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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Archives show Nixon’s targeting of foes

National | By Christopher Goffard | December 3, 2008
As part of a release of archival tapes and documents Monday, the Nixon Presidential Library & Museum revealed fresh records that reflect the 37th president’s heated campaign to investigate, intimidate and smear political rivals and opponents of the Vietnam War. Read more
 

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Union trusts must give financial data

California | Local | By Paul Pringle | September 30, 2008
Labor union trusts that provide a variety of benefits for workers must disclose detailed financial information under new federal rules designed to root out corruption, officials said Monday. Read more
 

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Tip-offs dilute surprise of ICE raids

National | By Nicole Gaouette | September 14, 2008
Reeling from work-site raids that have jailed thousands of illegal workers, immigration organizations are quietly assembling informal networks to gather advance information about federal enforcement operations and to help locals and laborers prepare. Read more
 

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Car-crash list missing crucial data

Business | By Ken Bensinger | September 11, 2008
Long-awaited information on serious vehicle accidents was released to the public Wednesday by the federal government, but crucial data on tires and child-safety seats was withheld. Read more
 

Monday, August 25, 2008

IPhone app-makers can’t talk

Business | By Michelle Quinn | August 25, 2008
By creating games and other programs for the iPhone, software developers hoped to find millions of new customers. Read more
 

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Wells Fargo data breach revealed

Business | August 13, 2008
Wells Fargo & Co. Read more
 

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Accident data to be released

Business | By Ken Bensinger | July 23, 2008
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the government may not withhold key data on serious car accidents from the public. Read more
 

Monday, July 14, 2008

SAT, ACT cheats face no penalty

California | Local | By Carla Rivera | July 14, 2008
A group of students at a Los Angeles high school is suspected of cheating on the ACT college entrance exam by paying a former student, who used fraudulent identification, to take the tests. Read more
 

Saturday, July 12, 2008

USDA to list stores in recalls of meat

National | By Nicole Gaouette | July 12, 2008
In a shift on federal food safety policy, the Bush administration soon will begin telling consumers during recalls whether their local grocery store has been stocking contaminated meat or poultry. Read more
 

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Fed, SEC to work more closely

Business | July 8, 2008
Financial regulators announced Monday an information-sharing agreement aimed at better detecting risks to the financial system. Read more
 

Saturday, July 5, 2008

World Briefing

World | July 5, 2008
U.S. Embassy inaugurated in Berlin Former President Bush inaugurated the new U.S. Embassy at its pre-World War II site, a return that he said symbolized the fulfillment of “a great and noble dream” of European freedom and unity. Read more
 

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Social site divulges child’s personal data

Business | By David Lazarus | July 2, 2008
Jane Yang, a 30-year-old marketing coordinator, was curious the other day to see what would turn up if she searched for herself on Reunion.com, a Los Angeles-based social networking site. Read more
 

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Money Watch

Business | June 29, 2008
Money Watch The pitch: “Get cash now with a payday loan!” Read more
 

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Druggist records won’t be shared

Business | By David Lazarus | June 18, 2008
Last week’s column on California legislation that would allow drugstores to share people’s prescription-drug records with mass-mailers clearly struck a chord with readers. Read more
 

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Bill seeks to open LAPD discipline file

California | Local | By Joel Rubin | June 17, 2008
A state senator hopes to revive a controversial bill that would increase media access to disciplinary hearings and records involving Los Angeles Police Department officers. Read more
 

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Wife’s HIV lawsuit to go to trial

California | Local | By Victoria Kim | June 10, 2008
In tearful testimony, the woman known in court documents as “Bridget B.” choked up as she described the first time she met her ex-husband, the man she is now suing for infecting her with HIV. After a six-year legal battle that has thrust the couple’s sexual history into the public record and taken them before the California Supreme Court, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Monday that Bridget B.’s case, in which she accuses her husband of fraud and negligence, will be tried before Read more
 

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Commodity Futures Trading Commission to require more disclosure on agricultural investments

Business | By Alan Bjerga and Matthew Leising | June 4, 2008
The top U.S. commodity regulator said Tuesday that it would require investors and index funds to disclose more information about their holdings in agricultural markets after farmers and lawmakers alleged that speculators had inflated food prices. Read more
 

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Oregon officials quit over ethics rules

National | By Stuart Glascock | April 27, 2008
Help wanted: public servants willing to disclose major sources of income, business interests, real estate holdings and the names of their adult relatives. Read more
 

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Confusion over L.A.’s rules on lobbyists

California | Local | March 19, 2008
If anyone has been the public face of the Las Lomas housing project, a controversial plan to build 5,500 homes in north Los Angeles County, it is Hillary Norton Orozco. Read more
 

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Death penalty survey spurned

California | Local | February 20, 2008
Three-quarters of California’s elected district attorneys refused to disclose how they choose defendants to face the death penalty, according to a report slated for presentation at a public hearing in Los Angeles today. Read more
 
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