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Twitter vs. secret diplomacy in the Chen Guangcheng saga
World NowThe celebrated deal that ensured blind dissident Chen Guangcheng would stay in China began to dissolve publicly with a tweet: “GUANGCHENG TALKED TO ME. WHAT MEDIA REPORTED IS WRONG.” The unsettling Twitter message from Beijing activist Zeng... -
U.S. grants Egypt $1.3 billion -- poll says Egyptians don't want it
World NowJust after the United States made the controversial choice to keep sending $1.3 billion to the Egyptian military, a new poll shows that most Egyptians don't want their country to get U.S. aid. Pollsters say Egyptians suspect that taking money from... -
Candidate filing deadline extended through Wednesday in 53 races
PolitiCalThe candidate filing period has been extended through Wednesday in 53 California races. The extension occurred because these contests had no eligible incumbent seeking re-election.... -
Congressional candidate is an astronaut on ballot, judge says
PolitiCalJose Hernandez, who flew on the space shuttle and is running for U.S. Congress in California, can call himself an astronaut on the ballot, a state judge ruled Thursday. Judge Lloyd Connelly rejected Republican arguments that Hernandez did not work...... -
Rachel Maddow is on the warpath about her book 'Drift'
Rising from their seats en masse, the liberal faithful at Beverly Hills' Saban Theatre greeted Rachel Maddow like parishioners welcoming a mega-church pastor. Cellphone cameras flashed like fireworks. Lusty, and perhaps a few lustful, cheers cascaded...
Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, Wars and Interventions, AIDS, Iraq War (2003-2011), Ron Paul
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Trutanich: I am a liar
Opinion L.A.This post has been corrected. See note below. Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich officially announced his candidacy for county district attorney Thursday. That took a good deal of chutzpah because during his 2008 campaign, he signed a pledge to...... -
In New Hampshire, Newt Gingrich takes aim at Mitt Romney
Arriving in New Hampshire after his fourth-place finish in the Iowa Caucuses, Newt Gingrich came out swinging against Mitt Romney and the No. 1 finisher's allies, promising a tough campaign against “a Massachusetts moderate” whom he accused of...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Politics, Planned Parenthood, Regional Authority
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Artists' royalty suit may hinge on constitutional issue
Culture MonsterA class action suit against Christie's and Sotheby's claims that the auction houses violated a California law requiring California sellers to pay a 5% resale royalty to the artist who created the resold work. The courts upheld the state law more than 30... -
California Internet shoppers, beware of the tax collector
Money & CompanyCalifornia tax authorities warn buyers that they need to pay "use" taxes on Internet purchases.... -
L.A.'s NFL stadium financing plan clears key City Council panel
L.A. NOWDowntown Los Angeles NFL stadium update: A plan for luring an NFL stadium to downtown Los Angeles cleared a major hurdle Wednesday, with a City Council panel throwing its support behind the financial framework proposed for the project.... -
Prominent L.A. attorney pleads guilty in campaign case
L.A. NOWProminent L.A. attorney pleads guilty to campaign case... -
Philip Levine named new American poet laureate
Jacket CopyPhilip Levine will be the next U.S. poet laureate....
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