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    May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Letters: Vietnam today

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-snepp-lessons-of-vietnam-20130505%2C0%2C5276212.story">Re "The Vietnam syndrome," Opinion, May 5</a>
    Re "The Vietnam syndrome," Opinion, May 5 Frank Snepp, a former CIA analyst who was in Vietnam during the fall of Saigon in 1975, worries that we may not have learned the lessons of our war in that country. He may have missed the most important lesson....

    Tags: Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Central Intelligence Agency, Kabul (Afghanistan), Birth Defects, Iraq

    2. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Poll: The feds' selective scrutiny of tax-exempt 'patriots'

    Vindicating the complaints of some "tea party" activists, a top IRS official <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/irs-admits-targeting-conservatives-for-tax-scrutiny-in-2012-election/2013/05/10/3b6a0ada-b987-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html">admitted</a> Friday that the agency had singled out such groups for scrutiny in the months leading up to the 2012 election.
    Vindicating the complaints of some "tea party" activists, a top IRS official admitted Friday that the agency had singled out such groups for scrutiny in the months leading up to the 2012 election. The revelation (accompanied by an apology from Lois...

    Tags: Politics, Taxation, NAACP, Literature, Interior Policy

    3. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times Exclusive

  3. Ridiculous Republican rhetoric undermines Benghazi probe

    Republicans could make an easy hit on the Obama administration by highlighting the State Department&rsquo;s apparent bureaucratic blundering during and after the deadly terrorist attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last fall, but they refuse to settle for such a small political prize. Instead, they have got themselves all steamed up and snarling about heinous, impeachable offenses that are figments of their imaginations.
    Republicans could make an easy hit on the Obama administration by highlighting the State Department’s apparent bureaucratic blundering during and after the deadly terrorist attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last fall, but they...

    Tags: Benghazi, Politics, Steve King, Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee

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

  4. Republican senators boycott vote on EPA nominee

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &mdash; Senate Republicans boycotted a committee vote Thursday on President Obama's nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency, drawing accusations of obstructionism from Democrats.
    WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans boycotted a committee vote Thursday on President Obama's nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency, drawing accusations of obstructionism from Democrats. Republicans on the Senate...

    Tags: Politics, Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Thomas Edward Perez, Barbara Boxer

    5. May 3, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  5. The Week in Pictures | April 29-May 5, 2013

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    Each week we bring you the very best in visual journalism. In Southern California – it's fire season already. The Springs Fire in Ventura County has burned at least 10,000 acres and is just 10 percent contained, while a fire that burned 3,000...
    6. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Bijan Pakzad's Beverly Hills estate reportedly sells for $9.8 million

    The Beverly Hills home of the late menswear, jewelry and fragrance mogul Bijan Pakzad reportedly has sold for $9.8 million.
    This post has been corrected. Please see below for details.
    The Beverly Hills home of the late menswear, jewelry and fragrance mogul Bijan Pakzad reportedly has sold for $9.8 million. [For the record, 12:05 p.m. May 6: An earlier version of this post and headline incorrectly said that Bijan Pakzad's home sold...

    Tags: George H.W. Bush, Personal Service

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

  7. Blacks in 2012 voted at higher rate than whites for the first time

    WASHINGTON &mdash; November&rsquo;s election marked the first time in U.S. history that black voters turned out at a higher rate than whites, <a href="http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/voting/cb13-84.html" target="_self">according to new census data</a> showing how much the country&rsquo;s burgeoning population of racial and ethnic minorities has reshaped the electorate.
    WASHINGTON — November’s election marked the first time in U.S. history that black voters turned out at a higher rate than whites, according to new census data showing how much the country’s burgeoning population of racial and ethnic...

    Tags: Politics, Minority Groups, Voting, Mitt Romney, Voting Rights Act of 1965

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

  8. The wrong way for Washington to avoid defaulting

    It's rare that the president explicitly pledges to veto a bill -- usually, the White House says the president's advisors would "recommend" a veto -- but that's what <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/legislative/sap/113/saphr807r_20130507.pdf">happened</a> Tuesday. The measure in question is HR 807, the Full Faith and Credit Act, by California Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Rocklin), which the House is expected to take up this week.
    It's rare that the president explicitly pledges to veto a bill -- usually, the White House says the president's advisors would "recommend" a veto -- but that's what happened Tuesday. The measure in question is HR 807, the Full Faith and Credit Act, by...

    Tags: Public Finance, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Financial Markets, U.S. Department of Defense

    9. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Caltech to appeal judge's order to rescind disciplinary actions

    NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Tuesday said it planned to appeal a National Labor Relations Board judge’s order to rescind disciplinary actions against five engineers and scientists who shared emails at work about a Supreme Court decision...

    Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Michael Jackson, Crime, Law and Justice, Work Relations

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

  10. Houston airport gunman left note citing 'monster within me'

    Just before pulling the pistol he would use to shoot himself at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Carnell Moore apparently tried to keep bystanders out of harm&rsquo;s way, authorities said.
    Just before pulling the pistol he would use to shoot himself at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Carnell Moore apparently tried to keep bystanders out of harm’s way, authorities said. In a suicide note quoted by authorities Friday,...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Suicide

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

  11. Record exports mean U.S. summer gasoline prices won't be much lower

    Summer gasoline prices will be lower in the U.S. than they were last year. But they won't be much lower, experts say, because U.S. refineries have been exporting record amounts of fuel overseas.
    Summer gasoline prices will be lower in the U.S. than they were last year. But they won't be much lower, experts say, because U.S. refineries have been exporting record amounts of fuel overseas. That's behind what would normally just be a good news...

    Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Economy, Business and Finance, Minivans and Vans, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Fuel-efficient Vehicles

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

  12. Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines returns with solo album 'Mother'

    Natalie Maines, the Dixie Chick whose criticism of then-President George W. Bush&rsquo;s handling of the Iraq War while on tour in Europe a decade ago got the group effectively banned from country radio, has resurfaced this week with her debut solo album, &ldquo;Mother.&rdquo;
    Natalie Maines, the Dixie Chick whose criticism of then-President George W. Bush’s handling of the Iraq War while on tour in Europe a decade ago got the group effectively banned from country radio, has resurfaced this week with her debut solo album,...

    Tags: Relentless7 (music group), Music, Twitter, Inc., Court Yard Hounds (music group), Iraq War (2003-2011)

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