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From homeless student to college graduate

By Carla Rivera
Besides the rigors of a double major, Brian K. Smith became homeless at one point after he lost the aid that helped pay for his housing.

She reunites folks with their photos

By Matt Pearce
Abi Almandinger has been collecting personal snapshots blown for miles by the Joplin tornado and posting them on a Facebook page to help their owners find them. Photos

L.A. teachers tentatively agree to furlough days

By Jason Song
The deal between the teachers union and L.A. Unified could save $42 million and thousands of jobs.

Obama asks Poland to help fledgling Arab democracies

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The president likens Poland's overthrow of its communist regime to this spring's protests in the Middle East and North Africa.
2,000 rally to demand resignation of Kuwaiti premier | 3:54 a.m.
Filling in on weekly radio talk, Biden touts resurgent auto industry | 3 a.m.
Hazing allegations rock Cal State Bakersfield
Mitt Romney finally shows up in Iowa but doesn't say much
Petruno: Bankers' image as pariahs is a drag on their stocks
Crystal Cathedral will be sold to O.C. developer
In call for 'second revolution,' Egypt has many demands
VW opens Tennessee plant with new focus on quality

VW opens Tennessee plant with new focus on quality
X-ray images of smuggled migrants put pressure on Mexico

X-ray images of smuggled migrants put pressure on Mexico
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Sandy Banks: Seniors' laughs defy a stereotype

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Bill Dwyre: Drug accusations against Lance Armstrong should be taken more seriously

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