Re: [Marxism] Obama and the Latino vote. A question

[Walter Lippmann <walterlx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

LOS ANGELES TIMES

Villaraigosa addresses city's shortfall

Analysts attributed the $155-million deficit mostly to the flagging economy. 
Villaraigosa proposes stark plans.
By Duke Helfand and David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers 
January 29, 2008 
Faced with a budget shortfall that has doubled in three months, 
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called Monday for paring 
city spending by suspending most hiring, asking thousands of 
workers to take unpaid furloughs and selling vacant fire stations.

FULL:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget29jan29,1,5661396.story

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     WALTER LIPPMANN
     Los Angeles, California
     Editor-in-Chief, CubaNews
     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CubaNews/
     "Cuba - Un ParaÃso bajo el bloqueo"
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