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LA Times Twitter Guidelines Announced

Posted 11.23.2009 | Media

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Los Angeles Times staffers have been warned: the Twitterverse isn't safe. Editor Russ Stanton and assistant managing editor Henry Fuhrmann have issued...

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Joe Torre On Domestic Abuse: Baseball "Motivated [Me] To Excel"

Posted 11.10.2009 | Impact

Read More: Los Angeles Times, Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation, Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Joe Torre, Impact News

Joe Torre rules the Dodger dugout, but his confidence wasn't always so high. The 55-year-old baseball manager opened up to the Los Angeles Times about...

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The Heath Insurance Dance

Deborah Calla | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Care Reform, Off Label Cancer Treatment, Los Angeles Times, Transplant, Liver Transplant, Cancer, Health Insurance, Health Care, Living News
Deborah Calla

Why -- when we are faced with the possibility of losing our life or the life of a loved one -- do we also have to fight with an insurance company which is there to take care of our medical needs in the first place?

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The Myth of Fox News' Ratings Spike

Eric Boehlert | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Kathleen Parker, Ruth Marcus, Pbs, Nielsen, Mike Allen, David Brody, Sally Quinn, Michael Wolff, Cnn, David Gergen, Travis Smiley, Politico, Fox News, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune Swamp, Bill O'Reilly, Media News
Eric Boehlert

The breathless claim that Fox News' ratings recently spiked thanks to the White House's public critique is bogus hype.

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Bestsellers: Lost Symbol Gets Beaten Up By Wimpy Kid

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books

Read More: Dog-Days, The Help, Washington Post, Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, Bestsellers, Authors, USA Today, Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney, The Lost Symbol, Nielsen, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Publishers, Mitch Albom, Books News

There are some big changes afoot on the bestseller lists, including the fact that on the USA Today bestseller list, Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days has...

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Remembering Jack Nelson

Murray Fromson | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Selma, Otis Chandler, Chandler Family, Jack Nelson, Los Angeles, Civil Rights Movement, Watergate, Richard Nixon, John Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, Media News
Murray Fromson

On March 7, 1965, Jack and I met for the first time, on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on the outskirts of Selma, Alabama, he reporting for the Times and I for CBS News.

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Just Listen (I Doubt It) Evolution Interrupted

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Los Angeles Times, Evolution, Mark Goulston, The Los Angeles Times, Susan Salter Reynolds, Richard Dawkins, Living News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

I am not an evolution doubter. I believe it is real. I believe it has happened to bring us to where we are now. However, I also believe that it is on hiatus.

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The End of the Affair in Hollywood

Candy Spelling | Posted 10.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Blogs, Myspace, Twitter, Los Angeles Times, Facebook, Hollywood Reporter, Publicists, Celebrities, Miley Cyrus, Courtney Love, Spencer Pratt, Kirstie Alley, Demi Moore, Entertainment News
Candy Spelling

Big stars are going public on Facebook and Twitter with complaints about other stars. Guys, that's a real no-no. That's why you have publicists and agents and managers and all those other handlers.

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An Open Letter to Senator Max Baucus : Save Your Health Care Bill With Simple Reform

Dr. Paul Toffel | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Baucus Bill, Public Health Insurance Plan, Senator Max Baucus, Dr. Paul Toffel, Usc Medical School, Senate Finance Committee, Gang of Six, Health Insurance, Insurance Companies, Obama Health Care, Insurance Industry, Medical Schools, Keck School of Medicine, Health Care Reform, Los Angeles Times, Universal Health Care, Health Care, Obama Health Care Reform, Health Insurance Reform, America's Health Choices Act, Politics News
Dr. Paul Toffel

I've reviewed the current form of the your Senate Finance Committee bill, which is basically a good compromise, but has significant watered-down defects as it's about to go to vote.

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When 'Mad Men' Types -- and Hollywood-- First Played a Key Role in Politics

Greg Mitchell | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political Campaigns, Elections, Hollywood Politics, Actresses, Hollywood, Dirty Tricks, Actors, Newspapers, New Deal, The Jungle, Pbs, Mgm, Upton Sinclair, Barack Obama, Fdr, Mad Men, Harry Chandlers, Campaign of the Century, Socialist, President Roosevelt, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Will Rogers, HL Mencken, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

When pundits labeled last year's presidential campaign "divisive" and "dirty," I had to laugh. The champion of all dirty races in this century, in fact, was the 1934 contest between Upton Sinclair and Frank Merriam.

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Stopping the Presses: What Will Journalism Resemble in the Post-Print Age?

Wayne Trujillo | Posted 10.01.2009 | Denver

Read More: Print Media, Rocky Mountain News, USA Today, Media, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal, Internet Media, Denver Post, Death of Newspapers, Washington Post, Denver News
Wayne Trujillo

As I picked up several copies of the shrunken final edition of the Rocky Mountain News, I felt a sadness not only for that issue, but also for the physical transformation of the newspaper.

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Los Angeles Times, Washington Post Breaking Up News Service

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 10.01.2009 | Media

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SAN FRANCISCO — The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post are breaking up their news service after 47 years, making it the latest casualty o...

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Obama's Big Question: To Go or Not to Go, Copenhagen That is

Michael Russnow | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Winter Olympics, Chicago, Tony Blair, Christopher Bond, Anderson Cooper, South America, Cbs, International Olympic Committee, Diane Sawyer, Missouri, London, Rio De Janeiro, Katie Couric, Hans Christian Andersen, Tivoli Gardens, Russia, Los Angeles Times, Vladimir Putin, Ram Productions, General Mcchrystal, Summer Olympics, Sochi, Abc, Michelle Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Copenhagen, Lou Dobbs, Nbc, Food Channel, Funen Island, Democrats, Barack Obama, Brian Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Cnn, Great Britain, Michael Russnow, Oprah, Fox News, Afghanistan, Republicans, Bill O'Reilly, Denmark, Ioc, Newspapers, William Shakespeare, David Letterman, Msnbc, Politics News
Michael Russnow

Obama is not a miracle maker, but he will have at least tried to win the IOC bid. And during it all, he and the government will continue in any necessary actions.

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R.I.P. Hotel Caesars

Carolynn Carreño | Posted 09.24.2009 | Style

Read More: Salads, Los Angeles Times, Caesar Salad, Caesar Hotel, Tijuana, Leslee Komaiko, Style News
Carolynn Carreño

The whole leaf Caesar salad is not only the better Caesar, it is the classic Caesar.

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Health Care Reform: Still An Original And Simple Proposal

Dr. Paul Toffel | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: University of Chicago Medical Center, Senator Max Baucus, Dr. Paul Toffel, Usc, Gang of Six, Health Insurance, Senate Finance Commitee, Healthcare, Insurance Companies, Obama Health Care, Health Insurance Industry, Insurance Industry, Politics News, Universal Health Care, Health Care, Geico, Warren Buffett, Los Angeles Times, Health Care Reform, University of Chicago, Health Action, Keck School of Medicine, Paul Toffel, Politics News
Dr. Paul Toffel

Whose plan gets my nod, for bipartisan reality and feasibility, to save and improve our unique, innovative American health care system and not saddle our country with unsustainable debt? I vote for Senator Max Baucus.

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Healthcare Despair

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

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Dr. Susan Corso

Until everyone has health care none of us really do.

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An Open Letter to Warren Buffett on Health Care: We Need You!

Dr. Paul Toffel | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: University of Chicago Medical Center, Dr. Paul Toffel, Usc, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Insurance Companies, Obama Health Care, Health Insurance Industry, Insurance Industry, Politics News, Universal Health Care, National Debt, Health Care, Geico, Warren Buffett, Los Angeles Times, Health Care Reform, University of Chicago, Health Action, Keck School of Medicine, Paul Toffel, Politics News
Dr. Paul Toffel

Mr. Buffett, you're not in the health insurance market, but this might be the opportunity to bring your successful Berkshire companies to the table, to help solve the major issue of our time.

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Health-Care Reform: Common Sense Proposals Lawmakers Should Consider

Dr. Paul Toffel | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Paul Toffel, Usc, Mayo Clinic, Medicaid, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Insurance Companies, Obama Health Care, Health Insurance Industry, Insurance Industry, Politics News, Universal Health Care, Health Care, Geico, Public Option, Los Angeles Times, Medicare, Health Care Reform, Health Action, Keck School of Medicine, Paul Toffel, Politics News
Dr. Paul Toffel

My plan is to mandate that the 159 urban medical schools in the U.S. -- remembering that "school" is in their name -- be required to serve the population within their shadows.

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Health-Care Reform: An Original And Simple Proposal

Dr. Paul Toffel | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

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Dr. Paul Toffel

Recently, when an old friend asked me if I had a simple solution for the medical insurance and access problems on the front pages of America's newspapers, I told him: "Yes, I do."

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A Visit With Bill Lobdell, Author of Losing My Religion

Mark Joseph | Posted 09.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Reporting, Religion, William Lobdell, Atheism, Los Angeles Times, Losing My Religion, Religious Leaders, God, Bill Lobdell, Belief, Media News
Mark Joseph

For years Bill Lobdell covered religion for the LA Times and if his experience is any guide, spending too much time poking around the underbelly of American religion can be lethal to one's faith.

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Chicago Tribune, LA Times Merge National Sports Beats

Crain's Chicago Business | Ed Sherman | Posted 09.12.2009 | Chicago

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If you're a regular reader of the Tribune sports section, you've noticed that Sam Farmer is writing columns on the NFL and Chris Dufresne is weighing ...

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The Incredible Shrinking Health Care Reform

Norman Solomon | Posted 09.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Time Magazine, Mandates, President Obama, Single Payer, Drug Lobby Insurance Companies, Organizing for America, Cokie Roberts, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Karen Ignagni, America’s Health Insurance Plans, Medicaid, Healthcare Reform, Physicians for a National Health Program, Home News
Norman Solomon

Notions of universal health care are fading in the power centers of politics -- while more and more attention focuses on the care and feeding of the insurance industry.

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"Shades of Gray": The Real Story Behind My Resignation from the L.A. County DA's Office

Robin Sax | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Jackson Death, Los Angeles-California, Larry King LIve, Robin Sax, LA Times, District Attorney, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Politics News
Robin Sax

I am here to give you the down-low on my departure from the DA's office. And for those of you who know my style of "telling it like it is," I will not disappoint you now.

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Miami Social: To Be or Not to Be ... Funny, and a Whore

Michael Cohen | Posted 08.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Miami Beach, Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Bravo TV, Cnn, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Los Angeles Times, Zac Posen, Kim Kardashian, Miami Social, Khloe Kardashian, Life & Style Weekly, Entertainment News
Michael Cohen

I actually found myself laughing out loud during last night's episode, though this time at my own wit. I found the sensation strange because I am not used to watching my real self on television.

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The Day They Arrested President Roosevelt

Robert Naiman | Posted 08.17.2009 | World

Read More: Social Security, Labor, Labor Unions, New Deal, Manuel Zelaya, Los Angeles Times, Fdr, Honduras, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Honduras Coup, Foreign Policy, World News
Robert Naiman

Imagine how different America might be today, if FDR had been deposed in a coup. That's what happened in Honduras, where President Zelaya was deported for proposing a referendum on reforming the constitution.

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