Published Date: August 21, 2008

Aurora Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, a favored destination for celebrities in need of rehab, is faulted by state officials for two deaths in April.

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UNEASY VOTERS: Taxing the rich

True to party doctrine, the GOP candidate's economic proposals would ease the burden on the rich, while the Democratic candidate's would increase it.


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Near Area 51, a solitary mailbox -- white -- is the only landmark for miles around. It has become the subject of UFO lore and a magnet for true believers on the state-christened Extraterrestrial Highway.


President of California's largest local says it will be placed under a temporary trustee after Los Angeles Times stories reported payments to firms owned by his wife and mother-in-law.


Facing a burst of qualified applicants, higher education institutions in the U.S. are increasingly offering midyear enrollment.


Passengers phoned relatives about an aborted takeoff. At least 153 are killed.


How their tax plans compare

Individual income taxes

 
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