What happened on October 12, 2009

ENTERTAINMENT

NATIONAL

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

Dudamel's great, but he's not the whole show By Gregory Rodriguez
Counterintuitive counterinsurgency By Richard Fontaine and John Nagl, Richard Fontaine was a foreign policy advisor to John McCain during his presidential campaign and in the Senate. John Nagl was part of the team that produced Petraeus' counterinsurgency manual. Nagl is president and Fontaine is a senior fellow of the Center for New American Security.
Course outline for the LAUSD By Richard J. Riordan, Richard J. Riordan is a former mayor of Los Angeles. He also served as California's secretary of education.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is feeling the heat
Looting the neighborhood
Children are being left behind
A talk in the park
No exceptions to environment act
Striking the right chord
Closure leaves a bad taste

BUSINESS

WORLD

SPORTS

HEALTH

What happened on October 12, 2009

ENTERTAINMENT

At Mark Gold's Eva, expert cooking for the right price By S. Irene Virbila, RESTAURANT CRITIC

Tim Robbins, Actors' Gang stand up to tough times By Reed Johnson

Demi versus Perez? See Twitter By Matea Gold

His life simply 'had to be music' By Rick Schultz

Mike Nichols named to receive AFI's 38th Life Achievement Award By Susan King

'Nine Dragons' by Michael Connelly By Paula L. Woods, Woods is a critic and the author of the Charlotte Justice mystery series.

Live: Steve Earle at the Troubadour By Randy Lewis

Theater Review By Charles Mcnulty, THEATER CRITIC

Music Review By Mark Swed, MUSIC CRITIC

Book Excerpt By Robert Hilburn

NATIONAL

'Be of good cheer,' Bible told town's cheerleaders By Richard Fausset

Thousands march in Washington for gay rights By Katherine Skiba

Fired commissioner in Texas execution inquiry says governor's aides pressured him By Steve Mills

In the lab, cooking up bomb detectors By Bob Drogin

Health insurers to release report projecting rising premiums Washington Post

The dividing line on John Edwards By Richard Fausset

Federal scientists urge against offshore drilling plans By Jim Tankersley and Josh Meyer

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Fraternity pays a price for a party that got out of hand By My-thuan Tran

UC may hike tuition for some undergraduate majors By Larry Gordon

In a Chino mosque, Ahmadis can worship freely By David Kelly

Rowland Heights fears being annexed away By Ching-ching Ni

Water policy discussions roil on By Bettina Boxall

Schwarzenegger acts on bills as lawmakers try to hash out water plan By Eric Bailey and Evan Halper

What if Tom Campbell had money? By George Skelton

Dr. Charles S. Houston dies at 96; pioneer of high-altitude medicine By Patricia Sullivan

Harriet Allen dies at 95; environmentalist successfully pushed for the California Desert Protection Act By Valerie J. Nelson

PASSINGS: Margaret Mary Dolan, Lionel Pincus, Vyacheslav Ivankov Times Staff And Wire Reports

A final sermon boosts spirits before parish relocates By Ari B. Bloomekatz

First drizzle, then a storm expected By Anna Gorman

California Briefing / Los Angeles By Corina Knoll

California Briefing / Los Angeles By Corina Knoll

California Briefing / Los Angeles By Anna Gorman

OPINION

Dudamel's great, but he's not the whole show By Gregory Rodriguez

Course outline for the LAUSD By Richard J. Riordan, Richard J. Riordan is a former mayor of Los Angeles. He also served as California's secretary of education.

BUSINESS

'Couples Retreat' a popular destination; 'Paranormal Activity' sets box-office record By Ben Fritz

Obesity concerns spur calls to limit new convenience stores in South L.A. By Jerry Hirsch

New chapter for Book Soup worries customers By Hugo Martin

Vivendi's plans may determine whether NBC Universal ends up in Comcast's hands By Meg James and Ben Fritz

Are the rich paying their fair share? By Michael Hiltzik

Wall Street will be looking at earnings reports for signs of economic improvement Associated Press

WORLD

U.N. official defends Afghan election despite widespread fraud By Laura King

Iraq bombings target reconciliation meeting, killing 26 By Liz Sly

Diplomacy in the lead on Iran nuclear issue -- for now By Greg Miller and Julian E. Barnes

South Korea cemetery focus of dispute By John M. Glionna

Mexico's 'narco-lawyers' risk everything By Tracy Wilkinson and Ken Ellingwood

Pakistan says latest deadly assault cements plan to strike at Taliban stronghold By Alex Rodriguez

World Briefing / Turkey Times Wire Reports

World Briefing / Mideast Times Wire Reports

World Briefing / Northern Ireland Times Wire Reports

World Briefing / The Philippines Times Wire Reports

SPORTS

The Times' Top 25 By Ben Bolch

Signing of Artest surprised NBA general managers too By Mike Penner

USC's Chris Galippo plans to make presence known to Irish By Gary Klein

Revenge is sweep for the Angels By Mike Digiovanna

Lakers fans still willing to shell out By Mike Bresnahan and Broderick Turner

It's Jets vs. Dolphins, Mark Sanchez vs. Chad Henne By Sam Farmer

The two-minute drill By Houston Mitchell

Brian Fuentes nails it down for the Angels By Mike Digiovanna and Bill Shaikin

Bobby Abreu gets no love in Boston By Mike Digiovanna

Yes, he does know whereof he speaks By Diane Pucin

Al Thornton focusing on conditioning By Mark Medina

Peyton Manning rolls another 300 Associated Press

Rafael Furcal's lack of pain has been Dodgers' gain By Dylan Hernandez

Anaheim Ducks shut out by Rangers, 3-0 Associated Press

Ducks are under control By Chris Dufresne

Tiger Woods finishes a perfect Presidents Cup Associated Press

Up next for Kings: Monday at New York Islanders By Helene Elliott

It's a crash course in Fontana as Jimmie Johnson outlasts Gordon, Montoya By Jim Peltz

Auto Club Speedway president pleased with fan turnout By John Cherwa

Novak Djokovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova win China Open finals Staff And Wire Reports

The Bengals? Hear 'em roar By Sam Farmer

Phillies win in the ninth Associated Press