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For David O. Russell, an entry in his own 'Silver Linings Playbook'
The last time David O. Russell went to the White House, to screen “Three Kings” for Bill Clinton in 1999, he brought his 5-year-old son Matthew. Russell didn’t fully know it then, but a world of struggle loomed for the boy, who grappled...
Tags: David O. Russell, Vice (movie), U.S. Senate, Entertainment Events, Debbie Stabenow
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Senate Democrats huddle on gun measures
WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden met Thursday with Senate Democrats to brief the caucus about the rationale behind the administration’s recommendations on guns, arguing that, in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shooting, the nation “...
Tags: Justice System, Assault, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Weaponry, Interior Policy
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Pinnacles National Monument set to become a park
WASHINGTON--Pinnacles National Monument in central California is set to become the 59th national park under a bill headed to President Obama’s desk. The Pinnacles National Park Act cleared the Senate during a rare Sunday session of the lame-...
Tags: Wildlife, Theodore Roosevelt, Washington, DC, National Parks, Republican Party
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The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Debbie Stabenow, Johnny Isakson, John Thune
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Could Washington, DC become the 51st state?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware has introduced a bill that would make the District of Columbia the nation's 51st state. While the bill has little chance of passing, the introduction shows that Carper is taking up the cause of...
Tags: Joe Lieberman, Patty Murray, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC, Dick Durbin
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Wendy Greuel walks tightrope in mayor's race
One big advantage for a Los Angeles city controller aspiring to higher office is the ability to make news with a steady flow of audits exposing wasteful spending at City Hall. So while stuck in Hollywood Freeway traffic on a recent morning, Wendy...
Tags: David Geffen, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Kevin James, Eric Garcetti, Elections
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Statehood for District of Columbia could get another look
WASHINGTON -- Hail to the 51st state. Statehood for the District of Columbia is a long way off, but retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) has introduced the New Columbia Admissions Act to put the issue on the front burner on Capitol Hill. "It is...
Tags: Joe Lieberman, Patty Murray, Elections, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC
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Momentum for restoring Salton Sea may be building in Washington
Staff WriterThe Salton Sea was a topic of discussion — albeit briefly — in Washington this week, when U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer met with federal officials to discuss the restoration of California’s largest inland body of water. Boxer, D-Calif.,...Tags: Ken Salazar, Elections, U.S. Army, Politics
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Gas price spikes disguise real problems with California market
Gasoline price spikes, such as the event that drove the average gallon in California to a stratospheric $4.67 in October, create two types of frustration. There's the immediate frustration of seeing the price at the pump soar almost overnight to a...
Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, BP Plc, Companies and Corporations, U.S. Department of Justice
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Senators seek U.S. probe of refineries' actions in gasoline market
The six senators representing the West Coast states of California, Oregon and Washington are sending a letter to U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. today, calling for an investigation into possible manipulation of the gasoline market by refineries that...
Tags: Ottawa Senators, Google+, Patty Murray, Ron Wyden, Maria Cantwell
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With clock ticking, still no deal to avert 'fiscal cliff'
WASHINGTON – Senate leaders remain shy of a deal to avert the automatic tax increases due to take effect at midnight on New Year’s Eve, despite conversations that continued overnight between Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Republican...Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, Fiscal Cliff, Democratic Party, Tom Harkin
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'Sons of Anarchy' actor fell to his death, coroner says
L.A. NOW"Sons of Anarchy" actor Johnny Lewis did not intend to kill himself when he jumped from the second floor of his Los Feliz home after allegedly killing his 81-year-old landlady, according to a report by the Los Angeles County coroner's office....
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