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What happened on October 18, 2009
ENTERTAINMENT
'The Children's Book' by A.S. Byatt By Nick Owchar
For Akiva Goldsman, a beautiful turnaround By Geoff Boucher
Ewan McGregor: roles with controversy By Denise Martin
'Picking Bones From Ash' by Marie Mutsuki Mockett; 'All That Work and Still No Boys,' stories by Kathryn Ma; 'The Interrogative Mood,' by Padgett Powell By Susan Salter Reynolds
Disney music to be performed at Disney Hall By Jon Burlingame
Film scores featured in concerts around L.A. area By Jon Burlingame
'Dreamers in Dream City' at Autry National Center Liesl Bradner
Hope Sandoval: Shadowy as she was with Mazzy Star By Steve Appleford
Charlotte Gainsbourg takes on Lars von Trier's 'Antichrist' By Mark Olsen
'The Financial Lives of the Poets: A Novel' by Jess Walter By Laura Collins-hughes
'Chronic City' by Jonathan Lethem By Akiva Gottlieb
'Look at the Birdie' By Kurt Vonnegut
'The Collected Short Stories of Lydia Davis' by Lydia Davis By Susan Salter Reynolds
Megan Mullally at the age of freedom By Irene Lacher
'The Good Wife,' 'Cougar Town': outsiders in a man's world By Jon Caramanica
A new Monty Python documentary looks back By Robert Lloyd, TELEVISION CRITIC
'Transformers' sequel targets the small screen By Noel Murray
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The Hammer Museum's striking rise By Suzanne Muchnic
'Crossers' by Philip Caputo By Art Winslow
Flexibility is key to dance troupe Pilobolus' survival By Susan Josephs
The William Castle Film Collection: a tribute to the filmmaker and promoter By Dennis Lim
'Friday Night Lights' gets a revamp By Denise Martin
Ted Danson is hip again By Gina Piccalo
Tegan and Sara approach 'Sainthood' By Margaret Wappler
Paul and Chris Weitz find a blood bond By Gina Mcintyre
Taking Corbin Bleu a long way from 'High School Musical' By Cristy Lytal
Creativity Corner
When Dad's away at war
Jokes & Riddles
'Today You Are My Brother' By Catherine Hein
Book Review
Hero Complex By Geoff Boucher
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Book Review
OPINION
The LAPD's come a long way
The danger of Obama's dithering By John R. Bolton, John R. Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of "Surrender Is Not an Option."
Switzerland's example of universal healthcare By Doyle Mcmanus
Prizewinners all By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Lexington Herald-Leader in Kentucky. His work also appears in USA Today.
High pay for pointing
Enforce those immigration laws
Life-or-death question
Taking the initiative
Light rain, lights on
WORLD
Leftists address hemispheric issues Associated Press
Ruling party leads in Botswana vote Reuters
Shootout, helicopter crash kill 14 in Rio Associated Press
Drying up of lightbulbs has German in a lather By Henry Chu
W. Africa puts arms embargo on Guinea Associated Press
Tribal leader's tale illustrates Iraq's volatility By Ned Parker
Maldivians take the ocean floor Associated Press
Chinese town capitalizes on Mao connection By Barbara Demick
Pakistan launches risky offensive into Taliban-Al Qaeda stronghold By Alex Rodriguez
World Briefing / Iraq Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Belgium Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Israel Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Mexico Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Canada Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Mexico Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Iran Times Wire Reports
BUSINESS
Co-worker makes personal phone calls all day long By Alana Semuels
Southern California's vast desolation indoors By Roger Vincent
Tenants have upper hand in lease deals By Roger Vincent
He knows all about being cool By Dawn C. Chmielewski
A 'Japanese lantern' in the hills By Catherine Ho
DirecTV customer service leaves Station fire victim feeling burned By David Lazarus
How healthcare reform affects consumers By Kathy M. Kristof
Toyota's runaway-car worries may not stop at floor mats By Ralph Vartabedian and Ken Bensinger
Outrage over denial of coverage
C-17 plant offers more than jobs
Consumer Briefs / Telecom Times Staff and Wire Reports
Consumer Briefs / Tourism Times Staff and Wire Reports
Consumer Briefs / Beverages Times Staff and Wire Reports
Consumer Briefs / Recall Times Staff and Wire Reports
Weekly Mortgage Rates
Rent Watch By Martin Eichner, Project Sentinel
IMAGE
What might make it from the runways to store racks By Booth Moore, FASHION CRITIC
Lash enhancers now a growth business By Kavita Daswani
LuxLash: The new salon is all about lashes By Kavita Daswani
Today's hot fashion photographers By Emili Vesilind
Tracing the arc of modern fashion photography By Emili Vesilind
Orange County Philharmonic Society celebrates Chinese culture By Ellen Olivier
Avoiding the jeans blues By Max Padilla
Fashion sellers turn shopping into an event By Susan Carpenter
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
L.A. area's history lives in these unique archives By Carla Hall
Schools a battleground over dueling Chinese scripts By Raja Abdulrahim
Cleo Trumbo dies at 93; wife of blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo By Dennis Mclellan
High-speed trains may collide with L.A. River plans By Ari B. Bloomekatz
L.A. or Tahoe? Both can feel like home By Steve Lopez
South L.A. woman allegedly shoots 2 sons By Tami Abdollah
Motorcycle safety study is underway in Los Angeles By Susan Carpenter
Trying to level education's playing field By Jason Song and Jason Felch
PASSINGS: Stephen Barnett, Douglas Duitsman, Erich Lehmann Times Staff and Wire Reports
Sending them away -- for their own good By Scott Gold
Educator sees the value in 'value-added' approach to evaluating teachers By Jason Felch and Jason Song
Living chic by jowl in the Malibu Colony By Veronique De Turenne
Army Spc. Tyler R. Walshe, 21, Shasta Lake; killed by roadside bomb By Christopher Goffard
Military deaths
On the La Crescenta mudslide line, no blast from the past -- fortunately By Cathleen Decker
California Briefing / Hollywood By Eric Sondheimer
California Briefing / Palms By Ruben Vives
California Briefing / Tarzana By Authorities Probe Blaze At Church
NATIONAL
Climate blamed for aspen deaths By Nicholas Riccardi
Parents of 'balloon boy' face charges Times And Wire Reports
Domestic-abuse victim says she was evicted for reporting crime By Sara Olkon
Obama poster artist Shepard Fairey paints himself into legal corner Associated Press
FDA cracks down on Internet sales of swine flu 'cures' By Diane C. Lade
In Oregon, an eight-year antiwar protest By Kim Murphy
Hillary Clinton's popularity tops Obama's By Johanna Neuman and Ashley Powers
States suing federal government for unclaimed war bonds By David Cho, Cho writes for the Washington Post.
National Briefing / New Jersey Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / American Samoa Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / New York Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / Wisconsin Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / South Carolina Times Wire Reports
SPORTS
ACC: Miami gets past Central Florida Associated Press
Chone Figgins looking to end his hitting slump By Mike Digiovanna
Game 3 outlasts much-discussed rainstorm By Diane Pucin
A long night, a deep hole for the Angels By Mike Digiovanna
Best of the rest: Case Keenum leads Houston over Tulane Associated Press
Big East: Dixon, Connecticut run over Louisville, 34-25 Associated Press
Big Ten: Associated Press
Big 12: Texas Tech upsets No. 15 Nebraska Associated Press
Chivas USA gets a tie, and it'll fit for now By Grahame L. Jones
Board exams are one part of Griffin's NBA education By Lisa Dillman
Teams come and go, but he's a mainstay at the Coliseum By Jerry Crowe
Hiroki Kuroda wants to play fair By Dylan Hernandez
Joe Torre: Victories in Philadelphia this season were 'important' By Dylan Hernandez and Ben Bolch
Ducks are adrift on the home ice By Robyn Norwood
For USC, it's a fright at the finish By Chris Dufresne
Yankees hold serve in rain By Bill Dwyre
Tim Tebow, Caleb Sturgis come through for Florida Associated Press
Up next for Galaxy: Sunday at Houston By Grahame L. Jones
Fantasy-league draft highlights major NBA movers By Mark Heisler
A beard may not hirsute Beckham By Grahame L. Jones
Kings drop third straight on road, lose to Columbus Associated Press
Backup's backup Shannon Brown gets start for Lakers By Broderick Turner
Jimmie Johnson takes control of Chase standings with perfect weekend Associated Press
Campbell, Piercy share Las Vegas lead Staff And Wire Reports
Cincinnati's Cedric Benson earns his stripes By Sam Farmer
Pac-10: Arizona rallies to beat Stanford Associated Press
Phillies' Jayson Werth has name recognition now By Ben Bolch
Careful, Joe Buck: Big Brother is watching By Mike Penner
SEC: No. 2 Alabama defeats No. 22 South Carolina, 20-6 Associated Press
Angels pay a steep closing cost in defeat By Bill Shaikin
Sheffield has a foot in the door By Mike Hiserman
Smoke in Pasadena is UCLA getting burned By Kurt Streeter
Possession is the law for Falcons' Roddy White By Sam Farmer
A win is what's real for McCoy Associated Press
Cal puts its Best foot forward in 45-26 win By Chris Foster
Solid efforts by Kevin Prince and Johnathan Franklin are not enough By Chris Foster
Anthony McCoy has game of his career By Gary Klein and Chris Dufresne
Trojans take it down to last second, twice, in win By Gary Klein
Josh Nesbitt runs for three touchdowns to spark upset Associated Press
West: No. 12 TCU rolls over Colorado State Staff and Wire Reports
With A.J. Burnett on the mound, Jose Molina will catch By Kevin Baxter
Back in victory lane
Austin makes mark with Cowboys By Stephen Hawkins, Hawkins writes for the Associated Press.
More to Giants - Saints than just the QBs By Brett Martel, Martel writes for the Associated Press
Heading the other way
TRAVEL
Bruges makes for a fitting post-graduate family vacation By Alice Short
Cognac offers heady aromas, centuries-old views By Rosemary Mcclure
The $99 Deal By Jen Leo
Golden Door Spa's golden anniversary By Jenn Garbee
Holy mackerel, that's a great white! By Christopher Reynolds
In a time warp By Catharine Hamm
Virgin Islands resort offers vacation stay for parent wannabes By Avital Binshtock
Heading to Brazil? Where to stay . . . By Jen Leo
Get Out Your Credit Card
Letters
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News Style Tips Trends By Christopher Reynolds; Jen Leo; Chris Erskine; Judi Dash
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NEWS
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The World By Chi-chi Zhang, Zhang writes for the Associated Press.
Moscow's mayor to use air force in his war on snow By Ben Judah, Judah writes for the Associated Press.
Ukraine's legislators hold up business By Maria Danilova, Danilova writes for the Associated Press.
Time To Hit The Slopes
Pelosi's husband ventures out into football By Les Carpenter, Carpenter writes for the Associated Press.
From Our Blogs By Suzanne Muchnic; Shari Roan; Adam Tschorn; Valerie J. Nelson
Army chaplain may be awarded Medal of Honor By John Milburn, Milburn writes for the Associated Press.
A full account of George Washington's ledgers By Joel Achenbach, Achenbach writes for the Washington Post.
Navy weighs policy to allow women to serve on subs By Russ Bynum and Pauline Jelinek, Bynum and Jelinek write for the Associated Press.
Earning a Nobel By Ariel Dorfman; Yossi Klein Halevi; Jonathan Turley ;saree Makdisi; Michael Scheuer; Kennette Benedict Kennette Benedict
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