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OCTOBER 13-14, 2012
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Volume 11 Issue 283
Santa Monica Daily Press
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THE WON’T BACK DOWN ISSUE
Nativity backers file injunction to allow only seasonal displays BY ASHLEY ARCHIBALD Daily Press Staff Writer
CITY HALL A nonprofit suing City Hall to restore nativity scenes to their winter-season home in Palisades Park filed an injunction
this week that, if approved, would only allow displays that celebrate seasonal holidays in the public space. The motion is aimed directly at groups of atheists who applied for and won 18 of the 21 available spaces for displays in 2011, and
used them to erect signs that some felt denigrated Christianity. The signs — like one that juxtaposed Santa Claus, the Roman god Neptune and SEE NATIVITY PAGE 12
Photo courtesy AIDS Walk L.A.
UNITED: AIDS Walk L.A. takes place Sunday.
Walking to remember New Roads takes on HIV/AIDS with walk BY ASHLEY ARCHIBALD Daily Press Staff Writer
OLYMPIC BLVD This Sunday, hundreds of
believe that lower rates would boost the economy and lift markets. Under the current system, people pay the government 15 percent on most dividends
members of the New Roads School community will join thousands of other Angelenos in a 10-kilometer walk meant to raise money and awareness for a nonprofit dedicated to caring for those with HIV and AIDS. The school has sent a contingent to AIDS Walk Los Angeles since 2001, raising thousands of dollars to support AIDS Project Los Angeles, which provides prevention education, bilingual services and leadership on HIV/AIDS policy. Senior Justyce Martirosian has never missed a year. “It’s something I have to do,” Martirosian said. “It brings the community together. …
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GETTING INTO THE SPIRIT
Fabian Lewkowicz FabianLewkowicz.com Ariana Rubio, 2, and her mother Rosy pick pumpkins at A-1 Pumpkin Patch on Friday. A-1 Pumpkin Patch is located on the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and 14th Street.
How would candidates’ tax plans affect investors? BY DANIEL WAGNER AP Business Writer
WASHINGTON With the outcome of next month’s presidential election increasingly hazy, here’s a shred of clarity that investors
can cling to: The tax rates they pay on investment income like stock profits and dividends are almost certain to change. Whether rates rise or fall could affect the prices of some dividend-paying stocks, experts say. Some, mainly Republicans,
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