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    Jan 31, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 1-800-GET-THIN centers criticized

    Weight-loss surgeons from across the United States are attempting to distance themselves from surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising for Lap-Band surgery.
    Weight-loss surgeons from across the United States are attempting to distance themselves from surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising for Lap-Band surgery. In a letter to House members considering a congressional investigation of...

    Tags: Weight, Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Food and Drug Administration, Weight

    2. Jan 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
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    3. Aug 9, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Bernadine Healy dies at 67; doctor led Red Cross relief efforts after 9/11

    Dr. Bernadine Healy, a hard-charging cardiologist and educator who was the first woman to lead the National Institutes of Health and later commanded American Red Cross relief efforts after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, died Saturday at her home in Gates Mills, Ohio. She was 67.
    Dr. Bernadine Healy, a hard-charging cardiologist and educator who was the first woman to lead the National Institutes of Health and later commanded American Red Cross relief efforts after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, died Saturday at her home in Gates...

    Tags: Federal Bailout Funds, Brain, Obituaries, Medical Specialization, Science and Technology

    4. Nov 3, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Democrats upset at media for early projection of GOP House takeover

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    Some Democrats protested Tuesday night as the television networks and cable TV outlets said Republicans would take control of the House of Representatives — projections made well before polls closed in California and the West. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-...
    5. Jul 12, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. 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 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: Automotive Equipment, Science and Technology, Toyota Motor Corp., Electronics, Drunk Driving

    6. Nov 24, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Dumping Dingell was overdue

    Nobody ever refers to members of Congress as &quot;lions of the House," but Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) has as thick a mane as any (<a href="http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/congress/members/photos/228/D000355.jpg">figuratively speaking, </a> of course). The longest-serving current member, Dingell was writing legislation before Barack Obama was born, and has been at the forefront of congressional efforts to improve consumers' access to healthcare and protect them from harmful drugs. Yet his <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-waxman21-2008nov21%2C0%2C1768483.story">unceremonious dumping </a> last week as chairman of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee might be the best news we've heard since Obama's elevation to the White House.
    Nobody ever refers to members of Congress as "lions of the House," but Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) has as thick a mane as any (figuratively speaking, of course). The longest-serving current member, Dingell was writing legislation before Barack Obama...

    Tags: Laws, Automotive Equipment, Ecosystems, Conservation, John McCain

    7. Nov 17, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Radio and TV broadcasters on the defensive in D.C.

    L.A. Times Tech Blog
    The Consumer Electronics Assn. and the CTIA (the main trade group for the mobile phone industry) urged the Federal Communications Commission today to consider reclaiming some digital TV airwaves and dedicating them to use with wireless devices....
    8. Dec 19, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Energy bill boosts fuel-economy standards

    Soon, you won't find those old-fashioned 100-watt incandescent light bulbs in stores. You will be able to buy more energy-efficient appliances. And you will see labels on TVs and computers that tell you how much energy they consume.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Soon, you won't find those old-fashioned 100-watt incandescent light bulbs in stores. You will be able to buy more energy-efficient appliances. And you will see labels on TVs and computers that tell you how much energy they consume. You will see stickers...

    Tags: Automotive Equipment, Science and Technology, Gasoline Industry, Food Industry, Consumers

    9. Apr 26, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. McCain enters from the outside

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Sen. John McCain presented a memento to fellow Republican Sen. Ted Stevens when they met in the Senate earlier this year: a key chain with a small battery-operated pig's head. "You're still an oinker," the presidential candidate told Stevens, the Alaskan...

    Tags: George C. Edwards, Political Corruption, Science and Technology, Columbus, Defense Equipment

    10. Jul 18, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Dingell's energy bill blind spot

    A MILLION YEARS of compression and heat may someday convert Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) into petroleum, just as it did the other dinosaurs. Unfortunately, by then there may be no humans left to pump a few gallons of Dingell into their Hummers,...

    Tags: Politics, Ecosystems, Death, Conservation, Environmental Issues

    11. Nov 28, 2007 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  11. Next cell trend lets users hold the phone

    CONSUMER CONFIDENTIAL
    First people were allowed to take their phone numbers with them whenever they switched wireless providers. Now, Verizon Wireless is handing consumers greater clout by allowing them to use their own handsets, not just Verizon's, on the carrier's network....

    Tags: Crimes, Politics, Real Estate Agents, Regional Authority, Auction Service

    12. Jun 20, 2007 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  12. Newt's lesson for Pelosi

    HOUSE DEMOCRATS avoided a full-scale meltdown over their top domestic priority Monday when Speaker Nancy Pelosi forced Michigan Rep. John D. Dingell to shelve most of an energy bill that amounted to a slag heap of special-interest favors for the auto,...

    Tags: Laws, Politics, Nancy Pelosi, Bill Clinton, Services and Shopping

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