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From the LA Times:

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MTA Agrees to Add Buses
Unanimous decision could end decade-old dispute over crowded service in L.A. County.
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PR Firm Billing Inquiry Expands
Alleged overcharging of DWP has L.A. officials scrutinizing Fleishman's work for port, airports.
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School Headquarters Purchase Investigated
A federal grand jury is examining L.A. Unified's $74.5-million acquisition of a downtown high-rise, document shows.
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Romer's Contract Is Extended to 2007
Action is hailed as giving L.A. Unified stability. His salary will stay at $250,000.
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From the Daily News:

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Panel warns greater attack now ‘probable’
WASHINGTON -- The bipartisan commission that investigated the Sept. 11 attacks concluded in its unanimous final report Thursday that they "were a shock but they should not have come as a surprise." It warned that without a historic restructuring of the nation's intelligence agencies and a new emphasis on diplomacy, the nation would leave itself open to an even more catastrophic attack.
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U.S. grand jury probing LAUSD headquarters buy
A federal grand jury has opened an investigation into the Los Angeles Unified School District's controversial purchase of its downtown Beaudry Avenue headquarters, a $74.5 million deal pushed by Superintendent Roy Romer despite questions about the high cost and the high-rise's structural integrity.
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National Latino museum considered
WASHINGTON -- A key House committee chairman on Thursday endorsed the idea of a national Latino museum in the nation's capital, the first step on a long road to establishing a major new cultural center focused on Hispanic Americans.
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Silly String trivial? Not to City Council
Some call it trivial, others a waste of time, but that hasn't stopped Los Angeles City Council members from their crusade to ban Silly String in public places.
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From other sources:

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From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn Sponsers Security Exposition For Small Businesses
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Mayor Hahn Announces Expansion of LAs' Best To 119 Sites
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Mayor Hahn Anounces Grant To Identify And Protect Potential Los Angeles Terror Targets
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