What happened on October 23, 2009

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

NEWS

OPINION

L.A. is wrong, in neon
The execution of Cameron Todd Willingham
The California Legislature's water torture
The Khalid Shaikh Mohammed case would put America on trial By Andrew Cohen, Andrew Cohen is CBS News' chief legal analyst and legal editor.
Left, right and wrong in Honduras By Abraham F. Lowenthal, Abraham F. Lowenthal, professor of international relations at USC and president emeritus of the Pacific Council on International Policy, is a nonresident senior fellow of the Brookings Institution.
A test of characters
Birth control and welfare
Transit troubles

ENTERTAINMENT

Review: 'Amelia' By Betsy Sharkey, FILM CRITIC
'Antichrist' By Betsy Sharkey, FILM CRITIC
Astro Boy was role model who revolutionized manga By Charles Solomon
'Astroboy' By Glenn Whipp
'Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars' by William Patry By Jonathan Handel, Handel is an entertainment and technology lawyer at TroyGould in Los Angeles. He blogs for the Huffington Post and is an adjunct professor at UCLA School of Law
'As Seen Through These Eyes' By Gary Goldstein; Kevin Thomas; Glenn Whipp; Robert Abele
'Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant' By Betsy Sharkey, FILM CRITIC
El Salvador reclaiming its past By Reed Johnson
SoCal: the director's cut By Mark Sachs
Lil Wayne's guilty plea could affect CD, tour By Todd Martens
'The Maid' By Kenneth Turan, FILM CRITIC
Afternoon of the living dead By Jessica Gelt
Review delayed for 'Saw VI'
'Ong Bak 2: The Beginning' By Kenneth Turan, FILM CRITIC
Harvey Levin stands for a principle By James Rainey
Sunny day on 'Shara'a Simsim' Reuters
'The Maid' hits close to home for filmmaker By Susan King
'(Untitled)' By Gary Goldstein
'White Collar' on USA Network By Mary Mcnamara, TELEVISION CRITIC
Around The Galleries By David Pagel
Quick Takes Washington Post
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes Times Wire Reports
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes By From A Times Staff Writer
Theater Beat By Charlotte Stoudt; F. Kathleen Foley; Daryl H. Miller; David C. Nichols
Opera Review By Mark Swed, MUSIC CRITIC

WORLD

BUSINESS

NATIONAL

SCIENCE

SPORTS

What happened on October 23, 2009

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Kidney transplants at UCLA Medical Center have a domino effect By Molly Hennessy-fiske

Collin Wilcox Paxton dies at 74; actress was Mayella in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' By Dennis Mclellan

Slaying of teenage boy in Compton haunts his mother By Anthony Pesce

Panel delays vote on Southern California fishing restrictions By Louis Sahagun

47 South L.A. gang members arrested in interagency sweep By Richard Winton

G. Patrick Ziemann, embattled former Roman Catholic bishop of Santa Rosa diocese, dies at 68 By Duke Helfand

Los Angeles could act on medical pot in early November By John Hoeffel

PR firm with ties to Schwarzenegger won't bid on contract By Shane Goldmacher

San Francisco police link 'Night Stalker' Richard Ramirez to girl's 1984 slaying By Ruben Vives

New Tournament of Roses head is Times executive By Cara Mia Dimassa

Soupy Sales dies at 83; slapstick comic had hit TV show in 1960s By Elaine Woo

Swine flu surges in California, but vaccine remains scarce By Rong-gong Lin Ii

Strangers give their kidneys By Molly Hennessy-fiske

Trutanich defends bid to recover city money for Michael Jackson memorial By Maeve Reston And Phil Willon

Westside subway project is reaffirmed By Ari B. Bloomekatz

California By Ching-ching Ni

California Briefing / Los Angeles By Joel Rubin

California Briefing / Los Angeles By Harriet Ryan

California Briefing / San Francisco Associated Press

California Briefing / Los Angeles By Dan Weikel

California Briefing / Inglewood By My-thuan Tran

NEWS

Joe Buck has good and bad moments By Diane Pucin

OPINION

The Khalid Shaikh Mohammed case would put America on trial By Andrew Cohen, Andrew Cohen is CBS News' chief legal analyst and legal editor.

Left, right and wrong in Honduras By Abraham F. Lowenthal, Abraham F. Lowenthal, professor of international relations at USC and president emeritus of the Pacific Council on International Policy, is a nonresident senior fellow of the Brookings Institution.

ENTERTAINMENT

Review: 'Amelia' By Betsy Sharkey, FILM CRITIC

'Antichrist' By Betsy Sharkey, FILM CRITIC

Astro Boy was role model who revolutionized manga By Charles Solomon

'Astroboy' By Glenn Whipp

'Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars' by William Patry By Jonathan Handel, Handel is an entertainment and technology lawyer at TroyGould in Los Angeles. He blogs for the Huffington Post and is an adjunct professor at UCLA School of Law

'As Seen Through These Eyes' By Gary Goldstein; Kevin Thomas; Glenn Whipp; Robert Abele

'Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant' By Betsy Sharkey, FILM CRITIC

El Salvador reclaiming its past By Reed Johnson

SoCal: the director's cut By Mark Sachs

Lil Wayne's guilty plea could affect CD, tour By Todd Martens

'The Maid' By Kenneth Turan, FILM CRITIC

Afternoon of the living dead By Jessica Gelt

'Ong Bak 2: The Beginning' By Kenneth Turan, FILM CRITIC

Harvey Levin stands for a principle By James Rainey

Sunny day on 'Shara'a Simsim' Reuters

'The Maid' hits close to home for filmmaker By Susan King

'(Untitled)' By Gary Goldstein

'White Collar' on USA Network By Mary Mcnamara, TELEVISION CRITIC

Around The Galleries By David Pagel

Quick Takes Washington Post

Quick Takes Associated Press

Quick Takes Times Wire Reports

Quick Takes Associated Press

Quick Takes Associated Press

Quick Takes By From A Times Staff Writer

Theater Beat By Charlotte Stoudt; F. Kathleen Foley; Daryl H. Miller; David C. Nichols

Opera Review By Mark Swed, MUSIC CRITIC

WORLD

Afghan show brings down the hoots By Laura King

Britain's conservative Anglicans welcome Vatican's overture By Henry Chu

Egypt camel trade runs into the sand By Jeffrey Fleishman

Somalia shelling leaves 20 dead By Lutfi Sheriff Mohamed, Mohamed is a special correspondent.

2 women in Sudan sentenced for wearing pants Reuters

U.S. aiding Pakistani military offensive By Greg Miller And Julian E. Barnes

World Briefing / Sri Lanka Times Wire Reports

World Briefing / Iraq Times Wire Reports

World Briefing / Uruguay Times Wire Reports

World Briefing / Russia Times Wire Reports

BUSINESS

Amazon unveils Kindle book reader for PCs By Alex Pham

CalPERS reviewing tie with Apollo Management after steep losses By Marc Lifsher

House panel backs creation of Consumer Financial Protection Agency By Jim Puzzanghera

Peter Chernin's role in possible Comcast deal for NBC Universal prompts speculation By Meg James

Delayed rentals of new DVD releases is possible By Ben Fritz

Dole sells a 41% stake in public offering, raising about $450 million By Jerry Hirsch

Bank bonuses are in Fed's cross hairs By Martin Zimmerman And Jim Puzzanghera

FCC votes to begin crafting 'net neutrality' rules Cecilia Kang

Mortgage rates creep back up to 5% By E. Scott Reckard

Suspicious claims vex home buyer program By Tiffany Hsu

Imperial Capital seeks to raise $150 million in IPO By Tom Petruno

Stocks lower in opening moments of trading Associated Press