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Drone program had largely run its course
WASHINGTON — President Obama took pains to place the new restrictions on targeted killings he announced Thursday into the context of a broad reappraisal of the nation's anti-terrorism effort. Drones are not "a cure-all for terrorism," he said in...
Tags: Pakistan, Terrorism, Stanley A. McChrystal, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice
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News Corp. to take up to $1.4-billion write-down in publishing
Underscoring the troubled financial health of print media, News Corp. said it would record a non-cash impairment charge of $1.2 billion to $1.4 billion during the current fiscal quarter to reflect diminished value of its publishing assets. The company,...
Tags: News Corp., Book, The Wall Street Journal, Voting, Finance
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Homeowner can't re-vote mail-in ballot after candidate withdraws
Question: Our cooperative homeowners association has an election for two of seven board members next month. As members we all received ballots recently, which we are instructed can be voted by mail (appropriate envelopes for secret ballot were enclosed)...Tags: Voting, Politics
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Popular principal's dismissal leaves a South L.A. school divided
Third-grade teacher Kate Lewis said Irma Cobian is the best principal she's had in nine years at Weigand Avenue Elementary School in Watts. Joseph Shamel called Cobian a "godsend" who has used her mastery of special education to show him how to craft...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Teachers, Politics, Students
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Obama nominates 2 Senate aides as SEC commissioners
Two senior U.S. Senate aides were nominated by President Obama to join the Securities and Exchange Commission. Kara M. Stein would replace Elisse B. Walter as a Democratic commissioner and Michael S. Piwowar would succeed Troy A. Paredes as a...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Democratic Party, U.S. Senate, Tim Johnson, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Residency questioned on panel that sets governor's pay
John Stites is among a small group of people who will decide next month how much California's governor and lawmakers should be paid. Even though he lives primarily in Nevada. Stites maintains a home in Los Angeles County that he stays in for weeks at...
Tags: Politics, Government, Ben Hueso, Norma J. Torres, Regional Authority
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Obama's drone limits may bolster ties with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Obama's commitment to scaling back the use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists could pave the way for improved relations between the United States and Pakistan, analysts and political leaders said...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Pakistan, Terrorism, Military Equipment, Government
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Mayors Against Illegal Guns targets first Democrat
The Michael Bloomberg-backed group Mayors Against Illegal Guns is following up on its promise to hound Senate Democrats who voted against gun control legislation in April. In an ad that launched Friday, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) is implored by a...
Tags: Joe Manchin III, Democratic Party, Gun Control, Jeff Flake, Mental Health
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Ex-Scout James Dale: Boy Scouts should accept gay leaders
NEW YORK -- A former Boy Scout whose decision to fight his ouster from the organization for being gay went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court says the group's vote to permit gay youth but not gay Scout leaders is a "bit of a step backward." James...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Social Organizations, U.S. Supreme Court, Michael Bloomberg, Politics
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Obama's restrictions on drone program welcomed in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Obama’s commitment to scaling back the use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists could pave the way for improved relations between the United States and Pakistan, analysts and political leaders...
Tags: Pakistan, Terrorism, China, Government, Asif Ali Zardari
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California Senate OKs protections for kids of police, public officials
The state Senate approved legislation Friday that would make it a crime to harass or secretly photograph the children of police officers, judges and other public officials because of their occupation. The measure requires those convicted serve 10 days...
Tags: Public Officials, Freedom of the Press, Electronics, Ellen M Corbett, Los Angeles Police Department
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Garcetti's advantage
As Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti assembles his new administration, it is interesting, and encouraging, to note the odd confluence of circumstances that will leave him beholden less to factions or special interests and more to the people of Los Angeles....
Tags: Local Elections, Eric Garcetti, Public Employees, Bankruptcy, Politics
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