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Hubbard Act mends policy for veteran who lost brothers in Iraq
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhen the Army honorably discharged Jason Hubbard of Clovis, Calif., last year after his two younger brothers died in the Iraq war, he lost his health insurance and other veterans benefits because he left before the end of his contract. Now, the 65-year-...Tags: Health Insurance, The White House, Health Treatments, People, Saxby Chambliss
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California governor hopefuls meet, greet in Denver
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAt a breakfast gathering of California delegates Thursday, two big-city mayors spoke back-to-back, a potential preview of coming attractions. Using his city as a model, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom challenged the gathering to return California to a...Tags: National Government, Charity, Bill Clinton, Fires, Executive Branch
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Villaraigosa denies Denver snub; says he's working hard for Obama
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersFar from center stage, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa spent the first day of the Democratic National Convention straining to speak over clattering dishes as he addressed a breakfast meeting Monday of the Florida delegation. On the second day,...Tags: National Government, National or Ethnic Minorities, Bill Clinton, Xavier Becerra, Eric Garcetti
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Sen. Feinstein breaks ankle, will skip convention
The Associated PressDemocratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has broken her ankle and will miss next week's Democratic National Convention. Feinstein, who was one of Hillary Rodham Clinton's top supporters, was to have chaired California's delegation to the convention...Tags: Hillary Clinton
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Feinstein To Skip Democratic Convention
Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has broken her ankle and will skip next week's Democratic National Convention.
Feinstein, who was one of Hillary Rodham Clinton's top supporters, was to have chaired California's delegation to the convention in Denver....Tags: Hillary Clinton
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Somewhere in the Gulf
John McCain visited an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday to call for increased offshore drilling that he says would lower the cost of food and heating homes. McCain traveled 130 miles by helicopter to tour the massive facility, which...Tags: Political Candidates, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, John McCain
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WORLD & NATION UPDATE: AT HOME
Five children, a teenager and a mother died yesterday in a fire that engulfed a Memphis, Tenn., home, witnesses and fire officials said. Memphis Fire Department Lt. Keith Staples said two teenagers and an 11-year-old boy escaped and were hospitalized in...Tags: Vehicles, People, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Regional Authority, Government
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Schwarzenegger Injures Knee, Skips Tahoe Summit
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pulled out of an environmental summit Saturday to have one knee examined for a possibly torn meniscus. He had been scheduled to be co-host of the session on climate change at South Lake Tahoe, but Sen. Dianne...Tags: Injuries, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Motorcycling, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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California Firefighting Cost: $285 Million For Last 6 Weeks
Associated PressFaced with hundreds of big, hard-to-control blazes, California is struggling with what could be its most expensive firefighting season ever, burning through $285 million in the last six weeks alone and up to $13 million a day. With the worst of the...Tags: Disasters, Wages and Pensions, Budgets and Budgeting, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Government
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Feinstein could rock the state's political landscape
CAPITOL JOURNALU.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein says: "The bottom line is the election is in 2010. And I'll make a decision at the beginning of the year." A decision about whether to run for reelection? No, her third term won't be up until 2012. She'll be deciding whether to...Tags: Pete Wilson, Fires, Executive Branch, Willie Brown, Primaries
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Congress moves to ban phthalates from toys
Congressional negotiators agreed Monday to a ban on a family of toxins found in children's products, handing a major victory to parents and health experts who have been clamoring for the government to remove harmful chemicals from toys. The ban, which...Tags: Consumers, National Government, The White House, People, Washington Post Company
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Abandoned mines pose 'ominous' threat, report finds
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAbandoned mines in California, Arizona and Nevada have "ominous" potential for causing more deaths, and government supervisors have ordered staffers to ignore the problems, according to a new report by the Interior Department's inspector general....Tags: Natural Resources, Metal and Mineral, Employees, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure
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