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- A man was arrested in Pasadena after being found naked and masturbating on the steps of an apartment building.
- California's unemployment rate fell from 12.5% in December to 12.4% in January.
- Jared Lee Loughner, who killed six people in Phoenix, Arizona and wounded 13, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, may face the death penalty.
- Since you're not checking your bags when you fly anymore, TSA is trying to find other ways to empty your wallet into their outstretched hands.
- Hef has successfully taken Playboy private.
- Zsa Zsa Gabor has been released from the hospital.
- Metro will offer bus service from Union Station to Dodger Stadium beginning on March 28, and lasting throughout the entire season.
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