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Mar 2011

Why employee pensions aren't bankrupting states

From state legislatures to Congress to tea party rallies, a vocal backlash is rising against what are perceived as too-generous retirement benefits for state and local government workers. However, that widespread perception doesn't match...

05

Mar 2011

Top 10 Reasons Organized Labor Hates Bernard Parks

Bernard Parks: In labor's crosshairs More than 2000 people rallied outside L.A. City Hall last weekend to support public employees who are under fire in Wisconsin. Afterward, L.A. Councilman Bernard Parks issued a statement of support...

04

Mar 2011

Quit Googling yourself and drive: About 20% of drivers using Web behind the wheel, study says

Forget texting and driving or talking on the phone and driving: Those extremely dangerous habits are old hat. The new worry, says a survey released by State Farm this week, is what the insurance company cleverly calls "webbing while...

03

Mar 2011

LAPD seeks felony charges against school police officer who faked shooting

This undated photo provided by the Los Angeles Unified School District shows Officer Jeff Stenroos, who was arrested Feb. 1, 2011, on suspicion of filing a false police report claiming he had been shot by a car burglar. (LAUSD /...