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Foreclosure activity soars in third quarter, ending lengthy lull
Banks fired up the California foreclosure machine in the third quarter, breaking out of a nearly yearlong lull that began in the midst of widespread revelations that banks were improperly seizing homes from delinquent borrowers.
A big August surge in...Tags: Politics, Foreclosures, Mortgages, Kamala D. Harris, Justice System
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Campaign 2012: Ron Paul's existential challenge to Washington
Opinion L.A.The basic question posed by the likes of Republicans Herman Cain, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry is, "Would this person do a better job as president than Barack Obama has?" The basic question posed by Rep. Ron Paul's candidacy is, "Why do we have a federal... -
Vegas debate: Romney faces withering attacks over healthcare
After the candidates sliced and diced Herman Cain's "9-9-9" plan, they turned their attention to the man long considered the tentative GOP front-runner -- Mitt Romney -- and his biggest liability -- healthcare reform.
It began with a polite exchange over...Tags: Politics, Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Elections, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Letters to the editor: Big spenders in Hollywood nightclubs; Sheriff Baca's defense on jail problems; a dollar coin instead of a bill
The good times roll
Re "Nightclubs having a whale of a time," Oct. 15
My soon-to-be-former bank grudgingly shells out less than 1% interest on my savings account but would gleefully charge me 15% if I couldn't pay the full balance on my credit card....Tags: Dining and Drinking, Justice System, Economy, Business and Finance, Mirage (music group), Herman Cain
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Pentagon, NASA opens competition for space launch missions
The U.S. government has taken the first steps toward opening up the competition to launch its national security satellites into outer space.
The Air Force, NASA and the National Reconnaissance Office — the secretive federal umbrella agency that...Tags: Politics, Companies and Corporations, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Boeing Co., Aerospace Manufacturing
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Pentagon, NASA open space launch missions to private ventures [Updated]
Money & CompanyThe U.S. government has taken the first steps toward allowing commercial space companies to launch its national security satellites into outer space.... -
MS-13 gangs linked with L.A., Salvador in National Geographic documentary
Show TrackerThe new documentary "Gang Warfare USA" shows how U.S. deportation policies may be helping the violent MS-13 gang to flourish both in El Salvador and the U.S.... -
Spending debate resumes in Senate this week
The House is on recess this week, but the Senate is in session and takes up a trio of spending bills focusing on the budget issues that have defined much of this year on Capitol Hill.
The Senate has packaged three appropriations bills –...Tags: Eric Cantor, Politics, Jay Carney, Republican Party, Barack Obama
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Britain defense minister resigns over links to businessman
The scandal lasted just over a week.
It began with questions about why 33-year-old businessman Adam Werrity had traveled extensively abroad with his longtime friend, British Defense Minister Liam Fox, signs of his unusually close relationship with a...Tags: Politics, David Cameron, United Kingdom, Trips and Vacations, Companies and Corporations
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U.S. sending military advisors to Uganda
President Obama is sending about 100 special forces troops to central Africa to help target the leadership of the Lord's Resistance Army, a notorious militia that has been raping and pillaging in the remote jungles of northern Uganda and neighboring...Tags: National Security, Politics, Human Rights, International Military Interventions, Africa
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Movie review: 'Hell and Back Again'
Artistic reach meets hypnotic intimacy in Danfung Dennis' vital war documentary "Hell and Back Again."
Dennis, a noted war photographer, was embedded with a U.S. Marine unit as they dropped behind enemy lines in southern Afghanistan for a major...Tags: Menachem Begin, Kevin Spacey, Family, Tennessee Williams, Injuries and Wounds
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Movie review: 'Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace'
The historical jigsaw puzzle that led to 1979's Israel-Egypt peace treaty is comprehensively, if sluggishly examined by director Harry Hunkele in his documentary "Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace." Packed with impressive archival footage and rare...Tags: Menachem Begin, Kevin Spacey, Family, Tennessee Williams, Injuries and Wounds
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