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ICYMI: Absentee Votes Push Measure H To Impressive Finish

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- It may feel as if Measure H had won by the slimmest of margins. With the absentee votes counted, however, we see that the lead is a bit more comfortable. Way to go L.A.!
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- Responding to the Super Bowl halftime show, some jerk wrote to the FCC to say that "Lady Gaga" is an "anagram of sharia law," which is patently untrue.
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