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President Barack Obama, left, smiles as he talks with Jay Leno during a commercial break during the taping of his appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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** FILE ** Job seekers at a recent Los Angeles career fair were less likely than before the recession to find full-time work. Starting Jan. 1, larger employers must provide health care benefits to those who put in at least 30 hours a week. (Associated Press)

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Singer Toni Braxton arrives at The Hollywood Reporter Nominees Night at Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's official residence on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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**FILE** People wait in line at the U.S. Postal Service Airport station in Los Angeles on Dec. 19, 2011. (Assocaited Press)

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A customer departs grocery store Trader Joe's in Los Angeles on Feb. 11, 2008. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Fans cheer outside the MTV Video Music Awards on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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Former Los Angeles Mayor and Democratic Convention Chairman Antonio Villaraigosa calls for a vote to amend the platform at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 5, 2012. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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**FILE** A map highlighting reported cases of gonorrhea in women aged 15 to 24 — high concentrations in pink and red — is seen Sept. 19, 2011, at a news conference in the Watts-Willowbrook area of Los Angeles to announce a Los Angeles County program to provide young women in South Los Angeles with home-testing kits for sexually transmitted diseases. Los Angeles County has the highest number of Chlamydia cases and the second-highest number of gonorrhea cases in the country. (Associated Press)

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associated press Private security guard Gus Rodriguez stands watch outside "El Palacio de Oro" jewelry store in downtown Los Angeles, armed to thwart the growing threat of robberies brought on by the soaring price of the precious metal.

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Natalie Portman poses backstage with the Oscar for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Black Swan" at the 83rd Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles in this Feb. 27, 2011, file photo. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

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In this Feb. 27, 2011, file photo, actor Kirk Douglas presents the award for best supporting actress during the 83rd Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

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Actress Amy Adams arrives before the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

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Pat Larracas of Los Angeles walks through the third level of Airforce One Pavilion at the Ronald Reagan Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif. (Garrett Cheen/Special to The Washington Times)

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James Franco arrives at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel, left, yells at first base umpire Doug Eddings after being thrown out of the game for arguing a call at first during the second inning of their baseball game, Friday, July 23, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)