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10 Years After Start of War, Is Iraq Better Off?
Ten years later, what does the Iraq War look like? What did we get for all that blood and treasure spent? Nearly 180,000 people killed and nearly $2 trillion spent.
Rajiv Chandrasekaran spent time there during the war as Baghdad bureau chief for "The Washington Post." He later wrote the critically acclaimed book "Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone" about the Americans' botched attempts to restore order after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
He joined Madeleine via satellite from Washington, D.C.
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A man's search for his missing wife who suffers from early onset Alzheimers reveals gaps in the system meant to locate and care for the mentally impaired in California. "SoCal Connected" documents the journey to answer, where's Nancy?
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Public street disrepair is costing Los Angeles millions in costly personal injury claims.
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They’re tiny, weaponized, and carry a potentially deadly payload. They’re called “Assassin Bugs” and they can be as common as the backyard mosquito or as exotic as the so-called “kissing bug"--and they're here in Southern California, spreading some of the
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SoCal Connected's Deepa Dernandes questions Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini.
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Examine L.A.'s unregulated short-term housing market and an indoor marijuana facility employing veterans.
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A look at the spike in the number of employers retaliating against undocumented workers.
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As new developments pop up all over L.A., many are asking, 'Who approved that?'
