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What happened on January 04, 2009
BUSINESS
Tips for green investing in 2009 By David Pierson And Edward Silver
Why Obama's green jobs plan might work By Marla Dickerson
Advice for renters if landlord faces foreclosure Associated Press
Sanyo R277 delivers Internet radio without a computer By David Colker
Director's outburst could make her and the board the targets of a lawsuit By Stephen Glassman And Donie Vanitzian
Mozilla's chief is fired up about making a better Web browser By Jessica Guynn
Lone grand mansion on Mayberry Street By Valli Herman
Homes on the market: Big Bear By Lauren Beale
Paying for misguided borrowing
Time to end cap on capital losses
U.S. toy-making firms punished
UCLA economist on shaky ground
Private student loan a big burdon
SEC chairman's stance off base
Consumer Briefs / Cellphones By Alana Semuels
Consumer Briefs / Beverages Times Wire Reports
Consumer Briefs / Travel Times Wire Reports
Consumer Briefs / Recalls Times Wire Reports
Southland Home Prices
Weekly Mortgage Rates
IMAGE
A hand at light therapy machines By Alexandra Drosu
Learn how to tie a bow tie By Adam Tschorn
Color you happy By Booth Moore, FASHION CRITIC
For The Record
Fred Leighton and Neil Lane, jewelers to the stars, get ready for Golden Globes By Max Padilla
Fashion trends to watch for in 2009 The Image Staff
20 ways to upgrade your style The Image Staff
Tracey Ross boutique closes an era in L.A. shopping By Booth Moore, FASHION CRITIC
Find your signature scent By Melissa Magsaysay
Stephen Sprouse for Louis Vuitton collection returns By Booth Moore, FASHION CRITIC
NATIONAL
More bedbugs are biting in Cincinnati By P.J. Huffstutter
Oregon considers subbing mileage tax for gas tax By Kim Murphy
HUD funds to help cities clean up foreclosures By Jessica Garrison And Nicholas Riccardi
Forest Service paves way for development in Montana woods Washington Post
Franken widens Senate lead to 225 votes over Coleman Associated Press
In Birmingham Ala., revolution is frozen in time By Peter H. King
Series spreads the blame on economy By James Rainey
Terry McAuliffe may be fundraising for himself this time By Andrew Malcolm
National Briefing / Colorado Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / New York Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / Arizona Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / New York Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / And Finally . . . Times Wire Reports
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
LAPD opens new station in Canoga Park By Ruben Vives
Madera Unified case is changing elections throughout California By Mitchell Landsberg
UC officials debate accepting more non-Californians to boost revenue By Larry Gordon
Fido? He's in rehab -- for his knee (or is it his elbow?) By Carla Hall
A change in character for Hermosa Beach? By Jeff Gottlieb
Boy Scouts launch campaign to boost their Latino ranks and staff By Steve Chawkins
U.S. smooths away an illegal border crossing wrinkle By Richard Marosi
New California law protects school journalism advisors By Robert J. Lopez
Glenn Goldman, owner of Book Soup, dies at 58 By Louis Sahagun
Hit-run suspect arrested Associated Press
L.A. centenarian is unfazed by news that she's world's oldest By Esmeralda Bermudez
Alfred Shaheen, garment industry pioneer, dies at 86 By Claire Noland
After 70 years, 'the perfect murder case' remains unsolved By Larry Harnisch
Working to make sure others get paid By Paloma Esquivel
Military deaths
California Briefing / Porter Ranch By Louis Sahagun
California Briefing / Los Angeles County By Sam Quinones
California Briefing / Pacific Palisades By Esmeralda Bermudez
California Briefing / Valinda By Louis Sahagun
California Briefing / Orange By Sam Quinones
Gliding down a slippery slope
ENTERTAINMENT
Jewish guys get an image makeover By Lewis Beale
Colburn Conservatory of Music prepares the orchestras of tomorrow By Charles Koppelman
Playing Patty Hewes on 'Damages' toughens Glenn Close By Matea Gold
'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Private Practice' are adrift By Jon Caramanica
The culture of scarcity By Reed Johnson
'Bashir' takes top honors from National Society of Film Critics By Susan King
Seeking Herman Melville, at land and sea By Sara Lippincott
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner's first true love was movies By Geoff Boucher
'Bright Young People' by D.J. Taylor By Richard Rayner, Rayner is the author of many books, including "The Associates," "The Devil's Wind: A Novel" and "The Cloud Sketcher: A Novel." He writes Paperback Writers, a monthly column appearing at www.latimes.com/books.
Amy Freed on what's funny and how to get there By Amy Freed
'The First Person and Other Stories' by Ali Smith By Susan Salter Reynolds
Bush leagues By Zachary Pincus-roth
Christine Lahti, 'Yonkers Joe' By Choire Sicha
'Report on Myself' and 'Somewhere Towards the End' By Susan Salter Reynolds
A haunting memorial in 'Library of Dust' By Leah Ollman
'Lima Nights' by Marie Arana By Donna Seaman, Seaman is an associate editor for Booklist and a book reporter for Chicago Public Radio (www.chicagopublicradio.org); her author interviews are collected in "Writers on the Air" and at www.openbooksradio.org.
'Pineapple Express'; 'Babylon A.D.'; 'Bangkok Dangerous'; 'Righteous Kill'; 'The Wackness'
Underrated / Overrated
Chazz Palminteri's New York state of mind
Portraits face off at the Hammer By Liesl Bradner
'Esther's Inheritance,' by Sándor Márai By Richard Eder, Eder, a former book critic for The Times, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 1987.
Career bookends from Michael Powell By Dennis Lim
Ike and Tina Turner, Golden Globe foreign films, 'Bride Wars,' 'The Tudors' By Alicia Lozano
Sonic Youth as muse By August Brown
'Loneliness as a Way of Life' by Thomas Dumm By Orli Low
Vegas' 2009 forecast By Richard Abowitz
A culture of dance
'Moon Daydreams' By Diane K. Fisher, Fisher is a writer/webmaster at JPL.
Bestsellers
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Feedback
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The Kids' Reading Room
The Kids' Reading Room
TRAVEL
Walking tours bring Melbourne's street art to life By Hope Hamashige
The $279 Deal: Sè San Diego hotel By Catharine Hamm
When the hotel cost's too high, try the home rental or swap By Catharine Hamm
Dollar-stretching strategies for '09 Jane Engle
A chill in Park City By Jay Jones
Another option when overseas: the Mobal mobile phone
Baggage check By Catharine Hamm
Stretch the travel budget -- swap apartments By Jason La And Susan Spano
Southern California's new luxury hotels are ready to pamper and prosper By Beverly Beyette
Before your trip, be quick on the Uptake By Jen Leo
What will they do for an Encore?
A totally different view of AirTran
Three cheers for Travel and Spano
Need To Know / News Style Tips Trends By Jane Engle
Need To Know / News Style Tips Trends By Susan Spano
Need To Know / News Style Tips Trends By Leslie Anne Wiggins
Need To Know / News Style Tips Trends By Mary Forgione
Your Scene / Editor's Choice
WORLD
New bird flu cases revive fears of human pandemic By Mary Engel
Members of Kenya tribes work toward reconciliation By Edmund Sanders
Israel launches ground assault into Gaza By Richard Boudreaux
Russia halts natural gas flow to Ukraine for 3rd day By Megan K. Stack
Quakes kill at least 3 in eastern Indonesia Associated Press
Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki visits Iran By Kimi Yoshino
Pakistan arrests senior Taliban aide By Laura King
World Briefing / Ghana Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Denmark Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Afghanistan Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Germany Times Wire Reports
Power Struggle In Somalia
SPORTS
Taking Ken Norton and USC to task rattles some cages By T.J. Simers
Chargers' Darren Sproles ends it in a flash By Sam Farmer
Ravens' Cam Cameron is a model of resiliency By Rick Maese, Maese writes for the Baltimore Sun.
Clippers face Detroit on Sunday at Staples Center By Lisa Dillman
Ducks play host to Phoenix By Helene Elliott
Kings' Jonathan Quick keeps the Flyers at bay By Helene Elliott
Donald Brown leads Connecticut in International Bowl ASSOCIATED PRESS
Year begins with much unresolved in the NBA By Mark Heisler
Lakers' Andrew Bynum can't quite get in sync By Mike Bresnahan
Lakers face Portland on Sunday night at Staples Center By Mike Bresnahan
Josh Grant wins supercross race By Jim Peltz
Dwyane Wade rallies Miami to overtime victory ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nuggets hang on after blowing big lead ASSOCIATED PRESS
Andy Murray beats Rafael Nadal to cap rare double WIRE REPORTS
Arizona's Kurt Warner secures one for the ages
Erasing doubts By Larry O'Rourke, O'Rourke writes for the Allentown (Pa.) Morning Call.
New York Giants assistant Spagnuolo talks to the Jets ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tony Dungy's team let him down By Bill Plaschke, from san diego
Media are breathless, and so is Beckham By Mike Penner
UC Irvine holds off Cal State Fullerton ASSOCIATED PRESS
They leave on the best of terms By Kurt Streeter
Bruins expect a challenge from Oregon By David Wharton
UCLA plays at Oregon By David Wharton
USC Coach Tim Floyd doesn't want team to overlook Oregon State By Chris Foster
Trojans visit Oregon State By Chris Foster
Vince Young's down-and-out pattern By David Wharton
Two Of A Kind By Andrew Bagnato, Bagnato writes for the Associated Press
Board Of Education By Eddie Pells, Pells writes for the Associated Press.
Tough to be bowled over by New Year's Day matchups By Michael Wilbon, Wilbon is a columnist for the Washington Post.
Three's A Crowd
Coast To Coast By Mark Heisler
In A Groove And Making Tracks
NEWS
For the record
The World By Joseph Coleman, Coleman writes for the Associated Press.
Deadly danger underfoot By Heidi Vogt, Vogt writes for the Associated Press.
The World By Ravi Nessman, Nessman writes for the Associated Press.
In 2008, 33 ended lives in U.S. parks By Mike Stark, Stark writes for the Associated Press.
From Our Blogs By Jeannine Stein; Noha El-hennawy In Cairo; Adam Tschorn
The Nation By Felicia Fonseca, Fonseca writes for the Associated Press.
Dolphins in New Jersey? By Wayne Parry, Parry writes for the Associated Press.
OPINION
Wall Street follies
In Gaza, the real enemy is Iran By Yossi Klein Halevi And Michael B. Oren, Yossi Klein Halevi is a senior fellow at the Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies of the Shalem Center in Jerusalem. Michael B. Oren is a distinguished fellow at the Shalem Center and a professor at the foreign service school of Georgetown University.
America's economic meltdowns By John Lauritz Larson, John Lauritz Larson teaches history at Purdue University.
George W. Bush's legacy
Wrung out By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
Australia knows something about drought By Patrick Whyte, Patrick Whyte is a freelance journalist in Brisbane, Australia.
Obama's male bias
Missing the religious mark
No SAG strike
Diminished capacity
Student loans? Do the math
Big carbon foot
Disaster plans
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