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Israel, Snipes warned to keep budgets 'lean'
The budget outlook is brighter, but it's not time for a taxpayer-funded spending spree, county commissioners told the sheriff and other top county leaders Tuesday. Property tax money has started flowing back in, thanks to rising property values. But...
Tags: Values, Al Lamberti, Politics, Religion and Belief, Voting
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Toronto mayor silent on crack allegations, loses casino vote
ReutersBy Julie Gordon TORONTO, May 21 (Reuters) - Toronto's mayor, facing allegations that he has been caught on video smoking crack cocaine, saw his dreams of a building a full-service casino in the heart of Canada's largest city dashed on Tuesday, as council...Tags: Cocaine, Toronto (Canada), Local Elections, Canada, Politics
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Ratliff leads Sanchez for school board in early returns
The race for an open seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education was close in early returns between Monica Ratliff and Antonio Sanchez, with Ratliff holding a lead. The two candidates are vying for District 6, which stretches across the east San...
Tags: Politics, Antonio Villaraigosa
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L.A. Mayor's Election: Eric Garcetti supporters sounding optimistic
City Councilman Eric Garcetti’s supporters began filling up the Hollywood Palladium theater long before the first results were released, as the Los Angeles mayoral hopeful awaited returns with his family at a nearby hotel. The choice of the...Tags: Wendy Greuel, Politics, Political Fundraising, Eric Garcetti
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Developer tweaks Margaritaville contract with Hollywood
City Hall has a slightly new deal with the Margaritaville developer and will hold a meeting this week to clue in the public. Residents can ask questions about the proposed changes at 6 p.m. Thursday in the city commission chambers. "These are not...
Tags: Politics, Dwayne Johnson
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Garcetti, Greuel locked in tight battle for L.A. mayor's post
Eric Garcetti held a narrow lead over Wendy Greuel late Tuesday as the two longtime city officials battled each other — and voter apathy — in the race to become the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles. With more than half the vote still uncounted, the...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Bill Clinton, University of California, Los Angeles, Zev Yaroslavsky, Voting
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Italy to outline youth jobs plan as government struggles
ReutersROME (Reuters) - Italy's new government, already sinking in opinion polls and riven by internal disputes, on Wednesday lays out its plans to address one of the main causes of public anger - soaring unemployment among young people. But the left-right...Tags: Italy, Enrico Letta, Politics, United Nations, National Government
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Ratliff holding slim lead in LAUSD race
The race for an open seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education was close in early returns with Monica Ratliff ahead despite financial support and union backing that made her opponent, Antonio Sanchez, a heavy favorite. In the Los Angeles Community...
Tags: Politics, Eli Broad, Voting, Michelle Rhee, Teachers
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Iran's Ahmadinejad to challenge ally's ban from election
ReutersBy Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI, May 22 (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday he would ask Iran's supreme leader to reverse a ban preventing his aide from running in next month's presidential poll, a test of stability after the violent...Tags: Yasmin (drug), Politics, Islam, Religion and Belief, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Immigration bill clears hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for...Tags: Immigration, Interior Policy, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Harry Reid, Parties and Movements
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Sweden's capital hit by worst riots in years
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hundreds of youths have set fire to cars and attacked police and rescue services in poor immigrant suburbs in three nights of rioting in Stockholm, Sweden's worst disorder in years. On Tuesday night, a police station in the...Tags: Immigration, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sweden, Pension and Welfare
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Lehigh Valley primary election wrap
In a closely-contested race for Bethlehem mayor that remained too close to call well past midnight, Robert Donchez prevailed over William J. Reynolds by 296 votes according to unofficial Morning Call vote tabulations. But the margin was so narrow...
Tags: Voting Machines, Voting, Allentown, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Judges
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