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    Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Obama pledges assistance after Boston Marathon explosions

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama has called officials in Boston to offer “whatever assistance is necessary” to investigate and respond to the deadly bomb blasts Monday and plans to speak publicly on the incident this evening, a senior White House official said.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama has called officials in Boston to offer “whatever assistance is necessary” to investigate and respond to the deadly bomb blasts Monday and plans to speak publicly on the incident this evening, a senior White House...

    Tags: Interior Policy, John F. Kennedy, Sports, Barack Obama, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)

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

  2. Don't play into a paranoid conservative narrative

    Are Roman Catholics, evangelical Christians and “ultra-Orthodox” Jews religious extremists comparable to the Ku Klux Klan and Al Qaeda? Yes, according to a PowerPoint slide that was apparently used by the U.S. Army Reserve in a training program. The briefing materials, which seem to have been discarded a year ago, have prompted complaints by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services and the conservative Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty.
    Are Roman Catholics, evangelical Christians and “ultra-Orthodox” Jews religious extremists comparable to the Ku Klux Klan and Al Qaeda? Yes, according to a PowerPoint slide that was apparently used by the U.S. Army Reserve in a training...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Al-Qaeda, Arts and Culture, Christian Orthodoxy, Separation of Church and State

    3. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Obama administration pressed for border data

    WASHINGTON – The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee asked the Obama administration Friday to provide data to back up its assertions that the southwest border is more secure than it has been in decades.
    WASHINGTON – The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee asked the Obama administration Friday to provide data to back up its assertions that the southwest border is more secure than it has been in decades. In a letter to Janet...

    Tags: Organized Crime, National Security, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Illegal Immigrants, U.S. Congress

    4. Apr 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 'Sequester' budget cuts have not delayed airline flights

    Despite predictions that sweeping federal budget cuts would lead to long wait times at the nation’s airports, airline on-time performances did not change significantly during the busy spring break period.
    Despite predictions that sweeping federal budget cuts would lead to long wait times at the nation’s airports, airline on-time performances did not change significantly during the busy spring break period. When a budget battle between Congress...

    Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Trips and Vacations, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Congress, National Security

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

  5. Solitary isn't the solution

    Solitary confinement in immigration detention centers across the nation is often overused and arbitrarily applied. According to data obtained by the National Immigrant Justice Center, as many as 300 immigrants, or about 1% of all detainees in the 50 largest facilities in the country, are confined to small cells on any given day, even though many pose no security risk. In many cases, they're held there for 23 hours each day without a break, often for weeks.
    Solitary confinement in immigration detention centers across the nation is often overused and arbitrarily applied. According to data obtained by the National Immigrant Justice Center, as many as 300 immigrants, or about 1% of all detainees in the 50...

    Tags: Prisons, Migration, Politics, Immigration, Punishment

    6. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Obama tries to push stalled immigration talks forward

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &mdash; President Obama prodded congressional negotiators to reach agreement on a plan to overhaul the nation&rsquo;s immigration laws, saying despite delays and disputes he still wants a bill to emerge soon and debate in the Senate to begin next month.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama prodded congressional negotiators to reach agreement on a plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, saying despite delays and disputes he still wants a bill to emerge soon and debate in the Senate to begin...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Immigration

    7. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Boston bombing inquiries prompt new look at student visas

    The federal government will tighten oversight to help ensure that foreign students seeking to enter the United States have valid student visas &mdash; the latest step to increase security after the Boston Marathon bombings.
    The federal government will tighten oversight to help ensure that foreign students seeking to enter the United States have valid student visas — the latest step to increase security after the Boston Marathon bombings. The heightened scrutiny by U....

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Government, Interior Policy, Prosecution, Tamerlan Tsarnaev

    8. May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Hillary is great, but look at other women too, activists say

    WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton would be the runaway favorite among Democrats for the party&rsquo;s 2016 presidential nomination, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows, but activists at EMILY&rsquo;s List, who have launched a campaign to elect the first female president, aren&rsquo;t satisfied -- Clinton was the only female choice offered.
    WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton would be the runaway favorite among Democrats for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows, but activists at EMILY’s List, who have launched a campaign to elect the first...

    Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Elections, Government, Amy Klobuchar, Regional Authority

    9. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Swift, hopeful reaction to immigration bill

    WASHINGTON &ndash; An eagerly awaited immigration overhaul from a bipartisan group of senators arrived early Wednesday, an 844-page bill that both the political left and right now see as the best chance in decades to achieve fix a broken immigration system.
    WASHINGTON – An eagerly awaited immigration overhaul from a bipartisan group of senators arrived early Wednesday, an 844-page bill that both the political left and right now see as the best chance in decades to achieve fix a broken immigration...

    Tags: Marco Rubio, Justice System, National Retail Federation, Career and Workplace, Parties and Movements

    10. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Border Patrol struggles to measure what it can't see

    SAN DIEGO &mdash; Kathy Gomez estimates that U.S. Border Patrol agents catch 75% of the migrants who try to run through the strawberry fields at her farm near the border with Tijuana. Farther east, Miguel Diaz thinks the number hits 90% at his junkyard near the base of Otay Mountain.
    SAN DIEGO — Kathy Gomez estimates that U.S. Border Patrol agents catch 75% of the migrants who try to run through the strawberry fields at her farm near the border with Tijuana. Farther east, Miguel Diaz thinks the number hits 90% at his junkyard...

    Tags: Justice System, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Immigration

    11. Dec 22, 2012 |Story| LAT - HOLD Archive

  11. BioWatch stands at a crossroads

    WASHINGTON -- Year after year, health officials meeting at invitation-only government conferences leveled with one another about BioWatch, the nation's system for detecting deadly pathogens that might be unleashed into the air by terrorists. They...

    Tags: Heritage Foundation, Elections, Smallpox , Terrorism, Science

    12. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Civil rights group warns of rising danger from extreme right

    Efforts to limit gun violence and to bring about immigration reform have led to a growing backlash from the extreme right, including the so-called patriot and militia groups, a civil-rights group said Tuesday.
    Efforts to limit gun violence and to bring about immigration reform have led to a growing backlash from the extreme right, including the so-called patriot and militia groups, a civil-rights group said Tuesday. In its latest report, the Southern Poverty...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Elections, Shootings, Terrorism, Federal Aviation Administration

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