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From the LA Times:

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L.A. Plans to Sue PR Firm Over DWP Bills
City officials react to allegations that Fleishman-Hillard defrauded the utility.
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Authorities Act Against Real Danger of Replica Guns
Citing risks to users, a state senator has introduced a bill that seeks to make it illegal to show the realistic looking fakes in public.
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Officials Question Timing of LAX Security Study
Two federal lawmakers are questioning whether the City Council will have all the information it needs on security issues at Los Angeles International Airport when council members vote this fall on Mayor James K. Hahn's modernization plan.
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$25-Million Claim Filed in Videotaped Beating
A suspected car thief beaten by police last month filed a claim Thursday with the city of Los Angeles for $25 million in damages.
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Body May Be Missing Woman's
The car of an El Segundo Realtor contains a corpse that has not yet been identified.
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Chick Urges City to Keep Better Tabs on Property City
Controller Laura Chick proposed Thursday that Los Angeles overhaul the way it manages its multibillion-dollar real estate holdings, calling for a central database to keep track of what the city owns.
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Use of Prop. 10 Funds Faulted
A state audit of five counties finds most money for child programs unspent.
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From the Daily News:

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Bush hikes term for identity theft
WASHINGTON -- Calling identity theft "one of the fastest-growing crimes in our nation," President Bush signed legislation Thursday imposing mandatory prison time for those who use fake IDs to commit terrorist-related crimes.
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PR firm to be sued in DWP overbilling
City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo announced Thursday that he will file a lawsuit claiming that a public relations firm with close ties to Mayor James Hahn defrauded the city by inflating its bills under a $3 million-a-year contract with the Department of Water and Power.
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New system for the city's properties? Controller calling for overhaul
Renewing her complaint that the city has poorly managed its property, Controller Laura Chick called on city leaders on Thursday to change how Los Angeles handles its landholdings.
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Federal report shows child poverty has risen
WASHINGTON -- The family life, education and health of America's children are generally improving, though child poverty has risen for the first time in a decade, according to the government's broadest measure of children's well-being.
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