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Prop. 8: California A.G. backs gay marriage in Supreme Court brief
California’s top law enforcement officer told the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday that Proposition 8’s ban on same-sex marriage should be overturned because its sole purpose was to “strip loving relationships of validation and dignity...
Tags: Family, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, U.S. Supreme Court, Los Angeles Times
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Tesoro gets state and federal clearance to buy BP's Arco assets
State and federal authorities cleared the way Friday for Tesoro Corp. to buy BP's Carson refinery, the Arco brand and other assets, and the Texas oil giant agreed to California restrictions on prices, jobs and retrofits to protect the environment. The...
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, BP Plc, Petroleum Industry
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Tesoro is cleared to buy BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations
Tesoro Corp. won federal and state clearance for its purchase of BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations and other assets for $2.4 billion, an acquisition that would further concentrate the state's fuel-making capacity into only two players — Tesoro and...
Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Petroleum Industry
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Miley Cyrus tops Maxim's Hot 100 list
Miley Cyrus has topped Maxim's Hot 100 list -- a fact that is officially making us shudder. Cyrus' co-Disney alum Selena Gomez, singer Rihanna, FHM's sexiest woman Mila Kunis, Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence, actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, Disney alum...Tags: Celebrities, Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Swift, Gossip Girl (tv program), Beyonce
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California accuses JPMorgan Chase of debt-collection abuses
NEW YORK -- California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris has accused JPMorgan Chase & Co. of using fraudulent and unlawful debt-collection practices against some 100,000 credit card holders in the state. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, Harris' office claims the...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Laws, Labor Legislation, Trials, Credit and Debt
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California sues JPMorgan Chase over debt-collection practices
SACRAMENTO -- The state is suing JPMorgan Chase for what is says are illegal debt-collection methods against tens of thousands of California credit card consumers. The suit, filed by Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris is Los Angeles County Superior Court on...
Tags: Credit and Debt
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Books a popular gift for Maryland governor
Books -- about the War of 1812, the Chesapeake Bay and other topics -- were popular gifts to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley last year, according to his financial disclosure forms. He received nearly 90 books during the year, The Baltimore Sun's political...
Tags: MGM Resorts International, Regional Authority, War of 1812, Politics, Government
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California sues JPMorgan over debt collection tactics
In a lawsuit that echoes the worst abuses of the foreclosure crisis, the state's top law enforcement official is suing the nation's largest bank, accusing it of using aggressive and illegal tactics to collect credit card debt from thousands of...
Tags: Finance, Litigation, Laws, Consumers, Trials
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Wendy Greuel takes on the crowd at Tolliver's
"Hi guys, long time no see," Wendy Greuel said, strolling into Tolliver's barbershop as if she were a regular. It was her third mayoral campaign visit to the South Los Angeles institution where the haircuts are cheap and the political banter is free....
Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Politics, Wendy Greuel, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Inmate whose arson murder conviction was overturned will be retried
SAN FRANCISCO — A prison inmate whose triple-murder arson conviction was overturned after he demonstrated "actual innocence" will be retried rather than released, prosecutors said. U.S. District Judge Anthony W. Ishii ordered the state last...Tags: Judges, FBI, Punishment, Lawyers, Prosecution
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BofA settles another mortgage lawsuit but is facing a new one
NEW YORK — As Bank of America Corp. pulls itself free from a swamp of mortgage liabilities, new troubles keep threatening to suck it back under. BofA agreed to settle a big insurer's claims over faulty mortgage bonds for $1.7 billion Monday. But...Tags: Finance, Citigroup Incorporated, Trials, Economy, Business and Finance, Orange County (New York)
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Trader Joe's targeted for meat with antibiotics, candy with lead
Quirky grocery chain Trader Joe’s is dealing this week with some concern over its products, including a public statement from a major advocacy group criticizing the presence of antibiotics in meat and a lawsuit from the state of California...
Tags: Genetic Engineering, Ginger, Whole Foods Market, Consumers, Tesco plc
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