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Extra, Extra

By  Zach Behrens
Published Feb 17, 2010 11:00 PM
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  • On the one-year anniversary of the Recovery Act, Gov. Schwarzenegger touts that California received more funding than any other state.
  • An update to an earlier story about the Corvette owner who died showing a car to a prospective buyer. She was identified as 29-year-old Amy Thomas, a mother of four in Laguna Hills.
  • Is former Dodgers pitcher Eric Gagne making a comeback?
  • Well, this is one way to get new tenants: A downtown loft is using "alcohol, tobacco and firearms' in hopes of attracting renters to sign leases.
  • After evasive maneuvers to avoid hitting another plane mid-air on a Southwest Jet last Saturday, passengers were left in the dark until the media reported on it yesterday.
  • It was all but officially said until now: Assemblymember Karen Bass will run for California's 33rd Congressional Seat, currently held by Diane Watson.
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