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- The latest LA Times poll shows Boxer leads Fiorina 50% to 42% in their Senate race, and Brown leads Whitman 52% to 39% for Governor.
- A man was killed and a woman seriously burned as they tried to steal copper wire from a vacant lot in South Gate.
- Swimmer Fran Crippen, an Olympic team hopeful, died during a race yesterday. Crippen had spent some time in Mission Viejo swimming for the Mission Viejo Nadadores.
- A chemical spill in the Port of Los Angeles last night caused three dock workers to seek hospital treatment for respiratory problems.
- The motorist who struck and killed a 46-year-old cyclist yesterday in Agoura Hills was arrested on suspicion of a DUI.
- Just in case you were wondering what Kevin Costner has been up to...
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