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Do Obama's small biceps explain his liberal politics?
Here’s a scientific news flash about our recent presidential election: You could assume that President Obama was more kindly disposed to redistribution of wealth than Mitt Romney just by looking at them. Not because Obama is African American and...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, University of California, Santa Barbara, Barack Obama, Science and Technology
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Garcetti outspending Greuel in last days of mayoral race
Eric Garcetti outspent Wendy Greuel on the airwaves, in voter outreach and other campaign efforts in the closing days of the mayoral contest, with outlays of $2.7 million to Greuel's $426,000, according to campaign reports filed late Friday with the city'...Tags: Politics
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Garcetti leading Greuel in new USC Price/L.A. Times poll
A new USC Price/Los Angeles Times poll shows Eric Garcetti's lead in the Los Angeles mayor's race has narrowed to 7 percentage points, but his strength among conservatives has blocked rival Wendy Greuel from securing a San Fernando Valley base that is...
Tags: Polls, Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti, Arrested Development (tv program) , Politics
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French president signs law allowing same-sex marriage
PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande on Saturday signed a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, after months of sometimes violent protests and the vehement opposition of the country's Roman Catholic Church leaders. The controversial...
Tags: Paris (France), France, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Gays and Lesbians
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McManus: The second-term scandal plague
What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more...
Tags: George W. Bush, Republican Party, Monica Lewinsky, Parties and Movements, U.S. Department of State
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Race for city controller lands at LAX
The Los Angeles city controller doesn't have any actual power over the modernization plans of Los Angeles World Airports or over whether a controversial new runway is built at Los Angeles International Airport. Nevertheless, LAWA and the runway have...
Tags: Local Elections, Los Angeles International Airport, Entertainment, Accounting and Auditing, Fashion Shows
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Democrats seeking office have their eye on Sacramento
WASHINGTON — Early this year, Leticia Perez and her husband flew here for a whirlwind 48 hours. The couple dined at the Italian Embassy, visited the Lincoln Memorial and joined the crowd on the National Mall watching as President Obama was...
Tags: Henry A Waxman, Adam B. Schiff, Kevin de Leon, U.S. Congress, Republican Party
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Ousted IRS chief defends against partisan charges
WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in singling out conservative groups for intrusive and time-consuming scrutiny, but said that the effort was not driven by partisan...
Tags: Thomas E Price, U.S. Congress, Diane Black, Republican Party, Paul Ryan
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Razor-sharp ad ideas
This story starts at a point in time that most observers predicted it would end. The year was 2002. The Internet party was long over. Pets.com and other high-flying digital darlings were defunct. It was the dark days for the few survivors of the dot-com...
Tags: Authors, Online Advertising, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Sales, Marketing
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Labor group won't back away from campaign mailer
The most powerful labor organization in Los Angeles refused Friday to back away from a campaign mailer in which it urges voters to support Wendy Greuel for mayor because she "will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour." Even though Greuel has said she...
Tags: Immigration, Los Angeles International Airport, Antonio Villaraigosa, Illegal Immigrants, Minority Groups
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Garcetti's lead over Greuel at 7 percentage points in mayoral race
Eric Garcetti's lead in the Los Angeles mayor's race has narrowed to seven percentage points, but his strength among conservatives has blocked rival Wendy Greuel from securing a San Fernando Valley base that is vital to her chances, according to a new USC...
Tags: Maxine Waters, Antonio Villaraigosa, Minority Groups, Parties and Movements, Advertising
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2 leaders in L.A.'s 6th council district race are women
The two apparent front-runners to replace Los Angeles City Councilman Tony Cardenas are veteran public officials with strong connections to the east San Fernando Valley Democratic machine that has sent candidates to City Hall since the mid-1990s. Both...Tags: Local Elections, Richard Riordan, Jose Huizar, Gloria Molina, Los Angeles Unified School District
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