What happened on October 15, 2009

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

The Goldstone fallout
A Rush play by the NFL
Miranda's time limit
Letters
Shriver and her cellphone By Meghan Daum
Cripple Iran to save it By John P. Hannah, John P. Hannah, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, served as national security advisor to former Vice President Dick Cheney from 2005 to 2009.
James Monroe, a president for our times? By Harlow Giles Unger, Harlow Giles Unger is the author, most recently, of "The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness."
Letters
Letters

ENTERTAINMENT

WORLD

BUSINESS

NATIONAL

SPORTS

What happened on October 15, 2009

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Potentially disastrous L.A. weather taking a sunny turn By Baxter Holmes and Robert J. Lopez

Anna Nicole Smith relied on rare sleep aid, former bodyguard says By Harriet Ryan

Bruce Wasserstein dies at 61; prominent Wall Street deal maker Times Wire Reports

Two nuggets of political wisdom for the Golden State By George Skelton

4 patients say Cedars-Sinai did not tell them they had received a radiation overdose By Alan Zarembo

L.A. County restricts reporters' access during meetings By Garrett Therolf

Art seeks to do justice to courts' history By Paloma Esquivel

Daniel Melnick dies at 77; film and TV producer helped launch 'Get Smart,' 'Network,' 'Kramer vs. Kramer' By Valerie J. Nelson

Terms of former DWP chief's contract released By Phil Willon

Judge rejects challenge to same-sex marriage suit By Maura Dolan

Captain Lou Albano dies at 76; wrestler appeared in Cyndi Lauper videos Associated Press

Metrolink pays out $30 million in 2005 crash settlements By Victoria Kim and Jeff Gottlieb

Nan Robertson dies at 83; Pulitzer-winning New York Times reporter By Elaine Woo

Santa Monica to experiment with parking psychology By Martha Groves

Agriculture critic's appearance angers university alumni By Steve Chawkins

The few, the proud, the alone By Tony Perry

State's GOP senators lift blockade to pass domestic violence, local funding bills By Patrick Mcgreevy

8 arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and human smuggling By Andrew Blankstein

Environmental exemptions OKd for football stadium in City of Industry By Patrick Mcgreevy

Los Angeles budget crisis' main event: gridlock? By Maeve Reston

California Briefing / Sacramento By Michael Rothfeld

California Briefing / San Diego By Richard Marosi

California Briefing / Claremont By Larry Gordon

California Briefing / Sacramento By Shane Goldmacher

OPINION

Shriver and her cellphone By Meghan Daum

Cripple Iran to save it By John P. Hannah, John P. Hannah, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, served as national security advisor to former Vice President Dick Cheney from 2005 to 2009.

James Monroe, a president for our times? By Harlow Giles Unger, Harlow Giles Unger is the author, most recently, of "The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness."

ENTERTAINMENT

'30 Rock' starts its third season By Mary Mcnamara, TELEVISION CRITIC

Lone Scherfig's 'An Education' has much going for it By Betsy Sharkey

'The Final Destination' enters a new dimension By Patrick Goldstein

'Strange Things Happen' by Stewart Copeland By Richard Fausset

Decemberists to perform 'The Hazards of Love' along with 'Here Come the Waves' movie at UCLA on Monday By Alie Ward

"The Damned United" By Kenneth Turan

Still much life in Meléndez's works By Christopher Knight, ART CRITIC

Dylan Walsh overcomes doubts to take on 'Stepfather' role By Michael Ordona

Natalie Portman is growing through her roles By Rebecca Ascher-walsh Reporting From New York

Michael Buble's 'Crazy Love' is pleasant but vanilla By Chris Barton; August Brown; Mikael Wood

Bill Murray adds zest to 'Zombieland' By Patrick Kevin Day

'Love Hurts' at La Femme Film Festival By Susan King

Pop Music Review By Randy Lewis

Music Review By Mark Swed, MUSIC CRITIC

Music Review By Josef Woodard

Quick Takes Associated Press

Quick Takes Associated Press

Quick Takes By Nick Owchar

Quick Takes Associated Press

Quick Takes By Chris Lee

Prime-time Tv Rankings By City News Service

WORLD

U.S. officials look at scenarios for Afghanistan 'middle path' By Julian E. Barnes and Christi Parsons

Gordon Brown pledges 500 more British troops to Afghanistan By Henry Chu

Progress reported in Honduras coup crisis By Tracy Wilkinson

India and China in a tit-for-tat spat By Mark Magnier

Rev. Moon performs worldwide mass wedding By John M. Glionna

Mexico town split over Central American drifters By Tracy Wilkinson

World Briefing / Pakistan TIMES WIRE REPORTS

World Briefing / Iraq TIMES WIRE REPORTS

World Briefing / Russia TIMES WIRE REPORTS

BUSINESS

Blue Shield is ousted from California's high-risk health insurance pool By Lisa Girion

CalPERS begins 'special review' of fees paid to agents By Marc Lifsher

Sumner Redstone to sell more CBS and Viacom shares By Meg James and Claudia Eller

Vivendi is mum on its NBC Universal plans By Meg James

Dow average closes above 10,000 for first time in more than a year By Walter Hamilton

Dreamliner is causing nightmares for Boeing By W.J. Hennigan

Activists press owner of IHOP and Applebee's to buy eggs from more-humane producers By Jerry Hirsch

Is fine in healthcare bill big enough to ensure coverage? By Michael Hiltzik

$15-million loan program for L.A. small businesses is launched By Nathan Olivarez-giles

Stocks surge on Intel, JPMorgan reports Associated Press

Mattel agrees to settle almost all U.S. claims over 2007 toy recalls By Andrea Chang

JPMorgan earns $3.6 billion, but loan losses remain high Associated Press

30-year fixed mortgage rate edges above 5% By E. Scott Reckard

Beverly Hills investment advisor pleads guilty in Ponzi scam By W.J. Hennigan

IRS says thousands have disclosed their overseas tax havens By Stuart Pfeifer

Wal-Mart to offer prepaid cellphone service By Melissa Rohlin

Business Briefing Times Wire Reports