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Obama and McCain in a statistical tie (20 August 12:30) |
| A Times/Bloomberg poll finds that Obama shows few signs of winning new voters. The issue of experience goes McCain's way.
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Federal probe focuses on wife of L.A. City Atty. Delgadillo (20 August 12:30) |
| Investigators are seeking information about her consulting business and taxes, sources say.
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Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili seems to take over TV news (20 August 12:30) |
| It's been hard to miss the besieged leader on U.S. news shows, railing about Russia's invasion of his country.
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Twins chase the news on L.A.'s dark streets (20 August 12:30) |
| Austin and Howard Raishbrook, each equipped with scanners and cameras, roam freeways and byways, shooting fires and wrecks for TV.
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Orange County transfers 1,200 acres to developer-backed land trust (20 August 12:30) |
| The firm wants a toll road built through the property but says it will keep open space undeveloped.
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7 Southern California men arrested in child porn investigation (20 August 12:30) |
| The men are among 52 suspects charged with possessing or producing child pornography using computer networks to exchange graphic images and videos.
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Suicide attack at Algerian police academy kills 43 (20 August 12:30) |
| No group claimed responsibility for the car bomb, which also injured more than 38.
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In Indonesia, Bali bombers seek beheading instead of firing squad (20 August 10:36) |
| Lawyers contend that death by shooting is inhumane. The high court will hear their petition, but officials want the executions done before Ramadan begins.
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Retired officer arrested in La Habra bank robbery (20 August 04:48) |
| The suspect was in the Pasadena Police Department for eight years. The FBI is investigating whether he's connected to a string of robberies in 2006.
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Armed 85-year-old woman makes intruder call cops (20 August 03:02) |
| An 85-year-old woman boldly went for her gun and busted a would-be burglar inside her home, then forced him to call police while she kept him in her sights, police said. |
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Board approves law that holds parents accountable for kids' graffiti (19 August 11:40) |
| The L.A. County supervisors' measure will allow authorities to hold taggers and their parents liable for civil damages.
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Fay makes landfall in southwest Florida (19 August 08:20) |
| Tropical Storm Fay moved inland today after making landfall in southwest Florida, never growing into the hurricane that forecasters had feared. |
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French paratroopers killed in ambush near Kabul (19 August 07:36) |
| About 100 insurgents ambushed a group of French paratroopers, killing 10 soldiers in an area outside the capital known as a militant stronghold. In a separate coordinated attack today, a tea... |
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Wholesale prices rising at fastest pace since 1981 (19 August 06:35) |
| Wholesale inflation surged in July, leaving prices for the past year rising at the fastest pace in 27 years, according to government data released today. |
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American Shawn Johnson finally gets her gold medal (19 August 06:15) |
| The favorite in the all-around who settled for silver puts on a powerful winning performance on the balance beam. Nastia Liukin takes second for her fifth medal of the Games.
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Scientists elaborate on the case against Bruce Ivins (19 August 12:30) |
| One revelation is that, contrary to what some officials had claimed, the mailed anthrax had not been 'weaponized.'
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Eastern Europe gets jittery over Russia (19 August 12:30) |
| Poland, Ukraine, Moldova and the Czech Republic are among those worried that they could be next after the invasion of Georgia.
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Outside a Chinese gate, a Shaq (19 August 12:30) |
| A giant statue of former Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal looms over Chaoyang Park in Beijing. Some of the locals aren't sure why he's here.
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New Los Angeles Times Publisher Eddy Hartenstein asserts independence (19 August 11:16) |
| The Southland native says he will have more latitude from Tribune bosses in Chicago.
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Grand Canyon flooding forces evacuation of more than 250 (19 August 07:31) |
| More rain falls Monday, but some in remote village of Supai stay put.
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Russian forces destroy key Georgian bridge (16 August 09:59) |
| The move came a day after the Georgian president signed a French-backed cease-fire proposal during a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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O.C. matchup between Obama and McCain is a prelude to debates (16 August 12:30) |
| At Saddleback Church, the candidates will field similar questions before an audience not chosen by their tightly controlled campaigns.
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L.A. Times names Eddy Hartenstein to publisher's post (16 August 12:30) |
| The former DirecTV chief must contend with steep declines in circulation and advertising revenues.
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Georgian refugees' plight is grim (16 August 12:30) |
| The Georgia-Russia conflict is estimated to have displaced as many as 100,000 people, many of whom are yet to receive any aid.
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Michael Phelps ties Mark Spitz's record of seven golds with a thrilling victory in 100-meter butterfly (16 August 12:30) |
| In an amazing finish, he out-touches Serbia's Milorad Cavic at the wall.
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Extra practice pays off for gold medalist Nastia Liukin (16 August 12:30) |
| A disappointed Shawn Johnson settles for silver on a day when artistic expression won out over athleticism in the all-around final.
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Barack Obama campaign soliciting 'soft money' for convention (16 August 12:30) |
| The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has decried the practice and vowed to reform convention funding, but the Denver Host Committee was facing a budget shortfall.
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Russia says it will follow cease-fire (16 August 04:36) |
| A U.S. official says Russia has assured Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that it will implement a cease-fire agreement with the republic of Georgia. |
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Yes, those were lightning strikes. No, it wasn't a dream (15 August 09:04) |
| Overnight thunderstorms trigger 500 lightning strikes across the region. Scattered rain keeps wildfires from erupting.
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Please, let Michael Phelps be for real (15 August 12:30) |
| American sports has seen too many soiled heroes.
The oddly shaped athlete. |
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Russian soldiers open second front in Georgia (11 August 09:57) |
| Russia seizes control of an army base as Georgia struggles to regain ground in South Ossetia.
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Lynwood man shot and killed by SWAT team (11 August 09:34) |
| The man had allegedly shot and wounded his wife and was holding his daughter hostage, authorities say.
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U.S. coalition kills 25 militants, 8 Afghan hostages (11 August 03:11) |
| KABUL, Afghanistan -- A series of clashes and an airstrike in southern Afghanistan killed 25 militants and eight civilians held hostage by insurgents, the U.S.-led coalition said in a statem... |
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Russia expands Georgia blitz, deploys ships (11 August 12:38) |
| TBILISI, Georgia -- Russia and Georgia clashed on land and at sea Sunday despite a Georgian cease-fire offer and claim of withdrawal from the separatist province of South Ossetia, officials... |
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U.S., allies keep up pressure on Russia to end attacks in Georgia (11 August 12:30) |
| Ambassadors ask Moscow whether it intends to overthrow Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.
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As Georgia retreats, Russia presses on (11 August 12:30) |
| Moscow bombs more sites, hitting Georgian targets in South Ossetia as well as in Georgia. U.S. alleges a bid at 'regime change' as world leaders attempt to calm conflict.
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U.S. relay team keeps Michael Phelps' quest alive (11 August 12:30) |
| Jason Lezak overcomes deficit on the final leg of 400 freestyle relay, and U.S. edges France in dramatic fashion.
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U.S. men's basketball team routs China, 101-70, in Olympic opener (11 August 12:30) |
| After the Chinese keep it close for 15 minutes, it's a red, white and blue track meet with dunks.
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Between a maverick and a hard place (11 August 12:30) |
| McCain defends his outsider image after having embraced GOP dogma for the primary.
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Evo Morales claims win in Bolivia election (11 August 12:30) |
| Unofficial results show the president will retain his post after recall referendum. Two opposition governors are ousted, results indicate.
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GOP convention officials discover deficit just in time (10 August 12:30) |
| They recently found they were $10 million short, but have since scrambled to make up much of the gap.
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U.S. guns arm Mexican drug cartels (10 August 12:30) |
| Licensed weapons dealers are abundant near the border. 'Straw buyers' assist the traffickers.
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Portraits of firefighters who died in helicopter crash slowly emerge (10 August 12:30) |
| 'They were all great guys,' said the man who trained seven contract firefighters from Oregon who died when a Sikorsky went down in Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
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Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony blends technology and tradition (09 August 12:30) |
| The power and precision of a rising China are on display with 14,000 performers and hundreds of athletes. The downsides: heat, humidity and numbing repetition.
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Fighting between Russia, Georgia intensifies (09 August 12:30) |
| Backed by airstrikes, Russian forces cross into allied separatist South Ossetia, target of a Georgian offensive.
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Hamdan case sets stage for bigger trials at Guantanamo (08 August 12:30) |
| The partial conviction may give the tribunal system a credibility boost and help the White House reach its goal: trial by year's end for accused Sept. 11 plotter Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.
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The number 8 is more than enough for the Olympics -- and Chinese Americans (08 August 12:30) |
| Friday's numerical configuration -- 8/8/08 -- marks the irresistible alignment of Chinese culture's most celebrated number and the starting date of the Beijing Olympics.
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McCain, Obama tiptoe across vice presidential minefield (08 August 12:30) |
| For both candidates, the goal is the same: Who will help them while angering the fewest people?
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Bill Clinton to speak at Democrats' convention (08 August 12:30) |
| The former president will address delegates Aug. 27, the day before Barack Obama is to formally accept the nomination.
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Workers' compensation enforcers widen focus on employers (08 August 12:30) |
| Audits of factories, farms and other workplaces highlight violations by employers.
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