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California: Sierra snowcat trips for skiers, boarders
Expert skiers and snowboarders who’d like to take on the steeps in Huckleberry Canyon at the Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort off Highway 50 near South Lake Tahoe now have a guided snowcat option. Instead of hiking to reach the terrain beyond the lift-...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Avalanches and Landslides
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Obama aides launch Organizing for Action to back his agenda
WASHINGTON -- Leaders of President Obama's reelection campaign announced Friday that they are launching a permanent advocacy organization called Organizing for Action that will enlist his supporters to fight for his policy agenda. Calling it "the next...Tags: Americans for Prosperity, White House, Barack Obama, Politics, Elections
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With Te'o silent, questions about hoax mount
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Manti Te'o has already tried to explain how his heartwarming story of playing through adversity was a lie he wasn't responsible for, how he was the victim of a cruel hoax about a dead girlfriend who never existed. He...
Tags: College Football, Mark Emmert, Culture, Ceremonies, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Conrad Bain of 'Diff'rent Strokes' dies; co-stars' tragedies 'painful'
This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details.Conrad Bain, the actor who played a white millionaire who adopted two African American boys on the NBC comedy "Diff'rent Strokes," has died. He was 89. Bain's daughter Jennifer said Bain died of natural causes in Livermore, where he had been moved to...Tags: Leonard Bernstein, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, ABC (tv network), Norman Lear
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Aaron Swartz was 'killed by the government,' father tells mourners
Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old Internet genius, was eulogized on Tuesday as a person who wanted to make the world better but was hounded into killing himself by harsh government policies. Swartz was “killed by the government,” his father,...
Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Criminals, U.S. Department of Justice, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois)
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Head of Burbank teachers union clashes with Assemblyman Mike Gatto
A vote on delegates to the Democratic State Convention has led to some acrimony, with the head of the Burbank teachers union accusing Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silverlake) of using heavy-handed tactics to win. A slate of candidates endorsed by Gatto...
Tags: Mike Gatto, Patrick McGreevy, Politics, Elections
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Should the Olympics suspend cycling?
No, but UCI must go Philip Hersh Chicago Tribune Cycling gets to stay in the Olympics on one condition: the International Cycling Union leaders who turned a blind eye to doping (best case) or enabled it (more likely) must go. Ex-UCI President Hein...Tags: Track Cycling, Philip Hersh, Weightlifting, Clean and Jerk, Oprah Winfrey
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Widow of man killed in Aurora sues James Holmes' psychiatrist
The widow of a man killed in the shooting rampage at a suburban Denver movie theater has filed suit against the psychiatrist who treated the accused gunman James E. Holmes and the doctor’s employer. The lawsuit, filed in Denver on Monday, is the...
Tags: Psychiatrists, Psychiatry, Justice System, Litigation, James Holmes
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Disney unveils plans to revive its video game business
Long stuck in low gear, Walt Disney Co.’s video game division is aiming for infinity. The entertainment conglomerate on Tuesday unveiled plans for a high-stakes initiative called Disney Infinity that could determine the success or failure of its...
Tags: Lucasfilm Ltd., Xbox, Travel, ABC (tv network), Media Industry
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Daily Buzz: Should Congress approve President Obama's gun control agenda?
Driven by the tragedy in Newtown 34 days ago, President Barack Obama put his hand on the third rail of American politics Wednesday and proposed gun control reforms. He called for universal background checks for gun sales, a ban on assault-style weapons...
Tags: Barack Obama, Interior Policy, National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control, Republican Party
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NRA-branded video game draws outrage amid Newtown gun debate
As President Obama prepared to announce his gun control proposals Wednesday, an NRA-branded video game was sparking outrage across the country. “NRA: Practice Range” was released Sunday, according to Apple's App Store -- almost one month...
Tags: Apple iPad, Computer Hardware, Gaming, Dannel P. Malloy , Gaming Industry
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Nearly 200 turn out to protest proposed storm water pollution fee
L.A. NOWAfter a five-hour hearing where nearly 200 people spoke on a proposed parcel fee that would go to clean up storm water pollution in the county's water bodies, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors deferred a vote to place the fee on the ballot....
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