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- Was Mayor Tony up to the same monkeybusiness that the Frisco Mayor admitted to? - LA Observed
- Now that we know where the Westside of LA begins (La Cienega), has the Associated Press determined that Toluca Lake is in the Hollywood Hills? - LA Brain Terrain
- Muslim man in Van Nuys charged with the murders of his Hindu girlfriend and her father - Daily News
- Iranian pornstars could soon start being executed - CNN
- Steve Lopez has fun with Rocky Delgadillo's crazy week - LAT
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- Garrison Keillor ventures out of Lake Wobegon and gives a thumbs up to LA - LAT
- Proof that Disney is brilliant, they turned a hokey, dated ride into a franchise. Pirates III booty now over a half billion dollars - AP
- The Game pleads not mothafuckin guilty of impersonating the five-oh - eonline
- Sometimes we wonder if Bushie is even trying - One Cent
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