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What happened on December 13, 2011

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

2 charter schools allowed some families to bypass lotteries By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles law would limit selling on Venice boardwalk By Martha Groves, Los Angeles Times
Joseph Farrell dies at 76; introduced market testing to Hollywood By Rebecca Keegan, Los Angeles Times
Russ Stanton steps down as Times editor By Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times
Lungren, Feinstein spar over Hetch Hetchy Valley restoration By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times
L.A. drives us crazy again By Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times
MTA responds to civil rights violations cited in federal audit By Ari Bloomekatz, Los Angeles Times
Boardwalk planned for trail where giant sequoias fell By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times
Vernon agreed to pay $60 million to avoid disincorporation By Sam Allen, Los Angeles Times
Counterfeit holiday lights seized By Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times
Motorist wounded in Hollywood shooting rampage dies By Richard Winton and Dalina Castellanos, Los Angeles Times
Occupy protesters take fight to West Coast ports Lee Romney and Kim Murphy and Kate Linthicum
PASSINGS: Joe Restic, Lenny Lyles
Navy linguist discharged under policy banning gays is reinstated By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
Durkee provided accounting services without a license, state investigation concludes By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
La Nina, snow and your Mammoth Mountain holiday By Dean Kuipers

BUSINESS

China's housing bubble is losing air By David Pierson, Los Angeles Times
Playboy moving some departments to L.A. from Chicago By Robert Channick
FCC passes rules against excessively loud TV commercials By Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times
MGM film studio remade with a low-profile and a focused strategy By Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times
Lowe's faces backlash over pulling ads from 'All-American Muslim' By Shan Li, Los Angeles Times
Five Santa Monica office buildings sell for $90 million By Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times
Former Washington Mutual bank execs said to settle FDIC lawsuit Reuters
Firms caught up in identity theft offer little help to victims David Lazarus
3 WaMu execs agree to settle FDIC lawsuit for up to $64 million By E. Scott Reckard and Nathaniel Popper, Los Angeles Times
Composer-arranger Roger Neill lists Studio City home for $1.499 million By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
November retail sales rise 0.2%, less than expected By Jeffry Bartash
Amazon to offer software update for Kindle Fire tablet By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times
FDA warns surgical centers for misleading Lap-Band ads Reuters
California gas prices drop but remain high for this time of year By Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times
Howie Mandel is ready to deal — for $7.25 million By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
Morgan Stanley reaches settlement with bond insurer MBIA Reuters
Fraudulent airline ticket orders rise in last few months By Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times
Michael Copps frets over media landscape as he prepares to leave FCC By Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times
Judge grants stay in antitrust case as AT&T rethinks T-Mobile deal By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times

SPORTS

Blake Griffin changing Clippers' image, but not his personality T.J. Simers
Big contracts for older baseball players don't always pay off By Mike DiGiovanna
Doors open for Marques Tuiasosopo at UCLA By Chris Foster
Up next for UCLA: Wednesday vs. Eastern Washington
Up next for Kings: Tuesday at Boston
Up next for the Ducks: Wednesday vs. Phoenix By Lisa Dillman
Zone defense looks like it's here to stay for UCLA By Baxter Holmes
Next chapter for Tim Tebow and Broncos? Tom Brady and Patriots By Lance Pugmire
NFL suspends James Harrison for one game after hit on Colt McCoy Staff and wire eports
UCLA football goes from 'relentlessly positive' to 'hard-nosed' By Chris Foster
Lakers make minor move, while staying in play for big deal By Mike Bresnahan
UCLA's Jim Mora has work cut out for him Chris Dufresne

NEWS

Charles Barkley slims down with Weight Watchers By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times/For the Booster Shots blog
High-tech swimsuits may have given swimmers advantage, study says By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
Does working make mothers happier and healthier? By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
Chelsea Clinton makes debut as NBC correspondent [Video] By Michael A. Memoli
Quality of life may improve for smokers who quit By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
California lawmaker blasts Obama as a 'professor' By James Oliphant
Tuesday Travel Ticker: Have gun, don't travel By Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
House approves payroll tax cut extension, with strings attached By Lisa Mascaro
From Lonely Planet to you: Freebie mobile guide for NYC By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger
Issa questions administration on Occupy D.C. encampment By Kathleen Hennessey
Gingrich tax plan would slash revenue, add billions to deficit By Kim Geiger
New super PAC roars to Newt Gingrich's aid By Melanie Mason
After ripping Romney, Gingrich pledges 'positive' campaign By James Oliphant
New brinkmanship in fight over payroll tax cut extension By Lisa Mascaro
Another conservative talker bashes Newt Gingrich By Kim Geiger
For the record
Sandusky waives hearing; Penn State sex-abuse case heads to trial By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Blunt bests Johnson for GOP Senate leadership post By Lisa Mascaro
Donald Trump bows out as GOP debate moderator By Michael A. Memoli
Ghost of a chance? Herman Cain haunts Iowa caucuses By Paul West

ENTERTAINMENT

A 'Black List' that's a career boost By Nicole Sperling, Los Angeles Times
Has 'Glee' lost its grip? By Scott Collins, Los Angeles Times
Tuesday's TV talk shows
Quick Takes: Many eyes on Newt Gingrich
Happening Tuesday: Saul Bass at the Hammer and more
Tuesday's TV highlights
Fast Track: Lady Gaga as Amy Winehouse?

WORLD

Chinese reindeer wrangler won't be herded into city By Jonathan Kaiman, Los Angeles Times
Pakistan police rescue chained students from madrasa By Nasir Khan and Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times
West seeks Saudi Arabia's help on Iran oil sanctions By Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times
U.S. troops to shift to advisory role in Afghanistan By David S. Cloud and Laura King, Los Angeles Times
Britain's David Cameron defends opt-out from new EU treaty By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times
Obama welcomes era of 'equal partnership' with Iraq By Christi Parsons, Los Angeles Times
Syria holds local elections as deadly clashes reportedly continue By Alexandra Zavis and Alexandra Sandels, Los Angeles Times
Man throws grenades at and fires on shoppers in Liege, Belgium By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times

SCIENCE

Physicists find 'tantalizing hints' of Higgs boson 'God particle' By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times

NATIONAL

Atty. Gen. Holder takes aims at new state voting laws By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau
U.S. House approves pipeline safety bill By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times
In Congress, another round of year-end gamesmanship By Kathleen Hennessey and Lisa Mascaro, Washington Bureau
Down the stretch, Perry launches a big push in Iowa By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times

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