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Chris Dodd and Sean Penn in Haiti
Opinion L.A.Chris Dodd, the head of the Motion Picture Assn. of America, recently traveled to Haiti with Sean Penn.... -
Mud Baron, an evangelical force in school gardens
L.A. at HomeMaster gardener Mud Baron supplies school gardens with evangelical zeal.... -
Leading in Iowa, Ron Paul says 'a message is going to be sent'
Returning to Iowa, where polls show him contending for first place in next week's caucuses, Ron Paul studiously ignored a barrage of news media questions Wednesday about fresh attacks from rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, including over incendiary...Tags: Politics, Elections, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Ron Paul
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Bring back the draft -- but with a twist
Opinion L.A.There are 3 billion reasons -- billions, as in dollars -- behind the pushback against cuts to the Defense Department's budget, which, along with Homeland Security and related programs, takes up more than half of the nation's discretionary budget. Here....... -
Dr. Oz expands L.A. program to boost health, reduce obesity
L.A. NOWRoosevelt High School student Johana Soto has become much more aware of her bad habits and is trying to change them. She credits Erikka Moreno, 22, who is teaching her, her classmates and her teachers lessons about healthy eating and exercise. Moreno is... -
Video postcards from the Peace Corps
Opinion L.A.On the occasion of the Peace Corps’ 50-year anniversary, the Opinion pages ran several Op-Eds celebrating the volunteer organization and its enduring legacy. On its accomplishments, Stanley Meisler wrote: It's possible to cite the pounds of fish... -
Stuart Ashman appointed head of Museum of Latin American Art
Culture MonsterThe Museum of Latin American Art said that it has appointed Stuart Ashman as its new president and chief executive officer. His tenure is set to begin on Sept. 6. Ashman assumes the museum's top post following the abrupt departure...... -
Book review: 'When the World Calls' by Stanley Meisler
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe surprising thing about the Peace Corps is that the institution still exists. After being formed by President John F. Kennedy on the fly in March 1961, it has endured Congressional challenges, internal political crises, skeptical Third World receptions...Tags: Book, Politics, John F. Kennedy, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder
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Wayne Grisham dies at 88; two-term GOP member of Congress
Wayne Grisham, a two-term Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from La Mirada who later served in the state Assembly, has died. He was 88.
Grisham died Wednesday at Dove House, a hospice in Whittier, of respiratory failure stemming from...Tags: Politics, Germany, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Morningstar Incorporated
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Nathaniel Davis dies at 86; U.S. ambassador to Chile when Allende was deposed
Nathaniel Davis, a longtime diplomat who was the American ambassador to Chile when President Salvador Allende was deposed in a bloody coup, died of cancer Monday in Claremont. He was 86.
His death was announced by Claremont's Harvey Mudd College, where...Tags: Politics, Colleges and Universities, National Security, Celebrities and Health Issues, Henry Kissinger
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Happy 50th anniversary, Peace Corps!
Opinion L.A.On the occasion of the Peace Corps’ 50th anniversary, and this month’s worldwide launch of Peace Corps Month, Maureen Orth, author and special correspondent for Vanity Fair, has written an Op-Ed for our pages about her time with the volunteer.... -
Costly Commencement addresses: Toni Morrison gets big bucks while Obamas go gratis
Opinion L.A.College graduation day is a monumental occasion -- parents beaming, graduates donning caps and gowns to pick up their hard-earned diplomas. It turns out it's also a day when some speakers are making a monumental amount of money. Rutgers University......
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