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Budget report gives key push to Senate immigration bill, As the Congressional Budget Office finds that newly legal immigrants would generate more than enough money to offset the bill's costs, senators' differences on border security seem to narrow. www.latimes.com 5 TWEETS
The Congressional Budget Office finds that newly legal immigrants would generate enough money to offset costs. Bipartisan discussions ensue.
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-immigration-fence-20130619,0,4650806.story
Era of falling interest rates appears to be over www.latimes.com 5 TWEETS
After three decades in which interest rates have declined to rock-bottom levels, the long-term path of interest rates is headed up, experts say.
www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-economy-rates-20130619,0,7850511.story
Journalist Michael Hastings dies in L.A. car crash www.latimes.com 234 TWEETS
Journalist Michael Hastings, best known for a Rolling Stone feature that led to the resignation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal , died early Tuesday in a car crash in Los Angeles, his employer said.
www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-michael-hastings-dies-car-crash-20130618,0,7611310.story
Presidents Obama and Putin share icy encounter over Syria - latimes.com www.latimes.com 53 TWEETS
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland -- Sharp divisions over the civil war in Syria led to an icy encounter Monday between President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin , whom U.S. officials view as a major hurdle in their drive to force Syrian Presi
Tens of thousands protest conditions in Brazil - latimes.com www.latimes.com 120 TWEETS
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Endangered frog makes a remarkable leap toward recovery - latimes.com www.latimes.com 31 TWEETS
Southern California’s mountain yellow-legged frog has made a remarkable leap toward recovery for an endangered species, rebounding in just two years from near-extinction brought on by development, fires, fungal infections and predatory trout, fe
www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-endangered-frog-recovery-20130617,0,1228920.story
Obama, Putin differ on Syria during tense talks - latimes.com www.latimes.com 9 TWEETS
In Northern Ireland for the G-8 summit, the U.S. and Russian leaders have little common ground on Syria, other than hopes for peace negotiations.
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The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down an Arizona law requiring people who register to vote to show proof of citizenship. - latimes.com www.latimes.com 30 TWEETS
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed with the Obama administration Monday in yet another of its confrontations with Arizona, striking down a state law on voter registrations and ruling that states may not require new applicants to show proof o
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Federal investigators swarm a field outside Detroit on Monday in search of Jimmy Hoffa after yet another tip in the decades-long investigation.
www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-jimmy-hoffa-dig-20130617,0,5749984.story
L.A. mayor-elect Eric Garcetti favors low-key over glitz - latimes.com www.latimes.com 31 TWEETS
Garcetti's made few major announcements, his transition team is short on big names and he's forgoing a black-tie inaugural ball. He's also on a city listening tour.
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LAPD says it tried hard to protect woman killed in West Hills - latimes.com www.latimes.com 10 TWEETS
Los Angeles police officials said Monday they did what they could to protect a woman who investigators said was hunted down by her estranged husband at a friend's home and stabbed to death on a quiet West Hills street.
L.A. gets new park in heart of downtown - latimes.com www.latimes.com 13 TWEETS
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Monday opened Spring Street Park in the city's downtown, saying there are more parks to come.
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Sprint files lawsuit against Dish and Clearwire - latimes.com www.latimes.com 14 TWEETS
The complicated battle for Clearwire is growing more contentious.
www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-sprint-dish-clearwire-20130617,0,5780.story?track=rss
Funding to improve drinking water has come at a slow drip - latimes.com www.latimes.com 58 TWEETS
Officials have been slow to spend government funds to address tainted water, snarling small communities in red tape that has delayed fixes for years, critics say.
www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-drinking-water-20130617,0,3079074.story
Genetic engineering and the alien wheat in Oregon www.latimes.com 5 TWEETS
The discovery of genetically engineered wheat at a conventional farm in Oregon should be giving people pause.
www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-gmo-wheat-oregon-20130617,0,7467746.story
Edward Snowden vows more disclosures about U.S. surveillance www.latimes.com 48 TWEETS
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden vows more U.S. surveillance disclosures and denies spilling secrets to China in exchange for asylum.
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-nsa-leak-20130618,0,4869244.story
Bruce Lee statue unveiled in L.A.'s Chinatown - latimes.com www.latimes.com 107 TWEETS
Officials in Chinatown unveiled a 7-foot bronze statue of Bruce Lee to a crowd of several hundred in the historical Central Plaza on Saturday night.
Edward Snowden calls U.S. intelligence 'aggressively criminal' - latimes.com www.latimes.com 184 TWEETS
WASHINGTON -- Edward Snowden , the former U.S. government contractor who leaked secret details of official surveillance programs, pledged Monday to release more information about U.S. intelligence-gathering methods that he described as “nakedly
www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-edward-snowden-20130617,0,2115671.story
Supreme Court to hear case on housing discrimination law - latimes.com www.latimes.com 1 TWEETS
The Supreme Court, will consider whether to limit the federal housing discrimination law to cases of actual and proven bias against blacks or Latinos.
In North Carolina, political protesters welcome arrest to call attention to Republican policies www.latimes.com 59 TWEETS
'Moral Monday' protests in North Carolina call attention to Republican-backed policies that demonstrators, including many clergy members, say are harmful to minorities and the poor.
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-moral-monday-20130612,0,1372924.story
