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What happened on August 08, 2008
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
SAT maker plans new test to assess 8th-grade students By Gale Holland, Times Staff Writer
DMV eliminates Saturday hours By Rong-gong Lin Ii and Evan Halper, Times Staff Writers
Fatal gunfight closes Samoan festival for day By Louis Sahagun and Molly Hennessy-fiske, Times Staff Writers
9 on copter confirmed dead By Maria L. La Ganga, Patrick Mcgreevy and Joe Mozingo, Times Staff Writers
Rand staffer encouraged Pentagon Papers leak By Elaine Woo, Times Staff Writer
Body parts found in hills are those of missing woman By Christian Berthelsen, Times Staff Writer
Nuns, hospital staffs clash By Tony Barboza, Times Staff Writer
Probe of O.C. official closed By Christian Berthelsen, Times Staff Writer
8/8/08: For Chinese, a great day for rings By David Pierson, Times Staff Writer
Missing woman's remains are found By Christian Berthelsen
Kerkorian will testify at trial By Victoria Kim
Mandatory furlough plan is scrapped By David Zahniser
Bouncer is shot near nightclub By Andrew Blankstein
Shooting suspect pleads not guilty By Steve Chawkins
Police shooting victim identified By Tony Barboza
Legislation on plastic bags stalls By Nancy Vogel
Prosecutors won't charge treasurer By Christian Berthelsen
Ex-Daily Bruin writer is honored By Rong-gong Lin Ii
Speeding driver is killed in crash By Joanna Lin
Past president of Directors Guild From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Major league manager, coach From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Dug tunnels for 'Great Escape' From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Knabe says yes, but he'll vote no By Steve Hymon and Garrett Therolf, Times Staff Writers
Firefighter hurt at training exercise By Francisco Vara-orta
Tarp that covers wetlands angers environmentalists By Bob Pool, Times Staff Writer
Capitol awash in party politics By Nancy Vogel, Times Staff Writer
Rick Warren has work cut out for him By Dana Parsons
Bust of surfing legend stolen By Rong-gong Lin Ii, Times Staff Writer
Panel backs bonds for senior high-rises By Cara Mia Dimassa, Times Staff Writer
Lawyers may have known about threats By Catherine Saillant, Times Staff Writer
Man charged in kidnapping keeps mum on cold case By Richard Winton, Times Staff Writer
DWP boss withdraws pension request By David Zahniser, Times Staff Writer
Pulitzer and Emmy Award-winning composer By Mary Rourke, Times Staff Writer
BUSINESS
Truck, SUV sales weigh down profit at Toyota By Ken Bensinger, Times Staff Writer
Apple removes $1,000 useless iPhone application By Mark Milian, Times Staff Writer
Focus shifts to employers in workers' comp audits By Marc Lifsher, Times Staff Writer
Employers, costs kill paid sick leave bill By Marc Lifsher, Times Staff Writer
Gauging furor over air in tires By Dan Neil
SEC escalates probe of Mozilo By Kathy M. Kristof and E. Scott Reckard, Times Staff Writers
Utilities to test electric cars By Ken Bensinger, Times Staff Writer
Azusa food firm recalls frozen beef By Tiffany Hsu, Times Staff Writer
American raises AAdvantage fees From Times Wire Services
CPK revenue increases 11% From Times Wire Services
Warner Music whittles its losses on brisk digital sales By Swati Pandey, Times Staff Writer
McNuggets' ride is over at Disneyland By Dawn C. Chmielewski, Times Staff Writer
30-year fixed rates remain at 6.52% From Times Wire Services
GM to increase loan to Delphi From Times Wire Services
Parts supplier cuts sales forecast From Times Wire Services
Google develops new ad measure From Times Wire Services
Canada Wal-Mart workers appeal From Times Wire Services
DirecTV net income rises 1.6% on sales From Times Wire Services
Live Nation sales rise, earnings fall From Times Wire Services
Sempra boosts its '08 fiscal forecast From Times Wire Services
Deckers posts quarterly loss From Times Wire Services
Lower property prices drive rise in pending home resales From Bloomberg News
Builders' loan units faulted By Annette Haddad, Times Staff Writer
Shaky economy gives stocks shivers By Tom Petruno, Times Staff Writer
$80-million accord reached in Marvel suit From Bloomberg News
My 2 Cents
Shoppers cautious as tax rebates end By Andrea Chang and Leslie Earnest, Times Staff Writers
Wireless toy picks up trashy talk From the Associated Press
Citi, Merrill to buy back investments By Walter Hamilton, Times Staff Writer
Blockbuster raises its fiscal outlook From Times Wire Services
Lexus tops vehicle dependability study From the Associated Press
SPORTS
USC wins case . . . against USC By Gary Klein
Rock stars with rackets By Diane Pucin, Times Staff Writer
Some baby steps By Chris Hine, Times Staff Writer
Staying in school has paid off at USC By Gary Klein, Times Staff Writer
Indian Wells seeking sponsor By Jim Peltz, Times Staff Writer
Ibanez's home run beats Rays in ninth By From The Associated Press, From the Associated Press
Results From the Associated Press
Wood shows off his power By Bill Shaikin, Times Staff Writer
De La Hoya-Pacquiao on tap? By Dan Arritt, Times Staff Writer
Morning Briefing By Thomas Bonk, Times Staff Writer
Which cover did you get?
Odds against Schmidt return By Dylan Hernandez, Times Staff Writer
Dodgers making some noise By Dylan Hernandez, Times Staff Writer
Favre, Packers come out just fine By Sam Farmer
Short-handed Saints defeat Cardinals, 24-10 By Ben Bolch, From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Diamondbacks are beaten by Morton From the Associated Press
Results From the Associated Press
The Games plan By Randy Harvey, Times Staff Writer
Vying for a golden state By Helene Elliott, Times Staff Writer
U.S. takes control by beating Japan By Grahame L. Jones, Times Staff Writer
How much is Olympic ideal -- or decoration? By Bill Plaschke
Today in Beijing
Plenty of choice viewing By Steve Springer
Beijing's Olympic Green
Loss to Norway doesn't faze U.S. By Grahame L. Jones, Times Staff Writer
Karlsson is calm in storm By Ed Sherman, Chicago Tribune
Olson hopes it all takes shape By Chris Foster, Times Staff Writer
Hazelton ready to lead receivers By Gary Klein and David Wharton, Times Staff Writers
Trojans look for stopgap measures By David Wharton, Times Staff Writer
Bracing for a fall By Bill Shaikin and Dylan Hernandez, Times Staff Writers
Top 25 countdown By Chris Dufresne, Times Staff Writer
Williams' signing leaves Livingston out By Lonnie White, Times Staff Writer
The fund's just getting started with Dodgers By T.j. Simers
Opportunity in double time By Diane Pucin, Times Staff Writer
Like all Games, the stage is set for history By Helene Elliott
A Lost Boy who found running shares his story By Bill Dwyre, Times Staff Writer
Bearing flag is like 'royal wedding' By Helene Elliott, Mark Heisler, Bill Dwyre, Kevin Baxter
Roddick has no problem By Lucas Shaw, Special to The Times
NATIONAL
The N.Y. bodega is in a corner By Erika Hayasaki, Times Staff Writer
Inquiry sought into anthrax probe By Josh Meyer, Times Staff Writer
Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick is jailed By P.j. Huffstutter, Times Staff Writer
DHL deal gone sour haunts McCain in Ohio By Bob Drogin, Times Staff Writer
Down with sexism, sorta By Peter Nicholas
Monkeys died as lab overheated From Times Wire Reports
Bolten, Miers resist subpoenas From Times Wire Reports
A $455-million ruling for Indians From Times Wire Reports
Convention books Bill Clinton By Peter Nicholas, Times Staff Writer
Threat against Obama alleged From the Associated Press
Hamdan's case sets stage for showcase trials By David G. Savage, Times Staff Writer
FBI looks into raid on mayor From the Associated Press
SUV rolls over, killing nine of 19 From Times Wire Reports
A testy response to testimonials ad By Maeve Reston
Candidates tiptoe on the veep minefield By Janet Hook, Times Staff Writer
Yemeni gets 5 1/2 years in prison By Carol J. Williams, Times Staff Writer
McCain returns Californians' money By Dan Morain and Christian Berthelsen, Times Staff Writers
OPINION
What's so bad about foreign oil? By Joel Stein
Reneging on a right
Over pages, war rages By Jon Wiener, Jon Wiener teaches history at UC Irvine and is a contributing editor of The Nation. His most recent book is "Historians in Trouble."
Wading into the water debate
Hermosa Beach's oil mess
Examining Exxon
Sacramento, stay away from L.A.
Targeting taggers
Words of praise
Obama was right
Tweaking immigration
ENTERTAINMENT
'Wire' walks a fine line By Robert Abele, Special to The Times
A life in the balance By Kenneth Turan, Times Movie Critic
Strangers on a Russian train By Jan Stuart, Special to The Times
Feeding lusty appetites By Jessica Gelt, Times Staff Writer
White is definitely out By Christopher Hawthorne, Times Architecture Critic
Techno-apocalypse By August Brown, Times Staff Writer
Obama's Swiss bash By Tina Daunt
'Galactica' will go on after the finale By Choire Sicha, Special to The Times
How Maher got them to testify By Patrick Goldstein
Camper is now ready to counsel By Nicky Loomis, Times Staff Writer
In love, he'll do whatever it takes By Kevin Thomas; Gary Goldstein; Mark Olsen
Paul F. Tompkins By Libby Molyneaux, Special to The Times
A city's two-party system By Robert Abele, Special to The Times
Actor no longer hospitalized From the Associated Press
'Manager, may I?' it is once again From the Associated Press
Feel the Love By Charlie Amter
Art from Brazil heist found From the Associated Press
For Rantel, another leave From a Times staff writer
Fox has a 'Hole' in fall schedule From City News Service
Finally
Hot on the trail of 'Hunter' By Susan King, Times Staff Writer
Twyla Tharp begs your indulgence By Laura Bleiberg, Special to The Times
Stoners on screen resemble the rest of us By Alex Dobuzinskis, Reuters
Doubling a photo's richness By Leah Ollman, Special to The Times
Happy this 'Penny' turns up By Philip Brandes; David C. Nichols;
Self-absorption abounds in 'Elegy' By Mark Olsen, Special to The Times
WORLD
Calderon urges stiffer sentences for kidnappers By Ken Ellingwood, Times Staff Writer
Israeli soldiers indicted over treatment of a Palestinian By Richard Boudreaux, Times Staff Writer
Afghan army may get bigger From the Associated Press
Archbishop backs some gay unions From Times Wire Reports
Government charges comedian From Times Wire Reports
New U.S. Embassy in Beijing dedicated From the Associated Press
Games put China under the spotlight By Mark Magnier and Randy Harvey, Times Staff Writers
Violence flares in Georgia By Megan K. Stack, Times Staff Writer
Pakistanis to try ousting Musharraf By Laura King and Mubashir Zaidi, Special to The Times
Head of coup leads march From Times Wire Reports
SCIENCE
U.S. rate of HIV testing still 40% By Thomas H. Maugh Ii, Times Staff Writer
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