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Politics? We'll take good cheer
There's been a lot of hand-wringing over the spectacle of presidential candidates campaigning during Christmas thanks to the front-loaded primary schedule. But I like it. It provides a nice reminder of how unimportant politics really are Think about it....Tags: Mitt Romney, Elections, John McCain, Barack Obama, Government
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Swine Flu and Sick Time
WEST HARTFORD- The CDC's mandate is very clear when it comes to H1N1. If you're feeling sick, you should stay home. If you are one of the nearly 57 million working americans with no paid sick days-- chances are, you're going to work. ...Tags: Heads of State, Barack Obama, Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Rosa DeLauro
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Cheney: Unpopular after all these years
The Swampby Mark Silva Dick Cheney, who has maintained something of a higher profile after leaving the vice president's office than he held in office, has not made a lot of new friends. Most Americans surveyed -- 55 percent -- hold......Tags: National Security, Barack Obama, Government, Dick Cheney, Defense
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Pelosi: 'Losing public relations game'
The Swampby Mark Silva Some are getting through the controversy over "harsh interrogation techniques'' better than others: President Barack Obama, apparently, is faring well with the public in his disavowal of terrorist interrogations authorized by the Bush...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Heads of State, Barack Obama, Police, Government
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Pelosi's job-approval slides in 60 days
The Swampby Mark Silva House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has taken a fall in public opinion, according to a new CNN Opinion Research Corp. poll showing that nearly half of all Americans surveyed do not approve of the way the California Democrat......Tags: Republican Party, Nancy Pelosi, Government, CNN (tv network), Central Intelligence Agency
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In California, it's Clinton and McCain
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHillary Rodham Clinton holds a commanding lead over Barack Obama in California as the Democratic presidential contest heads toward the Feb. 5 primary, a new statewide poll has found. John McCain's resurgent campaign claimed a slim lead among Republicans,...Tags: Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, John McCain, Florida, Duncan Hunter
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No recession for online dating sites
Housing prices are plummeting. Jobs are evaporating. And the economy, as a whole, is in free fall.
But despite -- or perhaps because of -- such relentlessly bad news, there's an up side -- for daters, at least. Singles are wading into the online dating...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Anxiety, eHarmony, California, Olive Garden
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Credit score commercials not catching on
They might be catchy, but all those TV ads urging consumers to monitor their credit scores appear to be having little impact. A new study shows many people remain in the dark about what has become an increasingly influential force in their financial...Tags: Chicago Mortgages, Consumers, Financial and Business Services, Mortgages, Washington (U.S. state)
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The American secessionist streak
Sarah Palin's secessionist sympathies sparked minor hysteria last week. Her crime was hailing with round praise the work of the cranky Alaskan Independence Party, which advocates a statewide plebiscite on the secession of Alaska from the Union. "The fires...Tags: Sarah Palin, Metal and Mineral, Thomas Jefferson, Texas, California
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Valenti Defends Movie Ratings System
I have been an avid reader and admirer of The LA Times for 40 years. I write you now to give you a brief résumé of the movie industry's voluntary film rating system. The facts of its birth, design and collide with your Oct. 14 editorial First, the...Tags: Entertainment, Movies, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Los Angeles Times
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