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    May 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. Planned Parenthood endorses Obama, calls Romney 'wrong for women'

    The Planned Parenthood Action Fund began a $1.4-million ad campaign Wednesday attacking Mitt Romney as “just wrong for women,” injecting the abortion rights issue into a presidential campaign that has been heavily focused on the economy.
    The Planned Parenthood Action Fund began a $1.4-million ad campaign Wednesday attacking Mitt Romney as “just wrong for women,” injecting the abortion rights issue into a presidential campaign that has been heavily focused on the economy....

    Tags: Birth Control, Politics, Planned Parenthood, Family Planning, Abortion Issue

  2. May 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. New front in gay marriage fight: ACLU, Lambda target Illinois

    Illinois on Wednesday became the newest battleground in the nation's fight over gay marriage, with the filing of lawsuits seeking to legalize same-sex marriage in the state.
    Illinois on Wednesday became the newest battleground in the nation's fight over gay marriage, with the filing of lawsuits seeking to legalize same-sex marriage in the state. The suits, brought on behalf of more than two dozen gay and lesbian couples,...

    Tags: Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Justice System, American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, American Civil Liberties Union

  4. May 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. Letters: Helping our vets

    <a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-shriver-vets-homeless-20120528%2C0%2C5955788.story">Re "How to house homeless vets," Opinion, May 28</a>
    Re "How to house homeless vets," Opinion, May 28 I wonder why so many of us see the need (as Bobby Shriver so eloquently states in his Op-Ed article) and yet do nothing about it. We owe much more to our military veterans than what is given. We, the...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Memorial Day, Homelessness, Veterans Affairs

  6. May 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. Pilots and supervisors accuse United of racial discrimination

    Twenty-four African American pilots and supervisors at United Air Lines filed a lawsuit Tuesday, accusing the airline of a pattern of discrimination that has kept them from being promoted.
    Twenty-four African American pilots and supervisors at United Air Lines filed a lawsuit Tuesday, accusing the airline of a pattern of discrimination that has kept them from being promoted. The suit, filed in U.S District Court in San Francisco,...

    Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Laws, Justice System, Disasters and Accidents, Continental Airlines

  8. May 29, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  9. Richard Riordan launches effort to court Latinos for GOP

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    Former LA Mayor Richard J. Riordan has launched an organization aimed at bringing Latino voters into the Republican fold. The campaign began Memorial Day with radio spots in selected areas around California....
  10. May 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. For contraceptives, a Catholic exception?

    Even before the Supreme Court has ruled on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act &mdash; a.k.a. &quot;Obamacare" &mdash; 43 Roman Catholic organizations have filed lawsuits challenging a related regulation that requires employers or their health insurers to offer birth control coverage to workers. The plaintiffs say that complying with the regulation would violate their religious freedom.
    Even before the Supreme Court has ruled on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — a.k.a. "Obamacare" — 43 Roman Catholic organizations have filed lawsuits challenging a related regulation that requires...

    Tags: Birth Control, Laws, Family Planning, Abortion Issue, Career and Workplace

  12. May 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. Romney clinches GOP nomination, but faces fallout from the primaries

    Mitt Romney&rsquo;s victory in the Texas primary on Tuesday gives him enough delegates to capture the Republican presidential nomination, but he remains some distance from recovering from the damage caused by months of tussling with rivals in his own party.
    Mitt Romney’s victory in the Texas primary on Tuesday gives him enough delegates to capture the Republican presidential nomination, but he remains some distance from recovering from the damage caused by months of tussling with rivals in his own...

    Tags: Republican Party, Family Planning, Parties and Movements, Immigration, The Wall Street Journal

  14. May 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. For Antelope Valley African Americans, a lower life expectancy

    Life is shorter for African Americans in the High Desert.
    Life is shorter for African Americans in the High Desert. Antelope Valley residents of all races face higher mortality rates than in the rest of Los Angeles County, but the rates for black residents are even more pronounced. African Americans in the...

    Tags: Hepatitis C , Poverty, Cardiologists, Weight, Diabetes

  16. May 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  17. Analysis: Still no good news for Republicans in California

    For years, even as despondency deepened in some of its quarters, the Republican Party in California has argued that its message really isn&rsquo;t the problem. Depending on the year, blame has been laid on the messengers &mdash; nominees not telegenically or rhetorically smooth enough -- or on the ears of Californians who, party leaders argued, heard something different than what Republicans meant to say.
    For years, even as despondency deepened in some of its quarters, the Republican Party in California has argued that its message really isn’t the problem. Depending on the year, blame has been laid on the messengers — nominees not telegenically...

    Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Immigration, Regional Authority, Illegal Immigrants

  18. May 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. Obama has big edge in California, poll shows

    The potent mix of voters that has powered Democratic presidential victories in California for a generation overwhelmingly supports President Obama's bid for reelection, forming a demographic wall blocking Republican Mitt Romney from the biggest pot of electoral votes available in November.
    The potent mix of voters that has powered Democratic presidential victories in California for a generation overwhelmingly supports President Obama's bid for reelection, forming a demographic wall blocking Republican Mitt Romney from the biggest pot of...

    Tags: Cathleen Decker, Republican Party, Politics, Political Candidates, Parties and Movements

  20. May 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  21. Chen Guangcheng is gone, but his village stays locked down

    LINYI, China &mdash; At the turnoff for the sleepy farming village of Dongshigu, a man wearing a straw hat appears to be selling watermelons at a rough-hewn stand. But when an approaching car slows, burly young men dart out from behind the nearby concrete house and rush to head it off.
    LINYI, China — At the turnoff for the sleepy farming village of Dongshigu, a man wearing a straw hat appears to be selling watermelons at a rough-hewn stand. But when an approaching car slows, burly young men dart out from behind the nearby concrete...

    Tags: Prisons, Politics, China, Family Planning, U.S. Embassy

  22. May 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  23. Mia Love breaks the GOP mold, but can she win?

    If Mia Love hadn&rsquo;t been born 36 years ago to a pair of near-penniless Haitian immigrants, she might have been invented in a laboratory by scheming Republican scientists.
    If Mia Love hadn’t been born 36 years ago to a pair of near-penniless Haitian immigrants, she might have been invented in a laboratory by scheming Republican scientists. A small-town Utah mayor and big-time congressional hopeful, Love is...

    Tags: Mormon, Republican Party, Politics, Immigration, Parties and Movements

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