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What happened on February 18, 2009
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Called back to Africa by DNA By Teresa Watanabe
UC wants the truth on student applications By Larry Gordon
High school play canceled over possible objections to gay content By Susannah Rosenblatt
Filipino veterans will get long-overdue payments because of stimulus bill By Richard Simon and Tony Perry
Online travel sites ordered to pay $21 million to Anaheim By Tony Barboza
Death row inmate dies of natural causes By Carol J. Williams
Alfred A. Knopf Jr. dies at 90; influential publisher Associated Press
Body found by highway identified as Torrance woman, 28 By Rich Connell
Bridge design sparks clash in Los Angeles By Cara Mia Dimassa and Corina Knoll
California lawmakers prepare for overnight session to end budget stalemate By Eric Bailey and Jordan Rau
Cervical cancer vaccine gains acceptance in California By Mary Engel
An L.A. activist has had enough of politics as usual By Steve Lopez
Dismissal denied in Polanski child-sex case By Harriet Ryan
Animal rescue workers looking for sea lion shooters in L.A. County By Alexandra Zavis
Inmate paralyzed in Taser incident sues L.A. County Sheriff's Department By Richard Winton
Trutanich ad for L.A. city attorney draws criticism By Maeve Reston
Wayne Thomas dies at 77; voice of 'red light, green light' for TV's Engineer Bill By Valerie J. Nelson
California Briefing / Los Angeles County By Garrett Therolf
California Briefing / San Diego By Tony Perry
California Briefing / San Diego By Tony Perry
California Briefing / Santa Paula By Andrew Blankstein
California Briefing / Lakewood By Christine Hanley and Corina Knoll
Fullerton Violence Decried
Getting A Touch-up
PASSINGS / Carl Venne Times Staff and Wire Reports
PASSINGS / Bernard Ashley Times Staff and Wire Reports
PASSINGS / Peer Portner Times Staff and Wire Reports
Rainbow abeam
SCIENCE
Major cache of fossils unearthed in L.A. By Thomas H. Maugh Ii
'Superbug' infections decline for procedure By Mary Engel
BUSINESS
Billionaire R. Allen Stanford accused of $8-billion investment scam By Carol J. Williams
Orange County real estate lender Dan Harkey is accused of bilking investors By Stuart Pfeifer
Groups set to sue cleaning product makers for ingredients By Susan Carpenter
Business group condemns climate initiative on economic grounds By Margot Roosevelt
GM, Chrysler seek nearly $22 billion more from U.S. By Jim Puzzanghera and Ken Bensinger
Expectations are low for CBS' earnings By Meg James
Crude oil slides below key threshold of $35 a barrel By Ronald D. White
Insurers exceed state rate caps for last-resort health coverage By Lisa Girion
Agreement reached on Internet music royalty rates Associated Press
Loophole lets credit card rates rise By David Lazarus
Stocks plunge in early trading By Tom Petruno and Walter Hamilton
SEC charges 4 from BlackBerry maker over options Associated Press
Liberty Media deal staves off Sirius bankruptcy By Martin Zimmerman
Stimulus package gives a boost to clean energy By Marla Dickerson
Wal-Mart's earnings decline 7.4% Associated Press
'Apprentice' runner-up launches mapping site in L.A. By Alana Semuels
Business Briefing / Labor TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Business Briefing / Food TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Business Briefing / Airplanes TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Business Briefing / Airlines TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Business Briefing / Military TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Business Briefing / Insurance TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Hoping to get back on the set
Southland economy is forecast to struggle By Roger Vincent
SPORTS
Japanese teen causing quite a sensation By Chuck Culpepper
Vladimir Guerrero's knee feels better By Mike Digiovanna
Suns take the fight out of the Clippers Associated Press
Levi Leipheimer stays in lead at Tour of California By Diane Pucin
Larry Bowa responds to Brad Penny's criticism By Dylan Hernandez
Kings want to get out of the gate quicker By Helene Elliott
Ducks play host to Kings in crucial game By Helene Elliott
Los Angeles Open has been more 'open' than most By Daniel Wexler
Lakers roll past Hawks By Mike Bresnahan
Andrew Bynum doing 'pretty well' By Mike Bresnahan
Fontana races to be tested by a different type of climate By Jim Peltz
Dwight Howard has a career game. Associated Press
Chandler traded to Oklahoma City Associated Press
Report: Feds question Andy Pettitte about Roger Clemens By Grahame L. Jones, Ben Bolch, Staff and Wire Reports
The NFL converges on Indianapolis for annual combine By Sam Farmer
Kentucky's Jodie Meeks comes into his own By Robyn Norwood, ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Shaq back in L.A? The thought isn't so crazy By Bill Plaschke
If it quacks like a duck . . . maybe not By Lisa Dillman
Getting from 'A-Roid' back to A-Rod By Bill Shaikin, ON BASEBALL
Dodgers are in a mound of trouble with starting rotation By T.J. Simers
Truth, or consequences? By Kevin Baxter and Lance Pugmire
Clippers tonight By Lisa Dillman
High School Basketball By Eric Sondheimer
NEWS
What will the actress nominees wear? By Elizabeth Snead, Elizabeth Snead writes the Dish Rag blog at TheEnvelope.com.
The Oscar Ballot By Tom O'Neil
Best picture nominees and their predecessors By Lisa Rosen
Big Dates
Do's and don'ts for the Oscar candidate By Lisa Rosen
The Feinberg Files
Hugh Jackman prepares to host the Oscars By Rebecca Ascher-walsh
Hugh Jackman talks Oscar night By Rebecca Ascher-walsh
The Quote
Albert Wolsky, 'Revolutionary Road' By Elizabeth Snead, Elizabeth Snead writes the Dish Rag blog at TheEnvelope.com.
Oscar trivia By Michael Ordona
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Buzzmeter
Contender Q&a By Mark Olsen
Hot Hits
The Poll
OPINION
California's budget held hostage
Facebook farce
Obama to Canada: Sorry
Hillary Clinton's North Korea naivete By John R. Bolton, John R. Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of "Surrender Is Not an Option."
GM, Chrysler don't get it By Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang, Dan Becker is director of the Safe Climate Campaign. James Gerstenzang covered Washington for the Los Angeles Times for 24 years.
America can handle the coffins By Tim Rutten
Share the budget pain
Obama's political direction
Feinstein's future
Not so grand
War lessons
ENTERTAINMENT
Agua Caliente Casino Resort bets on A-list artists By Randy Lewis
DuBois' landmark book on blacks to be reprinted Associated Press
Killzone 2, Afro Samurai By Pete Metzger
Present state of Latino visibility By Reed Johnson
Melissa Leo, Oscar nominee and 'Nana' By Gina Piccalo
The Necks are proud of their lack of direction By Chris Barton
Marc Jacobs shows fall collection By Booth Moore, FASHION CRITIC
Lindebergs jazz up Timberlake's William Rast line By Adam Tschorn
Dissident or not, Ismail Kadare is one of the greats By Tim Rutten
For Elias Simé, every object tells a story By Scarlet Cheng
Wayne Clough is still trying to connect the Smithsonian Institution By Suzanne Muchnic
'The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306' By Robert Lloyd, TELEVISION CRITIC
Riches for the 'Slumdog' rags By Susan King
Music Review By Josef Woodard
Quick Takes By Reuters
Quick Takes Reuters
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes By Rachel Abramowitz
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes Associated Press
WORLD
Civilian deaths roil Afghans By Kim Barker
U.S. Afghan forces to grow By Julian E. Barnes and Greg Miller
As Australia fire toll hits 200, focus turns to survivors By Julie Cart
Clinton covers the bases on Tokyo visit By Paul Richter
Obama will focus on trade in Canada By Mike Dorning
Uighur detainees at Guantanamo pose a problem for Obama By Peter Spiegel and Barbara Demick
World Briefing / Mexico Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Britain Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Gaza Strip Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Yemen Times Wire Reports
FOOD
Food-themed films at the Berlinale festival By Nathalie Jordi
A splash of seasoning can be better than a shake By Russ Parsons
Restaurant review: La Pupusa Loca in Hollywood By C. Thi Nguyen
Tangled Los Angeles permit process has restaurant owners howling By Jessica Gelt
The Bazaar by Jose Andres in Beverly Hills By S. Irene Virbila Restaurant Critic
Recipe: Bar Pintxo's paella de mariscos By Noelle Carter
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NATIONAL
Burris acknowledges efforts to raise money for Blagojevich By Rick Pearson, Ray Long and John Chase
Owner asked police to shoot chimp who attacked her friend Associated Press
Bones from six bodies found near Albuquerque Associated Press
EPA moving toward regulation of greenhouse gases Associated Press
Housing plan aimed at keeping people in homes By Maura Reynolds and Janet Hook
Twitter's charms sort of grow on you By James Rainey
Stimulus package tax credit should mean $8 to $10 a week By James Oliphant
Obama signs stimulus bill; aides hint at further action By Peter Nicholas
Treasury Department sees modest cutback in bank lending By Ralph Vartabedian
National Briefing / New York Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / New York Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / Massachusetts Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / And Finally . . . Times Wire Reports
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