What happened on October 15, 2010

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Scooter wear that can turn heads By Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times

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What happened on October 15, 2010

BUSINESS

Occidental Petroleum chops top executives' pay and sets Irani's exit as CEO By Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times

Extending the shelf life of frequent-flier miles David Lazarus

Hughes Aircraft plant has rich legacy in defense industry By W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times

Twitter severs ties to parent of new celebrity-tracking website By Dawn C. Chmielewski and Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times

U.S. gives small firms more access to microloans By Sharon Bernstein, Los Angeles Times

Third 'Jackass' to battle first 'Red' at box office By Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times

Mortgage rates again set new lows By E. Scott Reckard, Los Angeles Times

Video game sales fall for sixth consecutive month By Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times

Google earnings outpace forecasts By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times

Safeway profit falls on severance costs, price cuts By George Avalos

Record gap with China sends U.S. trade deficit soaring in August By Don Lee, Los Angeles Times

Countrywide's Angelo R. Mozilo in talks to settle SEC charges, sources say By E. Scott Reckard and Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times

AT&T, Verizon Wireless to sell iPad at their U.S. retail stores David Sarno

Tribune Co. exec who sent risque e-mail resigns By Phil Rosenthal

Bank of America to expand services for small businesses By Sharon Bernstein, Los Angeles Times

OPINION

WikiLeaks and 9/11: What if? By Coleen Rowley and Bogdan Dzakovic

Preserving national treasures By Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan

SPORTS

Boxing documentary on head injuries delivers an important message that hurts Bill Dwyre

Up next for Galaxy: Saturday vs. Colorado By Kevin Baxter

Worn-out Nadal upset in Shanghai Lance Pugmire and Eric Sondheimer, Staff and Wire Reports

Penalty hastens the Ducks' downfall against Atlanta By Robyn Norwood

National League Championship Series: San Francisco vs. Philadelphia By Bill Shaikin

Kevin Kolb to start at quarterback for Eagles Wire reports

USC's linebackers have been backsliding this season By Gary Klein

Playoff pitching matchups that brought the heat By Mike DiGiovanna

Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar are a winning combination for Kings in 4-1 victory over Canucks Helene Elliott

Texas can't hold 'em in Game 1 of ALCS By Dave van Dyck

Santa Margarita defeats Orange Lutheran in Harry Welch's return Staff reports

Mater Dei takes charge late in 31-20 win over St. John Bosco Eric Sondheimer

UCLA Coach Ben Howland looking for big things from Joshua Smith By Ben Bolch

Roger Federer advances in Shanghai Masters Wire reports

Lakers worry that NBA's crackdown on behavior will take more than whining out of game By Mike Bresnahan

Hey, buddy, you're watching the wrong kind of football Chris Dufresne

USC and Cal are two teams in search of a happy ending By Gary Klein

Top NLCS pitching matchups By Houston Mitchell

Jalen Moore steps up to lead Bishop Amat past Crespi, 31-28 Eric Sondheimer

Trojans like the shape they're in By Baxter Holmes

ENTERTAINMENT

Movie review: 'Inside Job' By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic

Movie review: 'Letters to Father Jacob' By Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times Film Critic

Movie review: 'Hereafter' By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic

Movie review: 'Legacy' By Michael Ordoña

Movie review: 'Alamar' By Kevin Thomas

Movie review: 'Conviction' By Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times Film Critic

Night: 8Eighty8 hopes to lure O.C. hipsters By Charlie Amter, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Movie review: 'Down Terrace' By Kevin Thomas

Athol Fugard finds truth and reconciliation in 'The Train Driver' By Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times

Movie review: 'Red' By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic

Downtown L.A. Art Walk bounces back By David Ng and Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times

Movie review: 'Jim' By Michael Ordoña

L.A. group wants to get in on the sanity By Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times

Television review: 'School Pride' By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times Television Critic

A mix of pride, concern at South Korea's Pusan film fest By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times

Cypress Hill Smokeout promises to rock the joint By Jeff Weiss, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Movie review: 'Gerrymandering' By Gary Goldstein

Horoscope: Oct 15 Holiday Mathis

'Down Terrace' director Ben Wheatley pulls out a stopwatch to time this criminal caper By Susan King, Los Angeles Times

Television review: 'School Pride' By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times Television Critic

IMAGE

Scooter wear that can turn heads By Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

CVS will pay record fine over sale of drug By Lisa Girion and Scott Glover, Los Angeles Times

Former bracero recalls program's legacy Hector Tobar

Pot growers are a new crop By Sam Quinones, Los Angeles Times

Porn industry clinic comes under fire for its handling of HIV case By Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times

Lieutenant governor's family farm has had many safety violations By Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times

Richard Morefield dies at 81; diplomat was seized in Iran hostage crisis By Dennis McLellan, Los Angeles Times

Entrepreneur gets a stern lecture from Cal State By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times

Prop. 23 foes pouring money into campaign By Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times

USC to announce two donations totaling $100 million By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times

L.A. Planning Commission OKs rules for fast-food eateries in South L.A. By Mary MacVean, Los Angeles Times

Clinton stumps for Sanchez in tight congressional race By Jean Merl, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Whitman, Brown exaggerate foes' stances on school funding and crime By Seema Mehta and Michael J. Mishak, Los Angeles Times

Kamala Harris and Steve Cooley ramp up attacks in attorney general's race By Phil Willon and Jack Leonard, Los Angeles Times

Boxer makes abortion rights an issue in Senate race By Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times

Caltrans may have to pay in fatal '03 debris flow By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times