Archive for Tuesday, September 18, 2007

• Bone drug may reduce mortality By Thomas H. Maugh II

Add another pet peeve to the long list of driver distractions

• Crews gain on fire near Big Bear By Christopher Goffard and Jonathan Abrams,, Sara Lin

• The long, safer arm of the law Armed to minimize conflict By Richard Winton

• City courts tennis success By Ave Mckibben

• Alex Romero, 94; choreographer for Elvis in ‘Jailhouse Rock’ By Mary Rourke

• Wheels turn to curb cycling in Pasadena By Bob Pool

• 3 gunmen are sought in baby’s death - Officials post a $75,000 reward for information in the shooting near MacArthur Park that also left a street vendor critically injured. By Ari B. Bloomekatz

• Remains of Ventura blue whale get beach burial By Steve Chawkins

• Fired official is chosen to replace Doyle By Maeve Reston

• Jurors to decide if activist urged the use of arson By Tony Perry

• Chemerinsky is back as UC Irvine dean By Garrett Therolf and Richard C. Paddock

• Gene Savoy, 80; swashbuckling explorer found lost cities in Peru By Thomas H. Maugh II

• Generoso Jimenez, 90; Cuban trombonist

• Kingpin accepts plea bargain By Tony Perry

• Train, SUV collide in L.A.

• Brett Somers, 83; ‘Match Game’ regular was a comedian, actress

• Governor’s health plan picks up support By Jordan Rau

• INSIDE

• UCI, Chemerinsky put on happy faces after breakup By Dana Parsons

• Statewide water crisis campaign is launched

• INSIDE

• A touch of hope for the straight and narrow By S and Y Banks

• L.A. man gets 10 years for illicit sex with boys in Thailand

• Rescuing the good old days, for one jarring moment By Lobdell

• Lottery results

• Tijuana drug kingpin pleads guilty By Tony Perry

• Newborn killed by stray bullet By Ari Bloomekatz

• Firefighters still battling Southland blazes By Ari Bloomekatz

• O.J. Simpson bail hearing set for Wednesday By Ashley Powers and Matt Lait, Stuart Silverstein

• Controversy timeline

• Missing hiker is found safe in Yosemite

• INSIDE

Bruins try to look ahead

• Redskins take down the Eagles By Sam Farmer

• Some unbeatens will have a hard time staying that way By Sam Farmer

• Escobar not sharp in dull win By Bill Shaikin

• Price finally gets clearance by NCAA to rejoin team By Chris Foster

• OK, THAT PLAYER IS DEFINITELY ON STEROIDS

• Fernandez hoping to save softball By Diane Pucin

• NFL is focus of Senate hearing By Greg Johnson

• Saito by the numbers

• Text messages from press row … By Jerry Crowe

• Beautiful gestures at Bonita for, and from, Glenn Davis By Bill Dwyre

• Time to put Nordberg on the case By Robyn Norwood

• Positioned to Succeed By Ez and Dylan Hern

• Germany advances to quarterfinals

• Hiller looks for a chance to impress By Eric Stephens

• Billick says Jets cheated

• Wood may be the best kid of all By Bill Shaikin

• Mayweather trains to beat of own music By Lance Pugmire

• SATURDAY’S GAME

• Indians edge Tigers, 6-5, in 11th

• Crawford reinstated as NBA ref By Paul Netter

• Team readies for long trip By Lonnie White

• Padres pull within one game of Diamondbacks

• His Cup runneth over with thanks By Philip Hersh

• INSIDE

• AROUND THE LEAGUE - Titans give Fisher a contract extension

• USC REPORT - Injury scary but not serious for Joseph By Gary Klein

• New CIF transfer rule being tested

• DODGERS REPORT - A title could push Wells out of game By Dylan Hernandez

• GAME OF THE DAY - Phillies hold off Cardinals, 13-11

• GAME OF THE DAY - Thomas hits three homers for Blue Jays

Developments, dams are draining

• For the Record

• Beach-close brownstones come in 7 floor plans

• Tower dwarfs nearby buildings, gives dwellers panoramic views

• Project to alter downtown skyline with 76-story tower

• Sliding doors, dividers help turn open space into private rooms

• Gated townhome community plans model grand opening this weekend

• Downtown residences come with convenient lifestyle

• Speakers urge positive thinking as way to cope with challenging times

• Designer-furnished condos offered at golf community

• 5% discount offered on top of design and appliance credits

• Brisk sales reported at condo project; 7 floor plans available

• Lobby adorned with pietre dure artwork as condo construction enters final stages

• Spector jury deliberations enter second week By Michael Muskal

• Bashing Bush with Greenspan By Jonah Goldberg

• Whack-a-Mao By Philip J. Cunningham

• Letters to the editor

• The wrong sex offender laws By Jamie Fellner

• For the Record

• Forum to address infrastructure issues in Western states

• A key distinction

• Luxury development nominated for Elan awards in 9 categories

• The irony of gentrification

• For the Record

• Weak argument

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• Education, race and culture

• Where are the women writers?

• For the Record

• The power of one

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• Simpson’s ‘scrapes’

• Don’t compare Iraq, Afghanistan

• For the Record

Now showing … Chapter 1

• Microsoft loss in court may punish others By Jim Puzzanghera

• Rodeo Drive shopping center sold By Roger Vincent

• Ex-HBO boss to head global media for IMG By Thomas S. Mulligan

• Eat your Wheaties, if you can afford to By Jerry Hirsch

• Top class-action lawyer may plead guilty in kickbacks By Molly Selvin

• Costco to take anchor spot at Lakewood mall By Leslie Earnest

• Home sale blitz exceeds builder’s expectations

• Stocks down while markets wait on Fed

• Northeast spends most on healthcare

• Franchise potential?

• N.Y. sues Merck over Vioxx prescription costs

• Calpine accused of misleading creditors

• Britain tries to head off bank run

• Union Bank agrees to settle criminal charge

• CEOs more cautious on U.S. growth outlook

• Loan woes hit finance firms By Walter Hamilton

• Yahoo to acquire e-mail software maker Zimbra

• Conflicting data found on hospital evaluations

• Maker of popular treat for dogs settles lawsuit

• Global warming lawsuit dismissed By Marc Lifsher

• Warming threat disclosures sought By Marc Lifsher

• Mars won’t use cheaper substitutes in chocolate By Jerry Hirsch

• Global helium shortage expands

• Adobe sees sales, net income jump

• Oil hits record high before Fed meeting By Ronald D. White

• In Brief / THE ECONOMY - Treasury bill rates rise in auction

• In Brief / HEALTHCARE - U.S. to subsidize Alzheimer’s plan

• Wall Street Roundup - PHH deal in doubt over financing

• Weekend box office

• In Brief / TELECOM - U.S. trade panel to probe Qualcomm

• In Brief / ACQUISITIONS - ITT buys maker of bomb ‘jammer’

• In Brief / FOOD - Dole recalls salad for possible E. coli

• Wall Street Roundup - L.A. investment advisor sentenced

• In Brief / PUBLISHING - N.Y. Times to end paid Web service

• In Brief / MUSIC - CBS hires chief for new record label

Party like a rock star

• Wired, blogged and still tuned in By Patrick Goldstein

• Overheard at the Governors Ball By Richard Rushfield

• Fool for the ages By Kim Murphy

• Johnny Mercer wrote, but did you know he sang? By Robert Hilburn

• Time seems right for ‘Back to You’ By Martin Miller

• ‘Night Music’ plays again, beautifully By Sean Mitchell

• It takes a ‘Leap’ to believe this one By F. Kathleen Foley

• On his own terms By Baz Dreisinger

• THE EXTRAS FILE - Superman gets saucy in ‘Doomsday’ By Susan King

• Vedder flies solo ‘Into the Wild’ By Sam Adams

• QUICK TAKES - Paris gets an architecture museum

• In Calendar

• Emmys butt heads with NFL By Martin Miller

• Guest pianist makes easy work of Mozart By Josef Woodard

• ‘Poltergeist’ returns to its old haunt

• Sally Field wasn’t the only one censored By Matea Gold

• Too much opinion and hearsay, too little fact By David J. Garrow

• Vox Dance Theatre doesn’t capitalize on live accompaniment By Victoria Looseleaf

• Sonny Rollins revisits his 1957 Carnegie Hall debut

• Horoscope: Sept. 18 By Holiday Mathis

• Calendar’s Calendar

• With the kids grown, Mom targets Dad

• Paramount polishes its musicals’ boogie shoes By Susan King

• QUICK TAKES - Billionaire buys Rostropovich art

• QUICK TAKES - Museum director has top salary

• QUICK TAKES - KBIG cuts Tuna loose in switch By Lee Margulies

• QUICK TAKES - Heirs to receive Sitting Bull relics

• QUICK TAKES - Tony winner postpones tour

• Charlie Tuna says goodbye on KBIG-FM By Lee Margulies

NEW ORLEANS : TWO YEARS LATER - ALL THAT REMAINS - As the city’s elderly return after Katrina, many find little but rubble and a life of squalor

• Recording amplifies the drama By Scott Glover and Miguel Bustillo, Ashley Powers

• Nominee is drawn into an old fight By Richard B. Schmitt

• Jeffs feared arrest if bride fled, witness says By Nicholas Riccardi

• Nation in Brief / FLORIDA - Tornado hits dozens of homes

• Alleged seller of tribal status to migrants called a threat By From The Associated Press

• Clinton lays out new healthcare overhaul By Peter Nicholas and Peter G. Gosselin

• Chiquita fined for Colombia payments By Jordy Yager

• ALL THAT REMAINS By Richard Fausset

• Mukasey could shape future terrorism trials By David G. Savage

• Voices on Mukasey

• Federal study of ADHD drugs to look at potential heart risks

• Accusations of deception traded in terror trial By Greg Krikorian

• 14 suits over 9/11 attacks settled a week before trial

• FLORIDA

• Nation in Brief / WASHINGTON, D.C. - Keyes enters GOP presidential race

• Nation in Brief / WASHINGTON STATE - Ex-Hells Angels leader gets prison

• ALL THEY HAVE LEFT

• Nation in Brief / NEW JERSEY - Gov. Corzine undergoes surgery

• Clinton leads the pack as a Republican target By Michael Finnegan

• Nation in Brief / OHIO - Animal expert in a pinch with big bird

• Nation in Brief / MINNESOTA - GOP congressman is bowing out

• Nation in Brief / SOUTH CAROLINA - Man loses his arm to alligator

Uri Geller bends the Web to his will

• Questions for Mukasey

• The right to counsel

• Tackling O.J. again

Iraq bans U.S. security firm after deadly incident

• Wind shear may be cause of Thai crash

• THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ: WOMEN IN THE NATION’S SECURITY FORCES; MASKED FOR SAFETY - BAGHDAD ENCOUNTER

• Beijing prepares to evict justice-seekers By Mark Magnier

• Machu Picchu artifacts will be returned By Patrick J. Mcdonnell and Adriana León

• Panel changes rules to let Musharraf stay army chief By Laura King

• Female police and soldiers battle sexism By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• CHINA

• 147 suspected members of drug ring held in Colombia

• World in Brief / SWEDEN - Cartoon draws death threat

• World in Brief / SAUDI ARABIA - Women hope to win right to drive

• World in Brief / SIERRA LEONE - Opposition leader wins presidency

• World in Brief / CHINA - Typhoon alerts for Taiwan, Shanghai

• World in Brief / CHINA - Man sought in dinner bombing