Los Angeles Muslim Community Serves Skid Row

Members of Los Angeles' Muslim community aimed to help the homeless and to improve their own image at Sunday's event.

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Elections

More Money May Not Mean More Votes In California Election

Are politicians actually getting more bang for their buck?

Elections

Jerry Brown: Nothing To Prove, Nothing To Promise

Brown visited L.A. to honor the California Conservation Corps and to generally not campaign for Governor.

Los Angeles

Mummified Baby Investigation Sheds Light On Mystery Woman

Investigators will use DNA to determine if the owner of the trunk is related to the babies found inside.

California

Unions Decide To Stop Airing Whitman Attack Ads

Did the unions' effort to help Brown keep up with Whitman work?

Economist Evaluates Meg Whitman's Campaign Promises

Q&A: Economist Michael Reich evaluates Meg Whitman's economic proposals.

Boxer And Fiorina Trade Blows In First Senate Debate

INFOGRAPHIC: Who came out on top in Wednesday's debate?

California Senate Rejects Measure To Ban Plastic Bags

What will this mean for the environment?

Nation

DailyPress: Hurricane Earl Now Category 2; N.C. And Va. Bracing

The storm could make landfall as early as 2 a.m. Friday

Gulf Oil Platform Explosion Off The Louisiana Coast Boosts Support For Moratorium

Thursday's explosion increases support to extend ban of deepwater drilling off the Gulf.

Reza Aslan: The Peace Talks Charade

Anything short of setting a deadline to establish a Palestinian state will be useless, writes Aslan in The Daily Beast.

Mexico's Drug Violence Problem

Can the Responsibility to Protect doctrine help calm Mexico's drug violence problem?

International

Mexico's Drug Violence Problem

Can the Responsibility to Protect doctrine help calm Mexico's drug violence problem?

Obama's Speech on Iraq Withdrawal: Too Much "Hope?"

American combat operations in Iraq may have ended, but the country's problems remain.

Obama Withdraws Troops From Combat Operations In Iraq

Obama kept his campaign promise by withdrawing the last combat troops from Iraq, but nearly 50,000 troops remain.

Lack of Leadership Will Stall Israeli-Palestinian Direct Talks

A lack of leadership will complicate Israeli-Palestinian direct talks.

 

Buzz

First Taste of Beverly Hills Leaves Foodies Wanting More

SLIDESHOW: Tim Allen and other celebrity chefs bring the heat to Beverly Hills.

FYF Fest: More Like WTF Fest?

Why FYF Fest may not have lived up to its hype.

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