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From the LA Times:

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2 Incidents Force LAX to Evacuate 4 Terminals
About 10,000 passengers are ordered out and 250 flights delayed. Officials see no sign of terrorism.
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Not Legal but Need a License? No Sweat
You don't have to find the people selling fake documents on the street near MacArthur Park. They find you.
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Several Take Shelter, But Project Still Lags
After months of delays, three families move into a motel under a county plan. Many sites have yet to open.
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Bill Would Fight Child Prostitution
The governor's stance is unknown on a measure that would add prison time for some convicted of sexual crimes against underage youths.
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Lease program seeks to ease families into homeownership
Home buyers with credit problems, no down payment, or both, may qualify to participate in an expanding homeownership program for middle-income families that pays buyers' closing costs and eliminates the need for a down payment.
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From the Daily News:

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Missing the target
Shaken by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Congress heaped billions of dollars on America's police and rescuers for a new mission: Protect the nation, one chunk of turf at a time.
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LAX closed for 3 hours
Thousands of Labor Day weekend travelers at Los Angeles International Airport were delayed for hours Saturday after a man bypassed security in one terminal and a flashlight exploded at another, officials said.
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Sun Valley pollution studied
After earlier air quality tests near Bradley Landfill turned up nothing unusual, pollution officials are broadening their investigation and analyzing Sun Valley as a potential "hot spot" of toxic air contamination.
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Police release slasher sketch
RESEDA -- Police released a composite drawing Saturday of a man suspected of randomly attacking a number of people in the Reseda area, including a 13-year-old girl and a 58-year-old woman who had been waiting for buses.
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Illegal immigrants lose paid-for Social Security
MEXICO CITY -- For the 14 years he worked as an undocumented migrant in the United States, Carmelo Rivera saw up to $30 deducted each week from the $300 to $500 he earned as a vineyard worker. The deductions were supposed to pay for his retirement.
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