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Gulf oil spill: Congressional hearings begin with attack on BP
GreenspaceGreeted by signs that proclaimed âBP kills,â the company's chief executive, Tony Hayward, came to Congress on Thursday to apologize for his and the companyâs role in the nationâs worst environmental disaster. Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills)... -
Gulf oil spill: Congressional frustration with BP chief Tony Hayward
GreenspaceA House investigative panel resumed its grilling of BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward on Thursday afternoon after a frustrating morning during which oil company chief spent much time avoiding tough questions. âI sincerely hope that you will reconsider... -
VA commits $20 million to convert West L.A. building into homeless facility
L.A. NOWThe federal Department of Veterans Affairs has approved $20 million in funding to convert an unused building at the West Los Angeles VA campus into therapeutic housing for chronically homeless veterans -- a plan that has been years in the...... -
Wednesday's TV Talk Shows: Steve Carell on 'The Colbert Report'
Show TrackerThe Early Show Julianne Moore; fidelity. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Steve Carell; Bryce Dallas Howard. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC KTLA 5 Morning News at 7 (N) 7 a.m. KTLA Good Morning America Venus Williams. (N) 7 a.m. KABC Good...... -
Gulf oil spill: BP made 'reckless decisions' in Gulf drilling, Waxman says
GreenspaceHouse Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) on Thursday assailed BP for a "series of reckless decisions" that led to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon that killed 11 people and started the worst offshore oil...... -
Gulf oil spill: Salazar defends moratorium on deep-water drilling
GreenspaceInterior Secretary Ken Salazar told members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday that there were "corners that were cut" by BP in drilling its Gulf of Mexico well, and that "prior administration and this administration have not...... -
Auto safety bill is scaled back in face of industry opposition
The sweeping legislation that grew out of Toyota Motor Corp.'s sudden-acceleration crisis — heralded as the most important auto safety bill in a decade — has been scaled back significantly in the face of auto industry opposition.
The bill...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Research, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Heads of State, Drunk Driving
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White House deal with drug firms draws flak
An $80-billion deal with the drug industry that the White House thought would add momentum to its campaign for national healthcare reform has instead provoked a political tempest, frustrating and bewildering some of the president's most important allies....Tags: Medicare, Politics, Drugs and Medicines, Heads of State, Pharmaceuticals
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Cable and satellite operators take their case to Congress
Company TownFirst the Federal Communications Commission, now Capitol Hill. Just hours after revealing plans to ask the FCC to change the rules of negotiation between broadcasters and cable operators, a consortium of distributors led by Time Warner Cable is taking... -
Left out in '08
THE GOVERNOR OF the nation's largest state was reelected in a landslide in November, even though his Republican Party is a minority in California. He works with Democrats in a way that offers the rest of the country a model of much-needed bipartisanship....Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Constitutional Issues, Justice System, Ken Calvert
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Letters to the editor
Tests for charter schools Re "Reimagine LAUSD," editorial, Feb. 11 I appreciate The Times taking a fresh look at the issues with the Los Angeles Unified School District. I'd like to comment about your observation that there may be situations in which...Tags: Rafael Palmeiro, Politics, Drugs and Medicines, Mark McGwire, Colleges and Universities
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Investigators recommend more airport security
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFederal investigators testifying before Congress on Thursday said that more physical searches of passengers would be needed to reduce the chances that a terrorist can sneak a bomb onto an airplane. But air safety officials resisted the suggestion,...Tags: Terrorism, Emergency Incidents, Republican Party, Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents
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