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Extra, Extra: The 'I'm Chillin With Pigs' Edition
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- Prosecutors plan to refile chargesagainst Phil Spector. Jeez, what's a
murdererbrutha gotta do to walk free?
- Britney Spears "dined" at Acapulco in Burbank last night and the paparazzo’s freaked. It's like they'd never seen the wig-wearin', baby-hatin', cig-smokin' Spears before.
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- Officials are f i n a l l y upgrading thousands of parking meters in Los Angeles. For some, you will be able to use a credit or debit card. Let me be the 1,023,324 person to say, it's about time.
- A Calabasas man stabbed his 55-year-old mother, reportedly saying to his sister that she should not go home because he killed their mother.
- The DEA raided an Oakland "marijuana candy factory." Agents seized 460 marijuana plants and numerous laced products including candy bars, cookies, moonpies, ice cream, peanut butter, jelly, energy drinks and Rice Krispy treats. Anyone else hungry?
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"Chillin' with the pigs, dawg. (laughs). I'm chillin' with the pigs. I'm doing what they're doing: I'm kicking back." I thought I had a great job.Photo by WishByNight via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr
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