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Former legislator Sheila Kuehl to run for Westside supervisor seat
L.A. NOWFormer state lawmaker Sheila Kuehl has announced plans to run for the Westside Los Angeles County Supervisor seat held by Zev Yaroslavsky when he leaves office in 2014.... -
In picking Lew, Obama turns a page at Treasury
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jack Lew, President Barack Obama's nominee for treasury secretary, is a premier federal budget expert who would take the helm of the government's main agency for economic and fiscal policy just as the administration girds itself...Tags: Freddie Mac, Economic Policy, Jeff Sessions, Politics, U.S. Senate
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Obama Cabinet shuffle taking shape
WASHINGTON (AP) — The composition of President Barack Obama's second term Cabinet became clearer Wednesday, with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other members of the president's team deciding to stay on amid concerns about...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health and Safety at Work, Executive Branch, Democratic Party, Abusive Behavior
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Obama's White House -- the diversity question
In the wake of President Obama’s reelection, there was much clucking about the demise of the political power of white men and the inability of Mitt Romney -- the quintessential Republican white man -- to capture the support and votes of women and...
Tags: Valerie Jarrett, The New York Times, Chuck Hagel, Politics, Jay Carney
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Judge dismisses Notre Dame lawsuit regarding birth control mandate
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the University of Notre Dame challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requiring employers to provide birth-control coverage. The lawsuit, filed...Tags: Abortion, Judges, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Religion and Belief, Politics
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U.S. official calls for probe of deadly factory fire in Bangladesh
A Bangladesh garment factory fire that killed 112 people has pushed Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis to call for an investigation into the tragic incident. The fire, which started late Saturday night, swept through a facility outside the city of Dhaka...
Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bangladesh, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Groceries, Sears
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Paul Ryan's convention speech fact-check
WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan took some factual shortcuts during the Republican convention when he attacked President Barack Obama's policies on Medicare, the economic stimulus and the budget deficit. His running mate,...
Tags: General Motors Corp., Alternative Energy, Environmental Issues, Politics, Elections
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Wheaton College joins lawsuit over health care requirements
Chicago Tribune reporterWheaton College has joined about 50 mostly Roman Catholic religious institutions suing the Obama administration for requiring religious employers to offer health insurance that covers the cost of birth control for employees and students. Today the west...Tags: Abortion, Health and Safety at Work, Judges, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Religion and Belief
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"Selena" Actress Lupe Ontiveros Dead at Age 69
CNNLOS ANGELES -- Actress Lupe Ontiveros, who co-starred in the hit films "Selena" and "As Good As It Gets," has died, CNN confirmed on Friday. She was 69. Her publicists told CNN the cause of death was liver cancer. Ontiveros passed on Thursday night...Tags: Lupe Ontiveros, AIDS, Luis Guzman, Liver Cancer, Jacob Vargas
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Terrifying Video Shows Killer Whale Attacking SeaWorld Trainer
KTLA NewsSAN DIEGO -- A video revealing an incident between a killer whale and its trainer at SeaWorld was released Tuesday during the SeaWorld v US Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis trial. It happened in November 2006. Trainer Kenneth Peters, 39, was bitten and...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, SeaWorld, Dawn Brancheau, Tilikum (killer whale), Politics
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Obama, Romney to speak to convention of Hispanic elected officials
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBoth President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are confirmed speakers at the 29th annual convention of the The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. More than 1,000 elected and appointed officials are... -
Romney, Obama, Rubio, Nelson, (Jeb) Bush all will address Hispanics in Orlando
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelMitt Romney and Barack Obama will address the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) convention on back-to-back days in June at the group's convention in Orlando. Also on the roster: U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson,...
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Original site for Hilda Solis topic gallery.
!["As you know, a lot of good things start in California and L.A. and make their way [to Washington]," U.S. secretary of Labor Hilda Solis tells Patt Morrison. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)](http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2011-09/64445434.jpg "\"As you know, a lot of good things start in California and L.A. and make their way [to Washington],\" U.S. secretary of Labor Hilda Solis tells Patt Morrison. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)")