POP QUIZ

By Maria L. La Ganga

Feb. 29, 2008 12 AM PT

Circle all that apply. Whom did Barack Obama refer to in the last week as “an American hero”?

(Answers at bottom of page)

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) Martin Luther King Jr.

C) Ralph Nader

D) John F. Kennedy

E) John McCain

What might Obama mean when he calls you “an American hero”?

A) Get out of my way -- I’m headed for the White House

B) You’re old and out of step and I’m headed for the White House

C) You think you’re headed for the White House?

D) All of the above

E) None of the above

-- Maria L. La Ganga

Question 1 answers: C and E

Question 2 answer: We’ll get back to you on this one.

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Maria L. La Ganga

Maria L. La Ganga is the deputy managing editor for California and Metro, overseeing the Los Angeles Times’ largest editorial department. She joined The Times in 1981 as an academic intern, splitting her time between the former Metro section and National Dragster, the official publication of the National Hot Rod Assn. She has served as Seattle bureau chief, San Francisco bureau chief, edited in the Business section and pitched in on six presidential elections, five for The Times and one for the Guardian. La Ganga left The Times in 2015 and returned in 2018 after a brief hiatus during which she wrote for the Guardian and the Idaho Statesman. She was named city editor in 2022 and promoted to her current role in 2024. La Ganga graduated from Granada Hills High School in the San Fernando Valley and Cal State Northridge, where she studied English literature and journalism.

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