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California do-not-track-bill could lead the nation in online privacy laws
L.A. Times Tech BlogCalifornia may end up leading the way in creating laws that could end the siphoning of personal data and surfing habits on the Internet by web browsers and websites. State Sen. Alan Lowenthanl (D-Long Beach) introduced legislation on Wednesday that... -
Internet privacy: Lawmakers offer new proposals allowing consumers to stop online tracking
L.A. Times Tech BlogThe push for new laws to protect online privacy -- particularly the ability of websites to track people's movements across the Internet -- gained momentum Friday as key lawmakers said they would propose new legislation. Senate Commerce Committee... -
THE PRIMARY VOTE: For Statewide Offices, Some Familiar Faces
Times Staff WriterDemocrats sent a roster of political graybeards forward into the November general election, according to final results from Tuesday's primary, while Republican voters picked a mix of moderates and conservatives who they hope will help the party extend its...Tags: Bill Lockyer, Thousand Oaks, Santa Ana, Management Change, Sacramento
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Insurers Assailed for Poll Conduct
Times Staff WriterIt may be payback time this summer for Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi. And Wednesday he came out swinging at the state's insurance industry after emerging victorious from this week's Democratic primary election for lieutenant governor. He blasted...Tags: Television, Insurance, University of California, Berkeley, Sacramento, Vehicles
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McClintock, Gov. Teaming Up for Better or Worse
Times Staff WriterThe 2006 political season may be creating some California history: a governor and lieutenant governor candidate running for election as a team. Not just a team in name -- the Republican ticket -- but in actual operation: coordinated messages, ads and...Tags: Thousand Oaks, John McCain, State Budgets, Republican National Conventions, Government
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Ex-AIG execs smacked down by Congress
The SwampCode Pink protesters give former AIG CEO Martin Sullivan piece of their mind. (Photo by Alex Wong, Getty Images.) by Frank James Yesterday it was Lehman Brothers, the bankrupt investment bank, that got the congressional autopsy treatment. Today it......Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Getty Images Inc., San Francisco, National Government, Government
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Archive: Hell's Echo: The Jonestown Mass Suicide
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEditor's note: Nov. 18 marks the 30th anniversary of the Jonestown tragedy in which 913 people died in a ritual of mass suicide and murder at a cult compound in Guyana. This story was first published on the 25th anniversary of the massacre. OAKLAND -- On...Tags: Firearms, Jim Jones, Defense, Family, Prisons
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Discount Card Isn't Insurance
Times Staff WriterWhen Sandra Ray-Baucom discovered a lump in the testicle of her 2-year-old son, Jeramy, doctors recommended immediate surgery. The lump was caused by a fast-growing hernia and could rupture, they said, causing serious internal damage, even death. ------...Tags: Contracts, Family, Corporate Crime, Marketing, Surgery
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Unshackle the Inspectors
Times Staff WriterWorking in California's vast correctional system is often dangerous, and most prison guards carry out their jobs honorably. Nothing, however, can excuse what federal investigator John Hagar revealed in a blistering report on the prison system released...Tags: Gloria Romero, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Government, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting
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McClintock to Run for Lieutenant Governor
Times Staff WriterA veteran lawmaker who gained statewide prominence by running for governor two years ago brought his 2006 campaign for lieutenant governor to Orange County on Saturday, becoming the first Republican to announce his candidacy. State Sen. Tom McClintock of...Tags: Orange (Orange, California), Newport Beach, Thousand Oaks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Government
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Study links child care to behavior problems
Times Staff WriterThe more time toddlers spend in child care, the more likely they are to display behavior problems in kindergarten, according to the results of the largest and most authoritative long-term study of child care in the United States. That was true regardless...Tags: Medical Services, University of California, Berkeley, Family, Children, Government
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