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- East Coast State of Mind Rules TV News
- All the Readiness Money Can Buy
- Troops, Tensions Grow in Kashmir
- Les Berven, 59; Tested Boeing Airliners for FAA
- Thomas N. Riley, 87; Wrote for TV and Magazines
- No Miracles for L.A.'s Economy
- L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist
- Christmas Incidents Mar Travel
- Hope for Ravaged Sri Lanka
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Las Vegas Bowl Report
- Hayes Entering '02 Cautiously
- The Questing Knight of New Age Champagne
- General Praises Troops, Warns of Work Ahead
- Roast Chicken Redux
- Comoros Voters Agree to Unite
- Families Denied Strangler Evidence
- At Least 30 Killed After One Train Hits Another in Indonesia
- His Run to Cy Young Award Was Unearned
- Big-Screen Palaces Make Movies Shine With Magic
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- Finding Paths Into the Past in Mexico
- College Among Transfer Leaders
- Gailey, Georgia Tech Talking
- Lacy Directs Santa Monica's Turnaround
- 'Monster's Ball' Follows a Riveting Dance With Demons
- Biotech Industry Gaining Maturity
- Specialists in Surveillance Get Their Man
- County Online Auctions Produce Cash Windfall
- Some Big Shoes Finally Get Filled
- Porsche's Fast Cars, Fat Profit
- Last U.S. Smallpox Outbreak Left Mental Scars on Witnesses
- Escaped Rapist Sought in Kidnapping, Assault
- Homelessness on Rise After Towers' Fall
- Wish Comes True for Widow of Sept. 11 Victim
- USC BOWL HISTORY
- Quincy Jones Tribute Ignites 'The Kennedy Center Honors'
- Just a Simple Salad, Please
- Israeli Troops Arrest 18 Activists, Palestinians Say
- U.S. Asks for Marines to Aid in Al Qaeda Hunt
- Slain Afghan Warrior Is Reborn as National Icon
- University Revises Its Safety Record
- Hanging by a Thread at Both Sides of the Ocean
- Some See Nature as a War Victim
- A consumer's guide to the best and worst of sports media and merchandise. Ground rules: If it can be read, played, heard, observed, worn, viewed, dialed or downloaded, it's in play here.
- It's Not Pocket Change to Amerman
- Coming Thursday
- Spanish Film Really Opened Cameron Crowe's Eyes
- Fit for Three Kings
- Cookies That Are True Red, White and Blue
- 5 Years After JonBenet's Murder, Little Progress
- Christmas Tree Drop-Off Sites Added
- Jonas Frick, 39; Filmmaker, Director of Television Ads
- Race Promoters Hope Beer Brews More Interest
- Man Arrested After 45-Minute Car Chase
- Iverson, Brown
- Numbers Tell a Sad Story
- O'Neal Out for at Least Five Games
- Penn State Players Carry Blue
- Cost Cutting Boosts Generic Drugs
- Executives Invest Less in Their Own Companies
- Tempest in the Top 10
- Deepening Slide for Yen Spurs Worries
- Dinner's at Your House
- Few Pentagon Attack Survivors Asking for Aid
- Jacques Mayol, 74; Set Record in 'Free Dive'
- Eagle Offense Leaves Its Defense Dangling
- AIRLINES: United Airlines Loses Gender Bias Suit
- Is This My Glass?
- Verdict in Ford Suit Is Sweet for 'Lemon' Law Advocates
- Dozens of Fires Rage in Australia
- Ex-Submariner Surfaces in 8th Grade
- A Youthful Eye
- Chechen Rebel Chief Sentenced to Life Term for Deadly '96 Raid
- Do You Hear What I Hear?: O.C. Newsmakers Petition Santa
- Agoura Hills Officials Say City Stymies New Business
- Hundreds Turn Out for Turkey, Chat and Music
- Pair Dressed in Black Hold Up Market
- Adapting to Hollywood
- Hollywood Tax Epic Ending Quietly
- Wine of the Week
- Bomb Suspect's Background Remains a Mystery
- Cal Lutheran University Makes List of Best Schools for Latinos
- Plans to Remodel Old Power Plant Get Boost
- Competition Is the Best Way to Regulate Microsoft
- This Dennis Proved a Menace
- Booker Caps Remarkable Season, Career
- Nielsen Ratings Are Delayed
- An 'Oligarch's' U-Turn Toward Probity
- Ruling That Limits Development Appealed
- Marathon in Huntington Will Offer a Beer Chaser
- 1 Killed as Plane Crashes in Ocean
- RUSSIA: Moscow Says Growth Could Fall Below 5%
- New Audience Measurement Device Tested
- HEALTH: GAO Concerned Over University Research
- Currency Carries Big Hopes
- Poverty on Minds of Zambian Voters
- Searchers Find Shoe of Boy Missing 4 Days
- Houston Writer to Remain Jailed for the Holiday Season
- From the Gallery Comes a Kiss for American Flag
- More Than 45 Die as Storms Batter Rio de Janeiro State
- Cathedral Graces the Freeway-Bound With an Inspiring Presence
- O.C. Sheriff's Dept. Moves to Speed Up Tow Trucks
- Golden Gate Bridge Toll May Be Raised
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- It's Time to Enter Conference Room
- Initiation Into Complex Culture
- HFormer Broker Fined $429 Million by NYSE
- Refugees Break Into Chunnel, Halt Traffic
- Messages From the Past Offer a Glimpse of Electronic History
- Knicks End Streak With Defense
- A Vow to Assist Afghans in Rebuilding Country
- A Ute Hostile for Trojans
- Martin Dies of Cancer
- Players Haven't Lost Optimism
- Hunting Bin Laden: Let History Be Your Guide
- Rule of Thumbprint
- What Is Next for Argentine Economy?
- Christmas-Shopping Quarterbacking
- Social Security Plans: Taking Stock
- Escargots: They're Slow Food
- Ability to Stop Gangs Starts at Home
- Animal Animus
- A Minty Cooler From the Too Hot Tamales
- High Schools
- A Better Way to Show Their Holiday Spirit
- Class Size: Significant or 'a Minor Factor'?
- Scale-Busters of the World, Unite
- Hearn Takes Us Into the Game
- 21st Century Slavery
- An Unequal Calculus of Cash and Grief
- Cioppino: A Fine Kettle of Fish (and Shellfish)
- Triple Border Region May Be Ideal Hide-Out for Terrorists
- At Work, L.A. Marks a Low-Key Christmas
- Schedule Doesn't Make It Easier
- Sailing Is Too Smooth for 'Shipping News'
- Hallmark Settles Patent Lawsuit
- Fugitive in Animal Cruelty Arrested
- They're Playing Head Games
- New Premier Named Weeks After Election
- Iran Opposition Denies Terror, Fund-Raising Charges
- Autopsies Inconclusive in Deaths of 2 Men
- A Drive to Instill Law, Order in Tijuana Traffic
- A Few Holiday Gifts for TV Folks
- Bowled Over by Holidays
- Bertelsmann to Raise Stake in RTL to 89%
- Coors to Acquire Britain's Carling
- Loral Gets Change in Loan Maturities
- President Lines Up Cabinet Successions
- Benson Won't Start for Texasin Holiday Bowl
- Marriott to Open Revamped Renaissance Hollywood Hotel
- Early Winter Storms Rescue Season for Tahoe Ski Resorts
- Suspected Terrorist Ship Is Given All Clear
- Driver Shot, Killed Trying to Hit Police, Officials Say
- Cadets Brighten the Holiday
- Montebello Transit and MTA Strike a Deal
- 2 Teenagers Die When Car Flips
- Nasdaq Seeks Homestore.com Data
- Government, Guerrillas Return to Peace Talks
- Gas Leak Kills Worker at Oscar Mayer Plant
- IRS Targeting Doubtful Tax Shelters
- On Alert Yet Dreaming of Home
- A Blue Christmas at One Medic's Home
- Holiday Closings
- Couple Arrested in Robberies of Day Laborers
- Family Choking on Debt Faces Drastic Cuts
- Kate Smith, Move Over: Here's Erin
- Bright Lights Cannot Hide Energy Woes
- High Hopes on the Slopes
- It's G-Whiz Technology
- November Restaurant Closures
- Home of Immigration Activist Vandalized
- Floyd Is Bulldozed
- Trojans Enjoya Roll
- After a Year When He Feuded With Shaq, Got Married, Won a Title and Lost His Grandfather, Kobe Bryant Is Clearly ...
- Sports Education Includes Plenty of Life Lessons
- Pan Pacific Buys Anaheim Retail Center
- Oil Prices Stabilize Ahead of OPEC Cut
- Gas Prices Rise in Latest Week
- Train Spill Cleanup Could Take Days
- Russia Convicts Reporter of Treason
- Water District Board Leaders Elected
- Christmas Closings
- Couple Accused of Posing as Cops to Rob Laborers
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Outdoors, Where Aspiring Artists Think Big
- Church Aide Accused of Sex With Minor
- Deputy Treated After Tow Truck Collision
- A Stronger Tug of Tradition
- Unique Christmas Eve for Players
- Fast-Moving Documentary Shows Piano as an Instrument of Change
- INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Ashcroft! On, Blitzen!
- Committee Named to Oversee $533-Million Bond Measure
- Area Teens Revert to the Ways of Summer
- FEATS OF THE WEEK
- Chemical Sensors Installed in Subway
- A Tale of 2 Jesse Jacksons Vying for Same House Seat
- Family Flashback
- Into How Many Rugs Are Woven Haunting Histories?
- Davis Names Appellate, Superior Court Judges
- Smoke Detours Las Vegas Flight
- Mudslides Kill 30; Hundreds Left Homeless
- Afghan Leader Names Warlord to Defense Job to Avert Trouble
- Serbian Party Expels Karadzic, Other Suspects
- Lance Loud, 50; Eldest Son in Real-Life PBS Series
- Rejoicing in the Legacy of Jesus the Jew
- Mysterious Oil Spill Killing Hundreds of California Seabirds
- It's Brass and Percussion With a 'Blast!'
- AT&T; Sells Remaining Stake in Wireless Unit
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- SEC to Pursue Fair Disclosure Case
- Despite Fire, New York Cathedral Services Go On
- U.S. Repatriates Cubans Rescued by Coast Guard
- 9 Accused of Running Illegal Sports Bookmaking Ring
- Troy Makes a Statement Against Buena--Again
- State Security Chief Ready to Face Home-Grown Terrorism
- Floats, and Stings, Like a Butterfly
- Polaroid Seeks Court OK for Severance
- Execs to Take Popeyes Franchisee Private
- Life on Edge of Stardom
- 2 Children Found Dead in Oregon Bay Identified
- States' Revenues Now Sagging Under the Weight of Recession
- Afghan Refugees in Iran Learn to Keep School a Secret
- Christmas Closings
- Promising Year Ends Up Leaving Health Care Advocates Heartsick
- Christmas as It Was 1,500 Years Ago
- Court OKs PG&E; Payment to Calpine
- CIM Group Completes Acquisition of Downtown Property From Shuwa
- Food Drops to Afghans Halted
- Airliner Scare Boosts Security Firm Stocks
- Most of U.S. Only Dreams of a White Christmas
- Arafat Forced to Miss Mass in Bethlehem
- Is Bush Still an Enron Fan?
- League Aims for Gold in Ratings
- Cornhuskers Arrive Ready to Silence Critics
- Cherish the Thought
- A Radio Christmas in Thomas' Words
- Cutting Corners for a Labor of Love in Vietnam
- India Expels Employee of Pakistan Embassy
- Officials Probe Reason Suspicious Ship Sank
- U.S. Moves to Help Local Agencies Fight Bioterrorism
- Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend
- Noodles Are Recalled Over Allergy Concerns
- Medication Thief at This Senior Citizens Facility Is Behaving Like a Real Pill
- Man Robs Bank, Makes His Getaway on Foot
- Grisham Steps Out of Courtroom and Into Suburbia for Satire
- Bruins Traveling Uphill Road
- Pope Urges Peace at Somber Christmas Mass
- Snowmobiler Killed in Forest Avalanche
- City to Remove Thousands of Pest-Ridden Eucalyptus Trees
- Soup and Human Kindness to Warm the Night
- Training Program Helps Young People Repair Homes, Lives
- Modry Makes Point in Unusual Fashion
- Brubeck Facts at One's Fingertips
- Program for Editing DVD Films Is Released
- Pfizer Not Liable in Zoloft Patient's Death
- Nuclear Agency Faulted for Review Process
- Stocks End Mixed in Light Trading Ahead of Holiday
- Tenants to Pay Increased Rents in 2002
- Bullet Found Outside Gate Delays Florida Flights
- This Storybook Train Ride Is Just the Ticket
- Security Eased as Sri Lankan Cease-Fire Begins
- Airports Quickly Heighten Security
- Homeless Kids May Lose Their School Buses
- Students Get a Taste of College Education
- Evidence in Fatal Crash Is Rejected
- Retelling a Timeworn Love Story
- Synergy Chase Is Fruitless if Content Gets Left Behind
- Office Rents Continue to Plunge in Bay Area
- Falling Demand for Telecom Space Opens a Void in Downtown L.A.
- Deep Discounts Not Expected to Spark Lackluster Shopping Season
- Kraft Buys Canadian Rights to LifeSavers
- Soldiers to Keep Order After Minister Is Killed
- Dan DeCarlo, 82; Cartoonist Drew Archie, Josie and the Pussycat Comics
- Gunfire Exchanged in Kandahar Hospital
- Free Holiday Meal to Be Served at High School
- Sailor Pays Tribute to His New Home
- Scam Artists Spoil Family Parties, Detectives Say
- Nation's Orchestras on an Up Tempo
- Russians Brave Cold, Put Heat on Putin in Q & A
- Trying to Explain Death to a Child at Christmas
- A Lawyer's Long Journey Across the Thin Blue Line
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION'S PRESS.
- Taking Stock of Inventory Controls
- HotJobs Gives TMP 72 Hours to Raise Offer
- More Competition for Rice Supplies
- The Times Film Report
- Hobby That's Away, in a Manger
- Nostalgia for a Night Familiar and Elegant
- Sewage Spill Closes Part of Salt Creek Beach
- Kindness Movement Forges On Amid Cynicism
- Ringleader of Alleged Party Scam Sought
- Oilman May Hit Gusher in Art
- Masts Gather Data on Wind Turbine Farm
- Canada Works With U.S. on Border Security
- Democrats in Midwest
- This Year, Holiday Rituals Offer More Comfort Than Ever