December 2011
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November 2011
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New reality show offers two men $1M to sneak out... →
centerforinvestigativereporting:
From our homeland security reporter G.W. Schulz …
ageofperil:
It’s almost 2013, so perhaps no one should be surprised that a reality show in the works would mimic the 1996 dystopian flick “Escape From L.A.” What’s chilling is that the show is not fiction and may in the end say more about the post-Sept. 11 surveillance state than anything else so far.
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clockwork-toi asked: Please. Cover OCCUPY WALL STREET L.A's UPDATES PLEASE.
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Dirty Money →
The Times has a new series of occasional reports on money laundering practices and the drug war.
Mexico seeks to fill drug war gap with focus on dirty money: The evolving anti-laundering campaign could change the tone of the Mexican government’s battle by striking at the heart of the cartels’ financial empire, analysts say.
International banks have aided Mexican drug gangs: Despite...
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Death row inmates' desire to die renews debate →
Legal experts are divided on whether a condemned prisoner who drops resistance to execution should be allowed a dignified end.
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L.A. NOW →
tumblangeles:
L.A. NOW
Bookmark this page if you haven’t already done so Los Angeles. I’m sure you’ll find it interesting as L.A.P.D. is put to the test Monday as City Hall Park is cleared.
Thanks for the endorsement. We’re passing it forward with plugs to the @OccupyLA Twitter feed and #OccupyLA hashtag.
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Bring back the draft -- but with a twist →
Opinion: Patt Morrison calls for a return of the draft, not just of the “citizen soldier” but the “citizen citizen”:
How about a return of the ”citizen citizen”? And rather than make the military the only destination of a “draft,” a one- or two-year national service requirement that gives young people other choices — working in classrooms,...
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Posting will be sporadic until Monday. Enjoy your weekend!
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Opinion: Hold the turducken →
At Thanksgiving, it’s the simple things that matter. A fun read from the opinion section.
“What about a turducken?” my husband asked the other day, looking up from a fancy grocery’s website. “I’ve always liked the idea of stuffing myself with a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken.”
“At $7.59 a pound?” I asked. “In this...
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From near-dropout to Rhodes Scholar →
Feeling too pressured, Stephanie Bryson nearly quit high school. Then she found her passion at Cal State Long Beach, and the sky appears to be the limit.
As a 10th-grader in San Diego, Stephanie Bryson said, she was disenchanted with school, receiving poor grades and contemplating dropping out to become a professional surfer. But she eventually came to see the value of a higher education and...
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