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What happened on December 26, 2009

ENTERTAINMENT

It's not complicated: Nancy Meyers is a perfectionist By Amy Kaufman >>>
Girls gone wild on TV By David Kronke
'Why Italians Love to Talk About Food' by Elena Kostioukovitch By Irene Wanner
Racial struggles in Mississippi By Emily Wagster Pettus
Saturday's Highlights
Weekend Talk Shows
'Why Italians Love to Talk About Food'
Horoscope: Dec. 26 By Holiday Mathis
Letters
Movie soundtracks of 2009
Steve Martin is a wild and busy guy By Geoff Boucher

NATIONAL

Jet passengers overpower would-be bomber By Sebastian Rotella
Benefits for gays? Us too, say the unwed By Paul Richter
Surgeon/cop straddles two worlds of violence By Annie Sweeney
Survivors put names, faces to Baltimore's homicide victims By Peter Hermann
A wing and a prayer as Audubon members set out on annual survey By Tina Susman

OPINION

A shortfall in Mojave protection bill
Promises to make debt go away are not good enough By Ginna Green and Caryn Becker
More work for less money; a one-state solution in the Mideast; movie pirates
Amtrak, all boxed in
It's time for immigration reform
Pete Carroll: Coach's lament Patt Morrison

WORLD

Yemeni director combats terrorism with propaganda By Jeffrey Fleishman
Taliban releases video of captured U.S. soldier By Laura King
Mexico antiabortion forces swaying state legislatures By Ken Ellingwood
Clashes reported in Tehran By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
In Iran, holiday and protest set stage for high drama By Borzou Daragahi

BUSINESS

Japanese firms investing in California biotechs By Yuriko Nagano
CIM lands in pension-fund spotlight By Stuart Pfeifer and David Zahniser
California walnut sales get cracking after tough 2008 By Reed Fujii
Flight delayed? Chances are you can blame the weather By Hugo Martín
Arabic-language Internet is coming of age By Meris Lutz
Studios, theaters wrangling over film release windows By Claudia Eller and Richard Verrier
Business Briefing
Las Vegas has first increase in air passengers in 21 months By Matthew Crowley
Chart: Pension systems' investments in CIM
Three key trends for investors and savers in 2010 Tom Petruno, Market Beat
Some hotels check out of Holiday Inn chain By Hugo Martín

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Jeanne Giovannoni dies at 78; UCLA professor helped expand understanding of child abuse By Elaine Woo
An L.A. Christmas blends many traditions Hector Tobar
Suit calls bar exam blind injustice By Carol J. Williams
Dozens of criminal RNs identified by California regulators By Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein
Skull with bullet hole in it found in Angeles National Forest By Raja Abdulrahim
Vic Chesnutt dies at 45; folk singer-songwriter By Claire Noland
California discipline for nurses
CHP arrests 71 in L.A. County on drunk-driving charges By Ari B. Bloomekatz
Gunman sought in West Covina slaying By Larry Gordon
Recognizing the real gift in a downsized Christmas By Alexandra Zavis
Walter Stamm dies at 64; doctor saved thousands of women from infertility By Thomas H. Maugh II

HOME & GARDEN

Behold Frances Gearhart By Deborah Netburn
Laguna Nursery is revamped in Laguna Beach
Hellman buildings were inspired by national spirit By Sam Watters
From seeds to new site
Uncovering family history sparks interest
This year's Home favorites
Popular visuals
Ticket to Toyland Chris Erskine
J.Lo and Marc spin one off By LAUREN BEALE

SPORTS

Top quotes from 2009
Up next for the Ducks: Saturday at San Jose
Up next for Lakers: Saturday at Sacramento
Up next for Kings: Saturday at Phoenix
Sunday's TV highlights
Brandon Roy leads Trail Blazers past Nuggets, 107-96
Celtics hold off Magic
Saturday's college football bowl games
Served bowl leftovers, will Trojans get the stuffing beaten out of them? By Gary Klein
Lakers gift-wrap it for Cavaliers Mark Heisler
Trojans' Mike Gerrity a Diamond Head Classic gem By Baxter Holmes
Santa Anita gets to the heart of the matter Bill Dwyre
Coach Phil Jackson has to hope Lakers are holding something in reserve By Broderick Turner
Letters: Another scandal rocks the Trojans
Manny Pacquiao says he'll sue Floyd Mayweather Jr. Wire Reports
NFL injury report
Suns beat up on Clippers By Lisa Dillman
USC, Boston College seek to finish strong
Lakers are trashed by Cavaliers, and by angry fans By Mike Bresnahan

SCIENCE

NEWS

For the record

What happened on December 26, 2009

ENTERTAINMENT

It's not complicated: Nancy Meyers is a perfectionist By Amy Kaufman >>>

Girls gone wild on TV By David Kronke

'Why Italians Love to Talk About Food' by Elena Kostioukovitch By Irene Wanner

Racial struggles in Mississippi By Emily Wagster Pettus

Horoscope: Dec. 26 By Holiday Mathis

Steve Martin is a wild and busy guy By Geoff Boucher

NATIONAL

Jet passengers overpower would-be bomber By Sebastian Rotella

Benefits for gays? Us too, say the unwed By Paul Richter

Surgeon/cop straddles two worlds of violence By Annie Sweeney

Survivors put names, faces to Baltimore's homicide victims By Peter Hermann

A wing and a prayer as Audubon members set out on annual survey By Tina Susman

OPINION

Promises to make debt go away are not good enough By Ginna Green and Caryn Becker

Pete Carroll: Coach's lament Patt Morrison

WORLD

Yemeni director combats terrorism with propaganda By Jeffrey Fleishman

Taliban releases video of captured U.S. soldier By Laura King

Mexico antiabortion forces swaying state legislatures By Ken Ellingwood

Clashes reported in Tehran By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

In Iran, holiday and protest set stage for high drama By Borzou Daragahi

BUSINESS

Japanese firms investing in California biotechs By Yuriko Nagano

CIM lands in pension-fund spotlight By Stuart Pfeifer and David Zahniser

California walnut sales get cracking after tough 2008 By Reed Fujii

Flight delayed? Chances are you can blame the weather By Hugo Martín

Arabic-language Internet is coming of age By Meris Lutz

Studios, theaters wrangling over film release windows By Claudia Eller and Richard Verrier

Las Vegas has first increase in air passengers in 21 months By Matthew Crowley

Three key trends for investors and savers in 2010 Tom Petruno, Market Beat

Some hotels check out of Holiday Inn chain By Hugo Martín

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Jeanne Giovannoni dies at 78; UCLA professor helped expand understanding of child abuse By Elaine Woo

An L.A. Christmas blends many traditions Hector Tobar

Suit calls bar exam blind injustice By Carol J. Williams

Dozens of criminal RNs identified by California regulators By Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein

Skull with bullet hole in it found in Angeles National Forest By Raja Abdulrahim

Vic Chesnutt dies at 45; folk singer-songwriter By Claire Noland

CHP arrests 71 in L.A. County on drunk-driving charges By Ari B. Bloomekatz

Gunman sought in West Covina slaying By Larry Gordon

Recognizing the real gift in a downsized Christmas By Alexandra Zavis

Walter Stamm dies at 64; doctor saved thousands of women from infertility By Thomas H. Maugh II

HOME & GARDEN

Behold Frances Gearhart By Deborah Netburn

Hellman buildings were inspired by national spirit By Sam Watters

Ticket to Toyland Chris Erskine

J.Lo and Marc spin one off By LAUREN BEALE

SPORTS

Served bowl leftovers, will Trojans get the stuffing beaten out of them? By Gary Klein

Lakers gift-wrap it for Cavaliers Mark Heisler

Trojans' Mike Gerrity a Diamond Head Classic gem By Baxter Holmes

Santa Anita gets to the heart of the matter Bill Dwyre

Coach Phil Jackson has to hope Lakers are holding something in reserve By Broderick Turner

Manny Pacquiao says he'll sue Floyd Mayweather Jr. Wire Reports

Suns beat up on Clippers By Lisa Dillman

Lakers are trashed by Cavaliers, and by angry fans By Mike Bresnahan

SCIENCE

The science of catastrophe: tsunamis and how they work Reuters

Pulling the 'mating plug' may reduce mosquito population and malaria rates Reuters

NEWS