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When Los Angeles City Councilwoman Ruth Galanter was brutally attacked by an intruder in her Venice home 20 months ago, she promised herself an exotic vacation if she survived.
Galanter, 47, plans to fulfill that promise on Saturday, when she embarks on a 2-week trip to the icy continent of Antarctica.
"This is my present to myself," Galanter said. "I think it will be fascinating. It's certainly not the kind of trip you take for the weekend."
Galanter said she has always been interested in exploring Antarctica, a cold and desolate 5.4-million-square-mile land mass that encircles the South Pole. The councilwoman said she...