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Darrell Issa: California uncooperative in gas-mileage probe
Nation NowRep. Darrell Issa, the California Republican who chairs the House oversight committee, is accusing his home state of failing to fully cooperate with his probe of California's role in the Obama administration’s setting of tougher federal fuel-economy... -
Indoor tanning: Not as sunny as depicted, Congress' Democrats say
Nation NowThe indoor tanning industry is providing false and misleading information about the health risks of tanning, congressional Democrats say. Their criticism follows an investigation in which their staff, including college interns, phoned salons... -
Anger bubbles up in Congress over anti-obesity ads targeting soda
Nation NowTaxpayer-funded anti-obesity ads targeting soda aren’t going down well with a Tennessee congressman, who has introduced legislation to prohibit federal spending on any campaigns targeting legal American-made products.... -
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... -
Waxman and Feinstein renew push for homeless vets
Opinion L.A.The lawsuit that the American Civil Liberties Union filed against the Veterans Administration last week reflects a split among local leaders over how best to solve the problem of homelessness among local veterans. On one side are such governmental... -
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Gulf oil: new explosion boosts support for moratorium
GreenspaceThe new explosion on a gulf oil production platform Thursday revved up support for the Obama administrationâs moratorium on deepwater drilling, just as oil companies were mounting an offensive against the measure. âTodayâs news comes as no surprise,... -
Lenders face pressure in California to stop foreclosures
Money & CompanyLenders are coming under increasing pressure in California to halt foreclosures. Two advocacy groups -- the Los Angeles-based Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment and the Greenlining Institute of Berkeley -- this week called for a California... -
Book review: 'Yellow Dirt'
Special to the Los Angeles TimesStudded with vivid character sketches and evocative descriptions of the American landscape, journalist Judy Pasternak's scarifying account of uranium mining's disastrous consequences often reads like a novel — though you will wish that the bad...Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Nuclear Power, Birth Defects, Mining, World War II (1939-1945)
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Michael Hiltzik: Biomedicine and generic drugs
Money & CompanyStriking the proper balance between incentives for innovation and encouragement of competition has been an issue for lawmakers since the patent system was first devised. As my column for Thursday observes, Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) and Rep Henry A........ -
Gulf oil spill: The Halliburton connection
GreenspaceInvestigators delving into the possible cause of the massive gulf oil spill are focusing on the role of Houston-based Halliburton Co., the giant energy services company, which was responsible for cementing the drill into place below the water. The... -
Gulf oil spill: Rep. Henry Waxman focuses on Halliburton cementing job
GreenspaceRep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) started his inquiry into the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Wednesday with sharp words for BP, the well owner; Transocean, which owned the drilling rig; and Halliburton, which cemented the well: "This catastrophe...
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