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Gov. Schwarzenegger signs law banning trans fats in restaurants
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSACRAMENTO -- California restaurants will have to cook virtually without trans fats, such as those contained in margarine and many oils, under restrictions signed into law today by the state's health-conscious governor. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a...Tags: Executive Branch, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Laws, Diseases
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Fan injured, 17 ejected, player arrested in Peoria Chiefs game
The Associated PressFifteen players and both managers were ejected, a fan was sent to the hospital, and one player was arrested after a 10-minute bench-clearing brawl in the first inning between the Peoria Chiefs and Dayton Dragons on Thursday night in the Class A Midwest...Tags: Major League Baseball, Cincinnati Reds, National Government, Chicago Cubs
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Barack Obama flies on to London after Paris meeting with Sarkozy
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDemocrat Barack Obama brought his presidential campaign to Paris today, where he met with French President Nicholas Sarkozy and discussed issues including Iran, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and climate change. After his brief visit to Paris, Obama...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Elections, Nuclear Policy, Political Candidates, Heads of State
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Governor Terminates Trans Fats
SACRAMENTO -- California restaurants will have to cook virtually without trans fats, such as those contained in margarine and many oils, under restrictions signed into law Friday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger sided with legislators who...Tags: Laws, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Diseases, Heart Disease, Executive Branch
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Grainger settle 'whistle-blower' suit for $6 million
Tribune reporterW.W. Grainger Inc. said late Friday that it has agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit that charged the company improperly overbilled the U.S. government on its supply contracts. A former Grainger sales manager filed the suit in federal court in...Tags: W.W. Grainger, Inc., Heads of State
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Bush policy shifts leave Obama without a foil
The Associated PressBarack Obama wants to sound like the voice of reason on U.S. foreign policy -- the guy who would abandon Bush administration policies he sees as shortsighted, self-defeating or just plain wrong. Problem is, George Bush keeps beating him to it. The...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Elections, Political Candidates, George Bush, Heads of State
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Gaps in aging levees leave D.C. landmarks exposed
The Associated PressStrolling beside the Reflecting Pool with the Lincoln Memorial in the distance, it's easy to overlook a gentle rise in the landscape a few yards to the north. The small berm is part of an inconspicuous levee system designed to protect world-famous...Tags: Emergency Planning, Wetlands, Disasters, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Hurricane Preparedness
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Pitcher charged with assault after minor league brawl
The Associated PressA minor league pitcher accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan during a bench-clearing brawl was charged with felonious assault. Peoria Chiefs pitcher Julio Castillo was arrested Thursday following the fight with the Single-A Dayton Dragons,...Tags: Major League Baseball, Cincinnati Reds, National Government, Chicago Cubs
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Santo to retire from MB Financial
Tribune staff reporterRonald Santo, chairman and group president of MB Financial Bank and vice president of parent MB Financial Inc., will retire Sept. 19 from day-to-day operations at the Chicago-based institution. He'll remain chairman of MB Financial Bank and board...Tags: National Government, MB Financial Incorporated
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Wisconsin lieutenant governor named head of group
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton is the new chair of the National Lieutenant Governors Association. Lawton was elected unanimously at the group's meeting Friday in Buffalo, New York. The association was formed in 1962 to foster networking and...Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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