- Hillary Clinton announces her bid for 2008 presidency - LAT

- Outspoken in opposition to abortion rights, Republican Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas also announced his presidential bid - CNN

- Burbank Police wound a suspect at the Ramada Inn - CBS2

- Mountain Lion Spotted In Beverly Hills - NBC4

- "California parents could face jail and a fine for spanking their young children under legislation a state lawmaker has promised to introduce next week" - ABC News

- "The man behind LAObserved has done nothing but berate us since we dared to criticize him once..." - Martini Republic

- City Council dumps City Attorney in dog food case - Mayor Sam

- When Being a Verb is Not Enough: Google wants to be YOUR Internet - PBS

- Soon to come are a new style of white-light LEDs that would both cost substantially less to manufacture and provide more light than conventional LEDs - CNET

- "Katie Rees was apparently so drunk the night she took the infamous photos that got her booted as Miss Nevada, she doesn't even remember taking them" - TMZ

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