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Study finds left-wing brain, right-wing brain - Los Angeles Times
conservatives tend to be more structured and persistent in their judgments whereas liberals are more open to new experiences. The latest study found those traits are not confined to political situations but also influence everyday decisions.
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http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-politics10sep10,1,5376455.story
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Louis Sahagun, "Armenian clergy worldwide embark on a quest to collect holy oil," Los Angeles Times (Oct. 11, 2008)
A story about the worldwide distribution of "muron," a scented oil believed to have extraordinary spiritual properties.
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Kitchen essentials, and items you can pass by - Los Angeles Times
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Palin treads carefully between fundamentalist beliefs and public policy - Los Angeles Times
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Palin: wrong woman, wrong message - Los Angeles Times
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A Primeval Tide of Toxins - Los Angeles Times
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Esperanza High's Bible club ban - Los Angeles Times
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Steve Padilla, "Former New York Times reporter looks at growth of interfaith movements," Los Angeles Times (Aug. 30, 2008) - on Gustav Niebuhr
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Mother, daughter use beer to escape attacker - Los Angeles Times
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Civilization's last chance - Los Angeles Times
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Christian Retailers Put Their Print on Products - Los Angeles Times
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Muslim Converts in Britain Seen as Among Most Extreme - Los Angeles Times
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Father, Son and Holy Rift - Los Angeles Times
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Is religion disappearing from network TV?
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Scholarly feud over the Gospel of Judas (entire)
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Scholarly feud over the Gospel of Judas
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Remember Jose Padilla? Um ... we screwed that one up
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Inside the weird, perverse world of "Girls Gone Wild"
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US military study: long tours in Iraq increase mental health risks & abuse of noncombatants
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Ian Buruma: religion and resistance to oppression
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A former US official in Iraq on Blackwater's tactics
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Pot is called biggest cash crop
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Virtual marketers have second thoughts about Second Life - Los Angeles Times
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