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    Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Snowden's spying allegations spur Chinese to criticize U.S.

    BEIJING — Officially, the Chinese government has nothing to say about Edward Snowden.
    BEIJING — Officially, the Chinese government has nothing to say about Edward Snowden. But unofficially, its representatives are only too happy to dump on the United States. Chinese state media have let loose with a barrage of criticism of the...

    Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Political Systems, National Government, Hong Kong, Extradition

    2. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Security contractor was determined to shine a light

    WASHINGTON — He was a high school dropout, sometime junior college student and failed Army recruit.
    WASHINGTON — He was a high school dropout, sometime junior college student and failed Army recruit. But Edward Joseph Snowden found his calling in America's spy services, using his computer skills to rise from a lowly security position to life...

    Tags: General Contracting, Sports, Culture, Elections, Basketball

    3. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Edward Snowden gone from Hong Kong hotel, whereabouts unknown

    BEIJING -- Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old contractor identified as the source of leaks about the U.S. electronic surveillance program, apparently checked out of his Hong Kong hotel at midday Monday, his destination and whereabouts unknown.
    BEIJING -- Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old contractor identified as the source of leaks about the U.S. electronic surveillance program, apparently checked out of his Hong Kong hotel at midday Monday, his destination and whereabouts unknown. "We know...

    Tags: Mutual Funds, National Government, Hong Kong, Extradition, Hotel and Accommodation Industry

    4. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Trial to begin in Trayvon Martin case

    SANFORD, Fla. — When pastors, parishioners and the parents of slain teenager Trayvon Martin gathered in church recently to remember him, the mood differed from one that had prevailed at such vigils 15 months ago, when anger and sadness drove speakers to rail against a justice system that had let a killer walk free.
    SANFORD, Fla. — When pastors, parishioners and the parents of slain teenager Trayvon Martin gathered in church recently to remember him, the mood differed from one that had prevailed at such vigils 15 months ago, when anger and sadness drove...

    Tags: Criminal Laws, Trayvon Martin, Justice and Rights, Trials, Justice System

    5. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Hong Kong may not be asylum NSA leaker Edward Snowden hoped for

    BEIJING -- Of all the places in the world for man on the run from the U.S. government, Hong Kong was an unlikely destination for Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old contractor identified as the source of leaks about the U.S. electronic surveillance program.
    BEIJING -- Of all the places in the world for man on the run from the U.S. government, Hong Kong was an unlikely destination for Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old contractor identified as the source of leaks about the U.S. electronic surveillance program....

    Tags: National Government, Hong Kong, Extradition, Human Rights, Xi Jinping

    6. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Pope reportedly laments 'gay lobby' at Vatican

    VATICAN CITY — In private remarks to the leadership of a key Latin American church group, Pope Francis lamented that a “gay lobby” was at work at the Vatican.
    VATICAN CITY — In private remarks to the leadership of a key Latin American church group, Pope Francis lamented that a “gay lobby” was at work at the Vatican. It was an apparent reference to allegations in the Italian media that...

    Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Francis I, Justice and Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Benedict XVI

    7. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Civil rights case is obstacle for Obama's Labor Department pick

    WASHINGTON — It began with an odd civil rights claim, one that now threatens to derail the confirmation of President Obama's civil rights chief to lead the Labor Department.
    WASHINGTON — It began with an odd civil rights claim, one that now threatens to derail the confirmation of President Obama's civil rights chief to lead the Labor Department. White landlords had sued the city of St. Paul, Minn., for aggressively...

    Tags: Mortgages, Orrin Hatch, Social Issues, Lamar Alexander, Labor Legislation

    8. Jun 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Rev. Will D. Campbell, unconventional preacher, dies at 88

    Asked once to sum up what it means to be a Christian, the Rev. Will D. Campbell said: "We are all bastards, but God loves us anyway."
    Asked once to sum up what it means to be a Christian, the Rev. Will D. Campbell said: "We are all bastards, but God loves us anyway." That belief compelled his unusual life as a Southern Baptist minister who rejected organized religion, played a...

    Tags: Ku Klux Klan, Authors, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Obituaries

    9. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Turkey's prime minister meets with antigovernment protesters

    ISTANBUL, Turkey — Besieged Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was meeting early Friday with antigovernment protesters after giving them a “final warning” to end a 2-week-old demonstration that has damaged Turkey’s international image and brought chaos and bloodshed to downtown Istanbul.
    ISTANBUL, Turkey — Besieged Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was meeting early Friday with antigovernment protesters after giving them a “final warning” to end a 2-week-old demonstration that has damaged Turkey’s...

    Tags: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Parliament, Ankara (Turkey), European Union, Justice and Rights

    10. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Turkey's leader may consider referendum on park development

    ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkey's leader might consider holding a referendum on plans for development in an Istanbul park that sparked nationwide protests against his government, according to media reports Wednesday.
    ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkey's leader might consider holding a referendum on plans for development in an Istanbul park that sparked nationwide protests against his government, according to media reports Wednesday. Such a move would mark Prime Minister...

    Tags: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Referenda, Abdullah Gul, Justice and Rights, Turkey

    11. Jun 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Protesters turn out for Chinese president's visit

    INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- On the grassy patch across from the desert resort here where the Chinese president stayed during his visit, demonstrators representing various causes endured scorching heat Saturday in the hope of sending a message to the Chinese delegation.
    INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- On the grassy patch across from the desert resort here where the Chinese president stayed during his visit, demonstrators representing various causes endured scorching heat Saturday in the hope of sending a message to the Chinese...

    Tags: Taiwan, Protest, Xi Jinping, China, Politics

    12. Jun 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Will D. Campbell dies at 88; maverick minister aided integration

    The Rev. Will D. Campbell was a poor white boy from Mississippi who preached his first sermon from a pulpit stocked with a Bible from the Ku Klux Klan. But this son of the segregated South — a self-avowed "good ol' boy with crazy ideas" — did not follow the conventional career path for a Southern Baptist minister in the 1950s.
    The Rev. Will D. Campbell was a poor white boy from Mississippi who preached his first sermon from a pulpit stocked with a Bible from the Ku Klux Klan. But this son of the segregated South — a self-avowed "good ol' boy with crazy ideas" —...

    Tags: Sports, Yale University, Baptist, Labor Legislation, Tulane University

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