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Navy names new ship for labor leader Cesar Chavez
SAN DIEGO -- The Navy has named the last of 14 new cargo ships after the late farm labor leader Cesar Chavez. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus made the formal announcement Wednesday at a San Diego shipyard where the vessel is being built. Mabus says the ship...Tags: Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, San Diego (San Diego, California), Armed Forces
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Lawmaker criticizes naming ship for Cesar Chavez
SAN DIEGO -- The U.S. Navy's plan to name a cargo ship after the late farmworker activist Cesar Chavez drew sharp criticism from a California Republican congressman who on Tuesday said the decision was unfair to military war heroes. Rep. Duncan Hunter, a...Tags: Defense, California, Same-Sex Marriage, Justice System, William Clark
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Navy names ship to honor Cesar Chavez
FOX 5 San Diego StaffSAN DIEGO -- The newest cargo ship being built in San Diego will be named the USNS Cesar Chavez after the late civil rights leader despite objections from a San Diego congressman. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus confirmed the ship's name Wednesday during a...Tags: Defense, California, San Diego (San Diego, California), Awards and Prizes, Human Interest
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Our View: Chavez's name carries the strongest message
Even his most ardent admirers would concede Cesar Chavez was a controversial man. So it’s no surprise there was considerable hubbub over a plan to name the last of 14 U.S. Navy Lewis and Clark-class cargo ships after Chavez. And it’s no...Tags: Defense, California, U.S. Navy, San Diego (San Diego, California), Awards and Prizes
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San Diego area Rep. Duncan Hunter criticizes Navy's decision to name ship for Cesar Chavez
L.A. NOWU.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine) disagrees with the Navy's decision to name a cargo ship under construction in San Diego for California farm labor leader Cesar Chavez. The decision, announced Tuesday, "appear[s] to be more about making a political... -
Teen tried as an adult is found guilty of raping 9-year-old boy
L.A. NOWA teenager charged as an adult was convicted Tuesday of raping a 9-year-old boy with a toy light saber and also forcing another child to rape the victim, authorities said. Prosecutors charged that the July 2008 sexual assault by Javier...... -
Storm brings record rainfall totals in Southern California
L.A. NOWDaily records for temperature and rainfall totals were tied and broken Tuesday as a storm system hit Southern California. The low temperature at UCLA was 49 degrees, tying a record set in 1962, according the National Weather Service. A record...... -
Armed man barricaded inside Lakewood home
L.A. NOWLos Angeles County sheriff's deputies were at a home in Lakewood where an armed man was holed up Tuesday night. Deputies, along with SWAT team members, were outside the home in the 5900 block of Bellflower Boulevard, said sheriff's spokesman...... -
The Donald for President? What local congress people say
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterHe's commander and chief of his hit show, "The Apprentice." And over the last several weeks there's been talk of the "Donald" running for President. San Diego's local congress people weigh in on the discussion. "For president," asked Representative...Tags: Donald Trump, San Diego (San Diego, California), Brian P. Bilbray, KSWB
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Conservative political conference scheduled for October
Conservatives and Republicans will gather next month in Newport Beach for the fourth annual Western Conservative Political Action Conference, according to information posted on WCPAC's Website. The conference is scheduled for Oct. 15-16 at the Radisson...Tags: California, Republican Party, Dana Rohrabacher, Newport Beach
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Weekly remarks: The Obamas, Duncan Hunter say Merry Christmas, but GOP bemoans high joblessness
Top of the TicketAll thank America's military, even though one-in-ten Americans is unemployed.... -
Barack Obama's official statement on Kwanzaa
Top of the TicketDemocrat president and his wife send best wishes to all Kwanzaa observers at this special time for them....
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