What happened on November 29, 2009

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Roanoke, Virginia on the rally By Jenn Garbee, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

What happened on November 29, 2009

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

His name: Jihad. His message: peace By Duke Helfand

Mike Penner dies at 52; Los Angeles Times sportswriter By Keith Thursby

Single-sex middle school aims to divide and conquer By Amina Khan

California statehouse staffer is a superstar of his own By Eric Bailey

Retired Los Angeles teacher keeps at it, for free Steve Lopez

Riverside's Mission Inn big on tradition and history By Steve Harvey

How a gringo found his mariachi groove By Nicole Santa Cruz

California hits new low in higher education Sandy Banks

Alice McGrath dies at 92; activist backed defendants in 1942 Sleepy Lagoon trial By Margot Roosevelt

Budget cuts hit broad swath of Cal State By Carla Rivera

Day-care license in the balance after boys tackle steep slope By Steve Chawkins

Abuse begets abuse in a family's brutal legacy By Hector Becerra

Film industry gets spotlight in L.A. City Council race By Maeve Reston

Maldonado's nomination makes both parties squirm By Cathleen Decker

Former O.C. lawmaker's daughter found slain in Portland By Kimi Yoshino

Clerical errors and luck kept suspect in Lily Burk killing on the street, records show By Jack Leonard

Storm brings snow to Southern California mountains By My-Thuan Tran and Ann M. Simmons

School debate winner faces a three-peat challenge By Amina Khan

IMAGE

Dhani Jones is leading a bow-tie revolution By Melissa Magsaysay

L.A. custom perfumers: Memoire Liquide, Strange Invisible, Smell Bent By Melissa Magsaysay

L.A.'s Derby Dolls setting the fashion pace By Sophia Kercher

Elizabeth Taylor's perfumes led the way for others By Emili Vesilind

Golden age of perfume in the air? By Susan Carpenter

Men's cologne lines get manlier By Adam Tschorn

Project Angel Food's Divine Design sale turns 17 By Max Padilla

'Los Angeles: Portrait of a City' party at Crossroads of the World By Ellen Olivier

Rating celebrity perfumes: In Bloom, Siren, Queen and Malibu By Melissa Magsaysay

When perfume becomes a nuisance (or a health issue) By Susan Carpenter

How to Stay Looking and Feeling Fresh During Holiday Travel By Alene Dawson

BUSINESS

Director needs to change her financial script By Ann Marsh

Letting your home go into foreclosure does have consequences By Alejandro Lazo

A regal residence in Bel-Air By Dinah Eng

Professor advises underwater homeowners to walk away from mortgages By Kenneth R. Harney

Data point to Toyota's throttles, not floor mats By Ken Bensinger and Ralph Vartabedian

His bakery makes cupcakes by the thousands By Jerry Hirsch

Insured but not covered David Lazarus

Falling rents aid homeowners in mortgage trouble By Alejandro Lazo

Average home sale price virtually unchanged in third quarter By Lew Sichelman

Man with health issues must make his assets last Liz Pulliam Weston, Money Talk

Home loans will hold fewer surprises Kathy M. Kristof, Personal Finance

OPINION

The case against military tribunals By Andrew P. Napolitano

An anecdote speaks up on breast cancer By Linda Ellerbee

Facing up to the darker side of Facebook By Stephen Randall

Terrorism trial in New York carries few risks for government By Petra Bartosiewicz

Enough already By Barry Goldman

Hate Sarah Palin? She loves that By Neal Gabler

ENTERTAINMENT

Off the Shelf: Fear and Loathing in High School By Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Opera barihunks hit a muscular note By Irene Lacher

'Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong' by Terry Teachout By Scott Martelle

Jesse Ventura searches for coverups By Scott Collins

Shakira has domination in mind By Reed Johnson

30 Seconds to Mars soars By August Brown

Black viewers are divided on film's 'Precious'-ness By Erin Aubry Kaplan

'Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession' by Julie Powell By Dinah Lenney

Rembrandt or not? Figure it out at the Getty By Suzanne Muchnic

Jason Reitman firmly at the controls in 'Up in the Air' By Rachel Abramowitz >>>

Danielle Moné Truitt, 'The Princess and the Frog' By Cristy Lytal

Manga's story starts with kamishibai By Liesl Bradner

'Terminator Salvation'; 'Better Off Ted'; 'Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'; 'Paper Heart' By Noel Murray

Joyce DiDonato breaks the opera diva mold By James C. Taylor

Geoffrey Fletcher pulls 'Precious' from 'Push' By John Horn

'Scrubs' learns to play 'House' By Jon Caramanica

The little 'Lie' that could ad-lib By Mark Olsen

Betting with heart and head By Steve Rosenbloom

Horoscope: Nov. 29 By Holiday Mathis

Playing with the numbers By Laurie Winer

'The Great Twain Robbery' By Mike Mallory

HBO goes back to New Jersey for 'Boardwalk Empire' By Matea Gold

'A Christmas Tale' of woes and recriminations By Dennis Lim

Magnus Carlsen wins blitz championship By Jack Peters

Astral Weeks: 'Another conversation bleeds into yours' By Ed Park

'American Homicide'; 'Women Who Kill' By Richard Rayner

'American Original' by Joan Biskupic By Jim Newton

The Siren's Call: Clark Ashton Smith's ancient worlds By Nick Owchar