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It Was All A Dream (Or: Turns Out Spoilers Are Good For You)

By Neda Ulaby

Originally published on Thu July 26, 2012 4:24 pm

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Chances are, if you're a regular reader of this blog you've read (or perhaps even posted) an incredibly vitriolic comment or two accusing the writer of the despicable crime of spoilers.

1:16 pm

Thu July 26, 2012

From Scorn For Zevon, A Father-Daughter Moment Is Born

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Warren Zevon on the cover of Excitable Boy, the 1978 album which includes "Werewolves in London."

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Christiana Pappas and her dad.

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Originally published on Thu July 26, 2012 4:51 pm

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1:06 pm

Thu July 26, 2012

In Kayla Harrison, U.S. Has Chance For Judo Gold, And A 'Comeback Kid' Story

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Kayla Harrison, who is on the U.S. judo team, is going to the Olympics for the first time.

By editor

Originally published on Thu July 26, 2012 8:10 pm

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7:52 am

Thu July 26, 2012

A Know-It-All's Guide To Olympic Music

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Among all things official at the Olympics, like the flag, is music composed for the opening and closing ceremonies.

By Tom Huizenga

Originally published on Thu July 26, 2012 4:24 pm

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3:38 pm

Wed July 25, 2012

Gov. Brown Unveils New Water Tunnel Plans For California

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Gov. Jerry Brown waits for the start of a news conference to announce plans to build a giant twin tunnel system to move water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to farmland and cities.

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Originally published on Wed July 25, 2012 5:29 pm

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Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown and U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced a new $23.7 billion proposal that would build a twin tunnel system to carry water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta over to the southern part of the state.

Water in Southern California has become an intractable problem. The frustration was evident at the press conference, when Brown dropped a four-letter expletive.

The Sacramento Bee reports:

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