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What happened on December 26, 2009

OPINION

It's time for immigration reform
Pete Carroll: Coach's lament Patt Morrison
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
A shortfall in Mojave protection bill

ENTERTAINMENT

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

NATIONAL

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

BUSINESS

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

HOME & GARDEN

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

SCIENCE

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

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

SPORTS

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

NEWS

For the record

WORLD

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

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What happened on December 26, 2009

OPINION

Pete Carroll: Coach's lament Patt Morrison

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

ENTERTAINMENT

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

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

Girls gone wild on TV By David Kronke

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

Surgeon/cop straddles two worlds of violence By Annie Sweeney

Jet passengers overpower would-be bomber By Sebastian Rotella

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

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

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

BUSINESS

Japanese firms investing in California biotechs By Yuriko Nagano

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

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

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

Some hotels check out of Holiday Inn chain By Hugo Martín

California walnut sales get cracking after tough 2008 By Reed Fujii

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

Arabic-language Internet is coming of age By Meris Lutz

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

HOME & GARDEN

Behold Frances Gearhart By Deborah Netburn

Ticket to Toyland Chris Erskine

J.Lo and Marc spin one off By LAUREN BEALE

Hellman buildings were inspired by national spirit By Sam Watters

SCIENCE

The science of catastrophe: tsunamis and how they work Reuters

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

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

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

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

An L.A. Christmas blends many traditions Hector Tobar

Gunman sought in West Covina slaying By Larry Gordon

Recognizing the real gift in a downsized Christmas By Alexandra Zavis

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

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

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

Suit calls bar exam blind injustice By Carol J. Williams

SPORTS

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

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

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

Lakers gift-wrap it for Cavaliers Mark Heisler

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

Suns beat up on Clippers By Lisa Dillman

Santa Anita gets to the heart of the matter Bill Dwyre

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

NEWS

WORLD

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

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

Mexico antiabortion forces swaying state legislatures By Ken Ellingwood

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

Yemeni director combats terrorism with propaganda By Jeffrey Fleishman