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What happened on December 20, 2011
BUSINESS
On Location: Thousand Oaks ranch becomes animal sanctuary By Dima Alzayat, Los Angeles Times
Cinema squeeze Richard Verrier
Lap-Band ads to make risks clearer By Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times
Saudi prince invests $300 million in Twitter By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times
California may see record spending by visitors in 2011 By Hugo MartÃn, Los Angeles Times
U.S. stocks drop; BofA and other big banks fall hard
Oakland may block port protests
AT&T yields to opposition, drops bid to acquire T-Mobile By David Sarno and Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times
L.A. County supervisors air views on Lap-Band By Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times
NATIONAL
TSA screenings aren't just for airports anymore By Brian Bennett, Washington Bureau
With payroll tax cut unresolved, Congress packs up By Lisa Mascaro and Kathleen Hennessey, Washington Bureau
Americans Elect wins third-party spot on California ballot By Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times
Inquiry sought for Texas prosecutor over wrongful conviction By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times
Capitol impasse boosts chances of tax increase By Lisa Mascaro and Kathleen Hennessey, Washington Bureau
Iowa's evangelical voters seem to have too many choices By Alana Semuels and Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times
House panel wants more details on smallpox drug contract By David Willman, Washington Bureau
SPORTS
Ohio State's sanctions have USC loyalists questioning Trojans' anew Bill Dwyre
Magic Johnson says Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol must step up for Lakers By Mike Bresnahan and Mark Medina
Kings get a new coach in Darryl Sutter By Lisa Dillman
Matt Barkley, the greatest Trojan of them all? By Gary Klein
It's a fastbreak to new teams for NBA players By Ben Bolch
Floyd Mayweather Jr. reportedly to accept plea bargain By Lance Pugmire
Ditching practice doesn't sit well with everyone at UCLA By Chris Foster
Two years on, Karla Green still an angelic guardian Chris Erskine
Defense was lacking in Lakers' loss to Clippers By Ben Bolch
Norm Chow expected to be named football coach at Hawaii By Gary Klein
Kings are quick enough in transition, beat Toronto in shootout Helene Elliott
It's New York-New York, and they want to be a part of it By Lance Pugmire
Bruins beat Canadiens, 3-2, for fifth win in a row
Clippers' Randy Foye figures he'll be busy By Broderick Turner
UCLA over .500 after crushing UC Irvine, 89-60 By Baxter Holmes
Indian Wells tennis event to offer $1-million prizes to winners By Bill Dwyre
USC basketball plays Kansas on Thursday By Baxter Holmes
Ohio State handed one-year bowl ban by NCAA By Gary Klein
ENTERTAINMENT
Movie review: 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' is too frigid By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic
Book review: 'Unreal Estate' by Michael Gross By Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times
Otis Report: L.A.'s 'creative economy' loses thousands of jobs By Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times
New on DVD: Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris' By Noel Murray, Special to the Los Angeles Times
'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' info
Tuesday's TV talk shows
Quick Takes: It's classic McCartney
Tuesday's TV highlights
'Unreal Estate: Money, Ambition, and the Lust for Land in Los Angeles' info
Fast Track: Jon Bon Jovi is not dead, despite Internet rumors
NEWS
Neti pot danger? Two die from amoeba infection By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
Watch Mitt Romney's Top Ten list on 'Late Show With David Letterman'
Bill Clinton: Gingrich opposed bill that led to balanced budgets By Kim Geiger
Drug poisoning deaths continue tragic climb By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
Travelers, phone home! Free Wi-Fi at major airports from Skype By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger
Many police have sleep disorders, a risk to their health: study By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
Is the 'Lie of the Year' about ending Medicare actually true? By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times/For the Booster Shots blog
Rick Perry paints Mitt Romney as job killer in new ad By James Oliphant
Women's use of self-tanners may cut down on UV radiation exposure By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
Brazil: Hiking, zip-lining and stand-up paddling the Green Coast By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger
Musicians may not be at higher risk for dying at 27, study says By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
TSA Chorus (yes, you heard right) sings holiday songs at LAX By Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times Travel Editor
Capitol impasse boosts chances of tax increase By Kathleen Hennessey
Romney touts steadiness as Gingrich slides in polls [Video] By Michael A. Memoli
For the record
Reno campus' towering holiday book tree (no reading involved) By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger
To market, to market: Vienna at Christmas
Occupy movement plans Iowa protests, 'People's Caucus' By Michael A. Memoli
Obama blasts House GOP for blocking payroll tax cut extension By Christi Parsons
Tuesday Travel Ticker: Gas down, snow up By Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Salt: Do health policymakers meet the limits they recommend? Guess By Rosie Mestel, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
Romney kicks off New Hampshire stretch of his run By Maeve Reston
House vote leaves fate of payroll tax break unclear By Kathleen Hennessey
HPV vaccination should be aimed at girls, study says By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
Newt Gingrich wins American Family Assn. founder's endorsement By Kim Geiger
Prominent Iowa evangelical leaders throw support to Rick Santorum By Seema Mehta
Gingrich, Romney rip super PACs while reaping benefits By Tom Hamburger
Gingrich claims Romney can halt super PAC attacks By Robin Abcarian
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Experts say Bryant's wife stands to make windfall in divorce By Rick Rojas and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times
Warren Hellman dies at 77; San Francisco financier, bluegrass fan By Lee Romney, Los Angeles Times
EU high court to rule on airline pollution charges
Costs mount for Glendale's ongoing inquiry into chromium 6 By Brittany Levine, Los Angeles Times
A wealth of warmth and kindness Sandy Banks
L.A. Audubon Society booted from its park perch By Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times
J. Lynn Helms dies at 86; FAA chief fired striking air controllers By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times
Oceanside man gets 30 years in sex-trafficking case By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
Activists celebrate closing of polluting plant near L.A. school By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times
SCIENCE
Two Earth-sized planets found orbiting another star By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times
OPINION
GOP candidates: Bashing judges, threatening democracy By Erwin Chemerinsky
Ron Paul's naive promises Jonah Goldberg
Ambrose Bierce, the anti-Santa By Rhoda Koenig
L.A. Unified's food for naught
Boehner's brinksmanship
L.A. Unified's healthful but unpopular lunch menus; the sad legacy of Kim Jong Il; praise for the U.S. Postal Service
Kim Jong Il and Vaclav Havel: Two leaders a world apart
WORLD
This Holy Land battle focuses on tourists' wallets By Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times
In South Korea, defectors see death of Kim as offering hope By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times
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