Los Angeles Times

November 15, 2012 at 9:15am 10 notes

Today’s headlines:

Medical response time lags in many pricey L.A. neighborhoods

A Times investigation finds wide geographic disparities in how quickly LAFD rescuers deliver aid in response to 911 calls. [There’s a cool interactive here where you can look up the response times for your address. — Ed.]

Israel attack on Gaza: Familiar tension, new circumstances

The changed political landscape in Egypt means Israel can’t count on support it once had.

Mitt Romney attributes loss to ‘gifts’ President Obama gave minorities

The former nominee says in a phone call to donors that the president gave ‘a lot of stuff’ to African Americans, Latinos and young people during his first term in order to secure their votes.

Jill Kelley, key figure in David Petraeus scandal, led lavish life

The Tampa, Fla., socialite cultivated ties with military leaders and obtained honorary titles. She also has had financial troubles.

Column One: Kenyan information minister leads an IT revolution

Since Bitange Ndemo got Kenya hooked up to high-speed Internet, there has been no stopping his cyber-progress. A ‘Silicon Savannah’ is now flourishing.

[And yep! That’s a “Twilight” ad there. Anyone watching that this week?]