Cartoon:
Obama: Let’s compromise. You collect more money and I’ll reduce our speed.
House of Representatives, the most accurate representation of the citizenry unlike the good ole’ boy Senate: Mr. President change course we’re going to crash.

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The Pending Home Sales Index rose 2.4 percent to 90.9 in June. All regions show double-digit gains from a year ago.

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Poor Captain America.

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The City’s Neighborhood Watch groups, in coordination with L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept and L.A. County Fire Dept as well as Public Safety and Recreation Services and Special Events Divisions, will hold the annual evening events and social gatherings in neighborhoods throughout West Hollywood with block parties, barbecues, entertainment and dancing.

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It’s hot all about the USA, except in L.A.’s basin between the Santa Monica Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It’s hot in Washington, where politicians can’t come together with an agreement to raise the debt ceiling. It’s hot in Florida, Texas and many places across the country that will feel the pain of the end of the space shuttle program.

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As children, toys are one of our most important vehicles to understanding life’s complexities, giving us the opportunity express a vast array of emotions and scenarios. Toys provide a blank canvas for us to interject our own role-playing needs, a mean to solve problems and answer questions… a way to safely explore what sometimes worries and frightens us.

This is the subject of artist David Levintal’s most recent photographic exhibition, entitled Toyland.

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Nominated by the agents of Sotheby’s International Realty® Sunset Brokerage, these are our “Hot Properties” of last week July 9th to July 17th, 2011. Are they available this week for appointments by interested buyers? If you’re looking, I sure hope so. Call me at 3108881881 -Carlo.

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A landlord can only enter the rental property for certain specific reasons, such as to make repairs or alterations, or to respond to an emergency. Question: I just rented a cottage on a lot that includes fruit trees in the backyard. I was…

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