What happened on January 04, 2011

ENTERTAINMENT

WORLD

NATIONAL

'Tea party' freshmen embrace status quo By Kathleen Hennessey and Tom Hamburger, Washington Bureau
GOP Chairman Michael Steele defends his record: 'We won' By Paul West, Washington Bureau
William Daley considered for White House job By Christi Parsons and Katherine Skiba, Washington Bureau
House Democrats poised to fight as minority By Lisa Mascaro and Paul West, Washington Bureau
Some deep-water gulf drilling allowed to resume By Neela Banerjee, Washington Bureau
Republicans ready to flex new muscle in Congress By Lisa Mascaro and Kathleen Hennessey, Washington Bureau

NEWS

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

SPORTS

HEALTH

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What happened on January 04, 2011

ENTERTAINMENT

'True Grit' memories from Kim Darby and Glen Campbell By Susan King, Los Angeles Times

'The Biggest Loser' faces weighty challenge By Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times

Book review: 'The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop' by Dan Charnas By Evelyn McDonnell, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Horoscope: Jan. 4 Holiday Mathis

Critic's Notebook: Oprah Winfrey quickly makes her new network her own By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times Television Critic

WORLD

Out of prison and into mortal danger in Mexico By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times

Australia flood death toll rises; rains cause more havoc By Jennifer Bennett, Los Angeles Times

Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq By Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times

Christian Copts' anger escalates in wake of Egypt attacks By Amro Hassan, Los Angeles Times

NATIONAL

'Tea party' freshmen embrace status quo By Kathleen Hennessey and Tom Hamburger, Washington Bureau

GOP Chairman Michael Steele defends his record: 'We won' By Paul West, Washington Bureau

William Daley considered for White House job By Christi Parsons and Katherine Skiba, Washington Bureau

House Democrats poised to fight as minority By Lisa Mascaro and Paul West, Washington Bureau

Some deep-water gulf drilling allowed to resume By Neela Banerjee, Washington Bureau

Republicans ready to flex new muscle in Congress By Lisa Mascaro and Kathleen Hennessey, Washington Bureau

NEWS

Bullying by peers can contribute to psychotic symptoms By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times

IV fluids may not always be good for accident victims, study finds By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times

Burnout among doctors could hurt patients too By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times

Hepatitis A warning issued for those who received Communion on Christmas at N.Y. church By Mary Forgione, Tribune Health

New York City serves up new food, art galleries, stores and more for visitors By Jane Engle, Assistant Los Angeles Times Travel Editor

Las Vegas: Golden Nugget's new ATM dispenses the real thing [Updated] By Jay Jones, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Obama wraps up vacation, girds for new challenges in Washington By Michael A. Memoli, Washington Bureau

If you're serious about shaping up this year, join these Web chats Wednesday By Mary Forgione, Tribune Health

Taking care of Mom -- and all of her finances too By Mary Forgione, Tribune Health

For older people, walking faster may be linked to living longer, a study finds By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times

Teen's serious heart damage was detected only after this series of events By Mary Forgione, Tribune Health

At least Americans aspire to be healthy eaters ... By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times

Southern California ski resorts: Mt. Waterman in Angeles National Forest to open Friday By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

BUSINESS

Water-line insurance could be money down the drain David Lazarus

Australia brings the most overseas tourists to L.A. in 2010 By Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times

Facebook's cash infusion whets appetite of investors By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times

Gasoline prices rise in U.S. and California as oil climbs By Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times

Entertainment forecast 2011: Insider predictions on who and what will make headlines By Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times

MySpace is poised to lay off half its staff By Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times

California health insurers are ordered to spend at least 80% of revenue on medical claims By Duke Helfand, Los Angeles Times

Judge limits Mattel claims against Bratz doll line By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times

BofA gets 5 billion more reasons to regret acquiring Countrywide By E. Scott Reckard, Los Angeles Times

Sara Lee poised for breakup, investors believe By Emily Bryson York

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Long Beach bicyclists register their displeasure By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times

Paul Soldner dies at 89; ceramicist known for American raku By Jori Finkel, Los Angeles Times

Brown sworn in as California's 39th governor By Anthony York, Los Angeles Times

A desert plea: Let there be darkness By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times

Hers is the ministry of 'yes' By Maria L. La Ganga, Los Angeles Times

Taking state's reins for 3rd time By Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times

California is cutting preventable hospitalizations By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times

Why Vick needs a dog Sandy Banks

I-5 travelers describe long waits in the snow By Sam Allen, Corina Knoll and Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times

From the start, Jerry Brown appears to have a big helping of realism George Skelton, Capitol Journal

Lindsay Lohan is expected to stay at Betty Ford Center a few more days By Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times

Brand Boulevard businesses leaning toward improvement district By Bill Kisliuk, Los Angeles Times

Federal regulators issue safety recommendations stemming from pipeline blast By Dan Weikel, Los Angeles Times

Pete Postlethwaite dies at 64; actor was nominated for an Oscar for 'In the Name of the Father' By Dennis McLellan, Los Angeles Times

Cutting of Nuñez's sentence sparks anger By Jack Dolan and Tony Perry

For the homeless, winter is colder and wetter By Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times

Filing closes for two L.A.-area state Senate races By Jean Merl, Los Angeles Times

Gil Garfield dies at 77; member of the '50s trio the Cheers By Keith Thursby, Los Angeles Times

OPINION

Family ties Jim Newton

Don't deny detainees their day in court By Amos N. Guiora and Laurie R. Blank

Dysfunctional Duo's undoing Jonah Goldberg

SPORTS

The Times' top 25 high school football teams By Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times

Servite's Troy Niklas is selected The Times' lineman of the year Eric Sondheimer

Blackhawks are learning the difficulties of repeating Helene Elliott

Flat finishes have cost Clippers By Chris Foster

Pro prospects for BCS title game By Sam Farmer

For some NFL coaches, it's a question of where; for others, it's a question of when Sam Farmer

Auburn's life on the edge Chris Dufresne

UCLA's Lazeric Jones shoots well in practice despite hurt finger By Ben Bolch

Corona Centennial's Michael Eubank is The Times' back of the year Eric Sondheimer

Chivas USA hires Robin Fraser as coach By Grahame L. Jones

Lakers win easily, but not without conflict By Mike Bresnahan

Mark Cuban refers to Phil Jackson as Jeanie Buss' 'boy toy' By Mike Bresnahan and Mark Medina