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Schwarzenegger, your He-Man days have come and gone
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesCOMMENTARY Arnold Schwarzenegger's recent decision to return as executive editor of Muscle & Fitness and Flex magazines makes one thing ...... -
In confirmation battle, big guns are aimed at Chuck Hagel
In the trench warfare that characterizes politics in the nation's capital these days, Chuck Hagel is like a soldier stuck in no-man's land, getting shot at from both sides. President Obama's choice of Hagel as his nominee to become secretary of...
Tags: Iran, Chuck Hagel, Politics, Republican Party, Lobbying
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Orange County judge’s rape remarks mirror Todd Akin's
L.A. NOWIn saying that a rape victim's sexual assault was only "technical" because the female body "shuts down" when attacked, an Orange County judge admonished by a state agency expressed a scientifically discredited viewpoint that recently sank the campaign... -
Invitation to the postelection dance
I am traveling around the country these days trying to get people to buy my new book. During the day, I fly to distant cities, my nerves frayed by turbulence, trying to catch a glimpse of the pilot to see if he is drunk or on cocaine. At night, I go...
Tags: Patty Murray, Politics, Dance, Entertainment Events, Elections
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The Times' 2012 list of the naughty and the nice
Santa's not the only one who makes lists. As we reflect on 2012, we too have thoughts about who should look forward to a cheerful holiday morning and who deserves a lump of coal. Below, The Times' reflections on who's been naughty and who's been nice....
Tags: Susan Rice, Customs and Tradition, Career and Workplace, U.S. Senate, Labor Legislation
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Rape victims 'enjoy it,' Indonesia Supreme Court hopeful suggests
An Indonesian Supreme Court hopeful may have torpedoed his chances at the job after suggesting that women might enjoy being raped, infuriating a wide array of critics. Daming Sanusi made the inflammatory remarks Monday while being interviewed by a...Tags: Indonesia, Justice System, Tawakul Karman, Richard Mourdock, Jakarta (Indonesia)
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A Thanksgiving Day good news list
Along with giving thanks for making it to another Thanksgiving Day, The Times' editorial board is grateful that: The 2012 elections are finally over. And that after the June presidential primary, the November general election, this coming March's...
Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Family, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program), Lee Baca, Los Angeles Unified School District
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Democrats retain narrow majority in Senate
WASHINGTON — Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat...
Tags: George Allen, Richard Mourdock, Regional Authority, Claire McCaskill, Joe Donnelly
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Column: Reality crashes the Republican Party
It turns out this presidential election wasn't so much about race after all, but about something bigger, more fundamental and harder to ignore. And there's a lesson here for shellshocked Republicans, still wondering how things went so wrong: It's time to...
Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Tea Party Movement, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues
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Democrats had a better grasp of political reality in 2012
As a candidate, Mitt Romney was his own worst enemy. He thought he could amass a majority saying things that would please the crowd in front of him and contradict himself with another crowd somewhere down the line without anyone taking notice. He...
Tags: Stephen Colbert, Politics, Republican Party, Tea Party Movement, Richard Mourdock
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Mitt Romney chokes on Richard Mourdock's rape comment
Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock, the tea party usurper who took down Sen. Richard Lugar in the Republican primary, created the biggest political buzz of the week by uttering the following sentence in a televised debate: “I think even...
Tags: Politics, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Tea Party Movement, John McCain
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McManus: A Rove 'money bomb'?
Here's a short list of Democrats who secretly hope Mitt Romney gets his presidential campaign turned around fast and gives President Obama a run for his money: Heidi Heitkamp, the Democratic Senate candidate in North Dakota; Jon Tester, the Democratic...
Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Television Industry, 2012 Republican National Convention, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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