Archive for Thursday, February 07, 2008

• Pointing back at the paparazzi

• Patients getting aggressive diabetes treatment had higher death risk

• Clinton’s twin pillars of support

• Panel rejects beach toll road

• Leaders suddenly are lame ducks

• Most area measures pass

• Shooting themselves in the ballot box

• Border Patrol kills suspected smuggler

• Mistrial on release of abuser

• Topiarian, horticulturist worked on a grand scale

• Sometimes, loyalty is no party for faithful

• Florida man was one of last Great War vets

• Voters supporting gambling measures

• Lottery results

• Boy wielding gun flees Van Nuys elementary campus

• Economic advisor to presidents set monetary policy

• Spears released from UCLA hospital

• USDA shuts down supplier of beef to schools

• A grim surprise for O.C. leaders

• Making for easier assimilation

• Prop. 92 failure is blamed on poor timing

• Stern agency meets unflappable mogul

• Limits on roosters may ruffle feathers

• Environmental groups threaten to sue Port of Long Beach

• Magistrate in San Francisco extends ban on Navy sonar

• Losers

• Palisades school wins academic contest

• Winners

• Nonpartisans’ ballots to be checked

• TONIGHT

• Not every recruit is ready to put pen to paper

• Text messages from press row

• Ingredients are coming together for Bruins

• Super hope and hype on signing day

• Bettors can’t afford to ignore Timberwolves

• AP WOMEN’S TOP 25

• COLLEGE FOOTBALL SIGNINGS

• Trainer reportedly provides physical evidence against Clemens

• Scott Niedermayer looks forward to his return to New Jersey

• Hawks-Heat replay complicated by trade

• Argentina cruises at Coliseum

• Hawkins Traffic seeks second victory

• RESULTS, SCHEDULE

• Drag racing hits speed bump

• Duke holds off North Carolina

• STANDINGS

• Woods to skip Riviera again

• Westchester beats Fairfax in 2 overtimes

• Clippers get rough in loss

• UCLA to take cautious road to Washington St.

• Lakers lag behind Hawks

• Ethier wants to avoid another ‘unfortunate situation’

• Racing dealt another blow

• Santa Anita could host Breeders’ Cup in 2009

• Shaq headed to Phoenix

• Clemens, lawmakers to hold pre-hearing talks

• RELATED STORIES

• KINGS TONIGHT

• Nevada prep says he made up recruiting story

• U.S. ties Mexico, 2-2, on goal by Altidore

• Jackson won’t rip Shaq’s shape

• Escobar won’t be ready for Angels

• For a day, there are only smiles

• SUMMARIES

• Hornets stop Suns, 132-130, at buzzer in second overtime

• Swing fits Mickelson to a tee

• Floyd thinks his team is up to the challenge

• Shaq arrives, and Suns will never be the same

• Seahawks choose Mora to succeed Holmgren in 2009

• STANDINGS

• Asian stocks follow U.S. market plunge

• 3 firms charged in tainted pet food case

• Time Warner profit comes in as expected

• Wayans betting Web comedy will sell

• Stocks extend their slide

• Macy’s to shed 2,300 jobs

• Mortgage applications shoot up

• Chinese tires targeted for anti-dumping duties

• Yahoo is said to step up talks with Google

• This advertising shop knows Jack

• latimes.com/business

• State Fund overhaul is sought

• Serving up Spin online

• Buffett says bank woes are ‘justice’

• Good cash flow buoys the bottom line

• Cisco falls on gloomy forecast

• Generic Fosamax versions coming

• Worker output rises in 4th quarter

• Making a loss less taxing

• Old-guard star power – but little coherence

• County museum’s expansion reflects two clashing visions

• Chefs Eat: Fred Eric

• THE FIVE THIS WEEK: SUPER SOUPS

• ‘The Brig’: doing time

• Ratting on one Internet creep at a time

• Underrated/Overrated

• In Calendar

• ‘Other’ Mardi Gras gets day at film fest

• The Enabler: Snow White Cafe

• DON’T MISS

• Welcome home, Martin

• Hammer time at the L.A. Phil

• Lazer Vaudeville: pretty lights, funny folks

• ‘Der Golem’: It’s alive!

• The Glutton

• Los Angeles Philharmonic

• Forget romance; get a prenup

• Jillian Kogan: run it up the flagpole

• Casting a spell in Santa Monica

• go

• Give Up: double dose of morose

• Lowenbrau Keller is reborn as the Medusa Lounge

• Screening Room

• La Bettola Trattoria: That’s amore

• EIGHT THINGS

• Drive-By Truckers concert

• Carina Chocano: Ford

• DON’T MISS

• DON’T CALL HIM SENTIMENTAL

• Grace Kelly: a famous name – and more

• The Gizmo Guys juggle their way into Thousand Oaks

• Mitsu-E: Not too shabby shabu

• Drink your milkshake, friendo

• Robyn: Swede tooth

• Chamberlain Hotel: Love supper

• Goths could invade ‘Idol’

• ‘Blast’ info

• PAGE3

• Cafe Contigo: From Cuba with love

• DON’T MISS

• ‘Tosca’: Traditional Italian

• ‘Action Conversations’: moving speech

• Bistrotek: near LAX but far from airport food

• Night Lines

• Horoscope: Feb. 7

• Your piano teacher never showed you this

• Don’t Miss

• A heated campaign for ratings

• SCENESTEALER

• Taking its best shot

• Rock entries gain on Keys, ‘Juno’ soundtrack

• The new Little Dom’s is already a Los Feliz fixture

• DON’T MISS

• LETTERS

• If he were the last man

• ‘Y: The Last Man’

• STK is raising the bar with flashy Coco de Ville

• Deep: Two from SF, with love

• Snowboard dreams go downhill fast

• ‘Bob Dylan’s American Journey’

• Get down with the OC Underground Burlesque Society

• 60 Seconds With … Brent Bolthouse

• 24th Annual Wild Mushroom Fair: fun with fungi

• Mr. Mister Miyagi: attack of the ’80s

• ‘Disorderly Conduct’: Chaos, conducted

• Ralph Fiennes

• A Scattered Life

• The Kooks: catchy if you can

• These musicians are well-schooled

• Images of an L.A. we don’t always notice

• Untitled

• Jessica Morgan

• ‘Teaching Disco Dancing to Our Elders’: Right here, right now

• Buzz Bands

• Zany ‘Melancholy’ laughs at the tears

• Pan-African film festival seeks a broader audience

• A real bang-up job

• A Long Beach bookstore that’s Open to experiment

• Love is optional

• 2 new films go for the crossover votes

• They’ll be passing the tradition along

• There’s something about women celebrating tap that just clicks

• Tour de Palm Springs: Pedal-powered

• John Ford film festival

• Hibiscus Pinky Valentini: Drink your flowers

• DON’T MISS

• How about less lipstick and some more jungle?

• SCOTT FREE

• Calendar’s Calendar

• Justice lawyers knew of tapes

• Anti-Clinton film group challenges funding law

• McCain’s next contest: unifying the GOP

• Clinton, Obama both claim Democratic victories

• Obama, Clinton campaigns assess Super Tuesday results

• Inside Today’s Times

• Clinton camp tries to fill money gap

• 50 dead in Southern tornadoes

• Prospects are dim for Bush nominees

• Democrats fail to add to stimulus bill

• Think you’re a contender for Golf Nut of the Year?

• Potholes in campaign trail

• ILLINOIS

• Tornadoes leave big losses in 5 states

• How the voting shook both parties

• McCain wins California, eight other states

• Heath Ledger’s death ruled accidental overdose

• Shaker’s sweet success

• For the record

• Fragile-looking, but so strong it can split a room

• Off the wall and onto the floor

• Look out – here comes Cupid

• A LABOR OF LUCK

• Close to nature, but not that close

• All hemmed in

• Life beyond the hedge

• Where to shop for furnishings

• Celebrating the rose

• Tuned to the past

• Hemmed in by the hedge

• Meanwhile, back at the refined ranch …

• Rug returns

• Redemption value: fun

• A national mood swing

• Bubble trouble

• On term limits

• AT LATIMES.COM/OPINION

• Greatest show on Earth

• On the phone tax

• If Hillary taps Antonio

• On the presidency

• Videos show insurgents training boys, U.S. says

• Spain indicts 40 Rwandan officers

• Airline to pay calypso band kicked off plane

• Ecuador volcano spews ash

• Calderon foresees a friendlier U.S.

• Rice, British officials hold talks on Afghanistan

• Taliban fighters declare cease-fire in Pakistan

• Gates discusses Iraq pact

• THAILAND

• Italy will hold early election

• Chad leader ‘in total control’