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What happened on September 04, 2012
NEWS
Vegas on Less than a Dime
The furor over 'sock puppet' Amazon book reviews by Carolyn Kellogg
Bourbon Room
Growing bitter melon: Tricks to an unusual treat By Jeff Spurrier
Kal Penn, aka #sexyface, gives Democratic response to Eastwood By Matea Gold
Dinner tonight! Fig, prosciutto and blue cheese pizzas By Noelle Carter
Can Obama energize youthful voters again? By Doyle McManus
D.o.c.g. Enoteca
Bieber's new ink, Old Navy's T-shirt blunder and sexy yoga By Jenn Harris
Jersey Boys
For Oklahoma delegates in the 'reddest' state, pity and respect By Hector Becerra
Your guide to popular shows, concerts and events in Las Vegas
'Military mom' of four in armed forces introduces Michelle Obama By Robin Abcarian
Organ donation might be a matter of how you're asked By Mary MacVean
Michelle Obama pays tribute to her husband in convention speech By Mark Z. Barabak
Rain or shine, Obama to address Democratic convention outdoors By Christi Parsons
Twitter #Weekendeats highlights: #TasteLA By Jenn Harris
Democratic 'pro-life' group: It is GOP that threatens the unborn By James Rainey
Croatia: Save $300 on 10-day tour from the capital to the coast By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger
Oracle Mansion
Da Vinci Exhibition
A young Mormon Democrat in Utah hopes new group sparks change By Hector Becerra
Veteran Duckworth speaks out for Commander in Chief Obama By James Rainey
A rainbow coalition of House women extols Obama's support By Robin Abcarian
Gray Davis backs Jerry Brown, defends California from Chris Christie By Seema Mehta
Paul Ryan won't back down on statements branded as false By Michael Finnegan
Obama, Romney duel over climate change in online debate By Neela Banerjee
Haunted City
Charlotte museum's focus: Post-Civil War history By Robin Abcarian
Zarkana
Free Coolhaus ice cream sandwich + saber-toothed cat By Betty Hallock
2012 political conventions: What would Norman Mailer say? By David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times Book Critic
Test
As the Democrats gather, a lingering question from the GOP By Jon Healey
Dems not worried about an Eastwood moment with unvetted Clinton By Christi Parsons
Live video discussion: Will Obama still appeal to young voters? By Michelle Maltais
Live discussion: It's lunchtime with Jonathan Gold!
Pro-Obama 'super PAC' raises $10 million in August By Melanie Mason, This post has been corrected, as indicated below.
Elevating Expectations
Food FYI: White House releases beer recipes By Betty Hallock
Simon
Tuesday Travel Ticker: Fall color already? By Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times staff writer
Terry Fator
Produce study provides some much-needed context By Russ Parsons
Southbound 5 Freeway open in Gorman after 6-vehicle crash kills 2 Kate Mather
Flatirons, continued: Just another '80s building in Arkansas By Christopher Reynolds
Hyde Bellagio
#DNC2012: Live commentary by The Times' opinionators By Jon Healey
Obama will try not to cry when Michelle speaks at DNC By Kathleen Hennessey
Craftsteak
Blues Brothers
Need Tickets Tonight?
Obama team touts strength of voter-turnout efforts By Seema Mehta
Michelle Obama highlights president's middle-class roots By Christi Parsons
DNC Day One: Democrats tout progress under Obama By Mark Z. Barabak
Former Republican Doug Stern gets warm reception at DNC By Alana Semuels
California: Napa Film Festival and Hotels join to offer deals By Anne Harnagel, Los Angeles Times staff writer
Analysis: If only union-hugging Democrats could learn to say 'no' By James Rainey
Democrats highlight ex-Republicans in convention's opening night By Alana Semuels
Colombian rebels' rap video hits a sour note By Sandra Hernandez
Not invited to the DNC: John Edwards and the issue of poverty By James Rainey
Frozen Fury 15
Party platforms often ignored, but revealing By Mark Z. Barabak
The D Las Vegas
Dems recall Ted Kennedy defeating Mitt Romney in Senate race By Michael A. Memoli
Democrats omit Jerusalem reference from party platform By Matea Gold
Michelle Obama, Julian Castro highlight DNC opening night By Mark Z. Barabak
'Hug a Union Thug': Labor puts on happy face at DNC By Alana Semuels
Music for the Masses
Style? Meet Value.
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
Latino vote not set in stone for Obama By Hector Becerra
Julian Castro's moment in the spotlight at the DNC By Alana Semuels, This post has been corrected. See note at bottom for details.
Paul Ryan says Obama is worse than Jimmy Carter By Michael Finnegan
Rod Stewart
Democrats say their convention will be more optimistic than GOP's By Matea Gold
Deval Patrick, other Democratic governors blast Romney's record By Michael A. Memoli
Ex-UCLA forward Reeves Nelson to be invited to Lakers training camp By Baxter Holmes
The Rip Van Winkle approach to the conventions By Paul Whitefield
Mystere
LAUSD must pay $2.4 million to football player who broke neck Martha Groves
As he burrows into debate prep, Romney relies on Ryan By Maeve Reston
ENTERTAINMENT
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry screams at guest in welfare debate By Patrick Kevin Day
Alicia Keys debuts three versions of single 'Girl on Fire' [Listen] By Gerrick D. Kennedy
Michael Clarke Duncan death: Omarosa Manigault 'devastated' By Christie D'Zurilla
The problems with Green Day's 'Kill the DJ' By Todd Martens
Epix signs with Amazon, ending exclusivity with Netflix By Ben Fritz
Cat Power gets her moment in the 'Sun' By Steve Appleford
Guggenheim finalizes deal for Dick Clark Productions By Joe Flint
The Kristen Stewart post-breakup interview that wasn't By Matt Donnelly
With end in sight, 'Breaking Bad' goes on ratings spree By Scott Collins
'Downton Abbey' Season 3 trailer: Are the Crawleys broke? By Meredith Blake
Netflix stock drops on Epix-Amazon news By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Critic's Notebook: Kristen Stewart's acting shouldn't be eclipsed By Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times Film Critic
Reality (TV) sets in for Beverly Hills By Richard Verrier
Steve Harvey gears up to think like a daytime talk show host By Yvonne Villarreal
No Doubt to play six shows at Gibson Amphitheatre Nov. 24-Dec. 4 By Randy Lewis
Zev Yaroslavsky solos with the L.A. Philharmonic By David Ng, Los Angeles Times
Psy signs with Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun By August Brown
Fox Sports is cheering for USC By Joe Flint
Jillian Michaels returns to 'Biggest Loser' to tackle teen obesity By Rene Lynch
More commercials shot in high-definition By Meg James
Album review: Bob Mould's 'The Silver Age' By Todd Martens
R. Kelly announces fall U.S. tour By Gerrick D. Kennedy
Democratic Convention hosts Foo Fighters, Mary J. Blige and more By August Brown
Album review: Animal Collective's 'Centipede Hz' By Mikael Wood
Album review: Cat Power's 'Sun' By Randall Roberts
Cruel summer for Hollywood! DCP deal done. Meet a Netflix tagger. By Joe Flint
Monsters invade the academy By Susan King
Video Music Awards: Host Kevin Hart plays 20 questions By Gerrick D. Kennedy
Zocalo panel brings together directors of Getty, LACMA and Hammer By Jori Finkel
NBC's 'Sunday Night Football' minds X's and O's to stay No. 1 By Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times
Kayaking Russell Crowe gets a hand from the U.S. Coast Guard By Christie D'Zurilla
'Monday Night Raw' recap: Paul Heyman helps the CM Punk heel turn By Houston Mitchell
Awards season roundup: 'Anna,' 'To the Wonder' looking for love By Glenn Whipp
Florence and the Machine to hit stage at LACMA's Art + Film Gala By Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times
Michael Strahan officially debuts as 'Live!' cohost By Meredith Blake
News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch compensated $30 million, a 10% cut By Meg James
Fernanda Ulibarri to give props to Soda Stereo at Los Globos Friday By Reed Johnson
Venice 'Master' hyperbole: The lame shall walk, the blind will see By Glenn Whipp
Wednesday Talk: Sharon Osbourne; Robert Reich; Kirsten Gillibrand Ed Stockly
OPINION
On Los Angeles' 231st birthday, a search for its oldest building
Apple vs. Samsung: Is copying theft or innovation? By Kal Raustiala and Christopher Sprigman
Big government-small government debate distorts history By Steven Conn
Letters: Debating conversion therapy
Letters: More testing for older drivers
Letters: Getting money out of politics
Letters: Brown's pension plan
Fixing Medicare requires seniors to pay quite a bit more By Jeffrey Miron
Lancaster needs to act cautiously with aerial surveillance
Letters: Soldiers after the war
BUSINESS
Wanda of China set to buy more U.S. entertainment assets By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times
More older workers making up labor force By Don Lee, Los Angeles Times
What's a tooth worth? Tooth Fairy says it's now $3 By David Lazarus
Facebook shares reach new low; $50 billion in market value lost By Jessica Guynn
Vegetarian McDonald's: Its first non-meat restaurant to open in India By Tiffany Hsu
Crowell Weedon's $3-million trading loss is out of character By E. Scott Reckard, Los Angeles Times
Texas Ranger Adrian Beltre sells in Bradbury for $17 million By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
To research China, a Hollywood firm taps USC students By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times
Outlook remains negative for U.S. banking industry, Moody's says By Jim Puzzanghera
Liquor buying spree: Collector spends $50,673 on old cognac By Tiffany Hsu
Budweiser turns to music in bid to attract younger beer consumers By Tim Logan
Stolen identity keeps making trouble, 15 years later David Lazarus
U.S. home prices make biggest jump in 6 years By Tiffany Hsu
Crackdown on small-business healthcare self-insurance faces delay By Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times
'Angry Birds' maker Rovio thinks pig, unwraps game 'Bad Piggies' By Deborah Netburn
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg won't sell shares for one year By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times
Parents teach their college students Finance 101 By Claudia Buck
GM, Ford, Chrysler all post strong August auto sales By Jerry Hirsch
Wall Street fretting about obstacles to stocks rising higher By Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times
U.S. manufacturing shrank for third month in August, report says Times staff and wires
Stocks edge lower as big week looms for Wall Street By Andrew Tangel
Dell's remake hits a rough patch By Kirk Ladendorf
What to expect from the September tech announcements By Salvador Rodriguez
Valeant to buy Medicis Pharmaceutical for $2.6 billion Bloomberg News
Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg won't sell stock for at least one year By Jessica Guynn
Habitat for Humanity building a model of efficiency By Jim Buchta
Phil Angelides urges tougher criminal probe into financial crisis By Jim Puzzanghera
Apple makes it official, sends out media invite for Sept. 12 By Andrea Chang
Construction spending falls; factory activity at 3-year low By Tiffany Hsu
Strong U.S. rebound for Asian automakers in August By Jerry Hirsch
Hacker group alleges it stole 12 million Apple IDs from the FBI By Salvador Rodriguez
A sale for soul singer Freda Payne By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
NATIONAL
New York arrested nude model, now it's going to pay her $15,000 By Rene Lynch
Congressional candidate Tulsi Gabbard's star shines at convention By Kim Geiger, Los Angeles Times
'Organic' a waste of money? Depends on your reason for buying it By Rene Lynch
Voyager 1 set to burst solar system bubble, move to parts unknown By Amy Hubbard
Judge: Massachusetts must pay for murderer's sex-change surgery By Michael Muskal
Pentagon: Ex-SEAL's book about Bin Laden raid has classified info By David S. Cloud
After Obama, who? Democrats check their bench By Michael A. Memoli, Los Angeles Times
Jerry Brown and Chris Christie engage in cross-country trash talk By David Horsey
Bill Clinton's convention appearance could influence two elections By Paul West, Washington Bureau
Relishing the role of first celebrity Kathleen Hennessey and Katherine Skiba
Public health emergency in Louisiana, yes, but also more cleanup By Michael Muskal
Michelle Obama opens convention with personal pitch By Paul West, Washington Bureau
Isaac damaged 13,000 homes -- at least, Louisiana officials say By Michael Muskal
More than 50,000 still without power in Louisiana after Isaac By Matt Pearce
Wolves not endangered in Rockies? Activists arm for fight By Kim Murphy
Obama meets with Hurricane Isaac flood victims By Kathleen Hennessey and Christi Parsons, Washington Bureau
SPORTS
Clippers promote Gary Sacks By Ben Bolch
Michael Strahan makes official debut as Kelly Ripa's new co-host By Chuck Schilken
UCLA's basketball recruiting class draws NCAA scrutiny By David Wharton and Chris Foster
Dodgers' Don Mattingly gives 'em the shirt off his back Bill Plaschke
USC football: NCAA looking into McKnight, Jefferson allegations By Gary Klein
David Garrard reportedly to be released by Miami Dolphins By Chuck Schilken
Major league baseball schedule for 2013 has new wrinkles By Bill Shaikin
Opposites attract in Giants-Cowboys NFL opener By Sam Farmer
Joe Gibbs signs NASCAR's Matt Kenseth for 2013 By Jim Peltz
Sore shoulder may delay Jered Weaver's next start By Mike DiGiovanna
Up next for the Sparks: Tuesday at Minnesota By Melissa Rohlin
Not this time: Dodgers fall 6-3 in 11th to Padres By Steve Dilbeck
Zack Greinke helps Angels close the gap on A's and the wild card By Mike DiGiovanna
Now it sounds like Chad Billingsley is done for the year By Steve Dilbeck
It's early, but it's all been good for Dodgers and Hanley Ramirez By Steve Dilbeck
Torii Hunter is set up to help Angels in last-gasp playoff charge Bill Dwyre
USC loses No.1 spot in latest Associated Press poll By Chris Dufresne
Maurice Jones-Drew ready to play in Jaguars' season opener By Dan Loumena
Farmer's pick: Dallas at New York Giants By Sam Farmer
Nebraska's quarterback has UCLA defense watching the ground By Chris Foster
Top-ranked Azarenka beats defending champion Stosur at U.S. Open By Diane Pucin
Mike Wallace says he's ready for opener Wire reports
USC's poll positioning is a 1-2 punch to system Chris Dufresne
Which NFL teams will play in the Super Bowl?
Peyton Manning isn't the only NFL star who could come back strong By Sam Farmer
Should Maurice Jones-Drew, Mike Wallace start this week? [Poll] By Chuck Schilken
Join us for a live Google+ hangout with David Wharton on UCLA
USC fans catching a rising star in Marqise Lee By Gary Klein
Dodgers place Javy Guerra on DL, call back Josh Wall By Steve Dilbeck
Trojans prepare to face pass-happy Syracuse
U.S. Davis Cup team led by John Isner, Sam Querrey, Bryan brothers By Diane Pucin
Ex-UCLA forward Reeves Nelson to be invited to Lakers training camp By Baxter Holmes
Dodgers can't hold lead, lose to Padres, 6-3 By Jim Peltz
Hunter Mahan won't get chance for Ryder Cup redemption By Bill Dwyre
Victoria Azarenka's key shot is drop-dead gorgeous at U.S. Open By Diane Pucin
Jered Weaver's next start for Angels expected to be pushed back By Mike DiGiovanna
U.S. Open in rain delay By Diane Pucin
A.J. Ellis' single gives Dodgers 4-3 walk-off win over Padres By Bill Shaikin
Dwight Howard manages to rub it in while thanking Magic fans By Ben Bolch
USC's fall (and rise!) in the college football rankings By Chris Dufresne
Houston Texans, 1961 AFC champs? So says Old Navy T-shirt By Chuck Schilken
Jockey Eswan Flores benched for positive drug test [Updated] By Eric Sondheimer
Tiger Woods becomes first golfer to win $100 million By Houston Mitchell
UCLA Coach Jim Mora is concerned about entire Big Red Machine By Chris Foster
Furyk, Snedeker, Stricker and Johnson added to U.S. Ryder Cup team By Houston Mitchell
Dodgers hope closer Kenley Jansen will return by middle of month By Steve Dilbeck
Red Sox, Yankees could highlight 2013 Dodgers home schedule By Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times
NCAA probes allegations of improper benefits to former USC athletes By Gary Klein
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Tenants returning to renovated hotel near Mariachi Plaza By Melissa Leu, Los Angeles Times
Bell sues former Police Chief Randy Adams By Jeff Gottlieb, Los Angeles Times
Eleanor LaVove dies at 94; co-founder of dollhouse museum By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times
On rural Wildcat Canyon Road, fears of uncaged development By Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times
Court reinstates inmate's sex claim against guard By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times
Tax hike for Fire Department OKd by Los Angeles County supervisors By Jason Song, Los Angeles Times
WORLD
In Venezuela, killings of Caracas police are on rise By Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times
Syria rebel-captured town Azaz lies mostly in ruins By Los Angeles Times Staff
Colombia president announces peace talks with FARC rebels By Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times
Mexico's president defends tenure in final state of union speech By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times
IMAGE
Evening bags: Precious cargo By Booth Moore, Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic
SCIENCE
One-third of Americans have hypertension, half of it uncontrolled By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times
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