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    Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. IRS 'Star Trek' parody: It's politics, Jim, but exactly as we know it

    In attacking the Internal Revenue Service for a <a href="http://radio.foxnews.com/2013/03/25/irs-sorry-for-star-trek-training-video-video">training video</a> parodying the TV show &ldquo;Star Trek,&rdquo; critics have not very boldly gone where many have gone before -- to a political universe in which government employees are pilloried for practices that are common in the private sector.
    In attacking the Internal Revenue Service for a training video parodying the TV show “Star Trek,” critics have not very boldly gone where many have gone before -- to a political universe in which government employees are pilloried for...

    Tags: Literature, Environmental Issues, William Shatner, Iraq, Internal Revenue Service

    2. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Scott Walker to pen book with 'torture apologist'

    Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is drawing heat over his choice of ghostwriter for a forthcoming book. As <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/343881/walker-writing-book-former-bush-adviser-robert-costa">the National Review online</a> reported, Walker will team up with former George W. Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen on the book, which according to a source will "tell his story." The book, which is not yet titled, will be published by Sentinel, an imprint of the Penguin Group.
    Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is drawing heat over his choice of ghostwriter for a forthcoming book. As the National Review online reported, Walker will team up with former George W. Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen on the book, which according to a source...

    Tags: Authors, Periodicals, Scott Walker, Central Intelligence Agency, Conservative Political Action Conference

    3. Feb 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. California's sad pension saga

    When California's government employee pension system was established in 1932, it was a model of restraint. Private-sector pensions were still rare then, but California lawmakers had a particular reason for wanting a public-sector pension system: Without one, unproductive older workers had an incentive to stay on the job and just "go through the motions" to get a paycheck, as a 1929 state commission put it. Pensions would encourage those workers to retire. The commission cautioned, however, against setting a retirement age so low that it would "encourage or permit the granting of any retirement allowance to an able-bodied person in middle life."
    When California's government employee pension system was established in 1932, it was a model of restraint. Private-sector pensions were still rare then, but California lawmakers had a particular reason for wanting a public-sector pension system: Without...

    Tags: Investments, Local Government, Labor Legislation, Justice System, Jerry Brown

    4. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Budget analyst to review Jerry Brown's higher-ed proposals

    <span style="font-size: small;">The Legislature&rsquo;s budget analyst will put Gov. Jerry Brown&rsquo;s proposals to overhaul the state&rsquo;s higher-education system under the microscope in a new report set to be released Tuesday.</span>
    The Legislature’s budget analyst will put Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposals to overhaul the state’s higher-education system under the microscope in a new report set to be released Tuesday. Brown proposed changes to how the state’s...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Jerry Brown, Regional Authority, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting

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

  5. California fires contractor on troubled computer project

    This post has been updated. See the note below for details.
    SACRAMENTO -- The company in charge of one of California's biggest and most troubled technology projects is being fired after testing revealed deep problems with the system, state officials said Friday.  The move is another setback for the 21st...

    Tags: BearingPoint Incorporated, Gun Control, John Chiang, Personal Weapon Control, Politics

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

  6. 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: Bribery, Political Corruption, Afghanistan, Kabul (Afghanistan), Corporate Crime

    7. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Israel promises to release some Palestinian tax funds

    JERUSALEM -- Israeli officials promised Wednesday to transfer one-month's worth of Palestinian tax collections to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority. But Israel cautioned that the move does not necessarily signal the transfers will resume as...

    Tags: West Bank, United Nations, Israel, Politics, Palestinian National Authority

    8. Jan 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Alaska militia leader Schaeffer Cox gets 25-year prison term

    The youthful head of a self-styled Alaska militia that collected firearms and grenades and talked of killing judges and government employees was sentenced Tuesday to more than 25 years in prison, despite his lawyer&rsquo;s claim that he suffered from paranoid delusions.
    The youthful head of a self-styled Alaska militia that collected firearms and grenades and talked of killing judges and government employees was sentenced Tuesday to more than 25 years in prison, despite his lawyer’s claim that he suffered from...

    Tags: Laws, Trials, Punishment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Criminal Laws

    9. Dec 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. California state workers committed bribery, mail fraud, auditor says

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    California state workers cited by auditor for misconduct...
    10. Dec 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Egyptians begin voting on controversial referendum

    CAIRO -- Egyptians began voting Saturday for a constitution that sharpens divisions between Islamists and secularists and intensifies the dangerous struggle over the country&rsquo;s political identity nearly two years after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak.
    CAIRO -- Egyptians began voting Saturday for a constitution that sharpens divisions between Islamists and secularists and intensifies the dangerous struggle over the country’s political identity nearly two years after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak....

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Voting, Cairo (Egypt), Islam, Religion and Belief

    11. Nov 27, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  11. Having a little less to chew on

    I've got two reasons to watch my weight over the next several weeks. First, it's the holiday season, when the national sport is overeating. Second, I've got another knee replacement coming up soon, and the lighter I am going in, the easier the recovery will be.
    I've got two reasons to watch my weight over the next several weeks. First, it's the holiday season, when the national sport is overeating. Second, I've got another knee replacement coming up soon, and the lighter I am going in, the easier the recovery...

    Tags: Cornell University, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bacon, Weight, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    12. Oct 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Are state workers overpaid?

    PolitiCal
    The high salaries earned by California state workers have long rankled voters, who are again being asked to raise their taxes in November. The average California government employee earned $70,777 in 2011. That’s nearly $16,000 more than the...
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