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Rep. Issa tested by the spotlight
WASHINGTON — During the 2010 campaign, Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from Sherman Oaks, joked, "Every time I try to encourage the White House to do more to help us elect Democrats to the House of Representatives, I send them a picture of Darrell...
Tags: Tom Davis, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Democratic Party, Religion and Belief
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WikiLeaks film shifts focus after Julian Assange won't share info
When director Alex Gibney began work on his documentary "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," he thought he would be telling the story of a charismatic, silver-haired free speech advocate named Julian Assange, who had exposed dark corners of...
Tags: Politics, WikiLeaks, Espionage Act of 1917, Religion and Belief, Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (movie)
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How the IRS spun out of control
WASHINGTON — Steven Miller, the top enforcement official at the Internal Revenue Service, thought he might have trouble on his hands. Election season was well underway in March 2012 when tea party organizations started to complain angrily of IRS...
Tags: Politics, Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Justice
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Monday's TV Highlights:'Castle' on ABC
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 12 - 18, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES How I Met Your Mother As Robin and...
Tags: Alex O'Loughlin, Miranda Lambert, Daniella Alonso, Mark Harmon, Stana Katic
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Are multiple concussions driving suicides in the military?
The U.S. military has faced two epidemics over the last decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. One is suicide. The annual rate of military personnel taking their own lives has doubled to about 20 per 100,000. That translated to a record 324 suicides...
Tags: Medical Research, Behavioral Conditions, Epidemics and Plagues, Iraq, Afghanistan
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Afghans on U.S. bases losing jobs after years of devoted service
CHARIKAR, Afghanistan — Abdul Shakour was working the night shift at Bagram air base repairing American vehicles when he was called to an emergency meeting. The news was bad: Shakour and 22 other Afghan mechanics were being laid off. After seven...
Tags: Politics, Kabul (Afghanistan), Career and Workplace, Afghanistan, Employment Opportunities
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TV This Week: May 19 - 25: 'Save Me' on NBC
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 19 - 25, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SUNDAY Respect their longevity! 1980s icons...
Tags: Fred Willard, ABC (tv network), Alex Pettyfer, Brad Paisley, Matthew McConaughey
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Tattered flags in West L.A. anger veteran
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, Manufacturing and Engineering, American Civil Liberties Union, Flag Day (United States)
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Military's record on sexual assault: From bad to worse
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.Another day, another military sexual assault scandal. On Tuesday, a week after the Air Force announced its chief of sexual assault prevention had been arrested in Arlington, Va., on suspicion of drunkenly assaulting a woman in a parking lot, the Army...Tags: U.S. Military, F-bomb Dropping, Sex Crimes, Frontline Limited, U.S. Department of Defense
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Recognition for a reserved WWII vet
Like many World War II veterans, he speaks modestly about his service. He is quiet and a polite listener, not the kind to draw attention to himself. But a few months ago, as he visited the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, other veterans noticed...
Tags: Tokyo (Japan), U.S. Congress, Discrimination, U.S. Military, Maxine Waters
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Army sergeant found guilty of premeditation in killing 5 servicemen
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — Army Sgt. John Russell was found guilty Monday of the premeditated murder of five fellow servicemen in 2009 at a mental health clinic in Iraq, a charge that carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison. Families...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Punishment, Iraq, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder
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L.A. mayoral candidates support making teacher evaluations public
Los Angeles' two mayoral candidates said Tuesday that they support making teacher evaluations public, going well beyond a level of disclosure that is supported by top school district officials. City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, School Examinations, Politics, Eric Garcetti, Richard Riordan
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