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What happened on April 20, 2011
BUSINESS
U.S. expands protections for airline passengers By Hugo MartÃn and Julie Mianecki, Los Angeles Times
Bipartisan support builds for slicing corporate tax rate By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times
China tries to scare motorists into safer driving David Pierson, Los Angeles Times
DirecTV to offer movies a month before they come out on DVD By Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times
Online poker players unplug and head to casinos By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times
On Location: New apps let Hollywood executives view the day's shoots on their iPads By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times
Dogfight in plane leasing shapes up W.J. Hennigan
Kids of rich boomers: Don't bank on inheritance By Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times
Existing-home sales rise 3.7% in March By Greg Robb
Geithner tries to reassure market Jim Puzzanghera
Fewer California homeowners received default notices in first quarter By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times
Charlie Sheen wages two-pronged legal battle By Scott Collins, Los Angeles Times
Despite recalls, medical device industry presses FDA to speed up approval process By Andrew Zajac, Los Angeles Times
Mark Cuban puts Landmark Theatres and Magnolia Pictures up for sale By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times
Revenue from Goldman Sachs' investments rises 39% in first quarter By Nathaniel Popper, Los Angeles Times
New AT&T phone contracts dive in 1Q By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer
NATIONAL
Post-spill gulf environment appears to have escaped catastrophe, for now By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times
Environmentalists still face uphill battle on Gulf Coast By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times
Obama tries to reconnect with youthful supporters at Facebook town hall By Peter Nicholas, Washington Bureau
Michelle Obama's plane aborts landing in incident with military plane By James Oliphant and Katherine Skiba, Washington Bureau
Wildfires rage on in Texas Stephen Ceasar
Obama pitches deficit reduction plan By Peter Nicholas, Washington Bureau
Supreme Court indicates it will dismiss 6-state global warming lawsuit By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau
Fires burn Texas from 'stem to stern' By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Lawsuit asks state to pay for inmate's sex-change operation By Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times
Tagging outside an L.A. street art exhibit fuels debate By Andrew Blankstein, Richard Winton and David Ng, Los Angeles Times
L.A. County to pay $900,000 to settle deputy's harassment suit By Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times
Second massive Southland fish die-off has scientists looking for links By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times
National Review publisher Elaine Woo
William Donald Schaefer dies at 89; Maryland's dominant political figure for a half-century By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun
L.A. County to focus homeless services on most hard-core street dwellers By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times
Report faults porn firms for not providing information to public health agencies By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times
Schwarzenegger defends 11th-hour sentence reduction for Nuñez's son By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times
Gay marriage foes ask court to stop judge from showing Proposition 8 trial video By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times
NEWS
Calcium might be tied to heart attack risk, but evidence still weak By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey
Most popular drugs in America and how much we spend on medication By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey
Prescription drug abuse: U.S. announces strategies to reduce painkiller abuse, reduce overdoses By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey
Big Sur: Highway 1 to reopen 24/7 after slide near Carmel; another stretch still shut By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger
Methamphetamine: Meth is 'a perfect storm toxin,' researcher says By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times
Soldiers who suffer traumatic brain injuries need calories and extra protein fast, report says By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times
'Because I Got High' rapper Afroman sued on 4/20 Gerrick D. Kennedy, Los Angeles Times
Sarah Palin sticks up for Donald Trump By James Oliphant
In Chicago, GOP chairman says Obama 'will be a one-term president' By Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune
With town hall, Obama-Facebook friendship continues By Michael A. Memoli, Washington Bureau
Obama rips GOP budget plan at Facebook event By Peter Nicholas, Washington Bureau
Passenger rights: New U.S. airline rules are 'a giant improvement' but need work, consumer advocate says By Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times Travel Editor
Baseball-tossing robot ready to take over presidential duty By James Oliphant
Bachmann draws near to White House decision By James Oliphant
Facing the loss of its soaps, Hoover pulls advertising from ABC Meg James, Los Angeles Times
Plane with Michelle Obama forced to delay landing By James Oliphant and Katherine Skiba
For the record
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's constituents don't believe he'll run for president By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times
President Obama to attend Endeavour shuttle launch By Mark K. Matthews, Orlando Sentinel
Your Scene: Machu Picchu in Peru
Conservatives poke Obama's Facebook town hall By Michael A. Memoli, Washington Bureau
Redondo Beach: 20% off ocean-view rooms at Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger
Tours & Cruises: Mammoth Lakes ski package By Avital Binshtock, Special to the Los Angeles Times
OPINION
BP oil spill: Forgotten but not gone By Charles Wohlforth
Online poker: Federal crackdown is a bad bet
Obama's lack of moral clarity on Armenian genocide issue Tim Rutten
Year after BP spill, Louisiana hears Easter season message By Danny Heitman
Early retirement may be hazardous to your health By Katherine Schlaerth
'Tea party' tango
The Times' Pulitzer Prizes; plans to reduce the budget deficit; new high-mileage cars
ENTERTAINMENT
A cold, clear look at Ice-T Evelyn McDonnell, McDonnell is the author of "Mamarama: A Memoir of Sex, Kids, and Rock 'n' Roll."
Critic's Notebook: L.A.'s landscape architects labor in anonymity By Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times Architecture Critic
The women of 'Justified' By Lisa Rosen, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Wednesday's TV talk shows
Tribeca Film Festival strikes a musical chord By Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times
Horoscope: April 20 Holiday Mathis
Happening Wednesday: Cirque's Quidam in Long Beach and more
Will Call
Wednesday's TV highlights
Quick Takes: 'Happy Days' cast sues over merchandising revenue
DJs help get the party started at the Kirk Douglas Theatre By Margaret Gray, Special to the Los Angeles Times
WORLD
Fidel Castro officially removed as head of Cuban Communist Party By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times
Egypt report depicts violence that killed 846 By Jeffrey Fleishman and Amro Hassan, Los Angeles Times
Syria's Cabinet proposes lifting emergency law as violent crackdown continues By Borzou Daragahi and Meris Lutz, Los Angeles Times
Displaced by disaster, Japanese contend with the big city By Julie Makinen and Kenji Hall, Los Angeles Times
Violence spreads in Yemen as foreign diplomats struggle to end the crisis By Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times
Libyan rebels support having Western troops help evacuate civilians By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times
Award-winning war photographers killed in attack in Libya By Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Libyan city of Misurata pleads for NATO ground forces By Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times
SPORTS
Angels' Maicer Izturis fumes over 'fragile' tag By Kevin Baxter
This unexpected Dodgers takeover is shockingly good news T.J. Simers
Stars aren't aligned, but Lakers still get an 87-78 win over Hornets in Game 2 By Mike Bresnahan
In Dodgers' clubhouse, a hope for continuity By Dylan Hernandez
National pride is a big motivator for Manny Pacquiao By Lance Pugmire
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig's statement on Dodgers Wire services
Aaron Gray recovers quickly for Hornets By Lisa Dillman
Bernardo Zavala's home run lifts Bishop Amat over Lakeside El Capitan, 2-1 Eric Sondheimer
Dodgers make it look easy in 6-1 victory over Braves By Steve Dilbeck
NFL labor talks appear to take a break By Sam Farmer
Corey Perry hits high note for Ducks in 6-3 win over Nashville By Chris Foster
Lakers show that they've learned their lesson (maybe) Mark Heisler
Hollywood Park to feature $70,000 race in season opener Thursday Bill Dwyre
Kings try to regroup after shocking collapse in Game 3 Helene Elliott
Jered Weaver lifts Angels, 4-1, with help from Peter Bourjos By Kevin Baxter
Steve Blake is back and Lakers hope that's the end of the chickenpox story By Mike Bresnahan
Iker Casillas saves, and savors, Real Madrid's 1-0 victory over Barcelona By Grahame L. Jones
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