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    Feb 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Hollywood truth is stranger than fiction

    For a debut novelist with a quiet literary sensibility to take on the bloated, overexposed milieu of celebrity culture — and to approach it as a head-on dissection — requires a certain bravado. The soul-sucking Hollywood machine is an area well tread by journalists, memoirists, filmmakers and of course novelists, from Nathaniel West and Michael Tolkin to Bruce Wagner, who recently published his seventh Hollywood-rooted novel, "Dead Stars."
    For a debut novelist with a quiet literary sensibility to take on the bloated, overexposed milieu of celebrity culture — and to approach it as a head-on dissection — requires a certain bravado. The soul-sucking Hollywood machine is an area...

    Tags: Literature, Robert Redford, Celebrities, Arts and Culture, Clint Eastwood

    2. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Fawad Mohammadi ('Buzkashi Boys') takes a long trip to the Oscars

    KABUL, Afghanistan — On a recent afternoon here in the Afghan capital, 14-year-old Fawad Mohammadi stood shivering on a muddy corner, scanning the street for customers who might buy one of his maps. But his thoughts were elsewhere: the Oscars.
    KABUL, Afghanistan — On a recent afternoon here in the Afghan capital, 14-year-old Fawad Mohammadi stood shivering on a muddy corner, scanning the street for customers who might buy one of his maps. But his thoughts were elsewhere: the Oscars....

    Tags: Sylvester Stallone, Celebrities, Entertainment Events, Angelina Jolie, Arts and Culture

    3. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Oscar-nominated short films a mixed and marvelous bag

    The experience of watching five short animation or live-action films in one sitting — each a finalist for an Oscar in two of this year's shorts categories — can be a bit like walking into a museum to find the Rothko's been hung next to the Monet. It's not unpleasant, just unexpected.
    The experience of watching five short animation or live-action films in one sitting — each a finalist for an Oscar in two of this year's shorts categories — can be a bit like walking into a museum to find the Rothko's been hung next to the...

    Tags: Maggie Simpson (fictional character), Matt Groening, Movies, Curfew (movie), Music

    4. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Civilian deaths in war in Afghanistan drop for first time in 6 years

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Civilian deaths in the war in Afghanistan dropped in 2012 for the first time in six years, a sign of lessening hostilities, but insurgents dramatically expanded their campaign of assassinating government supporters, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Civilian deaths in the war in Afghanistan dropped in 2012 for the first time in six years, a sign of lessening hostilities, but insurgents dramatically expanded their campaign of assassinating government supporters, the United...

    Tags: Hamid Karzai, Rebellions, Taliban, Murder, Wars and Interventions

    5. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. War's wind-down fraught with risk for troops, Afghans

    The United States and its allies have been infusing troops, weapons and authority into Afghanistan for more than 11 years to shackle Taliban extremists and uproot Al Qaeda’s bases for waging war against the West. Winding down the mission will be swifter but riddled with risk and complications.
    The United States and its allies have been infusing troops, weapons and authority into Afghanistan for more than 11 years to shackle Taliban extremists and uproot Al Qaeda’s bases for waging war against the West. Winding down the mission will be...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Defense, U.S. Department of Defense, Oscar Pistorius, Career and Workplace

    6. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. 10 Afghan civilians reported killed in NATO airstrike

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A NATO airstrike apparently targeting Taliban commanders in an Afghan village near the border with Pakistan killed 10 civilians, including women and children, officials said Wednesday.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A NATO airstrike apparently targeting Taliban commanders in an Afghan village near the border with Pakistan killed 10 civilians, including women and children, officials said Wednesday. The attack Tuesday night in the village of...

    Tags: International Organizations, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai, John Allen, International Military Interventions

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

  7. Marine takes over as U.S. commander in Afghanistan

    KABUL, Afghanistan – Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. took over Sunday as the newest and probably last U.S. commander in Afghanistan, tasked with ending America’s longest war even as insurgents continue to challenge the U.S.-backed Afghan government.
    KABUL, Afghanistan – Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. took over Sunday as the newest and probably last U.S. commander in Afghanistan, tasked with ending America’s longest war even as insurgents continue to challenge the U.S.-backed Afghan...

    Tags: Barack Obama, International Organizations, U.S. Department of Defense, George Washington, John Kerry

    8. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Study: Afghans paid nearly $4 billion in bribes last year

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghans paid bribes totaling about $3.9 billion last year -- twice the country’s domestic revenue -- and two-thirds of the population says it’s acceptable for civil servants to take kickbacks for providing basic services,...

    Tags: Civil and Public Service, Government, Hamid Karzai, Politics, Afghanistan

    9. Feb 3, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  9. McManus: What's the Afghanistan mission?

    Amid partisan questioning from both sides in former Sen. Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearing last week, a major opportunity was lost.
    Amid partisan questioning from both sides in former Sen. Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearing last week, a major opportunity was lost. Hagel's fellow Republicans grilled the Defense secretary nominee on past statements about Israel and his opposition to...

    Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Defense, Hamid Karzai, John Allen, International Military Interventions

    10. Jan 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Charity helps foreign troops take Afghanistan pets home

    KABUL, Afghanistan — She was just an ordinary brown mutt, a stray, but Pvt. Conrad Lewis loved her. Lewis, a British paratrooper in Afghanistan's Helmand province, adopted the dog and named her Pegasus. Everyone called her Peg. In his letters...

    Tags: Pets, U.S. Military, Human Interest, Armed Forces, Social Issues

    11. Jan 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. More deaths of Afghan police; toll rises to 21

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two police officers including a district commander died in a bombing Sunday near Afghanistan’s border with Iran, part of a rash of attacks that killed at least 21 officers in 24 hours, Afghan officials said.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two police officers including a district commander died in a bombing Sunday near Afghanistan’s border with Iran, part of a rash of attacks that killed at least 21 officers in 24 hours, Afghan officials said. The officers were...

    Tags: Carlos Slim, Motorvehicle Accidents, Afghanistan, Emergency Incidents, Suicide

    12. Jan 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Afghan bombings kill at least 11 police officers

    KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 11 police officers were killed and numerous civilians injured in two bombings Saturday in the north and east of Afghanistan. Among the dead were the police counter-terrorism chief and the head of the traffic police in the northern province of Kunduz.
    KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 11 police officers were killed and numerous civilians injured in two bombings Saturday in the north and east of Afghanistan. Among the dead were the police counter-terrorism chief and the head of the traffic police in...

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, Terrorism, Afghanistan, Suicide, Taliban

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