Archive for Friday, September 14, 2007

Maybe a quick snooze wasn’t exactly the cleverest idea

• ‘A great agent’ accuses FBI of bias By H G. Reza

• The future is in L.A.

• Rosh Hashana, uniquely observed

• One-woman democracy machine By Bob Pool

• A big fish in water politics By Eric Bailey

• ‘97 abuse claim named O.C. bishop - Testimony of Tod Brown in a sex-abuse case reveals that a boy had said the cleric molested him decades ago. Brown was cleared. By Christine Hanley

• Percy Rodrigues, 89; black actor fought for authority figure roles By Valerie J. Nelson

• Teen driver? Leave cellphone off By Patrick Mcgreevy

• Mickey Gustin Hardman, 74; L.A. art program chief By Mary Rourke

• Prayers for Ramadan

• Furor disrupts plans for UCI school of law By Richard C. Paddock and Garrett Therolf, Rebecca Trounson

• INSIDE

• On latimes.com

• INSIDE

• Officer’s use of force is probed By Sara Lin

• Healthcare cuts add hurdles for poor families By Susannah Rosenblatt

• 3 wells damaged by copper thieves By Sara Lin

• Wreckage of small plane found near Joshua Tree By Maeve Reston

• Road rage assailants are sought By Gregory W. Griggs

• Village at Playa Vista is placed on hold By James Ricci

• Valley councils are urged to fight project By Steve Hymon

• Fish & Game officer leaves post By Evan Halper and Nancy Vogel

• Lottery results

• Unions’ pressure helps kill diesel reduction bill By Evan Halper

• Chancellor’s admirers baffled by his decision on dean By Mike Anton

• A letter to UCI Chancellor Michael V. Drake

• Orange County calendar of events

• Drownings prompt safety calls By Tami Abdollah

• INSIDE

• Long Beach OKs rules to ration water

• Guardsman sues Las Vegas police after altercation By H G. Reza

• Dry spell puts Long Beach in hot seat By Ari B. Bloomekatz and Hector Becerra

NFL sends own signal to Belichick, Patriots

• This week in motor sports - GEARING UP - What’s new in motor sports entering this weekend: By Jim Peltz

• Wells finds release point By Ez and Dylan Hern

• His time on beat fades to black By Larry Stewart

• If the key is fitting in, he appears to be no lock By T J. Simers

• Chivas USA is new king of L.A., 3-0 By Jaime Cárdenas

• Cabrera says coasting isn’t an option By Mike Digiovanna

• Losing Oden puts macro fracture in Blazers’ plan By Mark Heisler

• A Lucky Breakout? By David Wharton

• Angels have nothing left in loss to Orioles By Mike Digiovanna

• A local stop in tour of exotic locales By Pete Thomas

• No. 4 West Virginia overpowers Maryland

• Schmidt hopes to be ready by spring By Ez and Dylan Hern

• Little’s act should, and will, continue By Bill Plaschke

• Greg Oden’s life isn’t action-packed By Robyn Norwood

• Status of several star players generates havoc for bettors By Lonnie White

• Mercury denies Shock

• Evans has passion for life, football By Eric Sondheimer

• Rain sends players off course By Thomas Bonk

• Slater is making his move By Pete Thomas

• Receivers eager to play on big stage By Lonnie White

• Calder scores twice as L.A. beats Anaheim By Eric Stephens and Lonnie White

• Have they cheated our sensibilities? By Chuck Culpepper

• Oden likely to miss season By Mark Heisler

• Chase for the Cup: Too much, too many, too soon By Ed Hinton

• He’ll be tracking a new kind of talent By Larry Stewart

• Twins GM Ryan resigns

• Pennington’s status remains uncertain

• Davenport sets up match with Jankovic

• UCLA REPORT - Dragovic won’t be able to play By Chris Foster

• GAME OF THE DAY - Yankees’ win streak cut short at seven

• RESULTS

• RESULTS

• Competitive field at Woodbridge Invitational

• GAME OF THE DAY - Cardinals get swept, sending skid to seven

American strength put to the test

• For the Record

• Chemerinskygate By Erwin Chemerinsky

• Inside Today’s Times

• Bomb squad checks backpack at downtown’s L.A. Mall By From A

• Deposition reveals abuse allegations against O.C. Bishop Brown By Christine Hanley

• O.C. police officer videotaped as he hits suspect with car By The Associated Press

• tst:Mussina makes his pitch for Yankees

• tst:Hard work seems to be a way of life in Nebraska

• For the Record

• For the Record

• Iraq is a pain in the neck By Rosa Brooks

• Justifying the unjustifiable

• Another view of China

• For the Record

• For the Record

• Letters to the editor

• UCI makes the wrong choice

• For the Record

• For the Record

• For the Record

• For the Record

• For the Record

Care, pampering going to the dogs – and cats

• Trust the meter guy: It wasn’t that hot By Ronald D. White

• Blue chips pace stock rally

• Google to sponsor space race to moon By Jessica Guynn

• Vegas monorail finds it difficult to get on track By Kimi Yoshino

• DAVID LAZARUS | CONSUMER CONFIDENTIAL - Ad slogan is a subtle shift for Wal-Mart By David Lazarus

• Ex-Fed chief was slow to see credit risk

• Santa Anita racetrack may be sold By Roger Vincent

• Banks sharply boost borrowing from the Fed

• UFW seeks new way to organize By Marc Lifsher

• BofA raises ATM charge to $3 from $2

• Bay Area home sales tumble 25% in August

• Countrywide lines up $12 billion in new loans By E. Scott Reckard

• Oil has its first close above $80 a barrel

• Alcatel-Lucent shares plunge on outlook warning

• Verizon Wireless fights FCC rules for spectrum auction

• Countrywide secures more financing Countrywide stock jumps on additional lines of credit By E. Scott Reckard

• Verizon reinstates Marley ring tones

• In Brief / THE ECONOMY - U.S. initial jobless claims rise 4,000

• In Brief / HEALTHCARE - J&J, Isis to partner on diabetes drug

• Wall Street Roundup - Alcatel shares plunge after outlook cut

• In Brief / AUTOS - Union selects GM to lead labor talks

• In Brief / ACQUISITIONS - PPG to sell unit to Platinum Equity

• Meat and dairy farmers push back against ethanol demand By Christopher Leonard

• In Brief / MUSIC - Island Def Jam names president

• In Brief / HEALTHCARE - Computers with patient data stolen

• In Brief / THE ECONOMY - Mortgage rates down across board

• Wall Street Roundup - Visa’s plan to go public approved

Covering a wall as act of joy

• Hypocrisy lives on, as does ‘Le Misanthrope’ By David Ng, David C. Nichols, F. Kathleen Foley, and Philip Brandes

• From combat-ready to ready on the set By Gina Piccalo

• Trade ya a flute for that violin? By Chris Pasles

• After ‘yuck,’ the farce By Patt Morrison

• Fighting evil with evil By Carina Chocano

• Making strange bedfellows

• Hitting the right spiritual tone in 9/11 tribute By Mark Swed

• KRTH puts a new spin on oldies By Steve Carney

• An artist overwhelmed By Christopher Knight

• Sweet, empty calories By Robert Abele, John Anderson, Gary Goldstein, and Lael Lowenstein

• ‘Vanaja’: Cinderella of the caste system By Sid Smith

• Revenge tale turns spiritual By John Anderson

• ‘Universe’ finds faith in Beatles By Jessica Reaves

• QUICK TAKES - Bob Barker honored by Missourians

• Wedded bliss for a moment By Jan Stuart

• On latimes.com

• ‘Woodcock’ could use more Billy Bob By John Anderson

• Toll of the Holocaust adds up in ‘Arithmetic’ By Sheldon Chad

• Slogging through the threads of ‘Silk’ By Kevin Crust

• Journey to the sea and beyond By Kevin Crust

• Noble quest of a lost soul in ‘King’ By Carina Chocano

• Britney and Justin: a deep split By Ann Powers

• Somber look at the effects of war on family By Kenneth Turan

• A precocious conduit for big ideas By Carina Chocano

• Dreams are big, staging is bigger By Jon Caramanica

• Horoscope: Sept. 14 By Holiday Mathis

• 50 Cent’s retirement? Not so fast By Chris Lee

• Calendar’s Calendar

• AFI marks its 40th with classic screenings By Lee Margulies

• Shadowy world of the mercenary By Kenneth Turan

• Behind one suicide bomber’s belt By Allyn Fisher-Ilan

• No review of ‘Dragon Wars’

• ‘Lucy’? She’s a little devil By Robert Lloyd

• Her pet-sitting business is real-world job experience

• QUICK TAKES - Frey to try hand at fiction. Again?

• QUICK TAKES - Goldman family goes on ‘Oprah’

• QUICK TAKES - Moore pieces in a royal garden

• QUICK TAKES - Bergman films get Swedish run

• PBS polls opera lovers

• QUICK TAKES - FINALLY

Bush says security gains permit ‘surge’ pullback

• Hurricane catches Texas by surprise By Miguel Bustillo

• Thompson’s the famous one, but his brother’s the actor By Joe Mathews

• Candidates’ reliance on ‘bundlers’ let Hsu thrive By Robin Fields and Tom Hamburger, Dan Morain

• Jeffs told girl to submit, lawyer says By Nicholas Riccardi

• THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ: SPEECH EXCERPTS; A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS - SPEECH EXCERPTS

• Philadelphia asks black men to patrol

• President’s goal now defined as ‘success’ – not ‘victory’ By Doyle Mcmanus

• Project to measure danger of murky Chicago River By Michael Hawthorne

• Another Texas execution is halted; D.A. finds polygraph

• Foul play isn’t suspected in Fossett’s disappearance

• Drawdown total could be overstated By Julian E. Barnes

• Troop reduction

• MONTANA

• Nation in Brief / ALASKA - Eskimo villagers flee storm surges

• Nation in Brief / TEXAS - Federal suit is filed over Dallas jail

• Fundraiser for charity admits he robbed it

• Nation in Brief / MONTANA - Chief justice addresses law school

• Petraeus on Britney By Joel Stein

• Why I let Chemerinsky go By Michael V. Drake

• D.C. democracy

• Filling in ‘white spaces’

• Spoiled brats

• AT LATIMES.COM/OPINION

U.S. ally’s death may hurt Anbar strategy

• China seeks to make over its suddenly shaky image By Mark Magnier

• In Iraq, remembering a safer life By Sam Enriquez

• Lots of talk but no words By Tracy Wilkinson

• THE MIDDLE EAST

• 2 held in slaying of Colombia reporter By Chris Kraul

• After long delay, Japan launches lunar orbiter By Bruce Wallace

• Sunni sheik, a key U.S. ally, is killed in blast By Tina Susman

• Proposed lyrics for Spain’s anthem

• Mexican truckers also have concerns

• Pakistan reassures U.S. on battle against militancy By Laura King

• After quakes, a tsunami spares most of Indonesia

• World in Brief / MALI - Gunmen fire at U.S. military plane

• World in Brief / EGYPT - Officials to shut down rights group

• World in Brief / THE MIDDLE EAST - Hamas asks militants to hold fire