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What happened on January 31, 2009
HOME & GARDEN
Low-maintenance manzanita a favorite in Southern California By Emily Green
A 'Mr. Incredible' house By Debra Prinzing
Homemade cleaners get the job done By Susan Carpenter
Courtyard home in L.A.'s Chinatown By Paul Young
Vondie Curtis-Hall drops price of Hollywood Hills house to $2,295,000 By Ann Brenoff
At Nickey Kehoe, the contemporary and the vintage stand out By David A. Keeps
Stylish alternatives to folding chairs
Where babies come from: Vegas By Chris Erskine
Learn more about manzanitas By Emily Green
BUSINESS
GDP slides 3.8%, worst since 1982 By Maura Reynolds and Peter Nicholas
L.A. Times to lay off 300, consolidate sections By Martin Zimmerman
Fewer fans are splurging on Super Bowl bashes By Tiffany Hsu
Liquor sales slump -- with the exception of whiskey By Jerry Hirsch
China issues citizens coupons to boost spending By Don Lee
Exxon Mobil shatters US record for annual profit By Ronald D. White
Children's product sellers get 1-year reprieve on lead testing By Alana Semuels
Stocks slip after GDP report, mixed earnings By Walter Hamilton
Business Briefing / Earnings Times Staff and Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Manufacturing Times Staff and Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Manufacturing Times Staff and Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Financial Crisis Times Staff and Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Courts Times Staff and Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Taxes Times Staff and Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Beverages Times Staff and Wire Reports
Staying in stocks a test of sanity By Tom Petruno
Roche makes hostile bid for Genentech Associated Press
Freddie Mac to keep borrowers in foreclosed homes By Peter Y. Hong
O.C. Register details settlement with carriers Associated Press
4 thrifts besides IndyMac were allowed to backdate assets By E. Scott Reckard
Rich got richer as their tax rates fell in Bush years, data show Bloomberg News
NATIONAL
In the ruins of New Orleans By Richard Fausset
Vatican studies women's religious orders Associated Press
Daschle failed to pay $128,000 in taxes By Noam N. Levey
7 die as tour bus flips near Hoover Dam Associated Press
Indoors, out of the cold
Groups set out to protect U.S. jobs in stimulus bill By Anna Gorman
Pittsburgh college upset at Grisham book's rape scene Associated Press
TARP probe delayed over paperwork rule By Ralph Vartabedian
Obama turns to e-mail network to push stimulus plan By Peter Wallsten
Warning on peanuts came as early as April By Dahleen Glanton
National Briefing / Washington, D.c. Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / North Carolina Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / New York Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / And Finally . . . Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / Washington, D.c. Times Wire Reports
Republican National Committee elects first black chairman By Peter Wallsten
California healthcare funding differs by $1.5 billion in House, Senate stimulus plans By Evan Halper and Richard Simon
ENTERTAINMENT
Steve Martin is serious about 'The Crow' By Randy Lewis
'Eon: Dragoneye Reborn' by Alison Goodman By Gavin J. Grant
Live: Wale at the Key Club By Jeff Weiss
Theater Review By David C. Nichols
National focus on black history associated press
MOCA trimming staff by 20% By Diane Haithman
Channel Island By Scott Collins
'Panda' ready to pounce By Susan King
Creating an artful stimulus By Mike Boehm
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Quick Takes associated press
Quick Takes associated press
Quick Takes By Diane Haithman
Quick Takes By Mark Medina
Quick Takes By Todd Martens
Quick Takes
Paul McCartney is a major boomer bridge for Coachella By Ann Powers, POP MUSIC CRITIC
Jeremy Strick will direct Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas By Suzanne Muchnic
Quick Takes associated press
Limbaugh salvo divides both parties By David Bauder, David Bauder writes for the Associated Press.
DMX gets 90-day jail term associated press
Music Review By Rick Schultz
Letters
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Octuplets' mom was hoping for 'just one more girl,' grandmother says By Jessica Garrison and Kimi Yoshino
Reducing California state payroll a daunting task By Evan Halper
L.A.'s Standard Hotel owner charged with chemical dumping By Scott Glover
Jonathan Veitch named president of Occidental College By Larry Gordon
Rapist worked at L.A. County hospitals despite reviews of record By Garrett Therolf
2 hospital executives indicted in alleged fraud scheme By Cara Mia Dimassa and Richard Winton
Trees and views add up to a lawsuit in Rancho Palos Verdes By Jeff Gottlieb
Former Hyundai executive extradited in 2005 hit-run death By My-thuan Tran
Ingemar Johansson, 76, dies; Swedish boxer stunned world by knocking out Floyd Patterson By Associated Press
Former L.A. priest is sentenced to three years in prison for sex crime By Jack Leonard
Woman sentenced to 3 years for performing unlicensed abortions By Alicia Lozano
Islamic Shura Council head discusses deportation of family at LAX By Dan Weikel
California Briefing / San Juan Capistrano By Tony Barboza
California Briefing / Sacramento By Jessica Garrison
California Briefing / Hollywood By Richard Winton
California Briefing / Orange County By My-thuan Tran
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Jason Song
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Maeve Reston
A source of inspiration
OBITUARIES / PASSINGS / Guy Hunt TIMES STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
OBITUARIES / PASSINGS / Wendell Wyatt TIMES STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
'Slumdog' wins USC Scripter Award By Susan King
Two crew members before the mast
Lunar New Year
Upland councilman apologizes for inauguration remarks By David Kelly
Tip-toeing through a middle-class house of cards By Sandy Banks
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Joel Rubin
George Perle dies at 93; theorist and composer championed atonal music By Chris Pasles
SPORTS
Roger Goodell says Los Angeles has a shot to host 2016 Super Bowl By Sam Farmer
Cardinals' Edgerrin James is a running back who gives back By Dave Hyde
Rafael Nadal wins grueling, record-breaking semifinal By Diane Pucin
B.J. Penn and the pure fighting spirit By Lance Pugmire
Andrew Bynum is playing like an All-Star By Mike Bresnahan
Taft faces Etiwanda; Loyola defeats Harvard-Westlake By Ben Bolch; Eric Sondheimer
Pau Gasol won't miss an All-Star moment By Mike Bresnahan
UCLA prepares for Stanford matchups By David Wharton
Don't believe what you hear about football and pigskin By Ellen Alperstein
Joe Torre can't put controversy on the shelf By Dylan Hernandez
Visiting Warriors shock Hornets Associated Press
Celtics top Pistons for 10th win in a row Associated Press
Ducks today By Billy Witz
Pushing Ben's buttons
Why so Blue?
Grid-locked
Hog season?
Fighting mad
Out of whack
Feeling heat
Sark the Shark
Breeders' Cup star Ventura is given show of respect By Eric Sondheimer
Up next for Kings: Saturday at Montreal By Helene Elliott
UCLA to play Stanford on Saturday By David Wharton
USC's Tim Floyd hopes team will have something in reserve By Chris Foster
Clippers catch Cavaliers at the wrong time Associated Press
Kenny Perry keeps his dad in the game By Chuck Culpepper
Hall of Fame vote Saturday Associated Press
UCLA might be living up to its great expectations By Bill Dwyre
Scoring is almost undeniable for Cal State Fullerton's Josh Akognon By Robyn Norwood
UCLA lab is testing Brian McNamee's syringes in Roger Clemens case Staff and Wire Reports
Steelers' James Harrison is no overnight sensation By Jamison Hensley
WORLD
Iraq's Sunnis turn toward the ballot By Ned Parker
Gaza's motorcycle boom signals enclave is on road to recovery By Richard Boudreaux
Zimbabwe opposition agrees to join Mugabe's government By Robyn Dixon
Top Iran official tells Obama to avoid Bush's rhetoric By Ramin Mostaghim
Holocaust-denying bishop apologizes to pope Associated Press
The World
World Briefing / Nigeria Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Georgia Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / South Korea Times Wire Reports
African Union against indicting Sudan's Bashir Associated Press
Iraq election: Last-minute campaigning in Najaj By Ned Parker and Usama Redha
Iraq elections: Security tight for provincial vote By Tina Susman
SCIENCE
Mars rovers encounter age-related problems By John Johnson Jr.
Science Briefing Times Staff and Wire Reports
Science Briefing Times Staff and Wire Reports
Scientists discover why locusts gang up By Thomas H. Maugh Ii
Science Briefing Times Staff and Wire Reports
Triceratops used horns to fight, research shows By Thomas H. Maugh Ii
OPINION
L.A. has more serious things to worry about than Billy and the cardinal By Tim Rutten
Eight is more than enough By Meghan Daum
Wall Street's bone-headed bonuses
Shaky premise
Prop. 8's proponents shouldn't be able to hide
Why the Santa Barbara oil deal collapsed
'Slumdog' criticism
Little faith in unions
Happy family in the White House
GOP tilt
'Why bother?'
Bad ads
Portrayal of India
Hamas is a Mideast reality By Fawaz A. Gerges, Fawaz A. Gerges is a professor of Middle Eastern studies and international affairs at Sarah Lawrence College. His most recent book is "Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy."
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