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Why Don't We Pay (More/Any) Attention To Los Angeles Mayoral Elections?

5.21.13 at 3:30pm by Ken Rudin

After eight years of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles voters will pick a, shall we say, more charismatically-challenged successor.

Court Backs Withholding 'Potent' Images Of Bin Laden's Body

5.21.13 at 3:30pm by Scott Neuman

The government has argued that the classified images could spark violence against Americans abroad.

Oklahoma's GOP Senators Find Themselves In Tornado Aid Bind

5.21.13 at 3:30pm by Liz Halloran

Sens. Tom Coburn and James Inhofe have become the faces of pushback on federal emergency spending. Now the deadly and devastating tornado in their home state has put them in an awkward position.

China Builds Museums ... But Will The Visitors Come?

5.21.13 at 3:30pm by Frank Langfitt

China is on a spree to build world-class museums and has opened about 100 of them annually in recent years. Two of the biggest opened on the same day last fall on opposite banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River. But filling these museums — with both art and visitors — is proving more challenging.