Archive for Thursday, December 09, 2004

A Candy Store for Scientists

• Hubble Repair Mission Up in the Air By John Johnson

• The Chicken’s Genetic Code Is Cracked By Rosie Mestel

• New Breast Cancer Drugs Dramatically Advance Treatment for Older Women By Thomas H. Maugh II

Why supervisors let deadly problems slide

• Van Plunge Kills 3 JPL Workers By Wendy Thermos and Jason Felch, Cara Mia Dimassa

• Taking Inventory of History By Jessica Garrison

• $9 Million Awarded in Train Crash By Christine Hanley and Caitlin Liu

• Teen Just Wanted Attackers to Stop By Gregory W. Griggs

• Francess Lantz, 52; Author of the ‘Luna Bay’ Series for Girls By Elaine Woo

• Newport Beach Couple Missing By Mai Tran

• Close Encounters of the CSUN Kind By Steve Harvey

• Jerry Scoggins, 93; Sang About a Man Named Jed in ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ By Myrna Oliver

• Floyd H. Schenk, 82; Judge Made Drunk Drivers Visit the Morgue By Zeke Minaya

• Housing Plan for Old Tunnel Site Gains By Daniel Hernandez

• Woman Allegedly Was Victim of $500 Death Plot By Lance Pugmire

• Scott Peterson’s Mother Asks Jury to Spare Him From the Death Penalty By Louis Sahagun

• Is Rodeo Drive’s Light Touch a Bit Heavy-Handed? By Wendy Thermos

• Audit Faults City’s Travel Expenditures By Patrick Mcgreevy

• Joseph N. Mitchell, 82; Benefactor, Head of Family Insurance Firm

• Carl Esmond, 97; Vienna Native Acted in More Than 50 Films

• Driver’s 3rd DUI Alleged in Fatality By Lance Pugmire

• Friday Is Deadline for Paying Property Tax Bill

• San Diego Mayor Certified by Vote

• State Threatens to Sue Over Federal Abortion Provision

• Man Hit by Police Is Sent to Prison By Richard Winton

• Governor to Withhold Tax Returns By Peter Nicholas

• Hahn’s Replacement of Public Works Commissioner Decried By Jessica Garrison

• Environmental Coalition Sues to Block Development By Daniel Yi

• Vietnam Flight to Make History By Mai Tran and Solomon Moore

• Stone Field Closed After Storms, Damage

• Stanford Lecturer Is Elected to Head State Coastal Commission By Kenneth R. Weiss

• 3 School Board Incumbents to Run Unchallenged in March By Patrick Mcgreevy

• Plan to Bus Homeless Criticized

• Robert Ellingwood, 77; Ex-Mayor of Ontario Was Student of History

• Lawyer: Stun Gun Hit Haidl By Stuart Pfeifer

• Is Trucking Office Going Downhill? By Dan Weikel

• Football Outrage Takes Bloom Off Rose Bowl Tradition By George Skelton

• Fullerton Asks Halt to El Toro Auction By Daniel Yi

• Transient Surrenders in Man’s Beating Death

• Couple Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

• Harold R. Shire, 95; Attorney, Inventor, Author

• Escort, Boss Found Guilty of Murder By Claire Luna

Trojans, Sooners Go Two on Two

• USC Falls Just Short at Buzzer By Paul Gutierrez

• Suns Have Three Rain By Mike Bresnahan

• 5 Players, 7 Fans Charged in Brawl By Mark Heisler

• Legends Get Their Last Kicks By Grahame L. Jones

• Chow Meets With Stanford By Gary Klein

• New Kid on Block By Peter Yoon

• Pepperdine Streaks Toward UCLA By Eric Stephens

• Bryant Says No Offense Intended By Mike Bresnahan

• It Pays to Do Some Research By Bob Mieszerski

• FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEWS By Eric Stephens, Martin Henderson, Eric Sondheimer, Peter Yoon, dan Arritt

• Everyone Should Be Up for the Challenge By Thomas Bonk

• Ellison Criticizes 49er Owners

• Coaches Group Calls for Boycott

• Change in Drug Rules Called a Trust Issue By Tim Brown

• Pavano Delays Meeting With Angels By Mike Digiovanna

• SuperSonics Leave Spurs Impressed

• Top Performers

• Kaman Sidelined by Appendectomy By Jerry Crowe

• At This Point, He’s Not an Attractive Teammate By J A. Adande

• Francisco Tries to Turn Back the Clock By Bill Christine

• Giants Won’t Stop Honors for Bonds

• White Sox Owner Linked to Deal for D.C. Stadium

• Majerus at Center of Radar By Jason Reid

• No. 10 Kentucky Rolls to 71-40 Win

• Final Word on BCS: Enough By Chris Dufresne

• NOW YOU KNOW

• Toughness Became His Lott in Life By Larry Stewart

• NHL Talks Start Again By Chris Foster

The music clerks who can spin your world

• A scene knocked ‘Sideways’ By Valli Herman

• ‘Bourne’ with extra memory By Susan King

• A suave goofball in ‘Life Aquatic’ By Susan Carpenter

• A wine and cheese party By S. Irene Virbila

• They’re back on track By Don Patterson

• Makeup master Gregory Arlt By Lina Lecaro

• Linkin Park and Jay-Z’s ‘mash-ups’ top the heap By Richard Cromelin

• Work is all play at Father’s Office By Valli Herman

• Sowing seeds of doubt By Shana Ting Lipton

• A-‘Caroling’ with Mr. Dickens By Sharon Boorstin

• BUZZ CLUBS By Heidi Siegmund Cuda

• Scandal in the leisure class

• Taking a big bite out of the city By Liane Bonin

• Slowly, Yanks take notice By Susan Carpenter

• ‘Nutcracker’ comes out of its shell By Victoria Looseleaf

• Mom in a mosh pit By Pamela Wilson

• Parsons’ resurrection By Jeff Miller

• BUZZ BANDS By Kevin Bronson

• A view of holiday cheer from the left out By Lewis Segal

• Giving the stars a place to play By Heidi Siegmund Cuda

• County moves to expand art projects at public sites By Diane Haithman

• Franken to stay at radio post

• Last Chance By Christopher Knight

• Ask the Critic: S. Irene Virbila By S. Irene Virbila

• One Night Only By Leslee Komaiko

• Just try to stop these ‘Lovedolls’ By Kevin Thomas

• Three Day Forecast

• Album coming from late O.D.B.

• By the Numbers

• ‘Dreams’ wakes up to reality

• Is painting stolen? Museum is on the case By Suzanne Muchnic

• ‘Doubt’ still a go in Pasadena By Don Shirley

• Rowdies fetch $7.15 million

Global Cachet Comes With Chinese Deal for IBM Unit

• Stage Is Set for Stewart to Make TV Comeback on NBC Next Fall By Meg James and Elizabeth Jensen

• Iger Sees Double-Digit Expansion in Foreign Markets for Disney

• DreamWorks Animation Rides ‘Shrek 2’ to a Profit By Lorenza Munoz

• Jay-Z Is Tapped as President of Def Jam Record Label

• Hoy to Become Free in L.A. and Chicago By Roger Vincent

• Companies See Gains in Revenue in 2005

• Safeway to Feel Effects of Past Strike in 2005 By Julie Tamaki

• GM to Launch Cash Rebate Incentives After Drop in Sales

• Russian Phone Firm May Owe Back Taxes

• Expert Assesses Ovitz Options

• Slumping Dollar Rallies By Tom Petruno

• Eli Lilly to Post Drug Study Results on Website

• Also

• Movie Group Sues Maker of DVD Jukebox

• Disney Adopts Sony’s Blu-Ray Digital Format

• Korn/Ferry Profit More Than Triples

• Restaurant Firm May Seek Sale By Julie Tamaki

• Yum Brands to Open More Outlets in China

• Stem Cell Initiative Lacks Oversight By Michael Hiltzik

• Sentencing Postponed for Adelphia’s Rigases

• Bills to Thwart Piracy Falter By Jon Healey

• Golf Equipment Maker Fined Over Solicitations

• Briefly

• Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Fall on Analysts’ Downgrades

• NASD: Trend in Home Equity Loans Has Risks

• Bay Area Grocer Boycott Planned By Melinda Fulmer

• Merck to Miss Lowered Forecasts

• High Court Reverses Ruling in Cosmetics Case

• President to Leave Univision Radio By Meg James

• Mortgage Applications Index Rises 3.4%

• Ellison Pledges Support for PeopleSoft Clients

• Stocks Rally as Investors Plan for Year’s End

• Nobel Laureate Failed to Tell of Herbalife Deal

• NYSE Bars Former Van der Moolen Trader

‘David Dreidel’s Hanukkah Adventure’

• Even in drawings, this artist has a way with words

• Jokes & Riddles

A Sign of Hope for Reporters in CIA Leak Case

• Treasury Secretary Snow Hangs On to Tough Job By Edwin Chen and Warren Vieth

• Tennessee River Floods After Heavy Rains

• Senate OKs National Intelligence Director After 5-Month Struggle By Mary Curtius

• 4 Killed, 2 Hurt as Man Opens Fire on Band, Nightclub Crowd

• Lovebirds Lose Fifth Avenue Home

• Clark’s New Year’s Eve Countdown Is on Hold Due to Stroke By Geoff Boucher

• Bush on Notice Despite Win in Congress By Janet Hook

• Mormon Author Says He’s Facing Excommunication By Larry B. Stammer

• Key Democrat Calls Spy Bill’s Mystery Program a National Security Threat

• Republican Concedes Father’s House Seat

• NYC Elections Clerk Is Fired for Voting

• Congress OKs Legislation on Human Space Tourism

• Maryland Arson Spree Included 11 Failures

• Coast Guard Helicopter Crashes Into Bering Sea

• Family of Terror Victim Awarded $156 Million

• Soldier Suing Army Going to Iraq

• Missile Defense System Test Could Be Launched Tonight

• Again No Charges in a Denver Police Shooting

• Pickering to Step Down From U.S. Appeals Court

• Governor Signs Immigration Measure

• Nibbling at the Constitution

• Give the Voters a Rest

• Unraveling the African Tragedy By John Prendergast

• Uncle Jonathan’s Wild Ride By Jonathan Turley

• A Rein on ‘Bodyguard of Lies’

• If Bush Really Wants a Legacy By Stewart L. Udall

• Why U.N. Stays Mired in Its Defects By Max Boot

Rejoice, with a little restraint

• Try these turn-ons By David A. Keeps and Adamo Digregorio

• Scents of the season on sale By Lisa Boone

• Gifts that give back

• A natural center of attention By Maryann Hammers

• Descent of the space invaders By Carol Mithers

• Flora they’ll fawn over By Valerie J. Nelson

• Tricks for the table By Carolyn Huffman Kimball

• It’s your party – enjoy it By Maryann Hammers

• Presents for the yard By Robert Smaus

• Three wise men and their journey to buy gifts By Chris Erskine

• Web will do the walking By Steven Barrie-Anthony

Rumsfeld Encounters Friendly Fire

• Reforms Defuse Crisis in Ukraine By David Holley

• N. Ireland Power-Sharing Pact Foiled by Photograph By John Daniszewski

• Annan: Part of the Problem, or Its Solution? By Maggie Farley

• Powell Attempts to Mend Europe Ties By Tyler Marshall

• Survivors Found 10 Days After Floods, Mudslides

• Kim Ousts Key Relative, a Potential Rival, From N. Korean Government By Barbara Demick

• Baghdad Gas Crisis Blamed on Insurgent Sabotage By Ashraf Khalil and Suhail Affan

• Mexico to Compensate Braceros

• Russia Examines Where It Went Wrong in Ukraine By Kim Murphy

• Flare of Violence Kills 4 in Samarra By Edmund Sanders

• 4 in U.S. Task Force Punished in Abuse Case

• Report Puts High Price on Hunger Worldwide

• Bush OKs $20 Million in Aid to Palestinians

• Saudi Cleric Denounces Attack at U.S. Consulate

• Army Says 105 Errant Soldiers Disciplined

• Army Doctors Scrambling, Report Says By Esther Schrader

• Survivors Found 10 Days After Floods, Mudslides