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What happened on August 19, 2009
BUSINESS
Crackdown on workers' comp billing fraud is dealt a setback By Marc Lifsher
OneWest Bank, formerly IndyMac, reports $182 million in profit By E. Scott Reckard
Harry Sloan out as CEO at MGM By Claudia Eller
SoCal Edison says solar plants to be built By Tiffany Hsu
Southern California home sales and prices rise in July By Peter Y. Hong
Hotels are going wireless to push guests' buttons By Hugo Martin
Taster's Choice coffee label lawsuit sent back to appeals court Associated Press
California to get $1.5-billion loan from JPMorgan Chase By Tom Petruno
8 airlines to use renewable synthetic diesel for ground equipment By Tiffany Hsu
Obama backs away from public insurance plan, and it's a smart move By David Lazarus
Stocks open slightly higher after sharp drop Associated Press
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Company Town
Earnings Roundup Times Wire Reports
Sony slashes price of PlayStation 3 by $100 to $299 By Alex Pham and Ben Fritz
Hewlett-Packard profit down 19% on weak sales of PCs, printing supplies Times Wire Reports
Earnings Roundup Times Wire Reports
CEO's conviction in landmark stock options case is overturned By Tom Petruno
NATIONAL
The next healthcare battle: cutting Medicare Advantage By Christi Parsons and Andrew Zajac
Sonia Sotomayor casts first Supreme Court vote, supporting a stay of execution By David G. Savage
Testing Obama's effect on racial attitudes By Richard Fausset
Missouri woman charged in cyber-bully case Associated Press
Oklahoma abortion law overturned Associated Press
For experienced workers, the summer job is back By Oscar Avila
Obama's evolution on a public option in healthcare reform By Peter Nicholas
Obama to preach his healthcare message to religious leaders By Duke Helfand
National Briefing / Montana TIMES WIRE REPORTS
National Briefing / Arizona TIMES WIRE REPORTS
National Briefing / Pennsylvania TIMES WIRE REPORTS
National Briefing / And Finally . . . TIMES WIRE REPORTS
New York man gets 25 years for transgender killing Times Staff And Wire Reports
FOOD
Le Saint Amour in Culver City By S. Irene Virbila, RESTAURANT CRITIC
Facebook's Restaurant City cooks up dreams By Jessica Gelt
Bo De Tinh Tam Chay Vietnamese vegetarian restaurant in Westminster By Miles Clements
'Moro' cookbooks open a world of Moorish flavors By S. Irene Virbila, RESTAURANT CRITIC
At Tea Habitat in Rancho Palos Verdes tea connoisseurship is taken to new levels By C. Thi Nguyen
History lessons pour from a cup By Jenn Garbee
Huckleberry's banana poppy seed loaf By Noelle Carter
Whole Foods teams with Ann Cooper on school lunch programs By Mary Macvean; Betty Hallock; Krista Simmons
2008 Gurrutxaga Txakoli By S. Irene Virbila
ENTERTAINMENT
'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe' by Christopher Caldwell By Tim Rutten
Alycia Lane to join KNBC-TV By Greg Braxton
Jeffrey Combs reanimates Edgar Allan Poe in 'Nevermore' By Karen Wada
'Imitation of Life' anniversary screening at Samuel Goldwyn Theater By Susan King
Men who work hard for the money By Rachel Abramowitz
Quick Takes By Matea Gold
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes By Kate Stanhope
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes Associated Press
Critic's Notebook By Ann Powers, POP MUSIC CRITIC
Artist of Obama as Joker is unmasked By Mark Milian
Prime-time Tv Rankings Associated Press
Radcliffe isn't feeling Baggins By Geoff Boucher
'Top Chef: Las Vegas' and 'What Would Brian Boitano Make?' By Robert Lloyd, TELEVISION CRITIC
WORLD
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan complains of shabby treatment at U.S. airport By Mark Magnier
New confirmation of Taliban leader's death By Alex Rodriguez and Zulfiqar Ali
British town becomes the epicenter of mourning for the nation's war dead By Henry Chu
South Africa's divisive jurist By Robyn Dixon
Despite rhetoric, Netanyahu has suspended Jewish settlement building By Richard Boudreaux
Militant flees prison in Lebanon Associated Press
U.S. offered assurances about Iranian exiles days before Iraqi raid A Times Staff Writer
World Briefing / Russia TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Honduras TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Scotland TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / The Philippines TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Thailand TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / The Netherlands TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Uruguay TIMES WIRE REPORTS
U.S. envoy has 'useful dialogue' with anti-American Pakistani leader By Paul Richter
Suicide bomber in Afghanistan targets military convoy on busy road, killing at least 7 By Laura King
Obama says Mideast peace process is in a 'rut' By Greg Miller
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Test scores offer reality check for Villaraigosa's schools By Howard Blume
Reality show contestant sought in model's death By Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton
Jackson to be buried Aug. 29 at Forest Lawn in Glendale By Harriet Ryan and Andrew Blankstein
L.A. County to probe child welfare system By Garrett Therolf
Hildegard Behrens dies at 72; soprano known for Wagnerian performances Associated Press
Pot farm fire reveals a troubling trend By Catherine Saillant
California government reform proposals begin to take shape By Eric Bailey
Falling through public policy loopholes By Steve Lopez
Journalist Robert Novak dies at 78 By Johanna Neuman, Neuman is a former Times staff writer who contributes to the Top of the Ticket blog.
L.A. cabbies demand new rules in City Hall protest By Patrick J. Mcdonnell
UC regents are urged to act on King hospital By Garrett Therolf
Kim Dae-jung dies at 85; former South Korean president and Nobel laureate By Barbara Demick
Michael Jackson's doctor releases video By Harriet Ryan
Gov. sets conditions for water legislation By Bettina Boxall
L.A. County puts vending machines on a diet By Mary Macvean
New admissions policy upsets many Verbum Dei alumni By Carla Rivera
California Briefing / Los Angeles By David Zahniser
California Briefing / West Hollywood By Alexandra Zavis
Healthy Hug
California Briefing / North Hollywood By Andrew Blankstein
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Jack Leonard
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Raja Abdulrahim
Fiorina takes first step in run for Boxer's U.S. Senate seat By Michael Finnegan
Tiny invasive clams burgeon in Lake Tahoe By Amy Littlefield
SPORTS
Albert Pujols leaves no doubt By Kevin Baxter
Zac Sunderland's younger sister to try to break his sailing record By Pete Thomas
Randall Carroll looks like a fast learner By Chris Foster
Angels' win is a real hit By Mike Digiovanna, ON THE ANGELS
Drivers battle to qualify for NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup By Jim Peltz
Venus Williams loses is second round at Rogers Cup By Mario Aguirre, Staff and Wire Reports
Joe Mauer homers twice as Twins beat Rangers Associated Press
Quarterback Mitch Mustain waiting for his chance with Trojans By Gary Klein
Brett Favre may sign with Vikings today By Sam Farmer and Dan Pompei
Miguel Cabrera lifts Tigers past Mariners Associated Press
In leadoff walk, Chone Figgins saw -- and conquered By Mike Digiovanna
Rangers get Rodriguez back from Astros for stretch run Associated Press
Chris Dufresne's preseason top 25: No. 16 California By Chris Dufresne
Y.E. Yang belongs with the greats in talk of upsets By Jerry Crowe
Chad Billingsley pitches six solid innings in Dodgers' win By Dylan Hernandez, ON THE DODGERS
Rotation is filled with uncertainty By Dylan Hernandez
Marlins' 10-hit streak reaches 14 Associated Press
Greg Paulus knows the name of the game By Ben Bolch
Sparks help themselves with 72-69 victory over Mystics By Mark Medina
Sanya Richards gets her gold in 400 meters By Philip Hersh
Morning Briefing By Grahame L. Jones
National League Associated Press
Morning Briefing By Mark Medina
OPINION
When the bedroom leads to the courtroom By J. Kelly Strader, J. Kelly Strader, a professor of law at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, teaches criminal law and is working on a project analyzing lower courts' responses to the Lawrence decision.
Afghanistan's elections By Vanda Felbab-brown, Vanda Felbab-Brown is a fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution.
America the delusional By Tim Rutten
State exams and the real test
The paradox of purchasing a new GM car
Dripping resentment
Crime against the environment
Congress left in dark on torture
Best for the children
Sacramento's power failure
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