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    May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. The Week Ahead: Iran and Pakistan on the stump, Mubarak on trial

    <strong>D-Day for Iranian presidential race</strong>
    D-Day for Iranian presidential race Tuesday, May 7 -- So many candidates, so few promising real change. More than a dozen Iranian lawmakers, former Cabinet ministers, revolutionary guardsmen and allies of Islamic leaders have thrown in their hats...

    Tags: Islam, Justice and Rights, Justice System, Religion and Belief, Africa

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

  2. Rich liberal donors throw weight behind Obama agenda

    WASHINGTON &mdash; An influential network of some of the country's wealthiest liberal political donors is steering resources to an advocacy group backing President Obama's agenda and to organizations working to pass immigration reform, providing a surge of money that could boost the president's legislative goals.
    WASHINGTON — An influential network of some of the country's wealthiest liberal political donors is steering resources to an advocacy group backing President Obama's agenda and to organizations working to pass immigration reform, providing a surge...

    Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Finance, Career and Workplace, Interior Policy

    3. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Immigration bill would be largest such effort ever attempted

    WASHINGTON &mdash; After months of negotiations, a bipartisan group of eight senators is poised to offer a sweeping bill to rewrite the nation's immigration laws this week, taking advantage of a changed political alignment that, for the first time in nearly a generation, appears to have opened the way for comprehensive legislation.
    WASHINGTON — After months of negotiations, a bipartisan group of eight senators is poised to offer a sweeping bill to rewrite the nation's immigration laws this week, taking advantage of a changed political alignment that, for the first time in...

    Tags: Laws, Justice and Rights, Interior Policy, Tea Party Movement, Career and Workplace

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

  4. Mexico government downplays deadly violence

    MEXICO CITY &mdash; The new government of Mexican President Enrique Pe&ntilde;a Nieto has sought to downplay the deadly violence that has long haunted much of Mexico and that he repeatedly pledged to reduce.
    MEXICO CITY — The new government of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has sought to downplay the deadly violence that has long haunted much of Mexico and that he repeatedly pledged to reduce. But the country's killers aren't cooperating....

    Tags: Mexico, Media Industry, Newspaper and Magazine, War Crimes, Political Fundraising

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

  5. Toll lanes bring more delays for drivers who don't pay

    Last year, carpool lanes on a portion of the 110 Freeway were converted to toll lanes. <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-toll-lane-analysis-20130410,0,5727021.story">Preliminary data show average</a> travel speeds have increased in the lanes formerly reserved for carpoolers, but traffic has slowed on the rest of the freeway.
    Last year, carpool lanes on a portion of the 110 Freeway were converted to toll lanes. Preliminary data show average travel speeds have increased in the lanes formerly reserved for carpoolers, but traffic has slowed on the rest of the freeway. So for...

    Tags: California Department of Transportation, Road Transportation, Transportation, Highway Transportation, Science and Technology

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

  6. Ex-Treasury Secretary Geithner's new job: fellow at N.Y. think tank

    WASHINGTON -- It didn't take long for former Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner to land a new job, and it's not on Wall Street -- though it's in the same area code.
    WASHINGTON -- It didn't take long for former Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner to land a new job, and it's not on Wall Street -- though it's in the same area code. The Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan think tank based in New York, said...

    Tags: International Monetary Fund, Federal Reserve, White House, Finance, Politics

    7. Dec 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Looking ahead in Venezuela

    When Venezuela President Hugo Chavez announced last weekend that his cancer was back and he was returning to Cuba for surgery, he was flanked by two men: On his left was his vice president, Nicolas Maduro, and on his right was Diosdado Cabello, president of the National Assembly. The presence of these two men is significant.
    When Venezuela President Hugo Chavez announced last weekend that his cancer was back and he was returning to Cuba for surgery, he was flanked by two men: On his left was his vice president, Nicolas Maduro, and on his right was Diosdado Cabello,...

    Tags: Hugo Chavez, Politics, Government, Central Intelligence Agency, National Government

    8. Dec 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Tea party Sen. Jim DeMint to retire, lead conservative think tank

    WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, one of the most influential leaders of the tea party wing of the party, will retire in January to head a conservative think tank in Washington.
    WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, one of the most influential leaders of the tea party wing of the party, will retire in January to head a conservative think tank in Washington. DeMint has been a renegade on and off Capitol...

    Tags: Nikki Haley, Jim DeMint, Philosophy, Heritage Foundation, Politics

    9. Sep 17, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. USC Schwarzenegger Institute kickoff will fuse Hollywood, politics

    PolitiCal
    Class is in for professor Schwarzenegger, and he has a lesson for anyone willing to listen: Politicians have a lot to learn from Hollywood. The action star and former governor will host the kickoff of his new academic institute at......
    10. Oct 2, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Schwarzenegger apologizes for affair on 'The Daily Show'

    PolitiCal
    This post has been corrected. See the note below for details. On Sunday night, the venerable news show "60 Minutes" aired an interview with former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. On Monday, he was in less serious territory, appearing on Comedy........
    11. Sep 12, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. North Korea reverses, says it won't accept flood aid from South

    World Now
    North Korea reversed its decision to accept flood aid from South Korea on Wednesday, dealing a blow to hopes of an improvement in the two countries' relationship....
    12. Sep 5, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Quebec separatist party riding wave of voter dissatisfaction

    World Now
    Global Focus: When the separatist Parti Quebecois burst on the political scene 40 years ago, financial institutions and global corporate headquarters fled Montreal for neighboring Ontario in fear of the economic disaster predicted if Quebec were to secede...
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