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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: U.S. Supreme Court, Gays and Lesbians, Los Angeles Times, Family, Social Issues
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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: Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, BP Plc, Global Warming
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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: Chevron Corportion, AAA, Environmental Pollution, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Gasoline 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: Sofia Vergara, Harry Potter (fictional character), Today (tv program), Ryan Reynolds, Selena Gomez
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Career and Workplace, Laws, 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: Kazakhstan, Politics, Democratic Governors Association, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Finance, Litigation, Economy, Business and Finance
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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: Eric Garcetti, Politics, Wendy Greuel, Barack Obama, Elections
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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: Lawyers, Prisons, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI
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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: Countrywide Financial Corp., Financial Markets, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Mortgages
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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: Tesco plc, Target, Whole Foods Market, Genetic Engineering, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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