labor shortages: With a dearth of pilots, Northwest cancels flights

cage, nicolas: The Cages get into that voodoo spirit

war crimes: THE WORLD - In Brief / WASHINGTON, D.C. - Japan sex slavery apology sought

ball state university: QUICK TAKES - Letterman building at Ball State

stock market: Stocks regain some ground

ingersoll rand co: Equipment maker to be acquired

district attorneys: THE NATION - New Orleans' violent tempest - As the city still struggles to control crime, cases have been bungled, and the district attorney is a lightning rod.

montana: THE NATION - In Montana, three wildfires endanger scores of homes - Residents have been evacuated; the annual Testicle Festival is a go.

gore, albert iii: Al Gore III pleads guilty to O.C. drug charges - Case may be dismissed if he completes a drug rehabilitation program for first-time offenders.

robberies: NBA robberies gain attention - Police look for a link in the recent holdups of Curry and Walker at their homes in the Chicago area.

real estate industry: CB Richard Ellis earnings double on global activity, deal

demolition: THE WORLD - In Brief / EGYPT - Bedouins protest demolition order

political candidates: THE WORLD - Guatemala's shadowy presidential race - Dirty tricks, a vulgar innuendo and the dark influence of drug funds combine to cast a pall over the campaign.

accidental deaths: CHP officer is hurt in multi-vehicle accident on 60 Freeway in Pomona

medical research: Dodgers start fundraiser to fight cancer

prices: Cheaper Prius model is planned

haditha (iraq): Defining the time to kill - At Marines' war-crime hearings, their rules of engagement are elusive.

wages and salaries: THE NATION - House bill to lift limits on pay suits - It would override a high court ruling on a law requiring workers to file discrimination claims within 180 days.

yorba linda (ca): IN BRIEF | Orange County | YORBA LINDA - Man will plead guilty to illicit tech exports

airplanes: Plane makes emergency landing at base

sentencing: IN BRIEF | Orange County | LA HABRA - Man gets life in deaths of brother, sister-in-law

investors: Stock bulls betting on foreign lift

pakistan: THE WORLD - In Brief / PAKISTAN - Backers of slain cleric seize shrine

burke, yvonne brathwaite: D.A. looks into Burke's residency - L.A. County prosecutors are checking allegations that the supervisor is living in Brentwood and not in her district as required by law.

atlanta falcons (football team): Codefendant pleads guilty, singles out Vick - Taylor says in court papers that the Atlanta Falcons quarterback financed the dogfighting enterprise that brought federal indictment.

pets: Dogs that will come if called, part-time

allen, woody: Some Barcelona residents resent Allen's 'love letter'

legislators: THE WORLD - Key laws or no, Iraq's parliament takes a break - Legislators fail to act on measures that the U.S. sees as benchmarks of progress, including the sharing of oil revenue.

san diego: QUICK TAKES - Thousands want to be an 'Idol'

portugal: THE WORLD - Legal abortion comes to Portugal - The heavily Catholic nation is one of the last in the EU to allow the procedure, which many doctors refuse to do.

doctors: Doctor charged in death of donor - A transplant surgeon is accused of attempting to hasten a patient's demise in order to make use of his organs.

los angeles county: Local traffic count method sought - Two on the council want L.A. planners to find more accurate ways to predict the effect of a raft of new building projects on roadways.

foreign populations: ENTERTAINMENT - 'Simpsons' big draw globally - The movie is an international hit as audiences relate to the family, even with some jokes lost in translation.

political corruption: THE NATION - Agents search Sen. Stevens' remodeled Alaska home

shootings: IN BRIEF | Los Angeles County | LOS ANGELES - 4 wounded in shooting police say is gang-related

trees: Giant Ventura fig tree's fame may be its undoing - Arborists are concerned that throngs of visitors may be a factor in the icon's waning health.

wall street journal (newspaper): Murdoch's bid still lacks family's OK

ecology: THE NATION - Nation in Brief / OREGON - Dead zone returns to coastal waters

obama, barack: THE NATION - Nation in Brief / IOWA - Bush indulges the rich, Obama says

tours: Latino teens take a trip to the future - Orange County students' seven-campus tour is part of a college counseling program.

j paul getty museum: Getty, Italy reopen talks on antiquities - Negotiations resume on 46 disputed artifacts as a deadline for a cultural embargo looms.

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