerberg, Illegal Immigrants

    10. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Immigration bill would spark surge of legal arrivals

    WASHINGTON — While much of the debate over immigration has focused on the fate of the estimated 11 million people in the U.S. without legal authorization, one of the biggest immediate impacts of the reform bill being prepared in the Senate would be a sudden, large surge in legal migration.
    WASHINGTON — While much of the debate over immigration has focused on the fate of the estimated 11 million people in the U.S. without legal authorization, one of the biggest immediate impacts of the reform bill being prepared in the Senate would...

    Tags: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Overstock.com Incorporated, Jeff Sessions, Unemployment, Interior Policy

    11. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Getting Kim Jong Un's attention

    Nothing about the international response to North Korea's third nuclear test in February or subsequent provocations has been unreasonable. The crisis is entirely of Pyongyang's making. But it is possible that the hard-line approach taken by Washington, Seoul and other capitals to the North Korean bluster, brinkmanship and bombast has been far less than optimal.
    Nothing about the international response to North Korea's third nuclear test in February or subsequent provocations has been unreasonable. The crisis is entirely of Pyongyang's making. But it is possible that the hard-line approach taken by Washington,...

    Tags: Nuclear Weapons, China, North Korea, Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang (North Korea)

    12. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Cap on H-1B visas for tech workers is reached in five days

    American companies are so eager to hire highly skilled foreign workers that a cap on new visas has been reached within a matter of days.
    American companies are so eager to hire highly skilled foreign workers that a cap on new visas has been reached within a matter of days. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Friday that it has received more than 85,000 applications...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Personal Data Collection, Immigration, Politics, Software Industry

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