What happened on June 29, 2011

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What happened on June 29, 2011

NEWS

Orange County: Crystal Cove State Park to open 60-site campground By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

Wrightwood: New zip-line forest tour to open Friday with ticket deal By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

U.S. counter-terrorism strategy to rely on surgical strikes, unmanned drones By Ken Dilanian

Most sedentary city in the U.S.? Sorry, Lexington By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey / For the Booster Shots blog

Coalition Against Breast Cancer is targeted in suit By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey / For the Booster Shots blog

Charlie Sheen admits to using steroids while filming 'Major League' -- what are the drug's short-term effects? By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

Chronic pain affects 116 million Americans, says IOM report By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey / For the Booster Shots blog

Addiction and age 21 By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

Rove-backed GOP group belittles Democratic counterpunch By Tom Hamburger

Obama to hold news conference; Afghanistan, debt talks, jobs likely subjects By James Oliphant

Obama challenges GOP on tax breaks at press conference By Peter Nicholas

Fresh from Obama's 'homework' rebuke, Congress considers staying put to hammer out debt deal By Lisa Mascaro and James Oliphant

100 facts for 100 years of Machu Picchu: Fact 76 By Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times Travel Editor

GOP chilly to Obama's call to deal with debt ceiling, skip the fireworks By Michael Muskal

FDA advisers vote against Avastin for breast cancer treatment By Christine Mai-Duc, Washington Bureau

In major test, appeals court upholds Democratic healthcare law By Noam N. Levey and David G. Savage

Britain: Planned strike by passport workers expected to delay travelers By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

Tennis great Roger Federer is upset at Wimbledon. Is this the year of the underdog? By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

Obama praises New York on same-sex marriage but won't endorse it By James Oliphant

Shutdowns of about 70 California parks may not happen until 2012 By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

Bachmann on Palin: Not going to give media 'a mud-wrestling fight' By Paul West and James Oliphant

John Wayne who? Michele Bachmann getting last laugh in polls By Michael Muskal

JFK turtles bring runway traffic to a crawl -- and start tweeting By Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Obama beats Palin in Alaska, Hays Research poll says By Michael Muskal

For voluntourists, Zambia on two wheels By Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

UC fears talent loss to deeper pockets By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times

Deputy tracks down remains of woman slain in 1977 by the 'I-5 Strangler' By Kate Mather, Los Angeles Times

Paul Conrad's controversial 'Chain Reaction' may need repair By Bob Pool, Los Angeles Times

Democrats pass austerity budget for California By Shane Goldmacher, Los Angeles Times

Newport Beach lifeguards' retirement benefits scaled back By Mike Reicher, Los Angeles Times

Despite priest's dark past, he was given ample time to find new victims Steve Lopez

BART settles in wrongful shooting Maria L. La Ganga

Police investigating alleged racial bullying at Santa Monica High By Rick Rojas, Los Angeles Times

Walton Family Foundation gave nearly $12 million to Southland schools last year By Rick Rojas, Los Angeles Times

Brown vetoes farmworker bill Patrick McGreevy and Anthony York

Prosecutors aim to try Whitey Bulger 'as soon as possible' By Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times

Esther M. Broner dies at 83; Jewish feminist, novelist By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times

U.S. judge acts to help endangered species in California By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times

Battle over shark fin soup heats up in California By Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times

BUSINESS

Wedbush Inc. is ordered to pay former trader $3.5 million By Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times

Microsoft rolls out Office 365 in cloud computing race By David Sarno, Los Angeles Times

Study shows film tax credit pumped $3.8 billion into California economy By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times

Home prices edge up in April from March but fall from April 2010 By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times

Bank of America nears $8.5-billion deal over mortgage-backed securities By E. Scott Reckard, Los Angeles Times

Bidding for Myspace comes down to two suitors By Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times

GOP threatens to stall trade pacts with South Korea, other nations By Don Lee and Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times

Sony trims CEO Howard Stringer's pay 16% By Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times

London Stock Exchange's bid for Canada's TMX Group fails Reuters

Slacker replaces CBS in deal to power AOL Radio By Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times

Google making another attempt at social networking By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times

WORLD

In Ica, Peru, zero unemployment doesn't solve the bustling city's problems By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times

Afghan Taliban sends message with hotel attack By Laura King and Aimal Yaqubi, Los Angeles Times

Attackers kill as many as 6 at landmark Afghan hotel By Laura King, Los Angeles Times

Greece passes austerity package By Henry Chu and Anthee Carassava, Los Angeles Times

Libya rebels seize Kadafi arms depot By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times

Greece approves austerity bill, setting in motion brutal budget cuts By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times

Violence flares in Athens as Greek Parliament debates painful austerity measures By Anthee Carassava, Los Angeles Times

SPORTS

David Eckstein says he is not officially retired from baseball By Mike DiGiovanna

Bankruptcy judge clears way for $150-million loan to Dodgers By Michael Oneal, Carol J. Williams and Kim Christensen, Los Angeles Times

Paul Kariya and Todd Marchant announce retirements By Helene Elliott

Is NFL labor peace breaking out? By Sam Farmer

Dodgers fall to new depths after 1-0 loss By Dylan Hernandez

Brazil, Norway struggle but get victories at Women's World Cup By Grahame L. Jones

Angels' Dan Haren keeps Nationals in the dark in 1-0 win By Mike DiGiovanna

Greg Oden gets qualifying offer from Trail Blazers Staff and wire reports

So you want to own the Dodgers? Chris Erskine

A lockout is coming to NBA and it'll be here for some time Mark Heisler

Victor Ortiz refuses to be overlooked by Floyd Mayweather By Douglas Farmer

Bankruptcy filing changes the playing field for Frank McCourt's struggle with Major League Baseball By David Wharton and Bill Shaikin

Architect on competing NFL stadium site picked for Convention Center project By Sam Farmer

Roger Federer is stunned by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Wimbledon quarterfinals By Diane Pucin

Rubby De La Rosa looks like what was touted By Dylan Hernandez

OPINION

All in for freedom in Syria By Nazir al-Abdo