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Berman draws on D.C. insiders to boost self, slam rival Sherman
It's always nice when you can get others to make your points for you, and Rep. Howard Berman has found some help among Washington insider organizations in his election battle with fellow Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman. Foreign Policy magazine's website has...
Tags: Politics, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rachel Maddow, Jean Merl, MSNBC (tv network)
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Water board wraps chromium 6 investigation at Walt Disney Studios
The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board has concluded an investigation into contamination on the site of the Walt Disney Studios, a senior board official said. The agency’s decision comes a day after The Times reported the board, along...
Tags: Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cancer, Walt Disney, Richard Verrier
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California Assembly approves state film, TV tax credit extension
The California Assembly overwhelmingly approved a bill that would preserve funding for the state's film and television tax credit. The Assembly voted 70-4 in favor of the bill, which extends funding for the program another two years, according to The...
Tags: Politics, Credit and Debt, Taxation, Tax Credits, Richard Verrier
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State lawmakers in D.C. for meetings on bullet train, other issues
With the state Legislature on summer recess, a bipartisan delegation of 10 Assembly members is in Washington, D.C., this week meeting with federal officials on issues including healthcare reform, veterans’ disability benefits and immigration....
Tags: Jeff Gorell, Patrick McGreevy
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5 Freeway closed in both directions; truck crashes through center divider
The 5 Freeway is closed in both directions in Burbank after a big rig crashed through the center divider at Buena Vista Street. The crash has jammed traffic for miles, and officials are not sure when the freeway will reopen. [Updated at 5:45 p.m.: One...Tags: Bob Hope, Shelby Grad
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'The Tonight Show' experiences dark days
As the No. 1 late-night show for most of the past half-century, "The Tonight Show" has been vital to NBC's fortunes. It was the network's most profitable entertainment program during its 1990s peak, kicking an estimated $100 million to the bottom line...
Tags: NBC (tv network), The Tonight Show (tv program), Scott Collins, Jay Leno
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Berman, Sherman taking campaigns to TV
Rep. Howard Berman has begun running two cable TV campaign ads, the first since the primary election, in his bruising battle with fellow Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman. Unlike the increasing vitriol spilled on both sides as the two House veterans compete...Tags: Politics, Jean Merl, Elections, Primaries, Television Industry
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Bullet train authority steps up hiring to fill long-vacant posts
Plugging long-standing vacancies in its management team, the agency that plans to build the state bullet train system announced Monday the hiring of a chief administrative officer and seven other individuals to fill a variety of top executive posts....
Tags: Dan Weikel
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'Dora the Explorer' executive out in Nickelodeon shake-up
Reeling from its spectacular ratings fall, Burbank-based Nickelodeon has pushed out animation chief Brown Johnson, the executive most responsible for creating the network's cartoon sensation "Dora the Explorer." Johnson is leaving Nickelodeon "to...Tags: Meg James, Animation (genre), Nickelodeon (tv network), Viacom Inc.
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LAPD identifies woman slammed to ground in Tujunga traffic stop
A 34-year-old woman involved in an altercation with Los Angeles police that is now under investigation was identified Tuesday night as Michelle Jordan. The Sunland resident was pulled over Aug. 21 on a cellphone violation and was arrested on suspicion of...Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Robert J. Lopez
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In China, Warner Bros. feels the sting of dueling film releases
China is rolling up the red carpet for Hollywood. Just six months after Chinese and American leaders reached a new agreement allowing more foreign movies into the world's most populous nation, officials there are trying to torpedo the box office...
Tags: China, John Horn, Movies, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., The Amazing Spider-Man (movie)
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Sherman alleges Berman illegally overpaid brother for campaign work
It's the latest twist in an increasingly vitriolic campaign for Congress: Rep. Brad Sherman is going after payments made to the brother of his rival, fellow Democratic Rep. Howard Berman. In a complaint filed Thursday with the Federal Election...
Tags: Politics, Jean Merl, Elections, Federal Election Commission, Marketing
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