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The World War II hero most publicly associated with this law's passage is rumored to have, while sitting stuck in traffic, called himself a "numbskull" for doing so.
Protestors in favor of the right of gays to marry stand outside the Massachusetts State House in 2004 during Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney's term as Governor. | Photo: Michael Springer/Getty Images
A friend who actively participates in gay rights campaigns announces he's Republican and will be voting for Mitt Romney. His reasons give his friends something to think about.
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Between fibbing politicians, fake memoirs, reality TV, cosmetic surgery, photoshop and botox, the truth can be elusive.
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In which the author is interpreted by a filmmaker and his students while the author's book steadily retreats
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Neither measure is perfect, but let's not make the children pay for those mistakes.
A car wrecked by a 75-foot cypress tree, felled by strong winds in Palms in 1955. Courtesy of the Herald-Examiner Collection, Los Angeles Public Library.
Santa Ana winds have long been a fact of life in Southern California – the unadvertised price residents pay for the region's otherwise idyllic weather.
The Space Shuttle Endeavour's path is temporarily blocked by a tree as the shuttle is transported through the streets on its final journey to its permanent museum home on October 13, 2012 in Inglewood. | Photo: ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyImages)<br />
The space shuttle event in the hood was flying high, but the main photo was grounded.
L.A. has allowed the former cruise ship dancer and world traveler to redefine himself as a local politician.
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A tiny threatened fish wins in court against 12 Southern California water agencies.
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One thing is already clear: The amount of money being given and spent to urge members of the electorate to vote "yes" or "no" on these measures is significant.
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Something is seriously wrong when our most important asset -- the education system -- has to ask for money.
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Wanting to engage the experience on a deeper or at least different level, this year I decided to attempt to walk the entire route of CicLAvia.
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