What happened on November 21, 2009

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What happened on November 21, 2009

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

South L.A. murderer's death sentence upheld By Robert Faturechi

Many L.A.-area hospitals see flu cases leveling off By Rong-gong Lin Ii

Mexican teen admits killing U.S. Border Patrol agent By Richard Marosi

41 arrested in UC Berkeley protest By Catherine Saillant

California launches probe into alleged scam targeting churches By Ann M. Simmons

New York man arrested in 1982 Koreatown killing By Richard Winton

An underground renaissance in Inglewood By Sandy Banks

Station fire probe yields little evidence, no suspects By Richard Winton

Radiation overdoses found at second hospital By Alan Zarembo

Saving Century Plaza Hotel takes a whole village By Martha Groves

Some on Metrolink board question leadership of David Solow By Rich Connell

When to take a sick child to the ER By Rong-gong Lin Ii

Tommy Jacquette dies at 65; South L.A. activist helped found the Watts Summer Festival By Ari B. Bloomekatz

Eli Sercarz dies at 75; UCLA scientist made key discoveries in immunology By Thomas H. Maugh Ii

HOME & GARDEN

Lakers reserve guard Sasha Vujacic buys W Hollywood Residences condo. By Lauren Beale

Thanksgiving at our little Plymouth Rock By Chris Erskine

Conflict resolution for kids By Madeleine Brand

Sage, the West's soulful savior By Emily Green

A Long Beach Craftsman in all its 1913 glory By Emily Young >>>

SCIENCE

Ancient crocodiles filled different, often scary niches By William Mullen

Cancer screening: What could it hurt? A lot, actually By Karen Kaplan

ENTERTAINMENT

Horoscope: Nov. 21 By Holiday Mathis

Los Angeles County Museum of Art is hard hit by recession By Mike Boehm

Pop music review: High on Fire, Converge, Mastodon and Dethklok By August Brown

'Open' by Andre Agassi By David Davis

NBC's 'Nightly News' anchor Brian Williams shows his lighter side By Matea Gold Reporting From New York >>>

Full 'New Moon' fever causes midnight madness By Yvonne Villarreal

SPORTS

Donte Smith drops weight, finds role as point guard By Pete Thomas

Long Beach Poly beats Los Alamitos Staff Reports

Lee Westwood takes two-shot lead in Dubai Staff And Wire Reports

Not to stick a (Space) needle in MLS' balloon, but is it sound? By Grahame L. Jones

UFC in need of a compelling fight By Lance Pugmire

Scott Niedermayer's friendly gesture prompts fight By Mark Medina

Victories coming at a high price for Lakers owner Jerry Buss By Mike Bresnahan

Bruins could be in position to consider the (bowl) possibilities By Chris Foster

Ralph Lawler and Michael Smith suspended for comments By Diane Pucin

Lakers' Lamar Odom leads from the bench By Mike Bresnahan

Bishop Amat defeats Mater Dei in Pac-5 playoff opener By Eric Sondheimer

Andre Ward plans to power through Mikkel Kessler By Lance Pugmire

Alexander Frolov knows Kings need him to shoot more By Helene Elliott

Clippers come up big against Nuggets By Lisa Dillman

Stanley Havili ready to move forward By Gary Klein

Bruins want to experience the joy of six By Chris Foster

Things get better for Bruins on court, worse off it By David Wharton

NATIONAL

Senate ethics panel admonishes Burris By Katherine Skiba and Alexander C. Hart

New law bans genetic discrimination By Joe Markman

Chocolate milk: better than no milk? By John Keilman and Tara Malone

Senate OKs procedural vote on healthcare debate By Noam N. Levey and Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers

Senate readies for key healthcare vote By Noam N. Levey

Rep. Joe Sestak trying to outrun Sen. Arlen Specter By Joshua Drobnyk

The Russian Tea Room caters to new clientele: kids By Tina Susman

BUSINESS

Growth of counterfeit drugs sparks international response By Ylan Q. Mui

Happy feat in strappy heels By Dawn C. Chmielewski

Electric-car maker Tesla said to be planning stock offering By Martin Zimmerman

Comcast plan to take control of NBC Universal hits snag By Meg James

Sinking short-term Treasury yields aren't a sign of panic this time By Tom Petruno

Complaints against airlines fall sharply By Hugo Martín

Afternoons without Oprah By Joe Flint and Meg James

California gains jobs, but unemployment still rises to 12.5% By Alana Semuels

'New Moon' eclipsing two box-office records By Ben Fritz

In a low-rate world, here's how savers can help themselves By Tom Petruno, Market Beat

Under speculators' influence, gold sales lag while prices soar By Tom Petruno

Candy Spelling stands firm on $150-million asking price By Lauren Beale

OPINION

Senate inquiry into Ft. Hood misplaced By Tim Rutten

WORLD

U.S. Afghanistan debate curbs Gates on Canada visit By Julian E. Barnes

'Carbon tax' is sensible, and perhaps inevitable, advocate says By Henry Chu

Children starve in parched southern Madagascar By Robyn Dixon

Rising sea levels threaten Caribbean region By Chris Kraul

Afghan official possible target of attack By Laura King

Outages dim Chavez's popularity By Chris Kraul, Kraul is a special correspondent.