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Senate GOP prep for fight over Holder (Moldova.org) U.S. Senate Republicans say they're gearing up for a fight over the likely pick of Eric Holder as President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for attorney general.There are a lot of concerns among Senate GOP members about this selection, if indeed these rumors are true that Obama tapped Holder as his choice, a senior staffer on the Senate Judiciary Committee told the Los Angeles Times.Holder, who was ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Mobile home park burns in Los Angeles (Moldova.org) A wildfire raced through a mobile home park in the Los Angeles area early Saturday, destroying 600 homes.California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles Times reported.Some residents of the Oakridge Mobile Home Park near Sylmar wept during a briefing when Fire Capt. Steve Ruda held up a charred U.S. flag retrieved from the park. The ... us.rd.yahoo.com
$30,000 Virgin Mary statue returned (Moldova.org) A bronze statue of the Virgin Mary stolen from a church in Newport Beach, Calif., has been returned, police say.Newport Beach Police Lt. Craig Fox said the $30,000 statue was pried off its base and taken from in front of Our Lady Queen of Angels Church Friday, The Orange County (Calif.) Register reported.The Los Angeles Times said a Tustin, Calif., woman phoned police Wednesday morning, saying ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Mexico pulls 500 Tijuana cops from duty (Moldova.org) About 500 police officers in the Mexican border town of Tijuana were off the beat Wednesday after being suspended from duty by the Mexican government.Soldiers and federal agents replaced the city officers, who were shipped off to a police academy Tuesday for retraining and background checks amid an increasingly violent turf war among narcotics smugglers in the city.The Los Angeles Times reported ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Iraqi lawmakers to take up security deal (Moldova.org) U.S. and Iraqi officials expressed optimism a security agreement would be approved by Iraqi lawmakers, despite its chilly reception in Parliament.Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki defended the security deal that gives U.S. troops three more years on the ground, saying he sees it as a means of restoring Iraq's sovereignty, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.Maliki said the proposal, ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Iraqi lawmakers to take up security deal (Moldova.org) U.S. and Iraqi official expressed optimism a security agreement would be approved by Iraqi lawmakers, despite its chilly reception in Parliament.Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki defended the security deal that gives U.S. troops three more years on the ground, saying he sees it as a means of restoring Iraq's sovereignty, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.Maliki said the proposal, ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Bonfire may have sparked Calif.Tea fire (Moldova.org) Prosecutors are deciding whether to charge a group of people who left a smoldering bonfire officials think sparked the Tea fire in California, officials said.Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said 10 men and women, ages 18-22, built the bonfire on abandoned property and said they thought it was out when they left, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. Embers, fanned by winds, ... us.rd.yahoo.com
UPI Sports Calendar for Wed., Nov. 19 (Moldova.org) (All times Eastern)BasketballNBA Washington at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Houston, 8 p.m. Los Angeles Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Denver at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m. Chicago at Portland, 10:30 p.m. NCAA (7) Michigan State at IUPU-Ft Wayne, 7 ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Up-and-comer Dudamel takes on the Israel Philharmonic (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles) Los Angeles Philharmonic music-director-designate Gustavo Dudamel is coming to Walt Disney Concert Hall on Nov. 24, but not as might be expected. us.rd.yahoo.com
Thousands riot in China (Moldova.org) A riot erupted in northwestern China over a government plan to demolish the city of Longnan's downtown area, state-run media reported Tuesday.The Los Angeles Times reported that about 2,000 people protested leveling the Gansu province city's downtown area, which was hit by May's powerful earthquake. Protesters torched cars and attacked a local Communist Party office, the Xinhua news agency ... us.rd.yahoo.com
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