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What happened on December 18, 2009
ENTERTAINMENT
'The Young Victoria' By Betsy Sharkey FILM CRITIC >>>
'Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole and Oliver Reed' by Robert Sellers By Tim Rutten
Southwest Museum of the American Indian store is closed By Mike Boehm
'Under the Eightball' By Kevin Thomas
'Fall Down Dead'
Ozomatli as cultural ambassadors By Reed Johnson
Jennifer Jones Simon gave new life to husband's museum By Suzanne Muchnic
'Nine' isn't the sum of its glittery parts By BETSY SHARKEY, Film Critic
Don't send holiday card to ex-boyfriend
'The Internationalist' info
SAG Awards info
'Under the Eightball' info
'Nine' info
'The Snow Queen' info
3rd Annual Christmas Sweater Festival info
Friday's Highlights
'The Young Victoria' info
'Hellraisers' info
Friday's Talk Shows: Snoop Dogg bakes brownies topped with green sprinkles on 'The Martha Stewart Show'
'Did You Hear About the Morgans?' info
SAG nominees
'My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done' info
Ozomatli info
Horoscope for Dec. 18 By Holiday Mathis
Weezer cancels January gigs
SAG nominations By Susan King and Steven Zeitchik
'Did You Hear About the Morgans?' By BETSY SHARKEY, Film Critic
Christmas Sweater Festival at El Rey to benefit Teen Impact cancer program By Alie Ward
'My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done' By Gary Goldstein
'The Internationalists' at Lillian Theatre By David C. Nichols
Laughing it up all over L.A. By Mark Sachs
A festive 'Snow Queen' By Debra Levine >>>
Will the Huffington Post strategy pay off? James Rainey
WORLD
Drug cartel chief is dead, but now what? By Ken Ellingwood
Resource-rich Brazil puts up its guard By Chris Kraul
Foreign interpreters hurt in battle find U.S. insurance benefits wanting By T. Christian Miller
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Suspect in Mumbai terrorist attack retracts confession By Anshul Rana and Mark Magnier
Climate negotiators tackle issue of aviation, shipping emissions By Margot Roosevelt
North Korean arms seizure could be a boost for nuclear talks By John M. Glionna
British Airways wins court order banning strike By Janet Stobart
U.S., China concessions give climate talks big boost By Jim Tankersley
In Copenhagen, Obama urges action By Jim Tankersley, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
BUSINESS
Audi e-tron: Taking the e-train Dan Neil
Voice of Disneyland's Lincoln takes criticism By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Equity firm to buy Knott's Berry Farm's parent By Hugo Martín and Tom Petruno
Want an e-book reader? Put it on your after-the-holidays wish list By Alex Pham
Nancy Tellem changing jobs at CBS By Meg James
Blue Shield drops plan to shrink grace period on missed premium payments David Lazarus
'Avatar' is expected to have a huge opening weekend By Ben Fritz
Final leg of SCE renewable energy project gets OK By Tiffany Hsu
Business Briefing
Rising European debt worries hammer stocks Tom Petruno
Senate panel endorses Bernanke for second term By Neil Irwin
Era of sub-5% mortgages could be over soon By E. Scott Reckard
California's unemployment rate drops slightly By Alana Semuels
California home sales, prices improve in November By Alejandro Lazo
3-D TV moves closer to reality By David Colker
Dilemma for a green Christmas: Real or plastic? By Jerry Hirsch and Martin Zimmerman
More homes are poised to hit the market By Alejandro Lazo and Tiffany Hsu
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Industrial laundry firm settles 'living wage' lawsuit By Patrick J. McDonnell
State population grows by less than 1% Teresa Watanabe
Man pleads not guilty in pregnant woman's rape, slaying By Andrew Blankstein
Jennifer Jones dies at 90; Oscar-winning actress By Claudia Luther
Sketches show what South L.A. serial killer might look like today By Joel Rubin
DWP pitches solar farm, state park at Owens Lake By Phil Willon
Metrolink to receive new crash-resistant cars next month By Rich Connell
Custody battle may have spurred girls' deaths By My-Thuan Tran
Photographer on bike rams Anne Hathaway's car By Andrew Blankstein
Upstart union wins a plurality in Sonoma County hospital vote By Patrick J. McDonnell
Ex-LAPD deputy chief named Burbank's interim chief By Andrew Blankstein
California Assembly bill would require witnesses to report violent crimes By Robert J. Lopez
L.A. schools chief orders weak new teachers ousted By Jason Song and Jason Felch
California children's healthcare program gets a reprieve By Eric Bailey
Judge rules furloughs illegal for prison guards By Shane Goldmacher
Dog shot during robbery recovering from surgery By My-Thuan Tran
U.S. courts in West to allow video coverage of civil cases By Carol J. Williams
OPINION
Rethinking marijuana in the movies By Robert Ablon
A fresh start for South L.A. healthcare By Robert Greene
Russia buys a tiny ally: Nauru
The taxation of death
The FTC vs. Intel
The good life in Baja; the Senate's healthcare bill; a mother-son reunification
Climate scientists could learn something from U.S. poet By Christopher Cokinos
NATIONAL
Missouri's yoga enthusiasts go to the mat over sales tax By P.J. Huffstutter
Iraqi insurgents intercept live video feeds from Predator drones By David Zucchino and Julian E. Barnes
Senate healthcare bill now relies on regulation By Noam N. Levey
Swine flu vaccine plentiful in the U.S. By Thomas H. Maugh II
Healthcare bill's advocates fight off liberal opposition By James Oliphant
SPORTS
Bill Cosby carries the PR ball for Temple By Chris Foster
Tiger Woods and wife: If they split, how to divide? By Jim Peltz and Carol J. Williams
Penguins defeat Flyers, 3-2, in shootout
Heat is turning rivalry with Magic around
Up next for the Clippers: Friday at New York
Southland college basketball schedule
Men's AP top 25 results for Thursday
Women's AP top 25 results for Thursday
Colts strike late to remain unbeaten By Sam Farmer
Bulls rally from 17 points down to beat the Knicks
Lakers survive a tough test on the road By Broderick Turner
Dodgers add to roster Staff And Wire Reports
Once-mighty teams find themselves defenseless Sam Farmer
Kings regret a few things in 2-1 loss to Calgary Helene Elliott
Sam Farmer's NFL picks for Week 15
Previews of prep football state championship games
Timberwolves' Kurt Rambis should find Minnesota very green By Broderick Turner
Kaman draws praise, gives it back to Camby and Davis By Lisa Dillman
Things haven't gone well for Brand after leaving Clippers Jerry Crowe
Keary Colbert donates toward Crenshaw playoff tickets By Eric Sondheimer and Ben Bolch
Kobe makes a believer of him Bill Plaschke
Servite's Jake Slemmer found his game face, through tears Eric Sondheimer
Michael Schumacher must be injury-free before returning By Jim Peltz
Tennis player Richard Gasquet cleared by Court of Arbitration Staff And Wire Reports
NASCAR newbie Danica Patrick plans to race at Fontana By Jim Peltz
UCLA's Jake Dean to make EagleBank Bowl final game By Chris Foster
Trojans to stick with the playbook By Gary Klein
Five memorable game-winning shots by Kobe Bryant
Charles Barkley and friends range beyond sports By Diane Pucin
NEWS
For the record
H1N1 Vaccine Plentiful in U.S. Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times
HOME & GARDEN
Gil Junger sells home in Beverly Hills Post Office area for $4.31 million By Lauren Beale
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony sell Bel-Air home By Lauren Beale
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