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    Which Way, L.A.?

    New Zealand Quake Raises Questions about California Structures

    At 3:51 yesterday -- our time in New Zealand today -- all activity stopped for two minutes to mark the moment an earthquake struck the city of Christchurch exactly one week ago. It's too early to learn new lessons, but some very discomforting old ones have been reconfirmed.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    At 3:51 yesterday -- our time in New Zealand today -- all activity stopped for two minutes to mark the moment an earthquake struck the city of Christchurch exactly one week ago. It's too early to learn new lessons, but some very discomforting old ones have been reconfirmed. That's according to CalTech Professor of Engineering and Seismology Thomas Heaton.

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    What's the Republican Plan for California's Budget Mess?
    1. 0:00Backdoor Plan to Get Tax Extensions on the Ballot?
    2. 6:44What's the Republican Plan for California's Budget Mess?
    3. 17:44New Zealand Quake Raises Questions about California Structures You’re reading this
    4. 25:41Public-Employee Benefits and Republican Politics
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