Archive for Friday, April 25, 2008

• Giving, but with a firm hand By and Duke Helf

• Specialists shun emergency rooms By Mary Engel

• Doctor loses license in sex allegations By Christopher Goffard

• MTA votes tolls for some lanes of freeways By Steve Hymon

• Runner-up 2 By Tanja Bivinetto, Rancho Palos Verdes

• Criminal investigation of California Senate leader Perata urged By Patrick Mcgreevy

• Heck no, we won’t grow By Scott Gold

• Runner-up 3 By Constance Spencer

• Runner-up 4 By Cheryl Schyler Lascelles, Lake Arrowhead

• Diverse cast fills key roles in L.A. courtroom drama By Carla Hall

• 8 patient lawsuits from UC Irvine fertility clinic scandal reinstated By Christian Berthelsen

• Tensions boil over clubhouse Coronas By Karen Dale

• Foes trade barbs at debate By Jean-Paul Renaud and Rich Connell

• Runner-up 1 By Renee Holl and Davidson

• 747 to join 818 as Valley prefix By Jennifer Oldham

• Santa Monica suspends ban on fast jets By Dan Weikel

• Cabaret granted a new trial By David Kelly

• Orange County Calendar

• 4.2 earthquake shakes downtown Reno By Ap

• Newport-Ensenada yacht race isn’t just for the wealthy By Susannah Rosenblatt

• Uranus J. Appel, 91; bacteriologist founded first publicly owned hospital management company

• L.A. civil rights attorney files claims over federal immigration raid By Anna Gorman

• Orange County D.A. investigates Sheriff’s Department handling of teen’s death By Christine Hanley and Stuart Pfeifer

• Man found dead on ramp of 10 Freeway By Francisco Vara-Orta

• Cowan, Olson are injured during practice By Chris Foster

• Dodgers can’t get a streak going By Kevin Baxter

• Dodgers’ McCourt unveils stadium makeover plan By Bill Shaikin, Ez, and Dylan Hern

• Stewart considers leaving Gibbs Racing By Jim Peltz

• INSIDE

• Ordonez hits two homers to lead Tigers over Rangers, 8-2

• NFL’s Goodell discusses Roski’s stadium proposal

• Darren McFadden’s mom: N.Y., California too big; Dallas, just right By Sam Farmer

• Jones looking good in La Pacifica Handicap at Los Alamitos By Bob Mieszerski

• Kotchman was a hungry hitter By Mike Digiovanna

• Canadiens beat Flyers, 4-3, in overtime

• USC moves to stop sale of Sanchez T-shirt By Gary Klein

• Pachuca nears another CONCACAF Champions Cup By Grahame L. Jones

• Federer, Nadal reach Monte Carlo quarterfinals

• ANGELS TONIGHT

• Burrell leads Phillies past Brewers, 3-1

• Two Step Salsa gives turf a test at Hollywood Park By Bob Mieszerski

• They are ready to be picked By Sam Farmer

• Selig may not fine officials

• Bynum’s not here, but he made it all possible By Mark Heisler

• Former USC star Clement waiting for his chance By Bob Cuomo

• Lackey feels ‘fine’ in first rehab start

• Four NFL teams have already been busy

• DODGERS TONIGHT

• Hurry-up calls for NFL draft By John Scheibe

• Rundgren produces ballplayers By Lisa Dillman

• McGrady comes to the rescue for Rockets

• DeWitt sent down to the minors By Kevin Baxter

• An improbable victory in Fenway Park for the Angels By Mike Digiovanna

• Ducks still in shock By Eric Stephens

• Lakers won’t play percentages By Mike Bresnahan

• Struggling Padres fall into West cellar

• Proposal for separate playoff divisions for public, private schools is withdrawn By High Schools

• Santiago makes a statement against Norco By Martin Henderson

• Barkley changes his tune on Kobe Bryant By Jerry Crowe

• Earnhardt is the favorite despite nearly two-year drought By Lonnie White

• England coach says Beckham could play in World Cup

• Ford swings to profit in first quarter By Ken Bensinger

• Microsoft profit falls

• China reports it’s tied US for most Internet users

• Ford swings to profit in quarter, beats Wall Street

• News Corp.’s bid for Newsday has Congress looking to block more media consolidation By Jim Puzzanghera

• Jobless claims drop but more grim news on homes

• Arby’s owner buying Wendy’s for $2.34 billion

• Miley Cyrus photos may tarnish squeaky-clean image By Dawn C. Chmielewski

• Governors protest against federal emissions plan By Ken Bensinger

• Upscale Glendale mall defies economic mood By Roger Vincent

• Northrop stock jumps on earnings report By Peter Pae

• ‘Baby Mama’ is hoping to deliver this weekend By Josh Friedman

• Safeway profit up 11%, beating expectations

• Stock market boosted by employment data, Ford earnings report By Tim Paradis

• The Americana at Brand

• 3 studios’ venture faces digital-age test By Meg James and Claudia Eller

• The sound of excess By Kimi Yoshino

• Countrywide’s Mozilo reaped $132 million as mortgage lender got hammered By Kathy M. Kristof

• Consumer mood sours more in April, survey finds

• Wachovia to pay up to $144 million to settle marketing allegations

• American Express lifts Dow and S & P, Nasdaq dips

• If they revamp it, will Dodger fans stay longer? By Christopher Hawthorne

• FEST TRAIN ROLLIN’ By Geoff Boucher and Chris Lee

• Where life is an item for sale

• Horoscope: April 25 By Holiday Mathis

• Early shift for Amy Poehler By Matea Gold

• Teenage angst in full color

• Calendar’s Calendar

• ‘Emergency’

• ‘Then She’ whines – but smartly By Carina Chocano

• Antiwar film project keeps Phil Donahue on the attack By Tina Daunt

• ‘Shotgun’ is powerful yet understated By Michael Ordoña

• Slightly surreal and gently melancholic By Charles Taylor

• It’s L.A. art to the world By Holly Myers

• With ‘Mighty B!’ the eyes (and the lisp) have it By Mary Mcnamara

• They can’t escape the first picture By Michael Phillips

• For all its tricks, ‘Deception’ tangled in plot By Mark Olsen

• ‘The Mighty B!’

• Stuntmen hurt on Bond set By Colleen Barry

• Life wrecked by war By Carina Chocano

• Dodger Stadium renovation aims to get fans to arrive early and leave late By Christopher Hawthorne

• Senate passes genetic discrimination bill By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

• McCain visits New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward By Maeve Reston and Johanna Neuman

• Sect mothers are bused away

• McCain tells New Orleans: Never again By Maeve Reston

• Jeremiah Wright says his critics have a political agenda By Manya A. Brachear

• Filipino WWII veterans win Senate vote on military benefits By Richard Simon and Nicole Gaouette

• Georgia bill would allow concealed handguns on trains and buses and in restaurants By Jenny Jarvie

• Joint Chiefs chairman says Iran is increasing, not curbing, arms flow to Iraq By Julian E. Barnes

• Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House moves toward rehabilitation By Dale Kutzera

• The forgotten men of L.A. City Hall By Robert Greene

• L.A. without wheels By Carolyn See

• Pride comes before a tumble

• China’s view of Tibet By Kishore Mahbubani

• A better economic boost

• A Turkey-Armenia reconciliation?

• Fighting federal fuel standards

• Turkey mediating Israel-Syria peace talk By Richard Boudreaux

• U.S. offers evidence of North Korea-Syria nuclear plant By Greg Miller and Paul Richter

• Padre Pio exhumed for a second life By Tracy Wilkinson

• Sunni bloc ready to rejoin Iraq Cabinet By Alex and Ra Zavis

• Bush wants a deal on Palestinian state by end of term By James Gerstenzang and Richard Boudreaux

• Data on Iraqi forces unreliable, study finds By Julian E. Barnes

• Fumes used for suicide sicken 90

• Marine in Japan charged with rape

• Beijing to meet with Dalai Lama rep By Mark Magnier