Mother Nature Burns, Cracks And Floods Indonesia

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Earthquake, volcanic eruption and tsunami kill 113 people.



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MoveOn Recruits Olivia Wilde From "House" For New RepubliCorp Ad

Screenshot from the video.

Number 13 from the television show warns of doom if Democrats don't vote.



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Republican Control Of House Would Preserve California's Clout

Sen. Barbara Boxer speaks at a Democratic Party rally at USC on Oct. 22. (Shotgun Spratling)

If Republicans take the House, it might not be too miserable for state's Democratic majority.



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Brown V. Whitman: Obama Praises Democrats, Bloomberg Touts Whitman

Whitman's in L.A. on Saturday. Brown has a quiet Saturday, but a busy Sunday in L.A.



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WikiLeaks Iraq War Logs Show Indiscriminate Prisoner Abuse, Civilian Killings

Release of 400,000 documents reveal misdeeds of contractors, Americans and Iraqi security forces.



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Obama Slams Republicans At USC and Fires Again in Nevada

SLIDESHOW: Obama told students Dems need them to "fight on."



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L.A. Democratic Politicians Missing In Action

Mayor Villaraigosa (Hillel Aron)

Obama rallies his party's largest local party, but should local politicians have been turning out the vote weeks ago?



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Prop 19's Push To Legalize Marijuana Takes A Hit In Newest Poll

Bad news for Propositions 19, 23 and 24. Good news for supporters of Prop 25.



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Fuel Rising In Prop. 26 Supporters' Campaign To Make Fees And Taxes Synonymous

The taxpayer rights groups supporting Prop 26 say the state has collected $10 billion from hidden fees. (Creative Commons)

More than $7 million has been donated so far this month to Yes on Proposition 26, but why?



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Energy Running Thin In Campaign To Delay Calif. Climate Change Law

If Proposition 23 fails, California would have to reduce carbon emissions in the state to 1990 levels by 2020. (Creative Commons

With funding fading for proponents of Prop 23, the measure appears poised for defeat.



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Google Sued Over Street View Patent By Pasadena-Based Vederi

A Google Street View car captured in action two years ago in England. (Creative Commons)

Few win patent suits against Google, which could also be fined $4 million by Spain.



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Apple May Unveil New MacBooks On Wednesday

Apple's been mum about the event, but insiders have ideas about what to expect.



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Palin Doesn't Know Who N.Y. Times Columnist Maureen Dowd Is

Sarah Palin (Hillel Aron)

"Queen Bee" flubs over writer who was shunned by McCain-Palin campaign.



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DADT: Military Recruiters Ordered To Enlist Gays

Gays can serve openly, but they do so at risk of discharge, pending judicial ruling.



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L.A. County Opens Drive-Through Voter Registration On Final Day

Voter registration form. (Creative Commons)

On the day of the deadline, county seeks to rein about 1.5 million eligible voters.



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Dems V. Repubs: Obama Hits The Road For Democrats

Midterm Mayhem

Obama begins a busy week of campaigning for Democrats running for Congress and governor.



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Brown V. Whitman: Clinton, Palin Enter The Fray

Race For California.

Clinton rallies for Democrats in L.A. while Whitman hits up In-N-Out and screen's a movie about Clinton's disdain for Brown.



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USC Annenberg Gets $50 Million Gift For A New Building

USC Annenberg School in background. (Creative Commons)

A donation from the Annenberg Foundation will allow a second home for the school to open in 2014.



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Angle Sharp In Debate With Reid For Nevada's Senator Seat

Angle seems stronger than Reid in first and only debate, some critcs say.



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Nation Tunes In To Coons-O'Donnell Delaware Senator Debate

CNN broadcasts most of a 90-minute debate, focusing in on Catholicism and Marxism.



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Facebook-Microsoft Deal Would Matter...If Anyone Searched On Bing

Searches on Bing would have the option of logging in with their Facebook account to receive personalized search results.

Only about a tenth of searches are on Bing, but should Google be worried about the partnership changing that?



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Meg Whitman Donates Another $20 Million To Campaign

Her total campaign contributions total $140 million, which equals the amount she spent campaigning through Oct. 6.

The Republican's personal contributions total $141.5 million.



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Obama Urges Democrats To Vote In Midterm Elections

A screenshot of the webcast showing President Obama reading a question for him that was posted to Twitter.

Obama rallied a small group of Democrats to vote during a town hall meeting streamed online.



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Obama Ends Deepwater Drilling Ban

An oil rig. (Creative Commons)

Oil companies can begin drilling as soon as they meet tougher safety standards.



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First Rescuer Lowered To Miners

A rescue worker steps out of a capsule similiar to the one that will be used in the rescue. (HUGO INFANTE/GOVERNMENT OF CHILE)

The rescues will begin shortly of 33 Chilean miners who have been stuck in a collapsed mine for 68 days.



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"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Struck Down

"Don't ask, don't tell" had prevented gays from openly serving in the military. (Creative Commons)

Federal judge issues injunction, stopping enforcement of "Don't ask, don't tell" policy.



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Brown V. Whitman: Today In The California Governor's Race, Oct. 8

Race For California.

An L.A. police union releases an audio recording of the Brown campaign calling Meg Whitman "a whore."



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