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| L.A. Unified to report all teacher misconduct cases to state The action, aimed at protecting students, covers hundreds of teachers who have been investigated by school officials or police for alleged misdeeds ranging from sexual abuse to excessive absenteeism. Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy said the district will report all teachers accused of misconduct to the state credentialing commission in an effort to keep those who pose a risk to students out of the classroom.
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| Arizona debate features clash of Republican front-runners Mitt Romney tries to halt the momentum of fellow GOP hopeful Rick Santorum before next week's primaries in Arizona and Michigan — and ahead of Super Tuesday the following week. Days before a pair of crucial primaries, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum clashed Wednesday night in a testy debate that magnified small differences and underscored the big stakes in their neck-and-neck presidential fight.
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| 'Super PAC' leaders profit from lack of oversight Leaders of some of the new groups are taking advantage of the mammoth donations and the lack of oversight to write themselves big paychecks or hire their own companies. The Red White and Blue Fund, a "super PAC" backing the presidential bid of Republican Rick Santorum, paid more than half a million dollars last month to a newly formed direct mail firm.
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| Federal raids a 'serious blow' to rhino trade Wildlife investigators in California and other states crack down on an international smuggling ring that trafficked for years in sawed-off rhinoceros horns. Federal wildlife investigators in California and other states say they have cracked an international smuggling ring that trafficked for years in sawed-off rhinoceros horns, which fetch stratospheric prices in Vietnam and China for their supposed cancer-curing powers.
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| Beck backs driver's licenses for illegal immigrants LAPD chief advocates a change in state law, saying that licenses would improve highway safety and allow police to identify people they encounter. Wading into a divisive, politically charged debate, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Wednesday that California should issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.
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| Diet drug Qnexa should be approved, panel says The diet drug Qnexa has cleared a major hurdle toward eventual Food and Drug Administration approval. An independent panel of medical experts who advise the agency voted Wednesday that Qnexa's significant weight-loss benefit outweighed its potential risks.
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| Supt. Deasy orders new look at L.A.'s teacher misconduct reports L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy has ordered his staff to submit or re-submit reports to the state credentialing commission on hundreds of teachers accused of misconduct over the last four years.
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| White House unveils corporate tax changes to fix 'unfair' system Calling the system unfair, the Obama administration on Wednesday proposed a broad overhaul of the corporate tax code designed to reduce the rate that most companies pay by axing dozens of breaks designed for specific industries, particularly oil and gas production.
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| 49 killed as train slams into retaining wall in Buenos Aires A commuter train went out of control and slammed into a retaining barrier in a central Buenos Aires train station during peak rush hour Wednesday morning, killing at least 49 people and injuring more than 500, federal police officials said.
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| Student who jumped off high school roof was bullied, parents say Days after their 15-year-old son died after jumping off of a third-story building at his high school, the parents of Drew Ferraro said they learned by reading his journal that he had been bullied by classmates in the last months of his life.
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