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Burbank sells city tank for $1
These days a dollar can buy a can of soda, a song on iTunes — or, in the case of South Pasadena, an armored vehicle.
Last week the city took delivery of a vehicle known as a Peacekeeper, paying Burbank $1 for the privilege. Burbank originally...Tags: U.S. Air Force, Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Bank Robbery
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Libya concerns heat up
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) is one of the most outspoken critics of President Obama over the White House's failure to seek congressional approval for the United States' role in air attacks on Libya.
The attacks started on March 19. The War...Tags: Natural Resources, National Security, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Brad Sherman, Disasters and Accidents
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In Theory: Reflections on 9/11
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. What are your thoughts on this day? I am yearning for the goodness of humanity. I long to stand soft together in silence with people of many nations, our hats in our hands and...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Human Rights, National Security, Judaism, Mormon
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Reps talk of aiding Mideast
While the role of the United States in Libya is dominating the news, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) are also keeping an eye on foreign policy elsewhere. Sherman has zeroed in on what he perceives as significant holes in...Tags: North Africa, Foreign Aid, National Security, Immigration, Brad Sherman
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TSA battery case is dismissed
A judge on Monday dismissed the misdemeanor battery case filed against the woman accused of assaulting a federal transportation security agent at Bob Hope Airport last year during a tussle over carry-on applesauce and other snacks for her 93-year-old...Tags: Lawyers, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Assault, Bob Hope, Misdemeanors
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Grant helps response time to fires
GLENDALE — The Glendale Fire Department will get a $1.6-million federal grant to help pay for alarm systems at fire stations that will improve emergency response times. "As the community grows, we face many challenges just responding to the calls...Tags: National Security, Adam Schiff, FEMA, Emergency Incidents, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Cities work on communication
Burbank and Glendale officials on Wednesday participated in a countywide demonstration of how regional agencies would communicate after the detonation of an improvised nuclear device.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security worked with the local...Tags: Crimes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Security, Los Angeles, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Tinley mental health center closing plan needs more funds, advocates say
Just five weeks before the scheduled closing of the Tinley Park Mental Health Center, service providers and advocates say the transition plan comes with too little funding to safely serve residents of the south suburbs. Gov. Pat Quinn announced the...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Hospitals and Clinics, Business Enterprises, Pat Quinn, Mental Health
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Preventing prison rape
Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act in 2003 hoping to contain a national epidemic. Nearly a decade later, however, the problem apparently persists. The Department of Justice this month finally got around to releasing a 2008 survey in which 1...
Tags: Politics, Immigration, Prisons, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault
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Alabama's bad road on immigration
Apparently, Alabama lawmakers felt they hadn't gone far enough last year when they enacted the most draconian immigration law in the nation, which, among other things, required schools to determine the immigration status of their students. Now, the...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Lawyers, Immigration, Alabama Legislature
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Rape and prison
The prospect of spending years behind bars in a tiny cell is sufficiently chilling to deter most people from ever committing a crime. Those who willfully break the law anyway and get caught have no one to blame but themselves when a judge sentences them...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Prisons, Assault, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault
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Chipotle federal immigration probe: 'We didn't do anything wrong'
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. continues to get heat for its hiring practices, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and now federal prosecutors looking into the company. Earlier this week, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia told the...
Tags: Securities, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Google+, Lawyers, Immigration
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