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What happened on January 01, 2009
OPINION
L.A.'s 'Hail a Cab' experiment PATT MORRISON
LAUSD lessons
Letters
Metrolink crash
End of Book Review
The race for president
The Times' 2009 wish list
What countsat Olympics
2008 in cartoons Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
Budget crunch
Belt-tightening
Israel can't bomb its way to peace ROSA BROOKS
BUSINESS
Digital music downloads set record but fail to make up for decline in CD sales Dawn C. Chmielewski
Viacom, Time Warner Cable trade barbs as contract deadline nears Meg James
Complex deals veiled risk for AIG Brady Dennis and Robert O'Harrow Jr.
Strapped employers force workers to take unpaid vacation Associated Press
Stocks extend advance in year's final session Times Wire Reports
FDIC misses sale deadline for IndyMac E. Scott Reckard
Business Briefing / Finances From Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Finances From Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Compensation From Times Wire Reports
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GM gets its first $4 billion of U.S. loans Associated Press
Jobless claims data paint bleak picture Associated Press
Mortgage rates fall to third straight record low Associated Press
Investors' big question: Will stocks' slide get even worse? Tom Petruno and Walter Hamilton
Firm mistakenly takes heat in Viacom-Time Warner Cable dispute Meg James
Microsoft's Zune, New Year's Eve don't play together Alex Pham
20 questions: A trip down memory lane Scott J. Wilson
China sentences 11 for software piracy Associated Press
Dell shakes up management ranks, shifts focus Bloomberg News
Demand for TV converter coupons raises supply fears Kim Hart
ENTERTAINMENT
'This One Is Mine' by Maria Semple Mary McNamara, McNamara is a Times television critic.
Liev Schreiber enjoys fatherhood and playing opposite Daniel Craig in 'Defiance.' Tom Roston
Jason Isaacs is surprised by the places 'Good' has taken him Michael Ordona
CNN's 'Anderson Cooper 360°' captures key TV ratings demographic Matea Gold
BET, TV One gear up to cover inauguration Associated Press
Quick Takes reuters
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes reuters
Quick Takes Associated Press
Betsy Sharkey: 'Frost/Nixon' Betsy Sharkey
Marx Brothers, Frank Capra and Monty Python at the Aero Susan King
Kenneth Turan: 'Waltz With Bashir' Kenneth Turan
Dig new sounds? Then listen up Ann Powers, Chris Barton, Todd Martens, Ann Powers, Margaret Wappler, Charlie Amter, Randy Lewis and Todd Martens
Where's a bailout for the arts? Michael Kaiser, Kaiser is president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.
Hollywood Backlot: David Strickland tails the tails DAVID STRICK
Vina leads Divine Performing Arts' Chinese New Year Spectacular Elina Shatkin
Cloris Leachman leads the parade Alicia Lozano
'The Spoken Word' Julia Keller
Store that sold pianos to Sinatra, Bennett to shut doors Margaret Wappler
A 'Chronicles of Narnia' voyage Disney should take MARY McNAMARA
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Economy casts shadow over Rose Parade but doesn't squelch festive spirit Cara Mia DiMassa and Jessica Garrison
Crime continues to fall in Los Angeles despite bad economy Joel Rubin and Richard Winton
Actor Bernie Hamilton, Capt. Dobey on 'Starsky and Hutch,' dies at 80 Dennis McLellan
California Briefing / Los Angeles Dan Weikel
Banned outdoor signs sprout in L.A. David Zahniser
Hillary Waugh, prolific mystery writer, dies at 88 Associated Press
GOP assertion that Wilson tax hike hurt economy doesn't hold up GEORGE SKELTON
Parents of man shot to death by Anaheim police sue city Tony Barboza and Paloma Esquivel
Schwarzenegger's budget proposes tax hikes, steep cuts Jordan Rau and Patrick McGreevy
Holiday closures
California Briefing / Irvine Susannah Rosenblatt
California Briefing / Los Angeles Nathan Olivarez-Giles
California Briefing / Los Angeles Dan Weikel
Capping The Moment
New Laws Patrick McGreevy
Resting in the arms of nature
California Briefing / Santa Clarita Nathan Olivarez-Giles
Sylmar woman is now post-fire keeper of the flame Esmeralda Bermudez
11 hurt as runaway truck hits 11 cars near Tejon Pass Nathan Olivarez-Giles and Dan Weikel
Ivory towers are feeling the economic pinch Larry Gordon
NATIONAL
After Tennessee ash spill, cleanup and worry Richard Fausset
Worsening economy leaves federal judges shortchanged David G. Savage
Sarah Palin says her grandchild's father isn't a dropout Associated Press
Campaign to keep NASA administrator on the job Associated Press
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South Carolina requests federal loan to make unemployment payments Associated Press
Senate leaders plan for arrival of Blagojevich appointee Mike Dorning and James Oliphant
N.Y. governor could choose big-name place holder for Senate seat Associated Press
Bush may be giving Obama breathing room to fight global warming Jim Tankersley
U.S. executions reach 14-year low Carol J. Williams
WORLD
Zimbabwe's money man plans to keep on printing Robyn Dixon
World Briefing / Russia From Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / North Korea From Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Mexico From Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Afghanistan From Times Wire Reports
59 die in Bangkok blaze Associated press
Iraqi police arrest Shiite cult members Kimi Yoshino
In China, tainted milk trial kept under wraps Barbara Demick
Israel rebuffs calls for 48-hour truce in Gaza Richard Boudreaux
Iran adopts bellicose posture on Gaza conflict Borzou Daragahi
Gaza police back on the beat amid Israeli attacks Ashraf Khalil and Ahmed Burai, Burai is a special correspondent. Special correspondents Fayed abu Shammala in Cairo and Muhammed Jamal in Rafah contributed to this report.
New year holds promise, traps for Iraq Ned Parker
SPORTS
Although the coaching staffs are evenly matched, USC has the edge on defense. Gary Klein
Riley sees the beauty in defensive struggle Associated Press
Oklahoma City Thunder finally wins fourth game of season Associated Press
Dodgers sign pitcher Claudio Vargas Dylan Hernandez
Ducks hit a wall against Blue Jackets Chris Foster
What to look for Sam Farmer
Short-handed Pistons defeat Nets Associated Press
Rose Bowl still has its bloom Mike Hiserman and Gary Klein
L.A. can put on a happy face for the folks from Happy Valley CHRIS ERSKINE
Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy feels heat from officials Lisa Dillman
Angels sign closer Brian Fuentes Mike DiGiovanna
Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson give Lakers an 'A' Mike Bresnahan
USC's David Buehler is looking for a strong finish Gary Klein
LSU routs Georgia Tech, 38-3, in Chick-fil-A Bowl Wire Reports
Penn State's Joe Paterno, USC's Pete Carroll share a zest for the game BILL PLASCHKE
Clippers' losing streak reaches five games Lisa Dillman
The Ravens trade Baltimore for Hollywood Mike Penner
Ted Tollner is fired from 49ers' staff Wire Reports
Charles Barkley is arrested for DUI Associated Press
USC is ready for one more stand on defense Gary Klein
Holiday on (outdoor) ice is smash hit for the NHL HELENE ELLIOTT
John Daly is serving PGA suspension Associated Press
MLB Network makes TV debut Jan. 1 Diane Pucin
Jockey Garrett Gomez is back in near-record time BILL DWYRE
A Rose Bowl of a different color CHRIS DUFRESNE
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