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L.A. Votes: Angelenos head to polls amid apathy, record spending
Los Angeles voters head to the polls today after record-breaking spending on a crush of campaign advertisements and mailers, as well as a torrent of appeals and attacks. Despite the tens of millions of dollars spent on the mayor’s race, pundits...
Tags: Elections, Politics
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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: Wendy Greuel, Elections, Kevin James, Local Elections, Linthicum
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Bank of Japan vows market steps to curb bond turbulence
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan vowed on Wednesday to take necessary steps to reduce volatility in bond markets that has threatened to jeopardize the government's fight to end deflation and revive growth. The central bank upgraded its assessment of...Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Conservation, Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Prices
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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: Elections, Pen Argyl, Justice System, Voting Machines, Religion and Belief
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Iran's rulers risk alienating voters by candidate bans
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's clerical rulers may have sought to remove any challenge to their grip by barring two vivid contenders from next month's presidential election, but they risk alienating voters already disillusioned by the violent aftermath of the...Tags: Elections, Ruhollah Khomeini, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Presidential Election (2009), Iran
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Red Line rehab poses political challenge for Emanuel
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday lauded Chicago Transit Authority workers for their "flawless" rollout of a five-month Red Line reconstruction that has shuttle buses replacing train service. So far, they're breathing a sigh of relief at City Hall. The...
Tags: Elections, Commuting, Roderick T. Sawyer, Rahm Emanuel, Public Transportation
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Measure to limit medicinal pot shops in L.A. is leading
After years of futile attempts by lawmakers to regulate the medical marijuana industry in Los Angeles, a ballot measure to sharply limit the number of pot dispensaries in the city was leading in early returns Tuesday. Proposition D would reduce the...
Tags: Elections, Justice System, Employees, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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L.A. Votes: Stay up to date with live coverage from The Times
Stay up to date on the Los Angeles election throughout the evening with Times reporters who will provide updates on the races. At 8 p.m., Times political writers Jim Rainey and Seema Mehta will handicap the race in a video discussion live from The Times...Tags: Elections, Voting, Politics
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Counting begins in pivotal vote for L.A.'s future
Polls closed and the ballot counting began Tuesday as Los Angeles voters ushered in a new era of leadership at a City Hall battered in recent years by budget cuts. Despite the high stakes of the elections, experts predicted low voter turnout. Only 21%...
Tags: Elections, Zev Yaroslavsky, Rick Caruso, Kevin James, Local Elections
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COLUMN - It's not Watergate, it's Whitewater
Reuters(Nicholas Wapshott is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Nicholas Wapshott May 21 (Reuters) - The trifecta of scandals - Benghazi, the IRS and snooping on journalists - that has broken upon the heads of the Obama administration is...Tags: White House, Ronald Reagan, Justice System, U.S. Congress, Iran
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Column: It's not Watergate, it's Whitewater
Reuters(Reuters) - The trifecta of scandals — Benghazi, the IRS and snooping on journalists — that has broken upon the heads of the Obama administration is as bad as Watergate. No it isn't, says Bob Woodward, whose reputation was made by doggedly pursuing...Tags: White House, Ronald Reagan, Justice System, U.S. Congress, Iran
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Greuel forgoes sleep to shake hands across the city
Operating on just four hours of sleep and trailed by a swarm of journalists, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel asked for votes and talked up the historic nature of her campaign during a lunchtime stop in Chinatown. "I'm the most qualified...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Elections, Foods and Beverages, Local Elections, Eric Garcetti
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