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WASHINGTON -- Offering an extraordinary window into the government's chaotic response on Sept. 11, 2001, the commission investigating the terrorist attacks detailed on Thursday a series of communications breakdowns at the White House and the Pentagon that were so severe that military commanders did not tell fighter pilots that they had been given the authority by Vice President Dick Cheney to shoot down hijacked planes....[MORE]
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The 41-year-old Van Nuys air show, the San Fernando Valley's biggest event -- drawing crowds of up to 300,000 people -- is being grounded to make way for firefighting helicopters, airport officials announced Thursday.
Construction this month of a 13-acre Los Angeles Fire Department air
operations facility at Van Nuys Airport will
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L.A. kids bid adieu to high school life Photo Gallery: High School Graduation 2004
Thousands of Los Angeles high school seniors
turned their tassels, tossed their caps and joined the ranks of those in
the "real world" during emotional graduation ceremonies Thursday night.
• Boating tragedy devastates family
• Parks in; 4 panelists quit to back Hertzberg
• Fred hefted Olympic torch proudly
• Charles tribute draws many
• Fewer teens smoking now, CDC reports
• CHP officer finds baby's body in car
Rick Orlov | Dennis McCarthy | Burbank/Glendale
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Dodgers vs Yankees: Forget about the on-field rivalry, the 11 World Series matchups and the dozens of legendary players. The shared history of the Dodgers and New York Yankees could have been defined, for all time, on one otherwise nondescript afternoon in a New York restaurant four decades ago. ...[MORE]
Meeting might be Phil's last supper
Lakers: EL SEGUNDO -- The Lakers are crafting an offseason agenda
aimed at retaining Kobe Bryant's services at all costs, and it
appears the first step will be the release of coach Phil Jackson,
sources close to the team told the Daily News. ...[MORE]
• 10 greatest moments in Dodgers-Yankees history
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America's most lauded movie star and Hollywood's most successful filmmaker are back for a third encounter.
"Holding the nation hostage in our own particular way," jokes Tom Hanks. But this isn't your standard offhand wisecrack from the back-to-back Oscar-winning star of "Philadelphia" and "Forrest Gump." It goes right to the heart of "The Terminal," Steven Spielberg's latest effort in an eclectic directing career that has run the gamut from science fiction ("E.T.," "Jurassic Park," "Minority Report") to historical dramas ("Schindler's List," "Amistad"). The two have a couple of previous hits together, the searing war epic "Saving Private Ryan" and the true-life caper comedy "Catch Me If You Can."
...[MORE]• Just hope 'The Terminal' isn't your in-flight movie
• Far from artful, but amiable
Features | Reviews | On DVD / Video
| Business |
The minimum household income required to buy the median-price home in California rose above $100,000 for the first time in April as affordability sank by an annualized 7 percentage points, to 20 percent, a trade group reported Thursday....[MORE]
VICA distributes local 'Oscars' for Valley businesses
Local commercial luminaries saluted themselves Thursday night,
hailing volunteerism by local business at the Valley Industry and Commerce
Association's fourth annual gala. ...[MORE]
• Leadership choice at Writers Guild
• Survey shows errors in most credit reports
Daily Stock Market Update | Real Deals
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There must be money to burn at City Hall. Perhaps some secret stash of cash that has been kept hidden from the public....[MORE]
Welcome, Parks
According to the old rules of city
politics, City Councilman Bernard Parks faces a hopeless task in running for
mayor: The incumbent, James Hahn, has the name recognition, the lifetime of
City Hall experience, the massive campaign war chest....[MORE]
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