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- So who's it going to be? Biden? Kaine? Bayh? Clinton? You might be getting that very special txt msg from Obama4Prez 2moro...
- Probably too far for us in LA to feel it, but a 3.1 earthquake hit out in Death Valley today.
- It's a big ol' flatline for Century City Doctors Hospital. The facility is filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and will close by the end of the month.
- Got that Laker pride (despite the disappointment of the NBA Finals) still? You can keep it strong as Laker star Kobe Bryant is part of the Olympic team headed to the Gold Medal matchup on Sunday against Spain. Playing for Spain...Laker Pau Gasol.
- Sounds more like the plotline of a WB soap, but it's real life in Murietta: A female high school teacher pleads guilty to sex with an underage girl.
- See ya, Ziggy. A pet alligator once called NoHo home. Now he's off to an animal shelter equipped to handle large reptiles. Stick to cats and dogs, people.
- The streets of Downtown could (should?) be humming soon with the clang-clang-clang of the trolleys if the streetcar becomes reality. Over at blogging.la they're hoping it's not just any old streetcar, but a historic trolley.
- We hear Chef Govind Armstrong of Table 8 makes the best grilled cheese ever; he stopped by Oprah yesterday to show off his stuff.
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