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    Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Founding Father frenemies Hamilton and Burr 'Duel With the Devil'

    History may be written by the victors, but Alexander Hamilton became a victor by writing history. He died at the hands of lifelong rival Aaron Burr in a famous duel, yet posterity has been kinder to Hamilton because of the power of his pen.
    History may be written by the victors, but Alexander Hamilton became a victor by writing history. He died at the hands of lifelong rival Aaron Burr in a famous duel, yet posterity has been kinder to Hamilton because of the power of his pen. During his...

    Tags: Entertainment, Edgar Allan Poe, Trials, Witnesses, Authors

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

  2. TV Picks: 'Major Crimes,' kid sci-fi, the Tonys, 'Falling Skies'

    <strong>"Major Crimes" (TNT, Mondays).</strong> The sequel to the beloved "The Closer" begins its second season this week, with Mary McDonnell back as Capt. Sharon Raydor, the head of a fictional Los Angeles Police Department unit devoted to ... major crimes. The transfer of power last year from Kyra Sedgwick's semi-comical, deadly serious Brenda Johnson &mdash; half scatterbrain, half heat-seeking missile &mdash; to McDonnell's cooler, more contained character had something of the controversial quality of a "Doctor Who" regeneration. (Change is bad! No, change is good!) But McDonnell's music is very affecting &mdash; I am fine with anything that keeps this great actress on view &mdash; and her Sharon deceptively deep and deep-feeling. The sequel's focus on the police working with the district attorney's office to close cases without having to go to trial does feel a little bit strained (Nadine Velazquez joins the show this year as a deputy D.A. and designated irritant), but all in all this remains one of TV's best procedurals and, with the loss of "Southland," the one that makes the best use of Los Angeles, its neighborhoods, cultures and varities of light. (Jon Tenney, meanwhile, who played Brenda's FBI agent husband in "The Closer" and was a recurring character on last year's "Major Crimes," has taken up residence alongside Rebecca Romijn in TNT's new bantering detectives series "King &amp; Maxwell," which also premieres Monday; about that, more anon.)
    Los Angeles Times Television Critic
    "Major Crimes" (TNT, Mondays). The sequel to the beloved "The Closer" begins its second season this week, with Mary McDonnell back as Capt. Sharon Raydor, the head of a fictional Los Angeles Police Department unit devoted to ... major crimes. The transfer...

    Tags: Entertainment, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Craig Bierko, Primetime Emmy Awards, Entertainment Events

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

  3. TSA to continue prohibiting carry-on pocket knives on planes

    Under pressure from lawmakers and flight attendants, the Transportation Security Administration said it would indefinitely prohibit passengers from carrying small pocket knives on planes &mdash; a ban that began after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
    Under pressure from lawmakers and flight attendants, the Transportation Security Administration said it would indefinitely prohibit passengers from carrying small pocket knives on planes — a ban that began after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The...

    Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Janice Hahn, Michael Grimm, Edward J Markey, Los Angeles International Airport

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

  4. A rare-book bonanza in the digital age? 'Common Sense' says yes

    The digital era has been good for old books, an expert in rare books said earlier this week.
    The digital era has been good for old books, an expert in rare books said earlier this week. Matthew Haley, head of rare books and manuscripts at the Bonhams auction house in London, said that news of rare books moves faster and wider than ever before...

    Tags: Mount Vernon, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Auction Service, Charles Darwin, Arts and Culture

    5. May 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Choosing sides in Afghanistan

    Hamid Karzai has been president of Afghanistan for a long time &mdash; since the end of 2001, when he was installed by a U.S.-led alliance. At the time, he seemed a charming, English-speaking leader with a colorful wardrobe who could craft a democratic, post-Taliban state.
    Hamid Karzai has been president of Afghanistan for a long time — since the end of 2001, when he was installed by a U.S.-led alliance. At the time, he seemed a charming, English-speaking leader with a colorful wardrobe who could craft a democratic,...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, Alvaro Uribe, Hamid Karzai, Central Intelligence Agency

    6. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Was the Revolutionary War a reactionary war? 'Bunker Hill' reconsiders history.

    It turns out the modern incarnation of the tea party may have more in common with the original Boston hell-raisers than people think.
    It turns out the modern incarnation of the tea party may have more in common with the original Boston hell-raisers than people think. Americans have long romanticized the events leading to the Battle of Bunker Hill and the start of the American...

    Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Book, Armed Forces

    7. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Sweat-free labels to change the garment trade [Blowback]

    In a May 7 Op-Ed <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-greenwald-bangladesh-triangle-fire-20130507,0,5592068.story">article</a>, Richard Greenwald and Michael Hirsch exhort consumers to support the workers who make our clothes rather than the global apparel industry that exploits them with low wages and unsafe working conditions. Yet exactly how we should do this remains unclear. We need to be more specific about our moral responsibility so that the "labels we wear not be stitched in blood."
    In a May 7 Op-Ed article, Richard Greenwald and Michael Hirsch exhort consumers to support the workers who make our clothes rather than the global apparel industry that exploits them with low wages and unsafe working conditions. Yet exactly how we...

    Tags: Immigration, Trade Dispute, Business, Sales, Laws

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

  8. Palestinian Authority prime minister resigns

    JERUSALEM -- Embattled Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigned late Saturday after struggling for years against political rivals and lackluster public support.
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    JERUSALEM -- Embattled Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigned late Saturday after struggling for years against political rivals and lackluster public support. Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who in recent months had also clashed...

    Tags: Government, Hamas, Palestinian National Authority, Jihad, Economy, Business and Finance

    9. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. San Onofre's other problem

    The beleaguered San Onofre nuclear power plant north of San Diego has been idle since January 2012 after the discovery of unsafe reactor conditions. The operator is now seeking approval to restart one of the plant's two reactors at 70% power for a five-month test. The plant's license expires in less than 10 years.
    The beleaguered San Onofre nuclear power plant north of San Diego has been idle since January 2012 after the discovery of unsafe reactor conditions. The operator is now seeking approval to restart one of the plant's two reactors at 70% power for a five-...

    Tags: Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Environmental Issues, Waste, Nuclear Power, Barack Obama

    10. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  10. President Obama to return $20,000 of salary to Treasury

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Sharing a bit of budget pain, President Barack Obama will return 5% of his salary to the Treasury in a show of solidarity with federal workers smarting from government-wide spending cuts.
    WASHINGTON — Sharing a bit of budget pain, President Barack Obama will return 5% of his salary to the Treasury in a show of solidarity with federal workers smarting from government-wide spending cuts. Obama's decision grew out of a desire to share...

    Tags: Mount Vernon, Chuck Hagel, Joe Biden, U.S. Department of Defense, Barack Obama

    11. Mar 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 'The Drunken Botanist': Cocktail plants, from garden to glass

    Amy Stewart's new book, "The Drunken Botanist," explores the plant ingredients in our favorite cocktails (and the lesser known ones too). "Every great drink starts with a plant,"&nbsp;Stewart writes in her introduction, a section aptly titled "Aperitif."
    Amy Stewart's new book, "The Drunken Botanist," explores the plant ingredients in our favorite cocktails (and the lesser known ones too). "Every great drink starts with a plant," Stewart writes in her introduction, a section aptly titled "Aperitif." "If...

    Tags: Recipes, Botany

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

  12. This presidential database loves running and Legos

    Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and running so fast across the living room to flip onto the couch that his feet end up pointing at the ceiling.
    Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and running so fast across the living room to flip onto the couch that his feet end up pointing at the ceiling. He also loves the presidents — especially 11 and 33. Arden knows all 44 U.S. presidents. In order....

    Tags: George H.W. Bush, Presidents of the United States, Government, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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