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Donald Trump at CNN GOP Debate (John Locher / Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s Poll Lead May Be Even Yuuuuger

Republican frontrunner Donald J. Trump has a massive lead in national polls. But it may be even bigger than it seems, because while most major polls are conducted by telephone, his lead in online polls is even bigger.

Obama Oval Office (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press)

Obama Repeats Benghazi Spin Strategy in San Bernardino

President Barack Obama tried to reassure Americans in an Oval Office address on Sunday night, telling the nation: “So far, we have no evidence that the killers were directed by a terrorist organization overseas, or that they were part of a broader conspiracy here at home.”

Los Angeles Times (Kevork Djansezian / Associated Press )

L.A. Times Offers 0% Loan to Buy OC Register

After the Orange County Register filed an emergency bankruptcy at 1 a.m. on Sunday morning, Tribune Publishing, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, surprised a federal court hearing with $3 million zero rate interest loan to keep the Register and Riverside’s Press-Enterprise operating in what appears to be a move to gain monopoly control of SoCal newspaper publishing.

Los Angeles Times (Kevork Djansezian / Associated Press )

L.A. Times: Voters ‘Believed’ They Were for Religious Liberty

The Los Angeles Times, reporting that Houston voters rejected a city ordinance Tuesday that would have expanded transgender access to public restrooms, said that the fight had been between between gay rights advocates and those “who believed they were defending religious liberty” (emphasis added).

Los Angeles Times (Kevork Djansezian / Associated Press )

Bloodbath: ‘Los Angeles Times’ To Cut 10% of Staff

While it may be impossible to believe that an upstanding newspaper like The Los Angeles Times, a trusted and beloved publication that describes half-black men as “white supremacists,” is having financial troubles, the fact is that a bloodbath involving at

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L.A. Times Columnist’s Criticism of Pension Analysis Flawed

In a recent Los Angeles Times “Economy Hub” post on public-sector pensions, Michael Hiltzik took a shot at the California Policy Center for analyzing the average pensions of full-career Calpers retirees–those who work at least 30 years–in its pension analyses.

Jerry Brown (Ken James / UPI)

Jerry Brown ‘like Reagan and Trump,’ Could Win in 2016: Columnist

California Gov. Jerry Brown is a “geezer,” but he has the “opportunity of a lifetime” in the 2016 presidential race. That’s according to Los Angeles Times columnist George Skelton, who says that Brown “never has been in better position to run”–though he argues that “Brown blew his best chance” because of his three previous failed runs (1976, 1980, and 1992).