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What happened on August 18, 2009
BUSINESS
Ugly Dolls were a labor of love By Alex Pham
Sears and Kmart introduce Christmas Club cards By Andrea Chang
Deadly citrus disease reaches Mexico, threatens California By Jerry Hirsch
DreamWorks gets go-ahead for action By Claudia Eller
'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' racking up record sales overseas By Claudia Eller
Judge approves Michael Jackson merchandising deal By Harriet Ryan
'Terminator Salvation' producers sue hedge fund Pacificor By Ben Fritz
Pimco and Goldman Sachs exit Federal Reserve mortgage bond program By Tom Petruno
Gasoline prices edge up in California -- but maybe not for long By Ronald D. White
How to start selling books over the Internet By Karen E. Klein
Fewer banks tightened credit standards, Fed reports By Don Lee
Stocks plunge at opening on Wall Street Associated Press
N.Y. attorney general sues Charles Schwab over securities sales Associated Press
Financing your firm with a credit card? Bad idea By Cyndia Zwahlen
Los Angeles toy importer settles federal safety claims By W.J. Hennigan
Business Briefing Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing Times Wire Reports
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Company Town
NATIONAL
Ex-informant charged with even bigger data theft this time Associated Press
Despite fumbles, Biden's a player By Peter Nicholas and Paul Richter
Obama tells veterans Afghanistan is a 'war of necessity' By Maeve Reston
Supreme Court orders new hearing for Georgia death row inmate By Richard Fausset
What the data theft means for you By David Colker
Obama lawyers offer reluctant defense of gay marriage ban By Carol J. Williams
Lutherans debate dropping celibacy requirement for gay clergy By Duke Helfand
White House says it sent unwanted e-mails Associated Press
Protesters carry guns outside Obama event in Phoenix Associated Press
Obama's healthcare trade-off By Peter Nicholas and Janet Hook
National Briefing Times Wire Reports
National Briefing Times Wire Reports
National Briefing Times Wire Reports
National Briefing Times Wire Reports
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The Nation
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Colonial-era coin at the center of lawsuit By Dana Parsons
State to join San Bernardino County corruption probe By David Kelly
William 'Bill' Russell dies at 94; longtime high school sports commissioner By Ben Bolch
Burl Toler dies at 81; first African American game official in NFL history Staff and Wire Reports
Carleen Hutchins dies at 98; master violin maker By Emily Langer, Langer writes for the Washington Post.
Boy's death shows weaknesses of L.A. County's child welfare system By Garrett Therolf
They're laying eggs at an Oakland restaurant By Maria L. La Ganga
California might act to jail more drug offenders By Eric Bailey
Ed Reimers dies at 96; Allstate placed ad campaign in his hands By Dennis Mclellan
Immigration official says agents will no longer have to meet quotas By Anna Gorman
L.A. County judges share pain by taking a voluntary wage cut By Victoria Kim
Researchers study cougar's lineage By Nicole Santa Cruz
Group gathers each year to memorialize their fallen friend By Bob Pool
Nursing reform effort moving slowly By Rong-gong Lin Ii
O.C. sheriff reveals major reorganization By Tami Abdollah
L.A. turns on the lights and takes back the nights By Hector Tobar
Southern California date growers scramble to fill Ramadan orders By Raja Abdulrahim
California Briefing By My-thuan Tran
California Briefing By Christopher Goffard
California Briefing By Dan Weikel
California Briefing By Robert J. Lopez
Man found dead in downtown L.A.
SPORTS
NFL and players must find route up the middle By Sam Farmer, ON THE NFL
Marlon Byrd drives in three runs for Rangers Associated Press
Brett Tomko pitches five scoreless innings for Oakland Associated Press
Torii Hunter: Pressure from the Texas Rangers is a good thing By Mike Digiovanna
Vladimir Guerrero provides plenty of power for Angels By Mike Digiovanna, ON THE ANGELS
Chris Dufresne's preseason top 25: No. 17 Georgia Tech By Chris Dufresne
One phone call changed Greg LeMond's life By Jerry Crowe
There's no spinning this Dodgers loss By Dylan Hernandez, ON THE DODGERS
Dodgers' Hiroki Kuroda will miss his next start By Dylan Hernandez
Greatest hits in sports hero apologies By Bill Dwyre
Tom Cable won't discuss reported fight By Mark Medina, Staff and Wire Reports
Aaron Rowand leads the Giants past the Mets Associated Press
Padres rally to defeat Cubs Associated Press
High school quarterbacks get dose of reality By Ben Bolch
Shaquille O'Neal gives you the real deal By Diane Pucin
Stephen Strasburg gets a record $15.1-million deal with the Nationals By Bill Shaikin
Up next for Sparks: Tuesday vs. Washington By Mark Medina and Mario Aguirre
Chelsea Johnson ties for silver in pole vault By Philip Hersh
Guard Micah Kia is willing to work for lineup spot By Chris Foster
USC starting center Kristofer O'Dowd dislocates knee, is out for a few weeks By Gary Klein
The Day In Sports
WORLD
Floods in Sri Lanka ravage Tamil camp Associated Press
Afghanistan's president faces a tough reelection By Laura King
In Cairo, a moment of serenity amid the cacophony By Jeffrey Fleishman
Bombing kills 20 in Russian republic of Ingushetia By Megan K. Stack
Q&A with Iran diplomat on the postelection unrest By Borzou Daragahi
U.S. troops may be sent to Iraq's Arab-Kurdish 'trigger line' By Liz Sly
Iraq's gays face rising persecution By Liz Sly
In Pakistan tribal belt, female reporters get a voice By Alex Rodriguez
World Briefing Times Wire Reports
World Briefing Times Wire Reports
World Briefing Times Wire Reports
World Briefing Times Wire Reports
World Briefing Times Wire Reports
World Briefing Times Wire Reports
OPINION
Debating campaign speech
California university fundraising 'auxiliaries': Secrets don't help
Letters to the editor
Opening California cell doors can free up needed budget money By Jamie Fellner, Jamie Fellner is senior counsel for the U.S. program of Human Rights Watch.
Why 'Obama-care' is failing By Jonah Goldberg
Is UC opening the door to trouble? By Marc B. Haefele, Marc B. Haefele is a commentator for KPCC-FM (89.3) and writes for Nomada magazine of Buenos Aires.
Letters
Letters
ENTERTAINMENT
Studios play hardball with Redbox at their own risk By Patrick Goldstein
Tom DeLay joins 'Dancing With the Stars' cast By Matea Gold
Live: Depeche Mode at the Bowl By Mikael Wood
Ingraham, Savage out, Thompson, King on KGIL lineup By Lee Margulies
Behind Michael Govan's almost $1-million LACMA salary Alan Zarembo and Mike Boehm
Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys dip into rock history at Greek Theatre By Reed Johnson
Tuning up at the Song School By Jessie Torrisi
Theater Review By Charles Mcnulty, Theater Critic
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes By Denise Martin
Quick Takes By Chris Lee
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes From Staff and Wire Reports
SCIENCE
Ingredient for life detected in comet dust By John Johnson Jr.
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