Occupy LA Overwhelmed By LAPD During Wednesday Morning Raid

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

SLIDESHOW: Arrest photos at the Occupy LA camp, City Hall park.

Occupy LA: Police Maintain Peace, Slowly Move Protesters Off Streets

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

Four hours after the official eviction time, police have yet to make any arrests.

LIVE BLOG: The Latest From Occupy LA

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Benjamin Gottlieb, Dan Watson
Senior News Editor & Editor-in-Chief

Field reporters detail the latest from City Hall.

Hamas Official: Palestine's Rival Factions Will Remain Separate Until Elections

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

Fatah denies the report.

LA Tap Water: To Drink Or Not To Drink

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

Los Angeles suffers from a litany of health and sanitation problems. So what about the water?

Iran's Nuclear Ambitions A Threat To The World, Israeli Official Says

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Benjamin Gottlieb, Arezou Rezvani
Senior News Editor & Staff Reporter

Israeli Consul General of L.A. David Siegel discusses the problems of having a nuclear Iran.

Clay Shirky: How Social Media Abetted The Arab Spring

Benjamin Gottlieb, Arezou Rezvani
Senior News Editor & Staff Reporter

EYE ON THE MIDDLE EAST: Understanding the role of social media in a revolution.

Daniel Ortega Poised To Retain Nicaraguan Presidency

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

VIDEO: Few political figures in Latin America divide opinion more strongly than Ortega.

Ron Paul Continues Straw Poll Success Despite Media Blackout

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

How does he do it?

Syria-Pakistan Nuke Ties Revealed

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

Satellite images sheds light on the relationship between Syria and Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Kahn.

Violence In Syria Persists Despite Arab League Resolution

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Benjamin Gottlieb, Arezou Rezvani
Senior News Editor & Staff Reporter

EYE ON THE MIDDLE EAST: Will the recent Arab League resolution quell violence in Syria?

LA Weekly Owner Names Ex-Girlfriend As Editor-in-Chief

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

Sarah Fenske's hiring has left some L.A. journalists scratching their heads.

Herman Cain Denies Harassing Two Female Coworkers

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

Apparently, Cain was "ready" for what he calls "high-tech lynching."

Occupy Oakland: Iraq War Vet Severely Injured After Protesters Clash With Police

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Tracy Bloom, Benjamin Gottlieb
Executive Editor, Senior News Editor

VIDEO: Scott Olsen was injured after being hit with police projectile.

Turkey Quake Accentuated By Fresh Violence Against Kurdish "Rebels"

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Benjamin Gottlieb, Arezou Rezvani
Senior News Editor & Staff Reporter

EYE ON THE MIDDLE EAST: Can we expect more violence? Also, Turkey as a model economy for the Middle East.

Drex Heikes To Step Down As LA Weekly Editor

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

Heikes to leave after just two years with the Weekly.

Duqu Virus Threatens Web Security

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

New virus resembles Stuxnet virus that plagued Iran's nuclear program in 2010.

What's Next For Israel-Palestine After Gilad Shalit?

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Benjamin Gottlieb, Arezou Rezvani
Senior News Editor & Staff Reporter

EYE ON THE MIDDLE EAST: Israeli Deputy Council General of L.A. explains the Israeli-Palestinian prisoner exchange.

LAPD Mourns Loss of Red Light Cameras

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

SPECIAL REPORT: What's next for L.A.'s perilous intersections?

Obama Back On The Jobs Bus

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

Obama to call on Congress to send $35 billion to state and local governments for public employees.

English Racer Dan Wheldon Dies In Vegas IndyCar Race

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

VIDEO: IndyCar racer's death the most significant in the U.S. since Dale Earnhardt.

Putin Poised For Russian Presidency, Eurasian Dream

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

Putin is set to become the nation's president yet again.

California Teens Banned From Tanning Beds

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

Gov. Jerry Brown prohbits teens from state tanning salons.

Hostage In Iran: A Conversation With John Limbert

Benjamin Gottlieb, Arezou Rezvani
Senior News Editor & Staff Reporter

Eye On The Middle East: Former Ambassador shares experience during the Iran hostage crisis in 1979.

Occupy Wall Street Protests: Thousands Rally In New York

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Tracy Bloom, Benjamin Gottlieb
Deputy Executive Editor & Senior News Editor

VIDEO: Demonstrators say 15,000 marching

Rick Perry's Racist Hunting Camp Sparks Controversy

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

VIDEO: Perry back on the defensive after WaPo report exposes derogatory entrance sign to hunting camp.

Amanda Knox's Last-Ditch Effort For Exoneration

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

VIDEO: Guilty or innocent, Amanda Knox will make her final appeal to an Italian court Monday.

Tinariwen Touts Touareg Blues At The OohlaL.A. Festival

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

SLIDESHOW: Touareg blues sensation Tinariwen blends colonial influence with traditional Berber melodies.

Al Jazeera's Evan Hill Explains Egypt's Future Political Dynamics

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Benjamin Gottlieb, Arezou Rezvani
Senior News Editor & Staff Reporter

PODCAST: Eye on the Middle East explores proposed UN sanctions on Syria, East Jerusalem settlement construction and the Arab Spring.

Michael Jackson's Death Revisited At Conrad Murray Trial

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

Conrad Murray faces up to four years in state prision for involuntary manslaughter.

Syria Urges UN To End Foreign Meddling

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

VIDEO: Syria's Foreign Minister blames foreign intervention for six-month conflict.

Eye On The Middle East: U.S. Hikers In Iran Released

Benjamin Gottlieb, Arezou Rezvani
Senior News Editor & Staff Reporter

PODCAST: American hikers released, Palestine's bid for statehood and Turkey as a model for Arab democracy.

Palestinian Statehood: Hamas, Fatah Move Toward Reconciliation

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

VIDEO: Hamas says it will not interfere with Abbas's plan to address the U.N. over statehood.

NASA Scientists Spot Star Wars-like Planet With Two Suns

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

VIDEO: Modern day Tatoonie found in space.

Arab Spring Believers Are Fools, Israeli MK Says

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

Q&A: Arieh Eldad discusses the Arab Spring, Palestinian statehood and the future of Israel.

Obama Jobs Act Would Prevent Layoffs In California Schools

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

American Jobs Act would inject more than $3 billion into CA public school system.

Obama To Congress: "Pass This Jobs Bill"

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

Tax breaks, cutting payroll taxes and putting money in the hands of working Americans all part of the President's job plan.

Obama Jobs Plan To Be Presented Before Congress

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

Tax breaks, cutting payroll taxes and putting money in the hands of working Americans all part of the Presidents job plan.

Obama Reaffirms Federal Assistance For Texas Fires

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

The President offered his condolences, federal aid to the Texas governor.

Texas Fires Continue To Roast State

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Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

SLIDESHOW: The Texas National Guard battles the wildfires scorching Texas.