EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW.A roundup of some of our more important editorials this past week ``Candidates for sale'' It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to overhaul the city's botched botch tr.v. botched, botch·ing, botch·es 1. To ruin through clumsiness. 2. To make or perform clumsily; bungle. 3. To repair or mend clumsily. n. 1. campaign-finance system, which does nothing to stop politicians from selling out to special interests. In fact, it pays them $700,000 in taxpayer money to do it. ``Nowhere councils'' City Hall's plan for neighborhood councils Neighborhood councils are governmental or non-governmental bodies composed of local people who handle neighborhood problems. They can be found in many cities throughout the world. is starting to look like sham representation, with councils getting too little money and not enough power. ``The wrath of Hahn'' Hooray for the mayoral race! It's turned Jimmy Hahn into an effective opponent of Sunshine Canyon landfill, even if he's a little late in the game. ``Cooley leads'' By admitting the mistakes of his own office, District Attorney Steve Cooley Stephen Lawrence ("Steve") Cooley (born May 1, 1947 in Los Angeles, California) is a veteran prosecutor who was elected as Los Angeles County's 36th District Attorney on November 7, 2000. He was sworn in for his second term on December 6, 2004. has become L.A.'s top champion of open and honest government. |
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