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What happened on January 03, 2009
NATIONAL
Khat - is it more coffee or cocaine? Cynthia Dizikes
Out in Nevada desert, gambling runs dry Joanna Lin
Denver schools chief's appointment to Senate expected Nicholas Riccardi
Governors on the stimulus: Supersize it Washington Post
National Briefing / Oregon Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / Tennessee Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / And Finally . . . Times Wire Reports
Effort to oust Blagojevich is on the fast track Ray Long and John Chase
Mystery in Miami
History digs in against retailer Washington Post
Classified access is revoked Associated Press
Muslim families removed from AirTran flight get apology Cynthia Dizikes
BUSINESS
Mergers, acquisitions took a dive in 2008 Dana Hedgpeth
Flat-screen TVs to face energy efficiency rules in California Marc Lifsher
A trend Russian teen designer Kira Plastinina didn't see coming Tiffany Hsu
Amid financial crunch, health clubs get in shape to keep members Mark Medina
Enron exec who pleaded guilty is freed Bloomberg News
H&R Block to pay $4.85 million to settle California lawsuit over its loans Associated Press
Foreign professionals in U.S. fret as layoffs mount Associated Press
Starwood shares rise 16% after it agrees to notify Sam Zell's firm about bids Bloomberg News
Can lasers help California farmers conserve water? Associated Press
IndyMac Bank sold to IMB Management Holdings E. Scott Reckard
Apple sued over iMac screens Bloomberg News
Wall Street makes upbeat start to 2009 Walter Hamilton and Tom Petruno
Book chain a Burkle buy Bloomberg News
Chrysler receives $4-million loan from Treasury Department Associated Press
GMAC gives up some GM car financing in bailout Kendra Marr
Manufacturing index drops to 28-year low Associated Press
Wikipedia group meets fundraising goal Associated Press
Hands on the wheel Alana Semuels
Investing for hard times, not End Times TOM PETRUNO
Economic downturn could change tastes in housing Elizabeth Razzi
ENTERTAINMENT
'Secret Life of the American Teen' explores teen pregnancy Yvonne Villarreal
'Behind the Bedroom Door: Getting It, Giving It, Loving It, Missing It' Marion Winik, Winik is the author of "First Comes Love" and "The Glen Rock Book of the Dead."
'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' MARY McNAMARA, TELEVISION CRITIC
'Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood' Susan King
News? It's all in how it's presented
Quick Takes Lee Margulies
Quick Takes ASSOCIATED PRESS
Called the blues but full of uplift
Quick Takes ASSOCIATED PRESS
Quick Takes Mike Boehm
Critical of the public Pinter
Quick Takes ASSOCIATED PRESS
Prized chips off the old block Associated Press
'Marley' nips at her heels
To see is to listen Jake Coyle, Coyle writes for the Associated Press.
A shortsighted seat surcharge
Fitzgerald's bob for a shiny apple
Quick Takes ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jamey Johnson sings 'That Lonesome Song' Randy Lewis
Under any name, Donald Westlake was a grandmaster
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Effectiveness of drivers' cellphone ban is debatable Steve Hymon
L.A. County judges may face a steep cut in pay Victoria Kim
Family, police baffled by New Year's slaying of Long Beach couple Nathan Olivarez-Giles
College student by day, city councilman by night Tony Barboza
Three men arrested in videotaped rape of unconscious woman in Orange County Susannah Rosenblatt
Roy Saari, 63; USC swimming star won gold and silver in 1964 Olympics Valerie J. Nelson
Beltran pleads guilty; he's out of politics for four years Hector Becerra
Protests in L.A.
California Briefing / Los Angeles Carol J. Williams
California Briefing / Los Angeles RUBEN VIVES
California Briefing / Panorama City Nathan Olivarez-Giles
Chasing the gloom with flowers and fantasy SANDY BANKS
Autopsies on Christmas Eve shooting victims inconclusive Ruben Vives
California Briefing / Carlsbad ASSOCIATED PRESS
OBITUARIES / PASSINGS / Jack D. Kuehler TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Former tagger now teaches art Corina Knoll
California Briefing / Los Angeles ASSOCIATED PRESS
Man held in slaying at Coldwater Canyon party in Los Angeles Richard Winton
Maria de Jesus, world's oldest person, dies at 115 TIMES STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
Obituaries / Passings / Jett Travolta TIMES WIRE REPORTS
What's up with this doc? Oh, a lot Maria L. La Ganga
OBITUARIES / PASSINGS / Paul Hofmann TIMES WIRE REPORTS
OPINION
Fictional memoirs MEGHAN DAUM
Robert Graham, L.A.'s masterful sculptor TIM RUTTEN
Word of the Year
No joke
Down to zero
Busted
Crooks and faith
True love of country
Christine Maggiore and the price of skepticism
A mix of water and oil
Iraq withdrawal -- not so fast Kal Raustiala, Kal Raustiala is a professor of law at UCLA and director of the Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations.
Sacred places
HOME & GARDEN
Arabian lilac shrub provides year-round color Nan Sterman
Design trends we want to see gone David A. Keeps
Grieving over a garden: Moving away from your home garden can be difficult Susan Carrier
A holiday night's dream? Well, mostly CHRIS ERSKINE
Al Teman's house of curiosities Lisa Boone
For the record
At Brock Galerie, original condition is in David A. Keeps
A quiet sanctuary in central Orange County Dawn Bonker
Recycling with panache Barbara Thornburg
Jakob Dylan lists Brentwood Park home at $11 million ANN BRENOFF
Film canister uses Debra Prinzing
SCIENCE
Small cancer risk reported with bone-strengthening drugs Thomas H. Maugh II
Mosquito solution: Bite them first Associated Press
Science Briefing From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Science File
Science Briefing From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Science Briefing From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Call it CSI: Cows Reuters
Science Briefing From Times Staff and Wire Reports
SPORTS
Utah stuns Alabama to finish undefeated ASSOCIATED PRESS
It appears Andruw Jones is done as a Dodger Bill Shaikin
Kings play host to Flyers Helene Elliott
Supercross season begins with changes JIM PELTZ
USC may need more style, points Gary Klein
For Ducks, a win wasn't in the stars Kevin Baxter
Cleveland wins big after losing big man ASSOCIATED PRESS
Long Beach State defeats UC Santa Barbara WIRE REPORTS
USC is too hot for Oregon to handle, 83-62 Chris Foster
Peyton Manning is NFL most valuable player for third time ASSOCIATED PRESS
It's all about June for Lakers BILL DWYRE
Short-handed Clippers lose sixth in a row
Another win falls into Lakers' lapse Mike Bresnahan
Bruins cruise past Oregon State David Wharton
Don't forget UCLA
Wild about Manny
Color blind
In a post-New Year's daze of whine and roses
Celtics return to winning ways ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cate Blanchett as Jessica Simpson
USC's Sanchez shouldn't get caught in Rose Bowl euphoria, Carroll says Gary Klein
Sam Farmer's Playoff picks SAM FARMER
Injuries test Clippers' depth at point guard Lisa Dillman
Lakers' Pau Gasol boxed out in All-Star balloting Mike Bresnahan
Jeff Moorad is near deal to buy San Diego Padres WIRE REPORTS
Some NFL playoff teams are pass-happy Sam Farmer
WORLD
Parents' voice stifled in China milk issue Barbara Demick
Sri Lanka troops capture key Tamil rebel town Associated Press
World Briefing / Saudi Arabia Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Canada Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Austria Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Britain Times Wire Reports
More Gaza Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes Ashraf Khalil and Rushdi abu Alouf
Pakistan reopens supply route used by Western troops Laura King
Ethiopia soldiers leaving Somalia Associated Press
Iraq bombing kills 23 at gathering of Sunni, Shiite tribesmen Ned Parker and Ali Hameed
Palestinians' factional split deepens over Gaza conflict Richard Boudreaux and Ashraf Khalil
Iranian Nobel Peace winner Shirin Ebadi threatened in her home Ramin Mostaghim and Borzou Daragahi
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