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What happened on August 20, 2009
OPINION
Boycott Israel By Neve Gordon, Neve Gordon is the author of "Israel's Occupation" and teaches politics at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba, Israel.
Bringing King Hospital back to life
City's early retirement plan was premature
Letters
Nadya Suleman, the queen of bad-parent porn By Meghan Daum
The sunset of South Korea's 'sunshine policy' By Donald Kirk, Donald Kirk, a longtime correspondent in South Korea and the author of the forthcoming "Korea Betrayed: Kim Dae Jung and Sunshine," met with Kim Dae-jung a number of times.
Letters
Letters
BUSINESS
Top EBay sellers have some advice for GM By W.J. Hennigan
Using solar heat to power air conditioning By Nathan Olivarez-giles
Credit card issuers boost rates ahead of tougher rules By Don Lee and W.J. Hennigan
Carl's Jr. launches Big Mac rival in ads bad-mouthing McDonald's burgers By Mike Hughlett
'Cash for clunkers' won't be running much longer, government says By Martin Zimmerman
MySpace plans to buy online music service ILike By Dawn C. Chmielewski
NFL could score huge bucks from TV deal strategy By Joe Flint
Redbox sues Warner Home Video over new DVD restrictions By Dawn C. Chmielewski
'Terminator Salvation' producers file for bankruptcy protection By Ben Fritz
ACORN protests Litton Loan Servicing outside foreclosed home in L.A. By Nathan Olivarez-giles
Guaranty Financial's assets to be taken over by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria of Spain Bloomberg News
Wells Fargo is sued over home equity lines of credit By E. Scott Reckard
Get a $600,000 house for $100, if you're lucky By Nathan Olivarez-giles
Stocks lower following slide in overseas markets Associated Press
Northrop is putting advisory unit up for sale Bloomberg News
Retailers hope for big payoff with 1-cent sales By Sandra M. Jones, Jones writes for the Chicago Tribune.
Rodeo Drive building sells for $2,471 per square foot, or $28 million By Roger Vincent
Orange County man gets 27-year sentenced in investment scams By E. Scott Reckard
Oceanfront resort Terranea facing financial challenges By Roger Vincent
UBS to divulge 4,000 account names, more expected By David S. Hilzenrath and Tomoeh Murakami Tse, Hilzenrath and Tse write for the Washington Post.
Company Town
ENTERTAINMENT
The 17-yar-old actor, appearing opposite Renée Zellweger in 'My One and Only,' has had a passion for his profession from childhood. By Michael Ordona
Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglorious Basterds' is about what could have happened By Rachel Abramowitz
Critic's pick: 'District 9' By Betsy Sharkey
'Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater' by Frank Bruni By Diane Garrett
Skater Brian Boitano is now a TV chef By Shawna Malcom
'Gotta Dance' goes from capturing moves to a movement By Gina Piccalo
'District 9's' Neill Blomkamp does more with less By Chris Lee
Live: Elvis Costello at the Greek Theatre By Randy Lewis
Silver Lake's Sunset Junction Street Fair: A frolicking music festival By Margaret Wappler
Don Hewitt's '60 Minutes' remains timeless and elegant By Robert Lloyd, TELEVISION CRITIC
'Julie & Julia' By Kenneth Turan
'Project Runway,' 'Rachel Zoe' return By Mary Mcnamara, TELEVISION CRITIC
How 'District 9' aliens express themselves By Patrick Kevin Day
'Blair Witch Project' at the Egyptian Theatre By Susan King
Music Review By Rick Schultz
Court fails to resolve Norton Simon art suit By Mike Boehm
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes By Denise Martin
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes By Scott Collins
Quick Takes
Record Rack By Mikael Wood; Randy Lewis
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
It's a charter year and new future for Birmingham High By Mitchell Landsberg
Groups to file complaints against 16 porn companies By Kimi Yoshino
'Water buffaloes' got it all wrong By George Skelton
Compton pastor accused of embezzling $800,000 in church funds By Alexandra Zavis
A quick decline, and bleak future, for O.C. transit agency By Tami Abdollah
Suspect in 6-year-old's beating death arrested in Las Vegas By Hector Becerra and Andrew Blankstein
An apple a day keeps extinction away for rare fruit By Margot Roosevelt
Youth group leader accused of having sex with teen By Robert J. Lopez
'60 Minutes' creator Don Hewitt dies at 86 By Dennis Mclellan
Search continues for 'person of interest' in death of swimsuit model By Ari B. Bloomekatz and Richard Winton
Marine to receive Navy Cross for bravery in Afghanistan By Tony Perry
State prison system 'collapsing under its own weight,' Schwarzenegger says By Michael Rothfeld
Officials may recommend 3 flu shots By Rong-gong Lin Ii and Kim Geiger
Prosecutors search for man charged with jury tampering By David Kelly
Virginia Davis dies at 90; played Alice in early Disney short comedies By Dennis Mclellan
California Briefing By Kimi Yoshino
California Briefing By Tami Abdollah
California Briefing By Robert J. Lopez
California Briefing By Shelby Grad
California Briefing By Patrick J. Mcdonnell
California Briefing By Alexandra Zavis
California Briefing By Robert J. Lopez
California Briefing Associated Press
California Briefing
SPORTS
A beginner's guide to baseball By Chris Erskine, Erskine also writes the "Man of the House" column in Saturday's Home section.
Twins defeat the Rangers Associated Press
Red Sox power past Roy Halladay and the Blue Jays Associated Press
Kevin Jepsen won't let his back slow him down By Mike Digiovanna
Angels' Jered Weaver stands tall against Indians By Mike Digiovanna
Chris Dufresne's preseason top 25: No. 15 Virginia Tech By Chris Dufresne
Dodgers are losing their edge By Dylan Hernandez
Dodgers sign Vicente Padilla By Dylan Hernandez
Mike Magee has a role in two goals Wire Reports
Sam Querrey beats Andy Roddick at Cincinnati Masters Wire Reports
Eric Mangini: Brett Favre's return is no surprise Wire Reports
Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez stays on homer streak Associated Press
Cliff Lee sparkles again for Phillies Associated Press
It'll be a hard sell with Stephon Marbury's resume By Barry Stavro
Vicente Padilla could be a throwback to some bad old days By T.J. Simers
League reaches milestone moment By Grahame L. Jones
Sparks' Lisa Leslie scores season-high 28 points in 78-63 victory By Mark Medina
The best brings out the worst in Dodgers By Kurt Streeter
Battle brewing between backup cornerbacks By Chris Foster
USC faces choices as Aaron Corp readies return at quarterback By Gary Klein
Questions raised about gender of winner of women's 800-meter race By Philip Hersh
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WORLD
Afghans in Kabul brush aside jitters on eve of vote By Laura King
5 guilty in Argentina nightclub fire Associated Press
Ahmadinejad to retain Iranian foreign minister, a move likely to reassure Western diplomats By Borzou Daragahi
Bombs kill at least 75 in Baghdad By Liz Sly and Usama Redha
Mexico bars fugitive lawmaker-elect Julio Cesar Godoy By Tracy Wilkinson
Cut off from current events in South Africa By Robyn Dixon
Russian president blames violence in Ingushetia on domestic problems By Megan K. Stack
School is H-O-T in Pakistan's Swat Valley By Alex Rodriguez
World Briefing Times Wire Reports
World Briefing Times Wire Reports
World Briefing Times Wire Reports
World Briefing Times Wire Reports
NATIONAL
Sen. Barney Frank lashes out at protester over Nazi remark Associated Press
CIA assassination program had been outsourced to Blackwater, ex-officials say By Joby Warrick, Warrick writes for the Washington Post.
In healthcare debate, Obama finds trailblazers face imposing obstacles By Mark Z. Barabak
Obama endangering developing countries' access to affordable drugs, activists charge By Tom Hamburger
Sen. Ensign denies his affair was like Clinton's Associated Press
Healthcare co-ops emerging as viable alternative By James Oliphant
Michael Smerconish to interview Obama in the White House By Peter Nicholas
GOP senators warn Holder against CIA abuse inquiry By Greg Miller
Obama takes healthcare effort to grass-roots level By Christi Parsons 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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