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What happened on February 04, 2010
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
City park weddings are cramping Trump's style By Jeff Gottlieb
Ferrari owner's dream garage grinds neighbors' gears By Bob Pool
Charter schools' growth promoting segregation, studies say By Howard Blume
San Gabriel hotel operator settles discrimination, harassment suits By Ching-Ching Ni
Snow's on the Sierra, but Jerry Brown's still undeclared By Michael Rothfeld
Justice Kennedy laments the state of prisons in California, U.S. By Carol J. Williams
Stanford ranks first in private donations By Larry Gordon
L.A. River dog rescue a life-changer By Carla Hall
LAPD investigates choking death Times Staff Reports
L.A. City Council votes to reduce trash subsidy for poor By Maeve Reston
Gang member held in killing of football star By Richard Winton and Alexandra Zavis
Brea couple fight for relationship with grandson By Joe Mozingo
Long Beach weighs fate of Atlantic Theater By Lauren Williams
Grappling with a budget gap
Meg Whitman to begin airing television ads Friday By Anthony York and Shane Goldmacher, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
Negotiations underway for surrender of Michael Jackson's doctor By Harriet Ryan, Jack Leonard and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
Picking members for redistricting panel
41 people cited in one hour for using cellphones while driving in Torrance, police say By Raja Abdulrahim, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
California Senate panel unanimously backs Abel Maldonado for lieutenant governor By Patrick McGreevy
LAPD's McDonnell takes top post in Long Beach department By Andrew Blankstein and Tony Barboza
Dick McGuire dies at 84; Hall of Famer spent decades with the Knicks Times staff and wire reports
Donation to school garden goes from high to low By Steve Chawkins
California Lottery Results
Lars Hansen dies at 60; Pasadena Playhouse executive director By Valerie J. Nelson
L.A. council delays decision on cutting 1,000 jobs By David Zahniser and Phil Willon
Man charged with posing as a federal marshal By Alexandra Zavis
EPA official visits Kettleman City, meets mothers whose babies had birth defects By Louis Sahagun
Los Angeles might expand use of Zipcars By Esmeralda Bermudez
Officials debate whether to allow Michael Jackson's doctor to surrender By Harriet Ryan, Jack Leonard and Richard Winton
OPINION
The death penalty -- it's unworkable By Michael Traynor
Wine, cheese, infidelity, and Saabs Meghan Daum
Race to the Top and reality
The Fundraising Congress By Lawrence Lessig
The 'don't ask, don't tell' battle
The killing of Dr. George Tiller; Obama and House Republicans; cleaning up a swimming hole in Long Beach
ENTERTAINMENT
Nicholas Sparks is a master of romance By Amy Kaufman >>>
Art collective ventures into community service By Alie Ward
Caught in a blind spot James Rainey
Comedian Jon Stewart takes the hot seat with Bill O'Reilly By Matea Gold
Joe Sacco produces comics from the hot zones By Reed Johnson
'Inglourious Basterds,' 'Pulp Fiction' and Quentin Tarantino too at the Egyptian By Susan King
A threat to 'Avatar's' reign By John Horn
Thursday's TV talk shows
Thursday's Highlights
Movies out this weekend
Rhett Miller to perform at Troubadour
'The Last Station'
Percy Jackson grows up fast
'A Short History of Cahiers du Cinéma' by Emilie Bickerton
Rialto's Best of British Noir
'A Town Called Panic' screening around L.A.
Coin expo in Long Beach
Horoscope: Feb. 4 By Holiday Mathis
Frederick Evans photo exhibit at Getty
Santa Barbara film festival to feature stars, homegrown moviemaking By Amy Kaufman
Neil Gaiman to speak at UCLA's Royce Hall
Money pledged to Pasadena Playhouse
Eat LACMA fruit tree giveaway info
'How Many Billboards? Art in Stead'
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
'A Short History of Cahiers du Cinéma' by Emilie Bickerton By David Cotner
Los Angeles spares city arts funding By Mike Boehm
Santa Barbara International Film Festival info
'From Paris With Love': Jonathan Rhys Meyers revels in his role By Michael Ordoña
Riverside Dickens Festival
Sitter has teaching moment
NATIONAL
Soaring cost of healthcare sets a record By Noam N. Levey
Self-help guru arrested in Arizona sweat lodge deaths By Kate Linthicum and DeeDee Correll
Car smashes into Nevada casino, killing two By Ashley Powers
Democrats aim to please on economy By James Oliphant
At National Prayer Breakfast, Obama calls for a return to civility By Mark Silva
Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts sworn in to Senate By Janet Hook
Penn State panel partially clears professor in climate e-mail inquiry By Frank Warner
Senate Democrats unveil job-creation package By James Oliphant
Holder defends arrest of alleged airline bomb plotter By Richard A. Serrano
FOOD
A family business built on chili bricks By Jenn Garbee
Dark days for Cult Cabs By Patrick Comiskey
Recipe: Bowl of red chili
Recipe: Three-bean and hominy chili
Dining Details: Antojitos Carmen
Chili: a bowl of red-blooded American heaven By Noelle Carter
Recipe: Lentil chili with merguez
2007 Ardales Tempranillo 'Tierra de Castilla'
Hatfield's is now serving on Melrose Avenue
Antojitos Carmen, street food inside four walls By Miles Clements
Recipe: Hotel Condon corn bread By Noelle Carter
Checkers Downtown 'photo-tasting' session, and more
Dining Details: Vinoteque on Melrose
Allagash Brewing Curieux
Silver Lake farmers market: root vegetables, greens, herbs By David Karp
SPORTS
Life catches up to skier 'Wild Bill' Johnson Chris Erskine
DaMarcus Beasley's car firebombed By Grahame L. Jones
Reeves Nelson is a force to be reckoned with By Chris Foster
USC basketball players and coach give midterm grades By Baxter Holmes
Basketball is the easy part of Kobe Bryant Mark Heisler
'Ramirez Provision' is banned
Phil Mickelson won't play Ping wedge By Diane Pucin
USC, UCLA land top prospects Eric Sondheimer
Osael Romero signs with Chivas USA By Grahame L. Jones
Hornets' Paul to have knee surgery
Bruins play host to Stanford on Thursday
Celtics defeat Heat
Clippers end long trip with loss to Atlanta Hawks By Ben Bolch
Ellis scores 46 in a losing effort
Cal State Bakersfield defeats UC Irvine
Men's AP top 25 results for Wednesday
Women's AP top 25 results for Wednesday
Hiller is up to the task Robyn Norwood
Trojans recruits
Ottawa Senators notch 10th straight win
Bruins signings
Up next for USC: Thursday vs. California
'Ramirez Provision' is banned
Phil Jackson reaches milestone as Lakers hang on By Mike Bresnahan
Top-ranked Cal State Northridge stops USC
Too many shots? Not for Jerry West Jerry Crowe
Floyd Mayweather signs to fight Shane Mosley Staff And Wire Reports
Big trade is unlikely for Lakers By Mike Bresnahan
Why Peyton Manning hates to leave a game By Sam Farmer, On The NFL
Today on the air
Los Angeles Kings vs. Anaheim Ducks tonight
BUSINESS
Anthem Blue Cross dramatically raising rates for Californians with individual health policies By Duke Helfand
Toyota says recalls will cost the company about $2 billion By Nathaniel Popper and Jerry Hirsch
Alon gets dibs in bidding for Flying J refinery in Bakersfield By Ronald D. White
For Hawaii, big push to go green is natural By Alana Semuels reporting from kona, hawaii
Prius' woes not limited to brakes By Ken Bensinger and Ralph Vartabedian
Proposed NASA budget plots entrepreneur-friendly course By W.J. Hennigan
Alameda Corridor debt is downgraded By Ronald D. White
Major League Baseball accuses Upper Deck of trademark infringement By Nathan Olivarez-Giles
New York attorney general sues Bank of America, ex-CEO Ken Lewis By Nathaniel Popper
Prius concerns arise as Toyota dealers fix other models By Tiffany Hsu
Denial is a familiar road for Toyota Michael Hiltzik
Lexus hybrid brakes under scrutiny in Toyota investigation By Nathan Olivarez-Giles
Standard Pacific swings to profit thanks to tax break By Alejandro Lazo
Treasury launches program to spur small-business lending Bloomberg News
U.S. safety agency to investigate possible Toyota Prius braking problems By Ralph Vartabedian
Treasury Secretary Geithner says China is likely to let currency appreciate By Don Lee
Business Briefing
CB Richard Ellis swings to a profit By Roger Vincent
Comcast sees fourth-quarter profit double
Imperial Capital calls off IPO amid investor indifference By Tom Petruno
Dow flirts with 10,000 level as markets sink worldwide By Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
NBC affiliates to oppose Comcast deal By Joe Flint
CEOs defend Comcast-NBC Universal deal By Meg James
Suzuki SX4 SportBack: Good, clean, noisy fun Dan Neil
WORLD
An Iraqi woman's taste of freedom turns sour By Ned Parker
10 Americans face child-kidnapping charges in Haiti By Joel Rubin
Pakistan bombing kills 3 U.S. soldiers, 4 others By Alex Rodriguez
Mexico massacre response fails to convince By Ken Ellingwood
U.S. military promises huge assault on Taliban in Afghanistan By Tony Perry
SCIENCE
Brains of vegetative patients show life By Melissa Healy
Pluto images show a dynamic world By Thomas H. Maugh II
NEWS
Brittany Murphy's death ruled accidental by L.A. County coroner's office By Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
For the record
Story headline CARINA CHOCANO, Los Angeles Times
Soaring Cost of Health Sets Record Noam N. Levey, Tribune Washington Bureau
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