L.A.'s Scary 'Cop Tax' Campaign Angers Critics
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A proposed $500 million tax  increase to put more police on the streets of Los Angeles has  drawn fire from opponents who say top law-enforcement officials  are trying to scare voters into approving it with commercials  that raise the specter of a suburban crime nightmare.
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As the writers' strike cuts deep, thousands of people who rely on LA's entertainment industry face financial ruin. And the city which has already lost $1.4bn may now lose the Oscars
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The presidential campaign has brought back to the fore the vexing question of how much to tax high-income Americans.
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The area covered by London's congestion charge doubled to the anger of many residents and businesses, although the city's mayor insisted it would cut emissions and traffic jams.
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With officers intimidated by killings and threats, some have begun questioning the notion of trying to establish a system of local policing at this time.
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The drive by the F.A.A. is producing tension, anger and occasional shows of defiance among controllers.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. - Every month, hundreds of people are summoned to courts across the nation&#39;s most populous county for a public scolding.
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Those rallying to keep open the doors of a hospital trauma unit serving a poor, violence-plagued neighborhood of Los Angeles have hit upon a more potent argument than mere dollars and cents.
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Life in America's third-largest city is already expensive: Motorists pay some of the highest gas prices in the nation, and shoppers get hit with sales taxes higher than those in New York or Los Angeles. Now it could get even worse.
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Officials are confounded about the best way to respond to the growing nuisance, according to city officials.
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An investigation of alleged German tax evaders has fueled angst not only among wealthy Germans, but also among politicians facing an angry public
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I am disappointed (but not surprised) to hear of the problems with the proposed transit tax in Salt Lake County. I was torn when voting for the tax increase in November.
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Mayor Thomas M. Menino's quest for new restaurant and telecommunications tax powers for Boston ran into a buzzsaw of business opposition yesterday.
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Viewpoint: The newest twist to London's congestion charges -- announced by Mayor Ken Livingstone -- hits where it hurts
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Chronic bitter enemies -- cable television and telephone companies -- yesterday found something they could agree on: Both industries hate Governor Deval L. Patrick's plans to hit them with an estimated $78 million in new local property taxes as part of Patrick's crackdown on alleged corporate tax loopholes.
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Will cable competition destroy the local emergency alert system in Los Angeles County? We're not willing to find out.
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Gov. Eliot Spitzer challenged leaders of two powerful health care groups over ads that criticize his proposal to cut costs.