iran: Iran denies secret arms agreement with Syria - A spokesman calls the report of a $1-billion deal a `media ploy' to damage relations between the nations.

kuehl, sheila james: A bid to protect stars' images - A state Senate bill would give control of dead celebrities' likenesses to the heirs the stars had chosen. Opponents predict legal challenges.

central intelligence agency: Official defends Bush's CIA limits

beach volleyball: Rogers, Dalhausser fire on all cylinders - Volleyball tandem ends string of near-misses, beating Gibb, Rosenthal in Long Beach final.

entertainment industry: She wrote the book on almost stardom

nuclear power plants: Japan now says U.N. can inspect plant hit by quake

harry potter (fictional character): `Potter' book flies off shelves, setting records - 8.3 million copies of the series' final volume sell in the first 24 hours.

nagasaki (japan): COLUMN ONE - Glimpse at a faded yakuza - Just why a desperate Japanese gangster killed a mayor is a mystery, but the act has lifted a veil on a crime syndicate that has hit hard times.

echo park: IN BRIEF / Los Angeles County / ECHO PARK - 15-year-old boy found shot to death

i now pronounce you chuck and larry (movie): BOX OFFICE - Fans say `I do' to Sandler comedy - `Chuck and Larry' is No.1 in its opening weekend. `Hairspray' also has a strong launch.

environment: THE NATION - Leveling restrictions on houses' big growth - Communities target McMansions, hoping to preserve character.

tour de france (bicycle race): Tour de France

polls: Ditched your land line? This call is for you - A state health survey is trying to figure out how to reach an elusive group: people who use only cellphones.

prosthetics: Faster, better, stronger?

houses: Seeking the living word -- in their living rooms - It's how the church began, say small Christian groups that forgo clergy and ritual.

powell, suzy: AGED TO PERFECTION - Suzy Powell is 30, retirement age in many events but an advantage in her specialty, the discus, where experience counts. This year she won her second U.S. title and broke a 21-year-old American record.

public art: Work not etched in stone

libel: Nation in Brief | ARIZONA - Condit's suit over article is dismissed

blue whales: Blue whales now like our local dives - Once found mostly off Santa Barbara, the giant creatures have now decided to feed off Southern California. The reasons aren't clear.

wall street: The Week Ahead - Home sales data, earnings reports could set mood

rescues: Nation in Brief | COLORADO - Chihuahua saves toddler from snake

air pollution: BRIEFLY - More freeway risks are found

budget: George Skelton | CAPITOL JOURNAL - Legislators uncork a plan to pick the pockets of the poor

labor relations: RETAILING - Clerks ratify Southland market pact - Union approval of the contract with the chains averts a labor stoppage like the one in 2003-04 that lasted 141 days.

bush, george w: Sen. Feingold will try anew to censure Bush - His resolutions, on Iraq and on `the rule of law,' are considered doomed.

police shootings: IN BRIEF / Los Angeles County / GARDENA - Police fatally shoot robbery suspect

fox entertainment co: Reilly likes the demographics in move to Fox

san bernardino county: Freeway link a door for some, a jam for others - Closing the gap on the 210 will help Inland Empire commuters but may further congest streets in foothill cities.

thailand: World in Brief | THAILAND - Police, anti-coup protesters clash

journalism: Pique, critique -- blogs do it all - Some local websites are serious, others just scurrilous. But their influence is growing, and municipalities are paying attention.

doctors: HEALTHCARE - Blue Cross cuts causing pain - Doctors object to lower reimbursements. The insurer says new rates will pay physicians at `sustainable levels.'

surfing: At 21, surfer Reynolds refreshes his edge - Once weary of `beach breaks,' he is regaining his competitive desire the closer he gets to qualifying for the World Championship Tour.

south los angeles: IN BRIEF / Los Angeles County / LOS ANGELES - One man killed, one wounded in shooting

hazardous materials: Japan now says U.N. can inspect plant hit by quake

foreign relations: Iran denies secret arms agreement with Syria - A spokesman calls the report of a $1-billion deal a `media ploy' to damage relations between the nations.

crime prevention: Q&A | LOCAL GOVERNMENT - Would more police mean even less crime?

synesthesia (disease): Seeing music, tasting colors

internet (computer network): L.A.-area Web firms getting more funding - Silicon Valley's lead in drawing venture capital is narrowing as media and technology get more interconnected.

executive orders: Official defends Bush's CIA limits

pan american games: Pan American Games

grenrock woods, stacy: She wrote the book on almost stardom

festivals: Sugarland is among treats on country show on ABC

retail sales: `Potter' book flies off shelves, setting records - 8.3 million copies of the series' final volume sell in the first 24 hours.

youth: IN BRIEF / Los Angeles County / ECHO PARK - 15-year-old boy found shot to death

children: Once may be enough

hairspray (movie): BOX OFFICE - Fans say `I do' to Sandler comedy - `Chuck and Larry' is No.1 in its opening weekend. `Hairspray' also has a strong launch.

housing: THE NATION - Leveling restrictions on houses' big growth - Communities target McMansions, hoping to preserve character.

minor league baseball: NEWSWIRE - Coach dies after being hit in head

california department of health services: Ditched your land line? This call is for you - A state health survey is trying to figure out how to reach an elusive group: people who use only cellphones.

sports rules and regulations: Faster, better, stronger?

public opinion: BROADCASTING - Democrats speak out for Fairness Doctrine - The influence wielded by conservative talk show hosts draws calls to reinstate the policy.

religion: Seeking the living word -- in their living rooms - It's how the church began, say small Christian groups that forgo clergy and ritual.

williams, venus: Helene Elliott - King and Williams make a fine team

demolition: Work not etched in stone

education: THE NATION - Israeli text tells the other side's story - The new edition for Arab third-graders recognizes the hardships to Palestinians caused by the nation's creation.

migration: Blue whales now like our local dives - Once found mostly off Santa Barbara, the giant creatures have now decided to feed off Southern California. The reasons aren't clear.

dow jones industrial average: The Week Ahead - Home sales data, earnings reports could set mood

snakes: Nation in Brief | COLORADO - Chihuahua saves toddler from snake

blood clots: BRIEFLY - When warfarin can hurt

welfare programs: George Skelton | CAPITOL JOURNAL - Legislators uncork a plan to pick the pockets of the poor

contracts: RETAILING - Clerks ratify Southland market pact - Union approval of the contract with the chains averts a labor stoppage like the one in 2003-04 that lasted 141 days.

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