What happened on December 24, 2009

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CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

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ENTERTAINMENT

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For the record
Senate Passes Healthcare Overhaul By James Oliphant, Los Angeles Times
Reid's Influence on Health Reform Noam N. Levey & Janet Hook, Tribune Washington Bureau

What happened on December 24, 2009

WORLD

In Yemen, tribal tradition trumps education By Jeffrey Fleishman

China puts dissident Liu Xiaobo on trial By John M. Glionna

Iran protests spread in heartland By Ramin Mostaghim and Borzou Daragahi

Afghan police mistakenly kill parliament member By Laura King

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Planned luxury rehab center in West Hollywood has neighbors concerned By Alexandra Zavis

James Gurley dies at 69; guitarist with Big Brother & the Holding Company By Valerie J. Nelson

John Wayne Airport now home to vintage military aircraft By Mike Anton

Stanford football hero warms up for a statewide run George Skelton, Capitol Journal

Schwarzenegger's plan to again raid transit funds angers rider advocates By Shane Goldmacher and Ari B. Bloomekatz

Witness says Coast Guard vessel was going 'too fast' before fatal San Diego Bay crash By Ari B. Bloomekatz

Los Angeles crime rates plunge despite weak economy By Joel Rubin and Richard Winton

Former Mahony aide testifies before grand jury in L.A. church abuse case By Richard Winton and Victoria Kim

Anaheim case may play key role in regulating medical marijuana By John Hoeffel

Los Angeles sees sharp rise in red-light camera revenue By Rich Connell

Truck hits car, then collides with train in Pacoima; 2 critically injured By Jeff Gottlieb and Alexandra Zavis

BUSINESS

Students' lip-dub video a lesson in working in reverse By David Colker

Disney CEO's pay drops slightly By Dawn C. Chmielewski

Internet sales tax scofflaws cheat state Michael Hiltzik

Young women targeted for 'Lovely Bones' marketing push By Claudia Eller and Ben Fritz

Two Southern California men accused of investment fraud By Martin Zimmerman

Uninsured family has a lot at stake in the healthcare debate By Lisa Girion >>>

Personal income rises again, but spending is restrained By Don Lee

Consumer pessimism ebbs as prices drop By Tiffany Hsu

Tech shares big front-runners in S & P 500 index By Tom Petruno

New home sales fall 11.3% in November By Alejandro Lazo

Ford near deal to sell Volvo to Chinese firm By Martin Zimmerman and Ken Bensinger

Lawsuit against Toyota dropped By Ken Bensinger and Ralph Vartabedian

Second BlackBerry e-mail outage in a week rankles users By W.J. Hennigan

Classic Indian Chief motorcycle ready to roll By Susan Carpenter

Early snow lifts Sierra Nevada ski industry's spirits By David Morrill

NATIONAL

Parents in 'balloon boy' hoax get jail time By DeeDee Correll

Funding problems delay Obama's Thomson prison plan By Katherine Skiba and Peter Nicholas

From potluck queen to Pillsbury Bake-Off finalist By Kim Murphy

Healthcare overhaul one step closer to completion By Janet Hook

Senate positioned to pass healthcare overhaul By James Oliphant

Burned Florida teen out of hospital By Ihosavani Rodriguez and Rachel Hatzipanagos

Senate passes healthcare overhaul By James Oliphant

How Harry Reid shepherded healthcare reform through the Senate By Noam N. Levey and Janet Hook

ENTERTAINMENT

'Hidden Talent: The Emergence of Hollywood Agents' by Tom Kemper By Clancy Sigal

Head over heels for 'NCIS' By Julia Keller

The problem with annual 'best of' lists By Julia Keller

Horoscope: Dec. 24 By Holiday Mathis

He can clown around By Gail Pennington, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The 'Blind' leading . . . John Horn

Eat and greet the New Year at L.A. restaurants By Alie Ward and Ramie Becker

Muppet double feature at New Beverly Cinema By Susan King

Devil may care in 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' By Steve Appleford

French figurines to tour U.S. By Jamie Stengle

Bob Dylan joins long list of Jewish musicians performing Christmas music By Randy Lewis

SPORTS

Lakers' Pau Gasol signs three-year extension By Broderick Turner

Tiger Woods' column suspended by Golf Digest By David Wharton

Boston College quarterback is a wise old freshman By Gary Klein, Times Staff Writer

Utah storms back to beat California, 37-27 By Ben Bolch

Michael Schumacher to end racing retirement By Jim Peltz

NFL Bottom 10 By Steve Harvey

Trojans' defense looks to make a strong closing statement By Gary Klein and Lance Pugmire

The tide is turning their way, even if Alabama players don't want to hear it Chris Dufresne

MLB, umpires seal deal through 2014 Wire Reports

The tide is turning their way, even if Alabama players don't want to hear it Chris Dufresne

Lakers are the gift that keep on giving, year after year Chris Erskine

Blake Griffin's recovery takes another step forward By Lisa Dillman

Bruins safety Rahim Moore has reason to smile By Chris Foster

Angels find economic playing field has changed By Mike DiGiovanna, On The Angels

Manny Pacquiao's promoter says fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. is 'dead' By Lance Pugmire

OPINION

Crossing the square, joining the circle By Samantha Peale

Merry hand-written Christmas Meghan Daum

HOME & GARDEN

Patrick Dempsey sells Bel-Air home for $2,571,500 By Lauren Beale

NEWS

Senate Passes Healthcare Overhaul By James Oliphant, Los Angeles Times

Reid's Influence on Health Reform Noam N. Levey & Janet Hook, Tribune Washington Bureau