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Mayor's race: The real money problem in L.A.
The media coverage and much of the public perception of the Los Angeles mayor's race have relentlessly focused on the money Los Angeles' labor movement is spending to elect Wendy Greuel, and on the wages and benefits of city and other employees that could...
Tags: United States Census Bureau, Elections, Poverty, Social Issues, Local Elections
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Four immigration officials charged with bribery, fraud
Attorney Kwang Man "John" Lee, authorities say, was a man who could make things happen — for a price. For a pound of marijuana and $44,000, the Koreatown attorney allegedly said, he could get an immigrant client a U.S. citizenship. "Price is...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Defendants, Czech Republic, Corporate Crime
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Letters: Vietnam today
Re "The Vietnam syndrome," Opinion, May 5 Frank Snepp, a former CIA analyst who was in Vietnam during the fall of Saigon in 1975, worries that we may not have learned the lessons of our war in that country. He may have missed the most important lesson....
Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Barack Obama, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Birth Defects
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Wendy Greuel supporters say she is target of negative 'push' poll
An unidentified individual or organization that has not registered with the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission appears to be conducting a negative “push” poll to try to turn voters against mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel, according to two...Tags: Polls, Wendy Greuel, Elections, Unions, Eric Garcetti
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Storm drops more than half an inch of rain across L.A. area
More than a half-inch of rain fell in communities across Los Angeles County on Monday as a late-season storm moved across the region. The wet weather is the result of a low-pressure system off the California coast. The system is expected to bring cooler...
Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, National Weather Service
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L.A. opens tourism office in Shanghai
Los Angeles has doubled its presence in China. In hopes of welcoming more big-spending foreign visitors, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Monday that the city has opened a tourism office in Shanghai, the second for Los Angeles in China. To promote...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Japan, Port of Los Angeles, China, Tourism and Leisure
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Air Pacific will rebrand itself next month as Fiji Airways
Bula! On June 19, Air Pacific, the national airline of Fiji, will become Fiji Airways, its name from 1951 to 1970, when it became Air Pacific. Dave Pflieger, chief executive, urged the board of directors to rebrand the airline. “When you hear...
Tags: Boeing Co., Air Transportation Industry, American Airlines, Inc., Fiji
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LAX fails to land in top 100 ranking of world's best airports
President Obama recently groused that no U.S. airport ranked among the world's top 25 airports. If you're a regular traveler to Los Angeles, you may be even more disappointed to learn that Los Angeles International Airport didn't even make the top 100....
Tags: Transportation, Barack Obama, Trips and Vacations, Immigration, Public Transportation
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What's wrong with Los Angeles International Airport?
President Obama recently groused that no U.S. airport ranked among the world’s top 25 airports. If you’re a regular traveler to or from Los Angeles, you may be even more disappointed to learn that Los Angeles International Airport didn&...
Tags: Barack Obama, Air Transportation Delays, Public Transportation, International Travel, Travel
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Mental patient who threatened elementary school back in custody
A mentally ill man who had threatened to terrorize a Garden Grove elementary school was back in custody Saturday night, about 24 hours after escaping from his Santa Ana mental health facility, officials said. Norris Phuoc Nguyen, 23, escaped Friday...Tags: Google+, Mental Health
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Company may be resigned to paying for ex-employee's airfare
Question: As a human resources consultant, I sometimes receive travel inquiries from one of my clients. Here is one: An employee, using a company credit card, purchased a $1,200 airline ticket for a business trip. The ticket is in her name and is...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Air Transportation Industry, Employment
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Golden Apple fans at Free Comic Book Day witness car chase, crash
Fans waiting in line Saturday for the annual Free Comic Book Day event at Golden Apple Comics on Melrose Avenue witnessed firsthand the kind of high-speed car chase and police action regularly featured in graphic novels. Dozens of people in two lines...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Jiffy Lube International, Inc., Motorvehicle Accidents
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