Archive for Friday, November 04, 2005

Playing to a Familiar Audience

• Lists of Political Contributions Can Reveal Much About Candidates By William Nottingham

• Yorba Linda Executive Fights Cancer With a Book of Love By David Haldane

• Mud-Splashed Path to Mayor Seat By Ashley Powers

• Saved by a Saint in a Tank By Sandy Banks

• Orange Line Model Beset by Crashes By Amanda Covarrubias and Caitlin Liu

• Former Soldier Wounded After Getting His Real Estate License By Nora Zamichow

• Police Presence Puts Chill on Needle Exchange By Rong-Gong Lin II and Daniel Costello

• No Tut Curse for Local Economy By Mike Boehm

• R.C. Gorman; Native American Artist’s Portrayals of Navajo Women Were Highly Popular By Jon Thurber

• Governor Stays Cool as Voters Fire Questions By Mark Z. Barabak and Michael Finnegan

• Euro Tip Tiff Leads to Lawsuit Against Actor By Robert W. Welkos

• Judge Bars Exotic Pets for Moorpark Pair

• Union Money Puts Huizar in Funding Lead in Contest to Succeed Villaraigosa on Council By Steve Hymon

• Dennis Underwood, 60; MWD Chief Was 35-Year Veteran of Water Industry By Elaine Woo

• Robert Gerle, 81; Violinist Wrote Books on Technique for Music Programs By Mary Rourke

• Habitats May Shrink by Leaps, Bounds By Janet Wilson

• ‘Producer Gets Access,’ by Dana Rohrabacher By Christine Hanley and Greg Krikorian

• Hospital Ends Liver Program By Charles Ornstein

• Gov. Resists New Coastal Oil Drilling By Kenneth R. Weiss

• South Gate High Students Stage Sit-In By Erika Hayasaki

• Richard J. O’Melia, 88; Lawyer and Former Vice Chairman of Civil Aeronautics Board

• Suspicious Subway Package Leaves Thousands Stranded

• Freeway closure

• William O. Baker, 90; Chemist Was Bell Labs’ Chief in 1970s, Advisor to Several Presidents

• Alleged CPR Training Scam Probed By Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber

• Drug Firms Gave Money to Some Who Endorsed Proposition 78 By Dan Morain

• Four Accused of Stealing U.S. Secrets By Greg Krikorian

• Bolsa Chica Charges Dropped By Claire Luna

• Mayoral Rivals Got Illegal Contributions By Patrick Mcgreevy

• She Speaks for God, but We Can’t Print It By Dana Parsons

• Man Catches Train the Hard Way; Deputies Arrest Him

• S.B. County Supervisor Biane Will Seek Reelection in June

• Construction Project to Close Part of 101 Off and On Over Weekend

• Jury in Blake Civil Case Begins Its Deliberations By Andrew Blankstein

They Follow the Suns

• Never Over Until It’s Over By Lonnie White

• Kings Lack Grit in Loss By Chris Foster

• O’Neal Is Hurt as Heat Falls Short

• Martin Won’t Be Forgotten By Thomas Bonk

• Dominguez’s Academic Example By Eric Sondheimer

• Cutting It Too Close at Cal State By J A. Adande

• Ducks Are Not Road Warriors By Eric Stephens

• Buzz Wears Off, Team Wears Thin By Bill Plaschke

• Santa Ana Foothill Makes Its Move By Dan Arritt

• Sibling Revelry Is Possible in Cal Cup By Bob Mieszerski

• More Backs Learn to Share By Sam Farmer

• Maualuga Embarrassed by Incident By Gary Klein

• Top performers

• Crosby’s Two Goals Lead Penguin Win

• Force Treads Too Lightly in Qualifying By Pete Thomas

• Moline Thrives With Quickness By Lonnie White

• CBS Seeks Higher Profile in College Sports By Larry Stewart

• Hollywood Park Meet to Be Reduced by Four Days By Bob Mieszerski, Shav Glick, and Alan Abrahamson

• Delimar Tries at Length to Win By Bob Mieszerski

• One Manning Streak Will End By Jerry Crowe

• Deals, Exposure Growing By Larry Stewart

• Strong Race Comes Early By Bob Mieszerski

• Demers Coached Despite Illiteracy

• He’s Terribly Sorry, but Then, so Is Devean George By T J. Simers

• McCourt Talks to Hart, Sets Meeting By Bill Shaikin, Mike Digiovanna, and Tim Brown

• His Favorite Singer Must Be Peggy Lee By Steve Springer

• Character Counts for Servite Coach By Martin Henderson

• DUCKS TONIGHT By Eric Stephens

• Playing for Keeps With League Titles By Lauren Peterson

• Cassell Enjoys Finish but Spurns Solo Act By Jason Reid

• Big Second Half Lifts Louisville

• Six Grade I Races Highlight Weekend By Bob Mieszerski

• Esperanza Runs to Victory, 46-19 By Martin Henderson

• They Might Be in for Loud Surprise By Peter Yoon

• USC’s Floyd Enjoys the Old College Try By Ben Bolch

• Three-Man Line Makes Its Points By Chris Foster

• Injured Players Must Earn Their Way Back By Eric Stephens

• Oval Nationals for the Young and Old Alike By Shav Glick

• Auerbach Sees Red Over Jackson’s Deal By Mike Bresnahan

• Saint Owner Benson Upset After Incident

Documentaries Ramp Up Debate Over Wal-Mart

• Sales at Gap Continue Downward Trend By Leslie Earnest

• Growing Deficit Has Greenspan Concerned

• Icahn Is Scornful of Time Warner Buyback

• Initiative on Power Gets in Spotlight By Marc Lifsher

• Finance Chief at Oracle Resigns

• Briefly

• Calpine Reports $216.7-Million Loss Amid Higher Fuel and Interest Costs

• CBS to Buy College Sports Network CSTV By Meg James

• Merck Wins in 2nd Trial Over Vioxx By Lisa Girion and Molly Selvin

• MCI Reports a Second Straight Quarterly Profit

• Molina’s Net Income Falls 58% By Debora Vrana

• Amgen, Abgenix Shares Soar on Drug Trial Data

• Another Major Investor Urges Knight Ridder to Sell

• Also

• Also

• Boeing’s Long Beach Workers May Pay Price of Defense Cuts By Peter Pae

• Wyeth Not Responsible for Heart Problems

• FCC to Review TV Licensing

• American May Seek Further Labor Cost Cuts

• Productivity Up, Labor Costs Drop By Bill Sing

• Civil Suit Against Tyco’s Ex-Execs Can Proceed

• Man Is Accused of Dealing in ‘Bots’ By Joseph Menn

• Guidant Sued by Spitzer as Deadline for J&J Deal Nears

• Economic Data Lift Stocks

• DirecTV, Comcast Disappoint Investors By Sallie Hofmeister

• Chevron Says It Will Cut 550 Jobs in Acquisition

• 30-Year Mortgage Rate Rises to 6.31%

• Flu Plan Omits Compensation By Myron Levin

• Waksal Friends Settle Charges

• Retail Sales Grow 4.4%

• Amazon to Let Readers Buy Just the Good Parts By Chris Gaither and Julie Tamaki

• Sales, Verdict Reversal Boost Profit at Fluor

Reveries that float on walls

• After Katrina, salvaging pieces of history By Caryn Rousseau

• Lost command By Kenneth Turan

• This ‘Chicken’ messes with the recipe By Carina Chocano

• U2 gives L.A. band a taste of vertigo By Geoff Boucher

• LACMA art brings in $13 million By Suzanne Muchnic

• Sweet, gritty, proud–that’s Orishas By Agustin Gurza

• Mainstreaming its cinema By Kevin Crust

• Labor action mars show at Radio City

• ‘Rocky’s’ got a bad case of sequel-itis By Michael Sragow

• ‘Wal-Mart’ seen through the eyes of the disaffected By Kenneth Turan

• War defies time in ‘Mother Courage’ By Daryl H. Miller

• Sly commentary with a backbeat By David C. Nichols

• Time to add his political voice By Lynn Smith

• A secret society that rides coattails By Bob Thompson

• A smart portrait of genius By David C. Nichols;daryl H. Miller

• Improbability takes the life out of ‘Dying’ By Kevin Thomas

• Random House, Focus Features teaming up By Lynn Smith

• ‘Work’ skews fame and reality By Kevin Crust

• Star gets a break – the wrong kind By Diane Haithman

• Jokes & Riddles

• CNN cues Cooper as Fox goes retro Geraldo By Paul Brownfield

• A high-speed road to office loafing By Steve Johnson

• Creativity Corner

• Stone begins filming Sept. 11 rescue drama

• Antonioni’s stark 1975 classic still fascinates By Carina Chocano

• ‘Fruggy’ By Joyce Glazier

• Spike Lee frowns on rap’s images

• Pandemonium in McDonald’s play area: It’s lord of the fries By Al Martinez

• ‘Les Miz’ team has new musical

• Mike Love sues Brian Wilson By Randy Lewis

• Healthy skepticism on obesity By Jim Rossi

“Katrina Cough” Floats Around

• A Princely Sum Given to Victims of Katrina By Johanna Neuman

• Alito Hearings Set for the New Year By Maura Reynolds

• Libby Pleads Not Guilty to Lying in Leak Case By Richard B. Schmitt

• Court Won’t Hear Appeal on 4 Reporters’ Sources By James Rainey

• Broadcast Board Member Quits Ahead of Report By Matea Gold

• House Approves Property Bill

• De-Thumb Defacers, Mayor Says

• Proposal Would Fence Off Mexico By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

• Ex-FEMA Chief Wrote of His Image in E-Mails

• Bush’s Approval Rating Below 40%, Polls Show

• Democrats Turn Heat on House

• Senate Passes Bill to Cut Spending by $35 Billion By Richard Simon and Joel Havemann

• DeLay Case Gets New Judge – Maybe

• Air Travelers to Have Expedited-Security Option

• Court Says Lesbian May Seek Parental Rights

• Colorado’s rocky example

• Hemispheric hospitality By Ted B. Kissell

• Must-squint TV

• In praise of a mangled masterpiece By David Gelernter

• The night Rabin died By David Grossman

• Respecting Latin America

• Bush’s dishonest mistakes By Jonathan Chait

Drug Cartels Bring Rivalry and Death to Southern Mexico

• India Rickshaws Feeling the Pull of Modern Ways By Henry Chu

• Riots Put a Fear in the French By Sebastian Rotella

• Putin Critic Takes Show on Road By Kim Murphy

• Italian Denies Link to Niger File

• Venezuela Asserts Right to Give Jets to Cuba or China By Chris Kraul

• U.S. Reports Sharp Rise in Iraq Roadside Bombings By Louise Roug

• 5 U.S. Marines Accused, Detained in Rape Case

• Schoolgirl’s Tsunami Knowledge Saved Lives

• New Bout of Bird Flu Reported in China

• 5 Held at Guantanamo Prison Return Home

• Terror Arrest Reported By Josh Meyer

• Suspect Charged in Bank Heist; 2 Others Held

• Kadafi’s Son Calls for Closer Ties With U.S. By Ken Silverstein

• Charges Against Troops in Iraqi’s Death Dropped

• Will China’s Youth Play Virtuous Virtual Game? By Ching-Ching Ni

• EU Looking for Answers on Alleged Secret CIA Jails