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News
  1. Frank Girardot: Aging Madonna a bad halftime pick
  2. El Monte hopes to bring In-N-Out and popular restaurant chain to vacant site
  3. Audit praises COG work, reveals that state is launching financial audit
  4. Lawmakers sound caution on Facebook IPO tax revenue
  5. U.S. closes Syrian embassy as diplomacy collapses
  6. Alhambra moves forward with economic development ordinance
  7. Arcadia to mull new City Hall
  8. Patt Diroll: Hearty laughs and great music
  9. Listening in with "cat's whisker" wireless sets the cat's pajamas for 1920s radio buffs
  10. Around the Region: February 6