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Private donors help pay for Lakers parade (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

A half-dozen private donors will pay at least some of the estimated $1 million in city costs for the Los Angeles Lakers' victory parade. The city is strapped financially and there has been criticism of public money going to Wednesday's NBA title celebration. The company that owns Staples Center said Tuesday that six private donors have agreed to cover some costs for such items as police...