Archive for Friday, December 23, 2005

S. Korean’s Stem Cell Data Fake, Panel Says

Skid Row Drug Sting Nets 14

• A Snow Job Like No Other By Andrew H. Malcolm

• Mexicans Head North to Snare Holiday Bargains By Richard Marosi

• Mariachis Take Complaint to Consul By Daniel Hernandez

• L.A.’s Christmas Tree Doesn’t Quite Measure Up By Steve Hymon

• Artful Thieves Grab Picasso, Chagall Works By Susannah Rosenblatt

• A Holocaust Saga, Obscure No More By H G. Reza

• Abalone Fishery Off Southland May Reopen By Kenneth R. Weiss

• Heinrich Gross, 90; Doctor Implicated in Nazi Atrocities Against Children By William J. Kole

• Arthur J. Dommen, 71; Correspondent, Author Covered Vietnam for The Times

• Former Councilwoman Pleads Guilty By Jill Leovy

• Ed Dornan, 66; Former Irvine Councilman Helped Shape Open Space Preservation Plan

• Holiday closures

• City Settles Lawsuit Alleging Racism By Hector Becerra

• Officials Break Ground on Freeway Upgrade

• Clinton Jencks, 87; Organizer Who Led Mineworkers Strike Later Taught at San Diego State By Myrna Oliver

• In Shift, Pasadena Mall Allows Menorah By Wendy Thermos

• Animal Rights Group Files Free-Speech Claim By Steve Hymon

• 2 Women Killed in Long Beach Crash

• Belita Jepson-Turner, 82; Skater in 1936 Olympics Starred in Films Designed to Exhibit Her Skills

• Door Kept Open for Priest-Sex Lawsuits By Jean Guccione

• Possible Hacking Into School Computer Probed

• Business Reassesses Stance on Governor By Peter Nicholas and Dan Morain

• Officer Caught Stealing Returns to Department

• Man Is Stabbed to Death Outside San Clemente Bar By Susana Enriquez

• A Woman With a Lot to Lose Acts on Her Sense of Justice By Dana Parsons

• Lobbyist Didn’t Disclose Ties to Firm, Probe Finds By Ashley Powers

• Officers Find 13 Illegal Immigrants in Van

• Gov.’s Pick for Pollution Panel Chairman Wins Wide Support By Miguel Bustillo

• Ties Between Gang, Fences Probed By Robert J. Lopez and Rich Connell

Patriot Gains

• Squad Serves Them Well By David Wharton

• Oilers Might Have a Few Words for Avery By Chris Foster

• Ambitious Hawkins Is Setting Lofty Goals By Eric Sondheimer

• Rocca Wins Third Slalom of Season

• Mayo Superb but Walker Steals Show By Martin Henderson, Dan Arritt, and Lauren Peterson

• Cal Makes the Most Noise When It Counts By Lonnie White

• Tomko Can Feel Right at Home Now By Steve Henson

• Washington Stuns Stanford

• Navy Runs Past Colorado St. By Tony Perry

• Rivals Slowly Warm to Task By Dan Arritt

• Stretch Run Begins for Playoff Spots By Steve Springer

• Offense Bigger in Texas By Peter Yoon

• Skater May Be on Fast Track By Helene Elliott

• Floyd Tries to Keep Upset in Perspective By Ben Bolch

• FISH REPORT

• James Scores 37 in Cavaliers’ Fourth Win in Row

• Rutgers Extends Schiano’s Contract

• El Dorado’s Wade Out for Season By Martin Henderson

• NBA’s Odd Couple Reunited on ABC By Ray Frager

• Maggette, Ross Are Still Hurting By Mike Terry

• Dungy’s Son Dies of Apparent Suicide By Sam Farmer

• Smith Weighs Pro Options By Gary Klein

• Pepperdine Eases to First Road Win

• Injury Report Discouraging By Chris Foster

• City Weighs Its Angel Claims By Bill Shaikin

• Willis Takes Over Late, Scores 31 to Lead Bruins

• Something New Is Added to Its Arsenal By Grahame L. Jones

• Mira Costa’s Carico Is Best of the Best By Lauren Peterson

• Hot West Virginia Wins It in a Rout

• Top performers

• Turf-Toe Injury Will Keep Raiders’ Jordan Sidelined

• Bruins Find There’s No Easy Way Out By Steve Springer

• Streaks Are Finished for Sabres and Biron

• Selanne to Play for Finland in Turin By Eric Stephens

GE to Acquire Arden Realty for $3.2 Billion

• Tech Firms See Photo Opportunity By Terril Yue Jones

• Poker’s Hot Streak May Be Nearing End

• Insurance Plan May Shift Auto Rates in State By Kathy M. Kristof

• Wal-Mart Workers Win Suit By Molly Selvin and Abigail Goldman

• Knight Ridder Rebuffs Attempt by Union to Bid for Some Papers

• Albertsons Ends Buyout Talks By Abigail Goldman

• Personal Spending Up Moderately Last Month

• General Mills Posts Small Gain in Profit

• EU Threatens New Sanctions on Microsoft

• Best Buy to Purchase L.A. Appliance Chain By David Colker

• Comcast to Offer Family Cable Package

• New Century to Acquire Assets of Access Lending By Annette Haddad

• Barrick Gold to Buy Placer Dome

• SEC Sues 2 Managers in Case of Alleged Late Trades

• Clear Channel Spinoff Moving to Los Angeles

• Oracle’s Deal for Siebel Wins Approval of EU

• Google Settles With Microsoft

• Court Backs GM’s Deal With Union on Medical Costs

• Briefly

• Justices Overturn Tobacco Case Fine

• ConAgra Profit Drops 32% as Sales Decline

• Religious Group Sues Google Over a Blog Using Its Name

• 30-Year Mortgage Rates Slip Again

• UAW OKs Healthcare Pact at Ford

• Also

• Reliant Resolves Claims Linked to Energy Crisis

• Maytag Shareholders OK Whirlpool Deal

• Lucent Ordered to Pay Winstar Creditors

• Stocks Climb in Light Trading

• Jury Rejects Deputy’s Claim Over Taser Shock

• Judge Halts Limits on Game Sales to Kids By Chris Gaither and Julie Tamaki

The high-low trend continues on Rodeo

• Paintings that want to be good for your soul By Holly Myers

• An eye for an eye By Kenneth Turan

• Malick deftly navigates a sensual, vast ‘New World’ By Carina Chocano

• A ‘special’ night for ‘Munich’ By Elizabeth Snead

• God’s recurring role in Hollywood By Joanna Connors

• Evil and its echoes By Kevin Thomas

• Commemoration of hope By Miranda Leitsinger

• Parents call over ‘Chris’ Santa slip

• ‘The Graduate’ it’s not By Kevin Crust

• ‘Casanova’ seduces with a charming Ledger By Kevin Thomas

• The year in magazines: Hussein loves jokes; journalistic catfights By Peter Carlson

• ‘The Ringer’ manages to keep it sweet By Kevin Crust

• Presents from across the sea By Robert Lloyd

• A ‘Carol’ told with an Irish lilt By F. Kathleen Foley

• A flirtatious ‘Boy Friend’ By F. Kathleen Foley

• ‘Account of a Visit From St. Nicholas’ By Jennifer James

• Can Santa bring me a new FCC? By Frazier Moore

• No joke: Free food at the Laugh Factory

• Manhattan Transfer: no wintry chill here By Don Heckman

• Chilly, yes, but warm and friendly too By Al Martinez

• ‘Literary prospector’ finds gold in famous writers’ smaller works By Beth Rucker

• Gruesome trip into the outback By Kevin Crust

• ‘Cuba’ opens a time capsule of film art By Carina Chocano

• Creativity Corner

• The conquering of ‘Kong’ By Michael O'Sullivan

• Hope flames out for the Webers By F. Kathleen Foley

• A certain Seuss echoed in ‘Jeuss’ By David C. Nichols

• Opening presence on Christmas Day

• L.A. Phil will record a CD By Chris Pasles

• Moss videotape is given to police

• Cooke’s bones reportedly stolen

• A fantastic voyage, with Cyclops and phantom fleets By Nick Owchar

• Jokes & Riddles

• Sept. 11 Charity Offers Gifts That Give By Ryan G. Murphy

• Patriot Act Extension Is Cut From 6 Months to 5 Weeks By Maura Reynolds and Joel Havemann

• 21 Million Enrolled in Medicare Drug Plan By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

• Nun Who Protested at Missile Silo Is Released

• Virginia Governor Pardons Two Men

• Court Rejects DeLay’s Push for a Swifter Trial

• Augustine Volcano Has Experts Wary in Alaska

• Bush Formally Defends Spy Program

• Capitol Proves Deadly for Christmas Tree

• Couple Sought in Las Vegas Slaying

• Chinese Muslims in Limbo at Guantanamo

• Court Rules Caged Children Abused

• GOP Hitting Limits of Aggressive Tactics By Ronald Brownstein

• New Lead Limit Urged for Children’s Candies

• Owner of Pit Bulls Is Convicted in Death

• Youth Sues for Right Not to Stand, Recite Pledge

Bound together by our books

• If it’s a war, Christmas won By Randye Hoder

• Some green for the Red Line

• Bad Bambi

• The digital frontier

• Shaking science’s bedrock of truth By Laurie Zoloth

Few Question Escalating Police Violence in Crime-Scarred Rio

• U.N. Hit by a Bolt From the Right By Maggie Farley

• Bush Has OKd Troop Cuts in Iraq, Rumsfeld Says; Blair Visits Soldiers

• Cambodia Exile Convicted in Absentia

• Iraq Trial Marked by Chaos, Drama By Louise Roug

• Israelis Kill 3 Palestinian Militants in West Bank Raid By Ken Ellingwood

• Transplant Patient Gets ‘Best Christmas Present’: a U.S. Visa By Marla Dickerson

• Italy May Charge U.S. Soldier By Tracy Wilkinson

• Group Dishes Out Soup to Homeless, but Not All

• Turkish Author, Editor Are Fined

• Chinese Former Researcher for New York Times to Face Trial

• 2 Men Sentenced to Die in Afghanistan

• Head of Islamic Group Calls Holocaust a Myth

• U.S. Halts Magazine for Arabic-Speaking Youths

• U.S. Judge Dismisses Pope From Civil Suit

• Congo, U.N. Troops Battle Militia for Control of Region