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** FILE ** In this Jan. 5, 2008 file photo, Sandisk's 8GB microSDHC card is showcased at the CES Unveiled press preview event held at the Venetian hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Samsung Electronics Co. is pursuing an acquisition of U.S. computer memory card maker SanDisk Corp., a South Korean online business newspaper reported Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.
Business   Market   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia: SanDisk  
 Gulf News 
SanDisk tumbles as lower prices for phone cards hurt sales
| San Francisco: SanDisk shares dropped as much as 11 per cent in late trading on Thursday after the biggest maker of flash-memory cards gave a sales forecast that fell short of estimates, citing... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong, file)
Tahiti
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 The Examiner 
The Ultimate Valentine’s Day Gift: A Trip to Tahiti
| Few places conjure up images of romance more than Tahiti. Known as one of the most beautiful destinations in the world, and just under an 8-hour flight from Los Angeles, the famed islands of Tahiti ... (photo: Public Domain / FRED)
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, left, arrives with his military defense attorney, Meridith Marshall for a court session at Camp Pendleton in Camp Pendleton, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012.  San Francisco Chronicle 
Haditha outraged as Marine avoids jail in massacre
| Haditha, Iraq -- | In this town which saw 24 unarmed civilians die in a U.S. raid seven years ago, residents expressed disbelief and sadness that the Marine sergeant who told his troops to "shoot fi... (photo: AP / Chris Carlson)
Crime   Iraq   Photos   War   Wikipedia: Haditha killings  
Protesters gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011.  The Los Angeles Times 
Egypt marks anniversary of 'Arab Spring' revolution
Reporting from Cairo— Tens of thousands of Egyptians poured into Tahrir Square in celebration and protest Wednesday, the anniversary of the revolution that brought down President Hosni Mubarak a... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra)
Arab   Egypt   Photos   Revolution   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
Top Stories
Giffords and Kelly The Los Angeles Times
Gabrielle Giffords bids an emotional farewell to Congress
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House floor one final time as her colleagues approved her bipartisan border security bill on the day she officially steps down fro... (photo: Public Domain / Unknown: "Courtesy photo")
Congress   House   Photos   Security   Wikipedia/Gabrielle Giffords  
Tourists walk past a memorial wreath left on Richard Widmark's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Wednesday March 26, 2008. The Los Angeles Times
L.A. breaks tourism record with 27 million visitors in 2011
| Thanks to a swell in international visitors, Los Angeles hosted a record number of visitors in 2011, prompting tourism officials to predict they will welcome even more ... (photo: AP / Nick Ut)
Economy   Los Angeles   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Los Angeles  
Tiger Woods tees off on the 3rd hole during the third round of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday Feb. 12, 2011. The Los Angeles Times
Tiger Woods goes for the sure money this week
Reporting from La Jolla — At least Tiger Woods is honest about the money. | Woods has chosen to skip the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course, which b... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili)
Golf   Photos   Sportstar   Tiger Woods   Wikipedia: Tiger Woods  
 ag2  Jaime Cullum (jazz singer) performing at the Carnival Center of Performing Arts in Miami, Florida on October 9, 2006.   The Examiner
Support Monterey Jazz Festival today and get two tickets to Pebble Beach Pro-Am
| If the Monterey Jazz Festival dominates that peninsula in the final days of summer, the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am holds sway over the dead of winter. MJF ha... (photo: WN / aruna)
Festival   Jazz   Peninsula   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Jazz  
File - A mother and her young child are pictured at a free clinic in Port-au-Princes impoverished Cit Soleil neighbourhood, where the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)s Violence Reduction Section is working with a volunteer association to help disenfranchised women. The Examiner
Sexual exploitation of children alleged against UN Police in Haiti
| The United Nations is looking into two cases of reported sexual exploitation of children in Haiti by UN Police officers, the organization announced Monday. | Details we... (photo: UN / Logan Abassi)
Crime   Haiti   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti  
United States Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich arrives at a court room at Camp Pendleton with lead defense attorney Neal Puckett Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 in Camp Pendeton, Calif. The Independent
Deal sees Haditha Marine sentenced to just three months
| The deal, which caught observers by surprise, means that Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich will now face a maximum of three months of confinement. He will also be demoted o... (photo: AP / Lenny Ignelzi)
Crime   Iraq   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Haditha killings  
Vanessa Hudgens arrives for the premiere of World of Color water show at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, June 10, 2010. The Examiner
Vanessa Hudgens donates couture gown to benefit Stand Up To Cancer
| Vanessa Hudgens donated a one-of-a-kind couture Candie’s gown to charity in order to help raise money for non-profit organization “Stand Up To Cancer.&rdquo... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong)
Actress   Cancer   Charity   Photos   Wikipedia: Vanessa Hudgens  
Business Education
- U.S. fourth-quarter GDP falls short of expectations
- Ford has its strongest year in a decade
- FDA seizes nearly 14% of imported orange juice over fungicid
- U.S. may rely on aging U-2 spy planes longer than expected
** FILE ** In this Jan. 5, 2008 file photo, Sandisk's 8GB microSDHC card is showcased at the CES Unveiled press preview event held at the Venetian hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Samsung Electronics Co. is pursuing an acquisition of U.S. computer memory card maker SanDisk Corp., a South Korean online business newspaper reported Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.
SanDisk tumbles as lower prices for phone cards hurt sales
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- Adult education on L.A. Unified's chopping block
- School leadership matters
- Full 4-year scholarships available at Antioch College: Deadl
- Child Development: Self Liberating School-age Child
 ag2  Jaime Cullum (jazz singer) performing at the Carnival Center of Performing Arts in Miami, Florida on October 9, 2006.
International jazz festival in post-quake Haiti promotes music, education among Haitian musicians
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Environment Health
- California Board Votes Unanimously to Toughen Zero-Emission
- New California rules require cleaner cars
- California passes new auto emission rules
- California moves against climate change with new clean car r
Tahiti
The Ultimate Valentine’s Day Gift: A Trip to Tahiti
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- FDA seizes nearly 14% of imported orange juice over fungicid
- Stanley takes lead at Torrey Pines
- AP source: Tiebreaker game would decide divisions
- N. Y. Airports Account for Half of All Delays
**ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, OCT. 25-26** Theresa Gratsch, a Ph.D. research specialist, expands human embryonic stem cells under a microscope at the University of Michigan Center for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008.
Stem cells may aid vision in blind people
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Politics Travel
- El Segundo, Chevron at odds over oil company's taxes
- U.S. fourth-quarter GDP falls short of expectations
- January 27 Middle East quotes of the week
- U.S. may rely on aging U-2 spy planes longer than expected
Protesters gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011.
Egypt marks anniversary of 'Arab Spring' revolution
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- Cruise disaster lawsuits face choppy seas in US
- Cruise disaster lawsuits face choppy seas in US
- Cruise ship disaster lawsuits face choppy seas in U.S.
- Costa offers $14,460 per person for ruined cruise
Carnival Valor docked at port. Carnival Cruise Lines is a British-American owned cruise line, based in Doral, Florida, a suburb of Miami in the United States.
Princess Cruises announces an “Inspiring” new blog for cruise passengers
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