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Disgraced ex-congressman Anthony Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayor
NEW YORK — Two years after resigning from Congress amid a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner announced in a video message Wednesday he is running for New York City mayor. "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of...
Tags: Huma Abedin, Twitter, Inc., U.S. Congress, Primaries, Anthony D. Weiner
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FDA panel backs a new sleep drug
An advisory panel to the Food & Drug Administration has recommended approval of a new sleep drug that targets the brain's wakefulness centers, but suggested the agency should consider a dose of the drug, called suvorexant, lower than that proposed by...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Insomnia, Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Company Incorporated, Trials
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AP News in Brief at 10:58 p.m. EDT
Obama administration acknowledges 4 American citizens killed in drone strikes since 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in...Tags: Birth Defects, Al-Qaeda, Taxation, Separation of Church and State, Eric Holder
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Secretly Drafted Bill Would Leave Release of Some Newtown Investigative Records Up To Families
The Hartford CourantA secretly drafted bill to block release of photos, tapes of 911 calls and death certificates related to the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre could be acted on in the General Assembly as early as the end of the week, officials said Wednesday....Tags: American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut, Justice System, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Connecticut Gun Control Law (2013)
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Eric Garcetti faces tough tests when he takes office as mayor
In the campaign for mayor, Eric Garcetti spoke grandly about a city with plentiful summer jobs for low-income teens, a tunnel under the traffic-clogged Sepulveda Pass and even an end to homelessness. But a day after winning office, the mayor-elect faced...
Tags: Finance, Los Angeles Police Department, Civil and Public Service, Herb Wesson, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Vote on Boy Scouts' gay ban brings out protesters from both sides
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Protesters in Boy Scout uniforms staked out sides of a resort-lined street in this Dallas suburb where national Scouting leaders were meeting Wednesday to consider lifting the ban on gay Scouts. On one side, handmade signs cried...Tags: Religion and Belief, Minority Groups, Mike Duncan, Youth Organizations, Protestant Convention
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With election fatigue setting in, L.A. tees up another vote
The races for mayor and other top city offices so underwhelmed Angelenos, fewer than one-fifth of registered voters bothered to cast ballots. So, why don't we have another election in a couple of months? Say, July 23? I'm not kidding. Because no...
Tags: Tony Cardenas, Politics
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Portland, Ore., voters say no to fluoride in the water
Portland is the largest city in the country that doesn’t have fluoridated water, and voters have resoundingly decided it’s going to remain that way. A proposal to add the cavity-fighting mineral to tap water was defeated Tuesday, with more...
Tags: Dental Health, Diabetes, Tooth Decay, Television Industry, Metal
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Newton: Where Greuel went wrong
Smart and capable, City Controller Wendy Greuel has been a high-profile public servant who believes in Los Angeles and has devoted much of her career to improving it. But boy, did she run a lousy campaign for mayor. Eric Garcetti's sizable win might...
Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Bill Clinton, Kevin James, Jan Perry, White House
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Monica Ratliff, the 5th-grade teacher who schooled L.A.'s campaign 'experts'
The Times' editorial board endorsed 5th-grade teacher Monica Ratliff for a seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District board -- twice -- but that doesn’t mean we expected her to win. Ratliff went into Tuesday dubbed the underdog by a mile,...
Tags: Los Angeles Unified School District, Teaching and Learning, Michael Bloomberg, Local Government, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Appeals court says legislators can't be questioned about gerrymandering 'intent'
TALLAHASSEE – A divided appeals court ruled Wednesday that Florida legislators may not be questioned under oath about whether they "intended" to gain partisan advantage when they re-drew congressional maps last year. The ruling came in one of two...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, 2010 Census, Leon County (Florida), Gainesville
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Anthony Weiner — We've Seen Enough Of You
The Hartford CourantAnthony Weiner, I'm looking at you, so stop tweeting for a minute and put the cameras away. Mark Sanford, I don't care if you won, you should listen, too. And so should anybody else running for office, because I'm about to explain The Five Rules...Tags: Local Elections, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hot Dogs, Foods and Beverages, Politics
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