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Julian Burke dies at 85; former MTA chief
Julian Burke, a corporate turnaround expert who brought a steady hand and political savvy to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority when it was teetering financially and facing federal scrutiny for poor bus service across Los Angeles County, died...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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Toyota to expand Kentucky factory to produce Lexus model
Toyota Motor Corp. plans a big expansion of its sprawling auto factory in Georgetown, Ky., to launch U.S. production of one its cars. Toyota isn’t talking about the project until a news conference scheduled for Friday, but the automaker's plans...
Tags: Prius, Luxury Vehicles, Toyota, Toyota Motor Corp., Lexus
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Is Prius next after Toyota's decision to produce Lexus in U.S.?
Toyota’s announcement Friday that it will start building the Lexus ES 350 at a factory in Georgetown, Ky., is part of a larger policy of moving production of cars to the markets where they are sold that could result in the automaker's Prius hybrid...
Tags: Luxury Vehicles, Prius, Akio Toyoda, Lexus, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Obama's early-childhood education plan lauded by L.A. educators
Using a method similar to California's to fund early-childhood education, President Obama is proposing a tax hike for his "Preschool for All" plan in the budget presented to Congress. The proposed 94-cent hike on cigarettes is projected to generate more...
Tags: Head Start, Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, Early Learning
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'The Company You Keep's' Brit Marling in black and white
Brit Marling may not be a household name yet, but the budding actress and screenwriter is well on her way. The Georgetown-educated Marling has been around the indie movie scene for a couple of years with the films "Political Disaster" and "Another Earth,"...
Tags: Gucci Group NV, Venice International Film Festival, The Company You Keep (movie), Film Festivals, Independent (Movie Genre)
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Toyota will build Lexus sedans at Kentucky plant, adding 750 jobs
Toyota Motor Co. plans to build Lexus cars in the U.S. when it completes an expansion of the factory in Kentucky where it makes the Camry and Avalon sedans. Toyota said Friday it will shift production of the Lexus ES 350 from a factory in Kyushu, Japan,...
Tags: Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corp., Kelley Blue Book LLC, Manufacturing and Engineering, Companies and Corporations
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Should UCLA pursue Florida Gulf Coast University's Andy Enfield?
Writers from around Tribune Co. offer their ideas about who would be the perfect choice as the next UCLA men's basketball coach. Feel free to join the conversation by leaving a comment of your own. Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times The perfect coach...
Tags: Alabama Crimson Tide, John Calipari, Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, College Sports, Kentucky Wildcats
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NCAA Tournament: North Carolina turns back Villanova, 78-71
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- P.J. Hairston scored 23 points, James Michael McAdoo added 17 and North Carolina unleashed a flurry of 3-pointers to subdue gritty Villanova, 78-71, in the second round of the NCAA tournament Friday night, giving coach Roy Williams his...
Tags: James Michael McAdoo, North Carolina Tar Heels, College Sports, Kentucky Wildcats, Kansas Jayhawks
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Obama court pick withdraws, thwarted by Republicans in Senate
WASHINGTON—Former New York state attorney Caitlin Halligan, President Obama’s choice for the U.S. Court of Appeals here, withdrew her name Friday, defeated by the Republican minority in the Senate. Halligan’s withdrawal is the latest...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Career and Workplace, Justice System
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How to make the most of a trip to the nation's capital
A spring break in the nation's capital is a rite of passage for some families, but if the airfare from the West Coast to the East has stretched your vacation budget, take heart. Many places are free, thanks to government funding (although the sequester...
Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Trips and Vacations, Library of Congress, U.S. Congress, George Washington
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Why does the pope change his name? Why 'Francis'?
What's in a pope's name? By choosing the name Francis, the Argentine Jesuit who will lead the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics has signaled a devotion to simple living and social justice, analysts say. No pope has ever chosen to be called Francis...
Tags: Francis I, World War I (1914-1918), Poverty, Christianity, Roman Catholicism
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Leo? Pius? Pelagius? New pope will send message through name
The name chosen by the next pope will be his first decision -- and the first clue to how he will lead the Roman Catholic Church. Once a pontiff is elected in the Sistine Chapel, he is asked which name he will use. The last pope, Benedict XVI, said he...
Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Timothy M. Dolan, World War I (1914-1918), University of New Hampshire, Vatican City
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