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Barking up the right tree

Barking up the right tree

With the Grammys, artistry has always been a rather fluid concept. But the Westminster dog show is simply about measuring up, and we don't see enough of that these days.

 

Debt and a tough-talking governor

Indiana's Republican governor, Mitch Daniels, proposed focusing on the biggest components of future deficits, including defense spending and entitlements for seniors.

A true terrorism list

A true terrorism list

Last fall, President Obama offered a sweet deal to one of the most reviled regimes on Earth: If the government of Sudan would allow a...

Misstating Measure H

Misstating Measure H

Being a responsible voter is a difficult job, especially when one is confronted with a big batch of confusing ballot measures. Conscientious...

Down on Rizzo's farm

Down on Rizzo's farm

What do the former city officials of Bell consider themselves today? Pigs or hogs?

Taking aim at pensions

Taking aim at pensions

Eager to expand the police force, then-Mayor Richard Riordan helped persuade voters a decade ago to sweeten the pensions for public safety...

The tongue-tied speaker

The tongue-tied speaker

When it comes to President Obama's policies, House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) is happy to tell the American people what to think....

A daring bet at Belmont

A daring bet at Belmont

If this were a standardized test about standardized testing, it would follow a format like this:

Vote no on Measure L

Vote no on Measure L

The Los Angeles Public Library system is one of the city's most valuable assets, but its budget is being stretched increasingly thin....

Foreign entanglements

Foreign entanglements

For 18 days, Egyptians sent a single, clear, powerful message from Tahrir Square to the world: that even the most brutal regimes...

Tracking the ripple effect

Tracking the ripple effect

The popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt have inspired widespread dissent across the Middle East and left leaders desperately seeking to...

A soft power bargain

A soft power bargain

On Valentine's Day, Congress received a gift from President Obama: the federal budget for fiscal year 2012. As its opening shot in what...

Behind the 'birther' blather

Behind the 'birther' blather

Winston Churchill famously described fanatics as those who "can't change their mind and won't change the subject." It's an appraisal that...

Compton parents trigger reform

Compton parents trigger reform

Marlene Romero watched with growing anxiety as her 8-year-old son suffered through third grade at McKinley Elementary School in Compton. She...

Bursting our bubble

Bursting our bubble

If President Obama could ask for one gift from the economy — one statistic that turns unexpectedly rosy — what would it be? If...

'I'll take human ingenuity for $2,000'

'I'll take human ingenuity for $2,000'

A mere three years ago, the IBM computer now known as Watson was a "Jeopardy!"-playing fool. And that's putting it mildly.

Gov. Brown's democracy dodge

Gov. Brown's democracy dodge

It would be "unconscionable," according to Gov. Jerry Brown, for the Legislature to "block a vote of the people" on a five-year extension of...

Saving Social Security

Saving Social Security

Social Security is the most successful social program in American history. It shouldn't be privatized; its benefits shouldn't be cut; and...