What happened on July 16, 2009

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UC system: layoffs, not pay cuts By Robert Cooter and Aaron Edlin, Robert Cooter is a professor of law and Aaron Edlin is a professor of law and of economics, both at UC Berkeley.
For the record
Spread the pain of paying for healthcare reform
Energy: the next frontier
Obama pitches it straight
Animal rights, writ too large? By Meghan Daum
California college crunch By Vincent J. Del Casino Jr., Vincent J. Del Casino Jr. heads the geography department at Cal State Long Beach.
Reviving the GOP By Douglas Mackinnon, Douglas MacKinnon was press secretary to former Sen. Bob Dole. He is a also a former White House and Pentagon official and a novelist.
Life-and-death stakes
City pays tab for Jackson memorial
Brouhaha over bunnies

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What happened on July 16, 2009

ENTERTAINMENT

Michael Jackson's record sales top 9 million since his death By Chris Lee and Randy Lewis

'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' spins magic By Yvonne Villarreal and Ben Fritz

'A Windfall of Musicians: Hitler's Émigrés and Exiles in Southern California' by Dorothy Lamb Crawford By Jonathan Kirsch, Kirsch is the author, most recently, of "The Grand Inquisitor's Manual: A History of Terror in the Name of God.

Bollywood hopefuls head to karaoke tryouts By August Brown

'Bigger Than Life: James Mason on Film' at LACMA By Susan King

Used to the boos By Michael Ordona

Los Angeles Ring Festival ignites debate By David Ng

Puppets take the stage in 'Paper Heart' By Patrick Kevin Day

Theaters to fill with the sound of music By Susan King

Music Review By Mark Swed, MUSIC CRITIC

Theater Review By F. Kathleen Foley

Quick Takes By Lee Margulies

Quick Takes Associated Press

Quick Takes Associated Press

Quick Takes Associated Press

Quick Takes Associated Press

Quick Takes By Suzanne Muchnic

Critic's Notebook By Mark Swed, MUSIC CRITIC

SCIENCE

A piercing image of Phineas Gage By Thomas H. Maugh Ii

WORLD

Second life of GI who deserted to North Korea By John M. Glionna

All feared dead as Iranian airliner crashes with 168 aboard By Borzou Daragahi

London Underground intercom waxes philosophical By Henry Chu

Hillary Clinton's star power overshadowed, analysts say By Paul Richter

U.S., Colombia work on deal for air bases By Chris Kraul, Kraul is a special correspondent.

Iraq bombings leave 11 dead Associated Press

In Mexico, governor's half-brother sought in police killings By Ken Ellingwood

Russia human rights activist abducted, killed in Chechnya By Megan K. Stack

World Briefing / West Bank Times Wire Reports

World Briefing / Australia Times Wire Reports

World Briefing / Egypt Times Wire Reports

World Briefing / Honduras Times Wire Reports

World Briefing / Indonesia Times Wire Reports

NATIONAL

CIA was a long way from Jason Bourne By Greg Miller

Abortion protester denies stepping over the line By Robin Abcarian

Sotomayor is grilled on abortion and gun rights By David G. Savage and James Oliphant

Senate panel approves healthcare overhaul bill By Noam N. Levey and Peter Nicholas

BarBe Q the mannequin lacks taste, some residents say By P.J. Huffstutter

Legal experts' views on the Sotomayor hearing By Carol J. Williams

National Briefing / Washington, D.c. TIMES WIRE REPORTS

National Briefing / Georgia TIMES WIRE REPORTS

National Briefing / And Finally . . . TIMES WIRE REPORTS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Jesse James Hollywood escapes death penalty in killing By Steve Chawkins

UC panel approves 11 to 26 furlough days for employees By Larry Gordon

Judy Chu becomes first Chinese American woman elected to Congress By Jean Merl

Episcopal bishops back blessings of same-sex unions By Duke Helfand

Legislature keeps cloak of secrecy around misconduct claims By Patrick Mcgreevy

Plan calls for firm to erect new billboards, remove others By David Zahniser

California lawmakers, governor nearly in agreement on budget, leaders say By Evan Halper

In Sacramento, they all dropped the ball By George Skelton

L.A. City College leases bakery site to charter high school By Gale Holland

Retired L.A. County family law commissioner censured By Victoria Kim

L.A. County court system begins worker furloughs By Victoria Kim and Alexandra Zavis

L.A. to sever ties with prominent gang-intervention agency By Scott Gold

Judi Ann Mason dies at 54; playwright and screenwriter By Dennis Mclellan

Junior Lifeguard's death devastates Huntington Beach By Dana Parsons

New California nursing board members sworn in By Michael Rothfeld

Orange County open to Schwarzenegger's proposal to sell fairgrounds By Tony Barboza

San Diego leads L.A., San Francisco in rooftop solar power By Margot Roosevelt

Balance of power in flux on state tax board By Shane Goldmacher

Governor proposes private, centralized system for public assistance eligibility By Michael Rothfeld

California Briefing / Los Angeles By John Hoeffel

California Briefing / Los Angeles By Sam Quinones

California Briefing / Camp Pendleton By Tony Perry

California Briefing / Los Angeles By Andrew Blankstein

California Briefing / Los Angeles By Mitchell Landsberg

California Briefing / Grand Terrace By Ari B. Bloomekatz

BUSINESS

Foreclosure scams targeted in U.S., state and local crackdown By Nathan Olivarez-giles

Southern California median home sales price surges in June By Peter Y. Hong

Car dealers need a co-signer: Congress By Michael Hiltzik

American Airlines parent AMR posts loss Associated Press

State lawmakers scramble to keep Toyota plant open By Ken Bensinger

Boeing expected to announce satellite contract By W.J. Hennigan

Calpers sues rating companies over $1 billion in bond losses By Jerry Hirsch and Marc Lifsher