Patt Morrison for Wednesday July 01, 2009
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Bruno & Birmingham High: Odd Bedfellows in a Charter Fight
Birmingham High School, LAUSD’s largest high school campus, was already embroiled in a tricky effort to become a charter school this fall before Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Bruno” character entered the mix. The gay Austrian fashion diva did an unauthorized photo shoot with Birmingham’s football team, sending district officials into a tizzy and jeopardizing the school’s charter approval before the LAUSD Board. What do Bruno and Birmingham have in common besides racy photographs? Apparently, controversy.
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May Day Officers: No Firings
Chief Bratton sought to fire four officers accused of using excessive force in the 2007 May Day gathering at MacArthur Park. But a three-person disciplinary panel, called the Board of Rights, refused to terminate the officers, instead imposing a maximum penalty of a 20-day suspension. How much will this hamper the LAPD's larger reform efforts at improving community relations?
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Budget Update
The California state legislature failed to pass a budget before today’s fiscal year deadline, prompting Gov. Schwarzenegger to declare a state of emergency—including three furlough days per month for state employees and his refusal to sign any legislation until a budget solution is reached. Is the process being held up by “genteel extortion” from the minority party?
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Frontline on the Battle over Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
The renewed battle over the military’s controversial “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy on openly gay soldiers could be facing a pivotal moment with the case of Lt. Dan Choi. Lt. Choi is facing discharge from the New York National Guard because he publicly announced that he’s gay, in protest of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Could his case be the tipping point that pushes the Obama administration to review the policies on gays in the military?
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Obama Goes to Russia
July 6 through 8 will mark summit talks between President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. On the table: Iran, Afghanistan, nuclear arms reductions, proliferation, and a possibly treaty on cyber-security.
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