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Take Two for June 4, 2013
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Jun 4, 2013
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Take Two for June 4, 2013

Chinese President Xi Jinping to talk trade during Mexico visit; Darrell Issa: The man behind the AP, IRS and Benghazi investigations; California state parks launch new overhaul effort; Picture This: A laid-off Chicago Sun-Times photographer moves on; GoldieBlox game encourages girls to build engineering skills plus much more.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) leads a hearing titled, "Benghazi: Exposing Failure and Recognizing Courage" in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill May 8, 2013 in Washington, DC.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) leads a hearing titled, "Benghazi: Exposing Failure and Recognizing Courage" in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill May 8, 2013 in Washington, DC.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping to talk trade during Mexico visit; Darrell Issa: The man behind the AP, IRS and Benghazi investigations; California state parks launch new overhaul effort; Picture This: A laid-off Chicago Sun-Times photographer moves on; GoldieBlox game encourages girls to build engineering skills plus much more.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Mexico today, meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
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Between calling President Obama's press secretary a "paid liar," and leading the House Oversight Committee's investigations into Benghazi, the IRS and the AP scandal, California Republican Congressman Darrell Issa has been making headlines.
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It's been a rough stretch for California's state park system, between budget woes and the threat of park closures.
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The Writers Guild of America released its list of the 101 best written television series of all time this week.
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Joining us today for Tuesday Reviewsday is Steve Hochman, music critic for the LA Times.
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Today, the Obama administration announced steps to crack down on people or companies known as patent trolls. These trolls file patents with no intent of manufacturing or marketing the invention.
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On June 4, 50 years ago, Robert W. Patch of Chevy Chase, Maryland became the youngest person to receive a US patent.
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Stanford engineering graduate Debbie Sterling invented Goldieblox, a game she created to encourage girls to build spatial and engineering skills.
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David "Deacon" Jones, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman for the Los Angeles Rams for much of the 1960s, has died of natural causes in his Anaheim home. He was 74.
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Photographer Rob Hart was laid off from the Chicago Sun-Times last week along with 27 other colleagues. Now he's working on a new photo project documenting his life after losing his job.