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Los Angeles mayor-elect vows to put recession in rear-view mirror
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Councilman Eric Garcetti declared victory Wednesday in his bid to become the next mayor and vowed to put the city's economic slump "in the rear-view mirror," capping a race shaped by dire fiscal forecasts and...Tags: Judaism, Crime, Law and Justice, Voting, Government Debt, Alternative Energy
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It's finals week: Do you know what your teen is taking to study so hard?
By the end of high school, 12% of teens say they have taken a stimulant medication for reasons other than to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But parents, including many of those whose kids are taking ADHD drugs in a bid to boost...
Tags: Adderall (drug), ADHD, Lifestyle and Leisure, Arts and Culture, Values
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Voters oust Carmen Trutanich as city attorney
Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich was defeated in his bid for reelection by former Assemblyman Mike Feuer. Trutanich announced his concession about 11:30 p.m. [Updated at 11:45 p.m. At Rocco's Tavern in Studio City, he thanked supporters and...
Tags: Carmen Trutanich, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Lawyers, Values
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Feuer beats Trutanich; Galperin leading Zine
After an especially contentious campaign, Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich conceded to challenger Mike Feuer late Tuesday, while attorney Ron Galperin was leading City Councilman Dennis Zine in partial returns for another citywide office,...
Tags: Carmen Trutanich, Mike Feuer, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Values
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Sandburg Muslim students combat stereotypes
When Muslim students at Sandburg High School were brainstorming ways last year to combat negative thinking about Islam, they came up with the idea of an informal group that would nourish their culture and religion as well as combat stereotypes. Now...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Separation of Church and State, Earth Day, Students, Islam
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Rep. Issa tested by the spotlight
WASHINGTON — During the 2010 campaign, Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from Sherman Oaks, joked, "Every time I try to encourage the White House to do more to help us elect Democrats to the House of Representatives, I send them a picture of Darrell...
Tags: Darrell E Issa, Arts and Culture, Saturday Night Live (tv program), U.S. Congress, Tom Davis
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Diamond anniversary
Miami Beach's oldest Conservative synagogue recently celebrated its 75th anniversary with a gala that drew more than 300 people, including community leaders. Among the highlights of Temple Emanu-El's 75th Diamond Anniversary Gala were honoring its past...Tags: Judaism, Miami Beach, Values, Ronald Reagan, Religion and Belief
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Kenneth Whipp, William W. Them running for Wysox Twp. supervisor
The Daily Review, Towanda, Pa.Voters on Tuesday will face a choice for Wysox Township supervisor: longtime Wysox Township businessman William W. Them, who favors a significant decrease in local taxes, or Kenneth Whipp, who says that this is not the right time to lower residents' tax...Tags: Services and Shopping, Voting, Values, Property, Realty
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U.S. CFTC watchdog faults Gensler for recusal from MF Global probe
ReutersBy Sarah N. Lynch and Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. derivatives regulator made a questionable call when he chose to distance himself from probing the demise of futures broker MF Global, the agency's internal...Tags: MF Global, Financial Markets, Financially Distressed Companies, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Values
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CORRECTED-Vermont passes law allowing doctor-assisted suicide
Reuters(In May 20 story, corrects Edward Mahoney's affiliation to Vermont Alliance for Ethical Healthcare, not True Dignity Vermont) By Jason McLure May 20 (Reuters) - Vermont on Monday became the fourth U.S. state to end legal penalties for doctors who...Tags: Suicide, Crime, Law and Justice, Euthanasia, Values, Laws
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Vermont passes law allowing doctor-assisted suicide
Reuters(Reuters) - Vermont on Monday became the fourth U.S. state to end legal penalties for doctors who prescribe medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own lives. The law, which includes a number of safeguards over the next three years...Tags: Suicide, Crime, Law and Justice, Euthanasia, Values, Chemical Industry
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Where to bury the truly awful
If you don't believe in souls or an afterlife, then a corpse is just a body — potentially a teaching tool, a source of lifesaving organs, but little more. In 1829, taking such thinking to the extreme, a radical British pamphleteer named Peter...
Tags: Dismemberment, Mental Health, Values, Pakistan, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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