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Google launches ad campaign to ease privacy concerns - Los Angeles Times
Last week, the US Federal Trade Commission widened its antitrust probe of the search engine to include Google+, according to a person who is familiar with the investigation but requested anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak on the ...
SAG and AFTRA craft merger plan - Los Angeles Times
As expected, the proposed constitution represents an attempt to combine the different cultures of the two groups, said one person who was involved in the confidential talks but asked not to be identified. For example, national officers, including the ...
In fog of Syria, observers can't tell what they are seeing - Los Angeles Times
Like others interviewed, he asked not to be identified because the league has instructed the monitors not to speak to journalists. They set off from Damascus in a speeding convoy full of armed security force members. Less than half an hour from the ...
Johnson Wagner wins the Sony Open - Los Angeles Times
Colon's contract is pending a physical, the person told the Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team had yet to make a formal announcement. Colon, 38, was an A's nemesis during his four-year stint with the American League ...
Pakistanis' distrust of foreigners impedes aid groups - Los Angeles Times
"All of a sudden we were all doing subversive spy work; we generally feel that's how we're viewed here," said a Western aid official, who, like other Westerners interviewed for this article, asked to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the ...
Obama's new chief of staff an expert on executive powers - Los Angeles Times
The former aide spoke on condition of anonymity to speak more candidly about White House personalities. Lew, who also served as an aide to former House Speaker Tip O'Neill, leans toward the liberal end of the political spectrum and is not reluctant to ...
Apple halts iPhone 4S sales in China after near-riot - Los Angeles Times
"After Apple said they were not selling the iPhones today, no organizers paid their temporary workers," said the man, who declined to give his name. Another man wearing a puffy red jacket said he had organized 500 buyers to wait overnight for the ...
Lions Gate agrees to acquire Summit Entertainment for $412.5 million - Los Angeles Times
However, they have been eager to find a buyer for the studio before the final "Twilight" movie is released later this year, according to people familiar with the matter but not authorized to speak publicly. Outside of "Twilight," however, ...
Apple halts iPhone 4S release in China stores after near-riot - Los Angeles Times
"After Apple said they were not selling the iPhones today, no organizers paid their temporary workers," said the man, who declined to give his name. One man wearing a puffy red jacket said he had organized 500 buyers to wait overnight for the release. ...
Obama seeks power to merge agencies, shrink government - Los Angeles Times
By Christi Parsons President Obama this morning will ask Congress to give him authority to significantly shrink the federal government by merging six agencies dealing with trade and commerce, a senior administration official said. ...
Obama seeks power to merge agencies, shrink government - Los Angeles Times
By Christi Parsons President Obama this morning will ask Congress to give him authority to significantly shrink the federal government by merging six agencies dealing with trade and commerce, a senior administration official said. ...
Iran tightens Internet restrictions - Los Angeles Times
"We should not be surprised about further restrictions and more crackdown," said one political analyst in Tehran who asked to remain anonymous. "It is indirectly related to the upcoming election. Free access to information can be scary for the system, ...
DNA, witnesses link Burkhart to LA arsons, sources say - Los Angeles Times
Additionally, several witnesses have identified Burkhart as being near the scene of several fires, said the sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the case was ongoing. Burkhart has been charged in connection with 13 of the 51 fires. ...
DNA, witnesses link Burkhart to LA arson attacks, sources say - Los Angeles Times
Additionally, several witnesses have identified Burkhart as being near the scene of several fires, said the sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the case was ongoing. Burkhart has been charged in connection with 13 of the 51 fires. ...
Arson suspect left clue at German Consulate - Los Angeles Times
Several witnesses have also identified Burkhart as being near the scene of several fires, the source said. Authorities allege that Burkhart began his rampage Dec. 30. But there were several fires in his neighborhood the night before. ...
Oscar show may exit Hollywood - Los Angeles Times
Preliminary discussions about the potential relocation are underway between the academy and AEG, owner of the Nokia Theatre, according to a person familiar with AEG's operations who was not authorized to speak publicly. Officials at both the academy ...
LA arson suspect brought device to German consulate, sources say - Los Angeles Times
The sources said there is a delay between the time the briquette is lit and when it burns hot enough to produce flames, allowing the suspect to leave the scene before the blazes are detected. Capt. Jamie Moore of the Los Angeles Fire Department said ...
McManus: Romney's 'electability' is key - Los Angeles Times
That practical judgment came from voter after voter, including a burly middle-aged man at the polls in Bedford on Tuesday who refused to give his name but growled, succinctly: "I voted for the guy with the highest numbers. ...
Newt Gingrich super PAC sees $5-million boost from Vegas benefactors - Los Angeles Times
The Adelsons have no objection to private equity, the source said. They gave the funds because they feel loyal Gingrich, who shares their concern for Israel, and whom they first met in Washington in 1995, at the time Congress was considering ...
Disney replacing Carney with experienced marketing executive - Los Angeles Times
... Hollywood hand to replace departing worldwide marketing president MT Carney and hopes to finish negotiating a contract with the new executive later this week, two people familiar with the matter but not authorized to speak publicly confirmed. ...
Steve Stricker leads by five shots in Tournament of Champions - Los Angeles Times
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision has not been made public. Posada's decision was first reported by sports radio station WFAN. Posada, 40, won five World Series titles in 17 years with the New York Yankees. ...
Disney family to bid for Dodgers, sources say - Los Angeles Times
... a mediator recently broached the idea of Frank McCourt selling the team to Fox so that McCourt could get a guaranteed sale price and Fox could secure the Dodgers' long-term television rights, according to a person familiar with the talks. ...
China Communist Party bureaucrats like their cars high end - Los Angeles Times
He did not wish to be identified. The high spending on cars, said Ren Jianmin, a professor at Beijing's Tsinghua University, is the result of a system set up by the Communist Party in the 1940s to allocate perks to ranking members. ...
Pro-Gingrich "super PAC" plans ad assault on Romney's Bain record - Los Angeles Times
Outtakes have been made into ads that are likely to begin airing Monday in South Carolina, according to a person familiar with the plan who asked not to be identified. The new effort, disclosed first by the Daily Beast, drew a harsh response from ...
Tony Ressler, Stanley Gold join list of prospective Dodgers owners - Los Angeles Times
... co-founder of a Los Angeles investment firm that controls more than $40 billion in assets, has expressed interest in pursuing the Dodgers, according to two people briefed on the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly. ...