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What happened on May 29, 2009
ENTERTAINMENT
'Up' By Kenneth Turan Film Critic
'Drag Me to Hell' By Betsy Sharkey, FILM CRITIC
'Departures' is an emotionally wrenching trip with a quiet man By Betsy Sharkey, FILM CRITIC
'Tulpan' By Kenneth Turan, FILM CRITIC
When outing politicians, follow guidelines By James Rainey
'Ancient' artifacts, cyber scams By Mike Boehm
Boy needs a home, if only for a week By Eddie Velosa
'The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button' By Jen Chaney
Paparazzo Brad Elterman takes the long view By Nicholas White
Arian Moayed aims to show the world the true face of Middle Easterners By Irene Lacher
'The Goode Family': doomed to failure? By Patrick Goldstein
'The Red Squad' by E.M. Broner By Amy Wallen
'Burma VJ' vividly details monk uprising By Kevin Thomas; Glenn Whipp
Obama talks politics, basketball at Beverly Hills fundraiser By Tina Daunt
'HGTV $250,000 Challenge' By Robert Lloyd, TELEVISION CRITIC
Eric Bogosian connects past and present By Carolyn Kellogg
The songwriter's creative energies are never at rest By Mark Sachs
'Maneater' By Mary Mcnamara, TELEVISION CRITIC
Guys& Dolls is for the average, everyday A-lister By Scott T. Sterling
'Summer Hours' By Kenneth Turan, FILM CRITIC
Around The Galleries By Leah Ollman
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes
Theater Beat By David C. Nichols; F. Kathleen Foley; Charlotte Stoudt
'Idol' helps Fox end CBS' streak City News Service
BUSINESS
A solar plant that's worth its salt By Peter Pae
Dairy farmers in desperate straits By Jerry Hirsch
Health Net to settle over canceled coverage By Lisa Girion
General Motors may follow Chrysler's path to quick exit from bankruptcy By Jim Puzzanghera And Ken Bensinger
Blue Shield wins ruling over rescinded health insurance By Lisa Girion
10 brokers hit with SEC fraud lawsuit By E. Scott Reckard
DreamWorks to boost movie output By Richard Verrier
Time Warner's rocky marriage to AOL is coming to an end By Joe Flint And David Sarno
Lions Gate sells a 49% stake in TV Guide cable channel and website By Claudia Eller
Initial jobless claims fall below forecast Associated Press
Madoff victims ask California lawmakers for tax relief By Nathan Olivarez-giles And Sherine El Madany
Stocks rise on reports of GM bondholder agreement Associated Press
Microsoft unveils Bing, its new search engine By David Sarno
Mortgage delinquencies hit record in first quarter By E. Scott Reckard
BofA loses bid to dismiss most of combined lawsuit By E. Scott Reckard
Lowborn Mazda6 sure cleans up nicely By Dan Neil
Tesla Motors recalls 345 Roadster sports cars By Martin Zimmerman
Business Briefing / Real Estate Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Labor Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Retailing Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Consumer Goods Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Internet Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Clothing Times Wire Reports
Company Town
SCIENCE
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
L.A. Unified School District cancels bulk of summer school programs By Seema Mehta And Jason Song
Agreement close on inmate healthcare plan By Michael Rothfeld And Eric Bailey
Schwarzenegger proposes 5% cut in California employee salaries By Eric Bailey And Michael Rothfeld
California could be the first state to cut student aid while hiking fees By Gale Holland
Long Beach sees upswing in officer-involved shootings By Andrew Blankstein
A steep fall for patriarch of tiny, industrial Vernon By Hector Becerra
Los Angeles Fire Department chief announces retirement Robert J. Lopez
In some California counties, finding a dentist is like pulling teeth By Kimi Yoshino
Frederick J. Karch dies at 91; Marine Corps general led troops into Vietnam By Joe Holley, Holley writes for the Washington Post.
Marc Rocco dies at 46; filmmaker directed 'Where the Day Takes You' By Dennis Mclellan
L.A. County raids homeless camp under 10 Freeway By Christopher Goffard
Ronald T. Takaki dies at 70; pioneer in the field of ethnic studies By Elaine Woo
Phil Spector to be sentenced Friday to at least 15 years in prison By Harriet Ryan
Los Angeles Police Department honors 25 officers for valor By Joel Rubin
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Maeve Reston
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Dan Weikel
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Andrew Blankstein
California Briefing / Fresno Associated Press
California Briefing / Los Angeles Associated Press
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Harriet Ryan
School crash
OBITUARIES / PASSINGS / Rev. Gerard Jean-Juste TIMES STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
OBITUARIES / PASSINGS / Christopher F. Randolph TIMES STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
NATIONAL
Program to refurbish aging nuclear warheads faces setbacks By Ralph Vartabedian
World's undiscovered gas and oil is largely north of Arctic Circle, geologists say By Margot Roosevelt
Sotomayor in line with Obama on abortion, White House indicates Washington Post
Obama administration supports a timeout on road building in national forests By Jim Tankersley
Sotomayor's net worth probably on low end of federal judiciary By Andrew Zajac
To her, 'Laodicean' means hurray
National Briefing / Washington, D.c. TIMES WIRE REPORTS
National Briefing / New York TIMES WIRE REPORTS
National Briefing / Florida TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Trapped
OPINION
Thomas Starr King deserves better By Jack Cheevers, Jack Cheevers is an Oakland writer finishing "Act of War," a book about North Korea's capture of the U.S. Navy spy ship Pueblo in 1968.
The FARC isn't finished
GM and the U.S. taxpayer
Reconsidering the 'roadless rule'
For the record
North Korea and the problem with the PSI By Donald Kirk, Donald Kirk, a longtime correspondent in South Korea, is the author of two books and many articles on Korean issues.
The wrong guy
Put events in perspective
N. Korea rattles a nuclear saber
Inflexibility spells trouble
Lethal inattention
SPORTS
Different game, different cap for Leonardo DiCaprio By Mike Penner
Angels have a rare opportunity in draft By Kevin Baxter
LeBron James won't let Cavaliers lose By Brian Schmitz
Tempers flare as Chivas USA loses to Chicago, 3-2 By Grahame L. Jones
Tevin Carter wins boys' 200 at City Section championships By Ben Bolch
UC Irvine's NCAA regional has plot points galore By Gary Klein
It's nice to see the Lakers' Lamar Odom at play By Jerry Crowe
Frank McCourt has no problem with Manny Ramirez playing in All-Star game By Dylan Hernandez, ON THE DODGERS
Dodgers reliever Ramon Troncoso eschews the easy way By Dylan Hernandez
Rethinking 'take them out with the crowd' By Chris Erskine
Venus Williams, Rafael Nadal set to play at French Open By Chuck Culpepper
There's no doubt as big names advance in Paris By Chuck Culpepper
Indians complete sweep of Rays Associated Press
NBA is trying to prove a negative this postseason By Mark Heisler, ON THE NBA
A lot is riding on this series in Denver By Mike Bresnahan
Lakers, Nuggets in Great Officiating Debate By Lisa Dillman
Jason Varitek homers twice as Red Sox defeat Twins Associated Press
NCAA's probe of Memphis may center on Derrick Rose By Jim Peltz, Staff and Wire Reports
Red Wings expect Nicklas Lidstrom to play in Game 1 Associated Press
George Karl stays cautious on officiating By Broderick Turner
Norco, Mater Dei matchup is game of the year By Eric Sondheimer, ON HIGH SCHOOLS
Pam Shriver: Williams gets no love at French Open By Diane Pucin, ON SPORTS MEDIA
WORLD
When Egypt killed the pigs, a way of life went with them By Jeffrey Fleishman
Iran says 20 killed in mosque bombing By Jeffrey Fleishman And Ramin Mostaghim
South Koreans blame politics in Roh's death By John M. Glionna
Gates says North Korea's weapons tests not a crisis By Julian E. Barnes
U.S.-Israel rift becomes an unusually public one By Paul Richter, Christi Parsons
Bombing attacks in Pakistan kill 10 By Alex Rodriguez
Putin adds genuine article to his resume By Megan K. Stack
World Briefing / Iran TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Brazil TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Afghanistan TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Britain TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Bulgaria TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Earthquake kills 6 in Honduras
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