This past week, off the coast of Southern California, the U.S. and Chinese navies held their first ever bilateral exercises.

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Having spent time in the United States receiving a doctorate at the University of Southern California, Morsy knows U.S. democracy -- and said he is committed to allowing free speech.

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Having spent time in the United States -- he received a doctorate at the University of Southern California -- Morsy knows U.S. democracy and said he is committed to allowing free speech.

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The company one of the highest-funded tech startups in the U.S. has already partnered with the University of Southern California, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Washington University in St.

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Edwards served as a U.S. Army combat infantry officer in Vietnam and graduated from the University of Southern California, according to a biography on his company's website.

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The documents also show that Carol Lam, the U.S. attorney in Southern California, was under intense pressure from members of Congress for not pursuing enough illegal immigration cases.

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This year, auto makers used the L.A. show to unveil 24 cars for the first time anywhere, and 25 for the first time in the U.S. About a dozen of the premieres were from luxury brands, reflecting Southern California's status as one of the biggest luxury- and performance-car markets in the country.

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The 61-year-old Morsi certainly must have learned a thing or two about American values when he was living in the U.S. He earned his PhD in engineering in 1982 from the University of Southern California, and stuck around to teach in that state for three years before returning to Egypt to be a political radical.

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After not receiving a corporate firm job offer in the downtrodden industry, Scott Greenwood, set to graduate this spring from the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law, will instead work for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Indeed, the Monterey Shale, which stretches from Central California down through Southern California, holds 15.4 billion barrels of recoverable crude oil, says the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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