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Starring John McCain
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersSome slightly disconcerting things you might have learned about Sen. John McCain had you paid attention to his biography tour this week: As a young Navy pilot in Spain, he flew a plane so low "for no good reason" that he knocked out power lines,...Tags: Biography (genre), Television, Armed Forces, Political Candidates, Prisoners and Detainees
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Ehud Olmert's failed promises
With its broken promises and wasted potential for peacemaking, the era of Ehud Olmert is ending. On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni was chosen to replace Olmert as head of the ruling Kadima party. Brought down by corruption allegations and...Tags: Diplomacy, Mahmoud Abbas, National Government, Peace Negotiations, Judaism
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Obama says Clinton is trying to 'hoodwink,' 'bamboozle' Americans
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBarack Obama accused rival Hillary Rodham Clinton Monday of trying to "hoodwink" and "bamboozle" voters into thinking that she was the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination by hinting that he could take the second slot on her ticket....Tags: Heads of State, Political Candidates, Republican Party, Barack Obama, John McCain
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$78 million of red ink?
Times Staff WriterON an old studio lot outside London, a production crew began work on the movie "Sahara" in November 2003 by staging the crash of a vintage airplane. But when the film opened in theaters in April 2005, the sequence had been deleted. "In the context of the...Tags: Rooms and Sublets, Cinema Industry, Jack Black, Television, Marketing
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The black-Latino blame game
One Friday earlier this month, a small but vocal group of black activists turned up at City Hall to blast Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and members of the City Council for failing to work hard enough to prevent violence by Latino gang members against...Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Minority Groups, Justice System, Migration, Social Issues
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Mideast peace conference opens
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe Bush administration and its Israeli and Palestinian allies stepped gingerly toward a new round of formal Mideast peace talks Monday, expressing cautious optimism while lowering expectations for the conference. As officials from about 40 countries...Tags: Iran, Diplomacy, Heads of State, Mahmoud Abbas, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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High-tech train safety effort is approved
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA collision-avoidance system that transportation safety board investigators say could have prevented the fatal collision of two trains in Placentia nearly five years ago was approved for use on freight trains by federal regulators Monday. The system,...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Networking, Railway Accidents, Human Mishaps, Health and Safety at Work
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At Loews, sailors keep guests on the run
Special to the Los Angeles TimesNeed a little discipline during your on-the-road workouts? Guests at Loews Annapolis Hotel, in Annapolis, Md., can fall out of bed and fall in with an early-morning run led by a recent graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. Routes vary on the two-mile run...Tags: United States Naval Academy, Apple iPod, Hotels and Accommodations, Education
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Need to know
A break from looking up Ducking indoors is actually fun at Yosemite National Park, where kids can walk through a replica of a giant sequoia stump, curl up in a mock bear den or eyeball a model of Yosemite Valley, above. It's all part of a $1.3-million...Tags: United States Naval Academy, Cartoons, Apple iPod, Hotels and Accommodations, Entertainment
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Countries pledge to help Palestinian economy
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRepresentatives from around the world collectively endorsed the latest U.S.-backed Mideast peace initiative Monday, pledging to support the crippled Palestinian economy at a crucial moment when its moderate leaders are engaged in peace talks with Israel....Tags: Gaza Strip, Diplomacy, Charity, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Foreign Aid
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Times keeps hope alive; all others give up
Yesterday, as the Annapolis summit on the Middle East came to a close, The Times' editorial board conceded that the meeting managed to defy "rock-bottom expectations" but concluded that, "where there is even the faintest hope, we must protect and...Tags: Diplomacy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Yasser Arafat, Egypt, Philosophy
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John W. Ripley dies at 69; Marine received Navy Cross for heroism in Vietnam War
Retired Marine Corps Col. John W. Ripley, a Vietnam war hero who was awarded the Navy Cross for risking his life to blow up a strategic Highway 1 bridge that halted the advance of North Vietnamese troops and tanks during the 1972 Easter Offensive, has...Tags: Heroism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Religious Festivals, Metal and Mineral
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