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Fair Board rejects Senate bill
The Orange County Fair Board agreed Thursday to formally oppose a bill that activists warned could lead to privatization of the publicly owned fairgrounds. Theresa Sears and Reggie Mundekis of the Orange County Fair Preservation Society alleged that...Tags: Government, Company Privatization, Privatization, Politics, Sears
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The bottom line: It's time to restore dental care for the poor
SACRAMENTO — State Capitol politicians may have an extra $3.2 billion to play with. Or they may not. It depends on whose figures you believe: nonpartisan Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor's or contrarian Gov. Jerry Brown's. I tend to have more...
Tags: Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Root Canal, Dentistry and Dental Health, Public Finance
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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: Parties and Movements, Tom Davis, U.S. Congress, Elections, Taxation
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New Releases: 'Side Effects,' 'Beautiful Creatures' and more
Side Effects Universal, $29.98; Blu-ray, $34.98 Available on VOD beginning Tuesday Director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Z. Burns don't really try to reinvent the psychological thriller with their film. Structurally, it's a...Tags: Movies, Point Blank (movie), Jennifer Lopez, Crime, Law and Justice, Parker (movie)
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On Demand DVD New Releases May 20-26
Channel Guide MagazineOn Demand DVD New Releases May 20-26. This week's features include Arnold Schwarzenegger's return to the big screen, The Last Stand, and a film that director Steven Soderbergh claims is his last, Side Effects. Other familiar faces on the list this week... -
DSM-5 is here: Are psychiatrists ready to stop arguing about it?
Finally. After many contentious years, the American Psychiatric Assn. has unleashed DSM-5, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. If you know one thing about the DSM, it’s probably that this book is...
Tags: Mental Health, Social Sciences, Harvard University, Psychiatrists, Psychiatry
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RPT-INSIGHT-The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill
ReutersBy Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES, May 20 (Reuters) - In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by...Tags: Environmental Issues, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sales, Petroleum Industry, Credit and Debt
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What Buyers Want at Cannes: More Jennifer Lawrence, Less Sylvester Stallone
ReutersMay 13 (TheWrap.com) - Leonardo DiCaprio, Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese are just a few of the Hollywood luminaries to descend upon Cannes this week for the world's most famous film festival. What no one seems to know is whether this will be a good...Tags: Cannes Film Festival, The Hunger Games (movie), Mathieu Amalric, Margin Call (movie), Jennifer Lawrence
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Op-Ed, explained
TO SOME READERS, the Op-Ed page is a bit mysterious. I'll be at a cocktail party, or in the bleachers at a Little League game, and the guy next to me will begin asking questions about just what it is we're trying to do, and how we get it done. Who are...Tags: Periodicals, Nicholas Goldberg, Meghan Daum, Authors, Patt Morrison
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The Best, Worst, and Most Ridiculous of the Week: 14 Showbiz Stories You Can't Miss
ReutersMay 18 (TheWrap.com) - How the Battle Over 'Star Trek' Rights Killed J.J. Abrams' Grand Ambitions:Â J.J. Abrams likes to go big or go home. But due to the "Star Trek" licensing and merchandising rights being split between CBS and Paramount, the...Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., J.J. Abrams, Chris Evans, Television Industry
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Veterans home-loan bond money going untapped
SACRAMENTO — In the last century, Californians have said yes to every request for money to help veterans buy homes. Since 2000, they have signed off on $1.4 billion in bonds for that purpose. But most of that money remains untapped. In fact, the...Tags: Mental Health, Homes, Afghanistan, U.S. Congress, Voting
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Fox bets on stars! ESPN eyes Open. Pressure on Sony to split
After the coffee. Before the ESPN and ABC upfronts. The Skinny: I got through the day without any pizza. Let's see if I can make it two in a row. Tuesday's headlines include Fox's new TV schedule for next season. Also, a hedge fund manager is pressuring...Tags: Television, The X Factor (tv program), Microsoft Corporation, Television Industry, Tennis Channel (tv network)
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