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From the LA Times:

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Spy Agencies Fear Some Applicants Are Terrorists
WASHINGTON - U.S. counterintelligence officials are increasingly concerned that Al Qaeda sympathizers or operatives may have tried to get jobs at the CIA and other U.S. agencies in an effort to spy on American counterterrorist efforts.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-intel8mar08,0,431533.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Mayoral Candidates Opt for Ground Game on Last Day
Hahn and his four top challengers crisscross the city trying to get voters to turn out today.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mayor8mar08,0,4331136.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Mayoral Candidate Profiles
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-lamayorprofiles-sg,0,4505131.storygallery?coll=la-home-left1

Speaking for Animals With One Voice
SACRAMENTO - For years, Rich McLellan has been pushing a futuristic solution to the number of stray animals in California.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-catfight8mar08,1,6418025.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Train Cars to Get Safer Tables
Metrolink will replace the furniture after studies show a likely connection with serious injury and death in major crashes.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tables8mar08,1,4479457.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Pothole Filler Really Digs His Work
L.A. city employee Robert Caudillo has been especially busy this year, with streets badly damaged from rain. But he finds his job fun.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-wheel8mar08,1,3110057.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Lockyer's Statement Under Fire
Governor's office denies attorney general's contention that pension overhaul would end death benefit for police and firefighters.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-governor8mar08,1,3647149.story?coll=la-headlines-california

A Lesson in the Letter of the Law
A North Hills campus' charter is pulled after it fails to improve student test scores as required.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-charter8mar08,1,727855.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Settlement in Police Beating Case
Parents of Donovan Jackson, 16, reach agreement after suing Inglewood and L.A. County over 2002 incident aired on TV.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-donovan8mar08,1,3737922.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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It's all about turnout
Race tight as voters go to polls
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2750312,00.html

Storm repairs far from over
The rains have stopped and the sun is shining, but repair crews will be fixing the season's storm damage for months to come.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2750068,00.html

Judge picks apart hospital lawsuit
A federal judge Monday tentatively dismissed parts of a discrimination lawsuit brought by a group of doctors and residents who accused the county of trying to dismantle a troubled inner-city hospital.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2750343,00.html

Make a difference: Vote
Today's mayoral election is too important to sit out
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20951~2749802,00.html

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From other sources:

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From the LAPD
Detectives Need Help In Murder Investigation
http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2005/03/nr05132.htm