Archive for Tuesday, February 08, 2005

Aging Hubble Gets No Fix-It Funding

A SECOND CHANCE

• Judge Scolds Haidl Trial Lawyer By Claire Luna

• The Ultimate Driving Distraction: Fiddling Around on Freeway By Steve Harvey

• Black Leaders Express Anger at Boy’s Death By Richard Winton and Natasha Lee

• A Cruel End for a Great Elk By Steve Hymon

• Gov. Battles Rising Criticism on Multiple Fronts By Robert Salladay

• 2 Hikers’ Return Ends Search By Lance Pugmire and Janet Wilson

• Ex-Justice Dept. Official Finds a Hot Seat at UCI By Jeff Gottlieb

• City to Honor Sacrifices of Soviet Soldiers By Ann M. Simmons

• Richard Babiracki, 56; Owned Celebrated Pop Music Venue the Golden Bear Nightclub By Randy Lewis

• Tollways Give a New Meaning to ‘Pay As You Go’ By Caitlin Liu

• Merle Kilgore, 70; Co-Wrote ‘Ring of Fire,’ Managed Hank Williams Jr. By Richard Cromelin

• Karl Haas, 91; Radio Host Popularized Classical Music With Knowledge and Humor

• Man Sentenced to Prison for Making Bomb By David Reyes

• Four Who Want His Job Tackle the Mayor By Matea Gold and Michael Finnegan

• Eco-Terrorism Suspected in Arson at Sacramento-Area Apartments By Greg Krikorian

• Storm Damage May Doom 2nd-Biggest Tree

• Hahn Plan Would Shift Control of Repair Funds By Noam N. Levey

• Vandalism of McDonald’s Tied to Animal Rights Activists, Police Say By Monte Morin

• Super-Majority Vote Is Urged on Police Merger

• Cicerone Chosen to Lead National Science Group

• Searchers Find Body of Pilot Near Ski Resort

• Fatal Crash Charges Up in Air By David Reyes

• Transfer Try Preceded Stabbing By Hugo Martín

• Witness Tells of Blake Offer By Andrew Blankstein and J. Michael Kennedy

• Not Guilty Plea Made in Condo-Conversion Case

• O.C. Condo Conversion Figure Pleads

• Beaumont Mobile Home Fire Kills 12-Year-Old, Routs Family Members By Susannah Rosenblatt

• Jury Selection in Jackson Trial Delayed

• Crew Hopes Tide Will Help Free Stranded Ship

• GOP Fears a Redistricting Backfire By Peter Nicholas

• In Signed Statements, 4 Deny Commissioner Was Host of Hahn Fundraiser By Noam N. Levey

Chow May Be About to Say Ciao

• Black and White and Dread All Over By Grahame L. Jones and Lisa Dillman

• Patriots’ Shuffle Is Underway By Sam Farmer

• It Takes a Little While, but Mexico Wins Title By Steve Henson

• Lakers Look ‘Lame’ in Loss By Mike Bresnahan

• Keefe Is Always Full Speed Ahead By Eric Sondheimer

• Odom Says Don’t Blame the Schedule By Mike Bresnahan

• Friedel Retires From National Team By Grahame L. Jones

• U.S. Gets Its Man as Agassi Agrees to Play By Lisa Dillman

• Fans Are in on Rash of Brawls By Dan Arritt

• Taking Leave, but Not of Their Senses By J A. Adande

• Super Bowl Rating Is Down By Scott Collins

• Hesperia Trying to Make Case By Martin Henderson

• You Can Read Canseco Like a Book By Tim Brown

• Connecticut Ends Syracuse Streak

• Wie Will Be in Women’s British Open By Thomas Bonk

• Carter Seeks Treatment

• NOW YOU KNOW

• Union Says NHL Players’ Solidarity Intact By Helene Elliott

• Coach Retreats on Crucial Shot By Jerry Crowe

• Anaheim to Hear Options By Bill Shaikin

• American Players Say Slurs Common By Grahame L. Jones

• Ordonez, Tigers Agree to Deal

• Carter Hits 10,000 With 43-Point Effort

• North Carolina Rallies

• THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

• Want Them to Sign Your Cap? Just Sign a Check By Larry Stewart

• Malone’s Decision Due Soon

• Angels Plan TV Schedule By Bill Shaikin

• THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

• Carroll-Chow Relationship Isn’t Strained: Credulity Is By T J. Simers

Stock options

• A line in the snow By Christopher Reynolds

• Artistic afterlife By John Balzar

• Skim zone By Emmett Berg

• Who needs a florist? By Pamm Higgins

• By-the-wind sailor By David Lukas

• Spinning perfectly out of control By David L. Ulin

• State’s salmon to food bank By Leslie Carlson

• Don’t ditch your Sibley’s just yet By Mary Forgione

• Deal will protect Central Coast oaks By Scott Doggett

• Moles inside the moguls By Mike Koehn

• The pure rush of skinny skis By Dean Kuipers

• Riding a Tibet flood By Emmett Berg

• Climbers told to get off By Christopher Reynolds

Growing Concerns on Farm Cuts

• Ebbers Helped Cook the Books, CFO Says By Walter Hamilton

• TV Financial Commentator Arrested

• Clorox’s Profit Rises More Than Sixfold

• Yahoo Seeks Spotlight in Hollywood By Chris Gaither

• Nextel Agrees to Airwaves Swap By Jube Shiver Jr.

• Tyco Ex-Director Testifies His Fees Were Authorized

• EMI Warns on Earnings as Albums by Coldplay, Gorillaz Are Delayed

• Japan’s Takeda to Acquire Syrrx

• Film Recalls ‘Magic’ of Disney Animation

• Justice Department Probes NYSE Specialists

• Tougher Regulator Urged for Mortgage Funders

• Gas Prices Climb 1.9 Cents in State By James F. Peltz

• Allergan’s Income Rises; Shares Fall on Forecast

• Retailers Latch On to Petite and Plus Sizes By Leslie Earnest

• WellPoint Profit Declines 12% on Merger Expenses

• Stocks Slip Despite Oil Price Drop

• Companies Unveil Powerful Microprocessor

• Loan Demand Rises, Fed Survey Finds

• Slower Job Growth Seen By Nicholas Riccardi

• Bullish Bond Market Trend Carries Cautionary Tone By Tom Petruno

• Also

• Hewlett-Packard’s Litvack Resigns Early

• Consumer Borrowing Up Slightly in December

• Judge Declines to Dismiss Lawsuit Against Infineon

• PNC Deal to Take Over Riggs Unravels

• Ask Jeeves Buys Maker of Popular Bloglines Service By Chris Gaither

• Hotels, Union Reject Offers By Nancy Cleeland

• Shareholder Sues Pulitzer Over ‘Inadequate’ Sale Price

• SEC Lets Firms Block Vote on Proxy Access

• Former Enron Exec Settle SEC Charges

• Interest Rates Mixed in Treasury Bill Auction

• Activision Posts 26% Gain in Profit By Alex Pham

• Witness: Tobacco Firms Hid Risks

• Google Weighs Appeal of Trademark Ruling

• ‘91 Memo Warned of Mercury in Shots By Myron Levin

Oscar’s risks don’t end at Chris Rock

• They feel pretty By Booth Moore

• A ‘Goat’ of a different color By James C. Taylor

• ‘The Story of Biddy Mason’ By Jeri Chase Ferris

• Judging ‘Baby’ by its politics is just artless By Patrick Goldstein

• Painter captures spirit, iron will of Napoleon

• ‘Gurrelieder’ leaves Disney Hall steel quivering By Mark Swed

• Vintage tube torrent unleashed on DVD By Susan King

• Central Park is getting prepped for ‘The Gates’

• Radio song parody still roils waters By Larry Mcshane

• Jokes & Riddles

• Theater nominees announced By Don Shirley

• Creativity, tradition within Hasidic life By Bernadette Murphy

• ‘Contender’ to face ‘Makeover’ By Scott Collins

• FINALLY

• Huntington gets arts endowment By Suzanne Muchnic

• Concert to help tsunami relief By Geoff Boucher

• Weekend box office

Former Priest Found Guilty of Child Rape

• Budget Winners, Losers Reflect an Emphasis on Anti-Terrorism By Sonni Efron

• President Putting ‘Big’ Back in Government By Janet Hook

• President Puts Faith in Religion-Based Social Services By Tom Hamburger and Peter Wallsten

• Senate’s Reid Blasts GOP ‘Hit Piece’

• California Is Dealt Blows Despite Gov.’s GOP Clout By Richard Simon

• Where There’s Smoke, It Wouldn’t Lead to Firing By P J. Huffstutter

• Minister Found Guilty of Fraud

• Bush Budget Plan Focuses on Tax Cuts and Defense By Maura Reynolds and Joel Havemann

• New Orleans Revelers Ready for Mardi Gras

• State High Court Justice Admits to Driving Drunk

• Executives Indicted Over Asbestos at Mine

• Gutierrez Is Sworn In as Commerce Secretary

• A Bid for Permanent Tax Cuts By Peter G. Gosselin

• 4-Year-Old Borrows the Car for Trip to Store

• Rep. Harman to Offer Bill Banning Torture

• The Power of ‘We’re Sorry’ By David Grossman

• Clone Bill Jones

• All You Need Is Love, and Ideas

• .5 Cheers for Bush’s Budget

• Taking the Politics Out of Elections By Richard L. Hasen

• Law of Unintended Consequences By Robert Scheer

• Can’t See the Forest for the Symbols By David Rains Wallace

Each Side to Call Truce in Middle East

• Russia Faces Chechen Cease-Fire Bid By Kim Murphy

• Powerful Egyptian Spy Chief No Longer Behind the Scenes By Hossam Hamalawy

• A Handful of Educators Testing Private Schools By Robin Fields

• Surge in Violence Leaves 30 Dead By John Daniszewski

• ‘Ground War’ Routed PRI in Mexican State By Richard Boudreaux

• Arrests Foiled Other Slayings, Officials Say

• U.N. Suspends 2 in ‘Oil-for-Food’ Probe

• Many Cubans Think, Nice Try – but No Cigar

• Lauded Anti-Corruption Chief Resigns His Post

• Troops Free Egyptian Captives, Employer Says

• Ghost of Chernobyl Continues to Haunt Ukraine By David Holley