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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Obama reveals conflicted thinking on drone strikes

    WASHINGTON — At times defensive, solemn, lawyerly and personal, President Obama on Thursday offered a rare glimpse of the burden that the nation's fight against terrorism has placed on the man who leads it.
    WASHINGTON — At times defensive, solemn, lawyerly and personal, President Obama on Thursday offered a rare glimpse of the burden that the nation's fight against terrorism has placed on the man who leads it. In a speech spanning nearly an hour, the...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Barack Obama, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Career and Workplace, Strikes

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Obama puts restrictions on drone program

    WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly reduce U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan and elsewhere.
    WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Pakistan, Armed Conflicts, Yemen, Kabul (Afghanistan)

    3. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. L.A. County supervisor outlines a new jail proposal

    Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky wants the board to consider tearing down part of the troubled Men's Central Jail and building a facility to house mentally ill and drug addicted inmates, which he says would offer all prisoners a better chance of rehabilitation while potentially saving the county millions of dollars.
    Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky wants the board to consider tearing down part of the troubled Men's Central Jail and building a facility to house mentally ill and drug addicted inmates, which he says would offer all prisoners a better chance...

    Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Substance Abuse, Zev Yaroslavsky, Mental Health, Lee Baca

    4. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Florist challenges demand to provide flowers for same-sex wedding

    A tempest in a flowerpot over whether a Washington state florist should have to provide bouquets to a same-sex wedding has taken a new turn with a countersuit filed by the shop owner claiming her religious freedoms gave her the right to refuse.
    A tempest in a flowerpot over whether a Washington state florist should have to provide bouquets to a same-sex wedding has taken a new turn with a countersuit filed by the shop owner claiming her religious freedoms gave her the right to refuse. In an...

    Tags: Social Issues, Religion and Belief, Politics, Freedom of the Press, Belief and Faith

    5. May 21, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  5. Angelina Jolie's courageous act will save women's lives

    Four days after her April 27 breast reconstruction, the third and final surgery aimed at sparing her an early death from breast cancer, Angelina Jolie was in good spirits at home.
    Four days after her April 27 breast reconstruction, the third and final surgery aimed at sparing her an early death from breast cancer, Angelina Jolie was in good spirits at home. Upon paying a house call, her surgeon, Dr. Kristi Funk of the Pink...

    Tags: Breast Reconstruction, Medical Specialization, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Medical Research, U.S. Supreme Court

    6. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Arizona's limits on immigrant driver's licenses upheld

    TUCSON — Young people granted immigration relief and work permits under a new Obama administration program still won't be able to obtain driver's licenses in Arizona, a federal judge has ruled.
    TUCSON — Young people granted immigration relief and work permits under a new Obama administration program still won't be able to obtain driver's licenses in Arizona, a federal judge has ruled. Although the decision is a win for Republican Gov....

    Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Immigration, Labor Legislation, Justice System

    7. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Tattered flags in West L.A. anger veteran

    An upside-down American flag is considered a signal of distress.
    An upside-down American flag is considered a signal of distress. And that's the feeling Robert Rosebrock had when he looked up and noticed the red, white and blue street-lamp banners outside the Department of Veterans Affairs' West Los Angeles Medical...

    Tags: Automotive Equipment, Hospitals and Clinics, Flag Day (United States), Veterans Affairs, Manufacturing and Engineering

    8. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Federal judge lifts LAPD consent decree

    The federal judge who oversaw a dramatic, forced transformation of the Los Angeles Police Department has freed the department from the final vestiges of federal oversight.
    The federal judge who oversaw a dramatic, forced transformation of the Los Angeles Police Department has freed the department from the final vestiges of federal oversight. In a brief, three-line order Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Gary Feess formally...

    Tags: Judges, Antonio Villaraigosa, Trials, U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System

    9. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. California Senate backs requiring warrants when police want emails

    SACRAMENTO -- The state Senate on Monday approved a measure that would expand instances in which law enforcement officers in California would have to get search warrants before they can access the public’s email.
    SACRAMENTO -- The state Senate on Monday approved a measure that would expand instances in which law enforcement officers in California would have to get search warrants before they can access the public’s email. Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco)...

    Tags: Mark Leno, Laws, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice

    10. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. ACLU calls twerking suspensions "illegal and ill-advised"

    The suspensions meted out to 31 high school students in San Diego for being in a "twerking" video were "illegal and ill-advised" and should be reconsidered, the ACLU said in a letter to the school principal Thursday. The two-day suspensions do not fit...

    Tags: Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Sexual Misconduct, Students, Sex Crimes

    11. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Government secretly obtains phone records from journalists

    WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot hatched in Yemen.
    WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot...

    Tags: Freedom of the Press, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Darrell E Issa, Police Investigations, Justice System

    12. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Judge temporarily delays 12-week abortion law in Arkansas

    An Arkansas law that bans most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy was temporarily blocked by a federal judge on Friday. In a ruling from the bench, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright in Little Rock granted a preliminary injunction...

    Tags: Social Issues, Women's Health, Mike Beebe, Justice System, Abortion

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