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Nice moment for America's "kick-me" airport - a Qantas A380 jumbo-jet was scheduled to pull into Gate 134 of the Bradley West international concourse - the first time that passengers will be walking into the new facility. Call it a soft opening that starts with arrivals and, if all goes well, will be followed by departures. The terminal will open in phases, with the extension slated for completion in 2014.
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American-US Air settlement with DOJ includes small tweak at LAXSocal housing market going nowhere fast
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Another rugged quarter for Tribune Co. papers
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Those awful infographics that promise to explain and only distort
Best to low-ball today's employment report
Further fallout from airport shootings
Crazy opening for Twitter*
Should Twitter be valued at $18 billion?
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Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted
until the day before his death on Nov. 13, 2013.