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Good morning -- here's what's happening 7.11.08

July 11, 2008 |  7:59 am

It's still hot, still dry, and firefighters are still struggling to get a handle on the Butte fire, which threatens the town of Paradise.

Put your money where your yellow "Support Our Troops" bumper sticker is and vote for a tax to help returning veterans buy homes.

The number of Mexican-born immigrants who became U.S. citizens grew from 84,000 in 2006 to 122,000 last year, a nearly 50% increase.

The pay-to-play bribery trial of ex-city commissioner Leland Wong logs another day of testimony, this time by a former deputy mayor, who says Wong gave him free Laker tickets and paid for sexual massages.

Police shoot two robbery suspects in the Miracle Mile.

OC parents and students organize to fight the decision by the College Board and the Educational Testing Service to nullify 375 AP scores after Trabuco Hills High officials failed to properly oversee the test.

Frank McCourt hints at changes to come when he talks about the post-All-Star-break Dodgers with our own Bill Plaschke.

So your college building is named after Henry Samueli, a high-tech billionaire who just entered a guilty plea to a felony charge of lying to financial regulators. Does someone chisel his name off the walls?

Not enough teaching could cost County-USC its cardiology training program.

One of the most popular search terms people use on this website is "horoscope," so we'll make it easy for you. Here it is, today's horoscope.

Are you in line for a G3 at an Apple Store, reading this on the ancient, first-generation iPhone you bought last year? You're not alone.

-- Veronique de Turenne

Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images


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