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Published Aug 9, 2011 11:00 PM

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The L.A. County Board of Supervisors approved a new interim director for the troubled child welfare agency.
As expected, a Nigerian-American man who was a "stowaway" on a NY to LA flight, entered a plea of "guilty" in court today.
Slate wants to know which restaurants have the worst websites.
Chinese commuters have been given punching bags to help them cope with their rage; imagine if L.A. drivers had the same kind of thing set up along the road.
Culver City Patch takes a look at the courageous little boy behind a backyard haven his family calls "Elijah's garden."
Racist graffiti has residents of one Pasadena community shaken up.
Girl at a Bar rounds up some of L.A.'s best "speakeasy-style" bars in today's HuffPo. Cheers!

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