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What happened on January 08, 2009
NATIONAL
National Mall reflects magnificence and neglect By Faye Fiore
Scientists reach a surprising conclusion about black holes By John Johnson Jr.
Senate leader softens stance on seating Roland Burris By Mike Dorning
Douglas Frantz, former Times managing editor, to be chief investigator for Senate panel. From a Times Staff Writer
Army apologizes for error in letters By Julian E. Barnes
MSNBC's Chris Matthews says he won't run for Senate By Matea Gold
At the confluence of America's troubles By Peter H. King
Obama names Nancy Killefer 'chief performance officer' By Peter Nicholas And Maura Reynolds
Feinstein says 'all systems are go' for Panetta's CIA confirmation By Greg Miller
Richardson advisor worked for firm under investigation Associated Press
National Briefing / Colorado Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / Washington, D.c. Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / Texas Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / Alabama Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / And Finally . . . Times Wire Reports
The Nation
Rain, snowmelt cause flooding in Northwest Associated Press
SPORTS
Pete Carroll promotes Rocky Seto to defensive coordinator By Gary Klein
Dodgers are playing the Manny Ramirez game perfectly By Bill Plaschke
Settling the BCS By Chris Dufresne
Slumping Clippers travel to San Antonio By Lisa Dillman
Winning 70 in the NBA quite a tall order By Jerry Crowe
Trevor Hoffman to make his decision Thursday By Bill Shaikin
Florida-Oklahoma won't end the debate By Chris Dufresne
College football's exciting conclusion isn't By Chris Erskine
Boston College fires Coach Jeff Jagodzinski Associated Press
Golfers can get an early jump on Tiger Woods By Mike James
Tragedy in Covina will be felt at Santa Anita By Bill Dwyre
Lamar Odom sidelined by knee injury. By Mike Bresnahan
Lakers bounce back against Warriors By Mike Bresnahan
Ducks trade Brad May to Toronto By Helene Elliott
Celtics lose at home to Rockets Associated Press
NHL suspends Jarkko Ruutu for biting opponent Wire Reports
Eric Mangini will be Browns' next coach Associated Press
That's what you call a 'stimulus' victory By Mike Penner
Offense is Steelers' defense mechanism By Sam Farmer
Bruins last in defensive rebounds By David Wharton
Trojans use loss to Oregon State to prepare for UCLA By Chris Foster
Ap Men's Top 25
Kings-Ducks tonight By Helene Elliott
Sparks standout Parker is pregnant By Diane Pucin
High School Basketball By Ben Bolch;eric Sondheimer
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
L.A. may restrict outdoor smoking By Maeve Reston
Schwarzenegger proposes 5 fewer school days By Seema Mehta
Harold A. Ellis Jr. dies at 77; co-founder of the Grubb & Ellis real estate company By Roger Vincent
San Bernardino County assessor admits abusing drugs By David Kelly
Developer wins suit against L.A. over El Sereno housing tract project By David Zahniser
Los Angeles considers restrictions on street sales of cars By Phil Willon And Ruben Vives
Ballet studio transports urban kids to another world By Jessica Garrison
Lawsuit seeking to block California Democrats' tax hikes is tossed out By Evan Halper
Obama takes the best California has to offer By George Skelton
Capistrano schools chief placed on administrative leave By Paloma Esquivel
Corruption case against former O.C. sheriff hinges on star witness' credibility By Christine Hanley And Stuart Pfeifer
Home Depot drops bid to open store in Sunland-Tujunga By David Zahniser
Advanced Placement Italian exam to be suspended By Larry Gordon
Metrolink report urges safety guidelines By Steve Hymon
Robert T. Monagan dies at 88; Assembly speaker, Republican supporter of major environmental law By Elaine Woo
Gene Parrish dies at 82; longtime classical music host on radio By Valerie J. Nelson
Passengers pounce on man who made threats aboard L.A.-bound flight By Andrew Blankstein And Nathan Olivarez-giles
Rowland Heights tries again for cityhood By Catherine Ho
Ned Tanen dies at 77; former president of Universal, Paramount By Dennis Mclellan
California Briefing / Carlsbad By Tony Perry
California Briefing / San Diego By Tony Perry
California Briefing / San Francisco By Maria L. La Ganga
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Catherine Ho
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Victoria Kim
California Briefing / L.a. County By Ari B. Bloomekatz
Seeking A Serial Killer
Pollutant discharge criticized By Bettina Boxall
BUSINESS
Continental Airlines uses biofuel on test flight By Peter Pae
Judge allows Bratz doll sales to continue Bloomberg News
A rare dip in airline traffic in 2008 Bloomberg News
Radio-rating firm Arbitron settles New York bias suit Bloomberg News
Calavo, nation's top avocado packer, posts record quarterly profit By Jerry Hirsch
Treasury bonds snapped up despite prospects of soaring deficits By Tom Petruno
Bush administration won't finalize rules for vehicle fuel economy Associated Press
Paramount CEO Brad Grey signs on for five more years By Claudia Eller
The wrong people pay for Schwarzenegger's busted budget By Michael Hiltzik
Intel 4th-quarter revenue misses outlook Associated Press
Stocks fall on fresh evidence of economic woes By Walter Hamilton
Microsoft rolling out trial versions of Vista successor By Alex Pham
Fewer apply for home loans; credit line delinquencies increase By E. Scott Reckard
Northrop Grumman combines divisions to lower costs Bloomberg News
Stock losses leave pensions underfunded by $400 billion By David S. Hilzenrath
ReelzChannel relocating to Albuquerque By Meg James
Housing downturn hits L.A.-area rents By Peter Hong And David Pierson
Retailers' December seen as among the worst in 40 years By Andrea Chang
Indian sSoftware giant admits financial wrongdoing Washington Post
Political wrangling bogs down economic stimulus package By Jim Puzzanghera And Janet Hook
Stock traders' tough floor exercise By Walter Hamilton
Time Warner to report loss after $25 billion charge Associated Press
Warner Bros. pushes for ruling on 'Watchmen' release By John Horn
Business Briefing / Resorts Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Financial Crisis Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Retail Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Courts Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Technology Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Autos Times Wire Reports
SCIENCE
Early Cesarean deliveries pose risk for babies, study finds By Karen Kaplan
ENTERTAINMENT
'Street Gang' by Michael Davis By Diana Wagman, Wagman, a Cal State Long Beach professor, is the author of the novels "Skin Deep," "Spontaneous" and "Bump."
Mike Watt riffs on Ron Asheton and the Stooges By Randy Lewis
Cinematographers and NAACP name nominees By Susan King
'Crank 2: High Voltage' By David Strick
'Milk' By Betsy Sharkey
Collage demystified in 'Messages & Magic' Associated Press
Guitar Center's 20th annual Drum-Off grand finals are Saturday By Elina Shatkin
The comic actress is in her element as the friend of Anne Hathaway's 'Bride Wars' character: 'I was just over in the corner, mugging it up.' By Michael Ordona
A LACMA tribute to director Troell By Susan King
Hollywood rarely did Donald Westlake justice By Scott Timberg
The Writers Guild of America names its 2008 nominees By Susan King
Highbrow films (such as 'Frost/Nixon') wait and see By John Horn
Graham's legacy is an open door By Suzanne Muchnic
Quick Takes By Geoff Boucher
Quick Takes By Matea Gold
Quick Takes By Diane Haithman
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes
Screening Room By Susan King
Prime-Time Television Rankings
NBC on top with its game By Scott Collins
WORLD
Anti-narcotics agencies target West Africa routes By Chris Kraul
Arab media portray Palestinians as courageous victims By Raed Rafei And Jeffrey Fleishman
World briefing Times Wire Reports
China's dairy industry took deadly short cuts to growth By Barbara Demick
Toll at U.N. school in Gaza reaches 43 By Ashraf Khalil And Geraldine Baum
Fighting between Israel and Hamas pauses in Gaza By Richard Boudreaux
Israeli media focus on Hamas rockets, keep gore to a minimum By Ashraf Khalil And Batsheva Sobelman
Gaza conflict has potential to draw in Hezbollah By Borzou Daragahi
More U.S. funds freed for Mexico's drug fight Associated Press
Pakistan acknowledges surviving Mumbai gunman is a Pakistani By Laura King
Strife leads Iraqi cleric to urge revenge against U.S. troops Associated Press
World Briefing / Canada Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Germany Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Ecuador Times Wire Reports
The World
OPINION
LAPD: bulking up in tough times
Modern-day slavery
Letters
The Gaza blame game By Rosa Brooks
Is public access TV dead? By Patt Morrison
Crime and economy don't tell whole story By James Q. Wilson, James Q. Wilson teaches at Pepperdine University and is the author of "Thinking About Crime," the coauthor of "Crime and Human Nature" and the co-editor of "Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control."
Drivers must abide by the law
Burris belongs in Senate seat
Message from Hamas
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