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    Politics Friday: 5 things you may have missed this week

    Happy Friday! Angelenos may be tracking the slow and steady progress of Space Shuttle Endeavour as it makes it way over to the California Space Center.  And there was that…

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    By Caitlin Shamberg • Oct 12, 2012 • 1 min read

    Lindsay Lohan

    Photo © Glenn Francis, www.PacificProDigital.com

    Happy Friday! Angelenos may be tracking the slow and steady progress of Space Shuttle Endeavour as it makes it way over to the California Space Center. And there was that vice presidential debate last night. But here are five other stories that you can bring up at cocktail parties this weekend.

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      Caitlin Shamberg

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