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- Disney, Kellogg Sign Marketing Alliance
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- Justice Dept. Drops Tobacco Talks for Now
- A Hollywood Rock Star
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- Sunshine for North Korea
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- Fullerton Auto Shop Accused of Fraud
- Sweep Nets Suspects in Slaying of 2 Men
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- 8 pm: Pop Music
- Universal Dominates Album Chart
- Wahoo's to Become a Bigger Fish
- Transsexual Sues Airline Over Clothing Request
- Fox News Fires Paula Zahn; CNN Offers Her Morning Show
- Homicide Charges Filed Against Ex-President
- Stem Cell Distribution Deal Told
- Unocal Sees 63% Gas, Oil Production Boost by '07
- Staples President to Take Over as CEO
- Vermont Governor: It's Time to Go
- Citibank Restores Service at ATMs
- Rumsfeld Dons Budget Battle Gear
- Compaq, HP Holders Could Veto Merger
- Upbeat Retail Data Fail to Lift Stocks
- VW, Union End Mexico Strike
- Energy Mergers Likely to Continue, Analysts Say
- Family Welfare Rolls Show Slight Drop
- At Least 19 People Die in Wildlife Park Fire
- Sailors Cited for Bravery for Action Aboard Cole
- Construction Set to Begin on UC Campus
- Jornada Gets More Than Just a New Look
- Assembly Approves Higher Workers' Comp Benefits
- James Dickason, 79; Former Chief of Newhall Empire
- 4th Hearing on El Toro Airport Plans Is Tonight
- Dissimilar Triplets, Seating Changes and Other Tales From the Courtroom
- Sanchez Enters No Pleas in Court Appearance
- $5,000 Reward Offered in '94 Slaying
- Julian Scheer, 75; NASA Publicist
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
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- Judge Prevents BART Union From Striking
- Drive-By Shooting Near Compton High Injures 5
- 2 Indicted for Leading Woman on Fatal Journey
- Bush Plan May Close Some Public Hospitals
- HOT CORNER
- When It Comes to Making NFL Picks, It's in the Bag
- Dodgers Say Giant 'Clock' Is Ill-Timed
- It Can't Get Any Better
- Fischer Generates a Dynamic Tone
- 3 One-Acts Foreshadow Williams' Nascent Power
- Last Chance: Ends This Weekend
- BEST BETS Thursday 9/6
- With Greene Out, Chambers Wins
- Rapp the Realist Not Expecting to Return
- Club in La Jolla Pining for U.S. Open in 2008
- This 'Sag Harbor' Docks in Oxnard
- Police Offer Training for Disaster Response
- Carmine Nigro, 91; Taught Chess to Bobby Fischer
- Davis Signs Bill on Hate-Crime Claims
- Tropical Desserts
- Too Few Clues to 'Memento'
- Chinese Laborers Finally on Track to Recognition
- Police Arrest 2 Teens, Seize Guns in Sweep
- Whatever Happened to the Migrant Invasion?
- Pop Albums
- On His Own Terms
- Yearwood Keeps Things Real Both on the Inside and Out
- Andale, Congress
- Four Caltech Physics Students Take the Ride of Their Lives
- When a Lot Is Not
- Council Race Winding Down
- Revised Districts Hinder Minorities, Critics Say
- Riordan Ran Rings Around the City Charter
- Banning Again Running Gantlet
- Like Koufax, Green Will Rest on Jewish Holy Day
- U.S. Is at a Loss Again
- Father Files Suit in Killing by Police
- 25 Illegal Immigrants Hurt in Truck Crash
- Vaunted Long Beach Poly Boys Don't Believe Hype
- It's Never Too Late for Dodgers to Win
- The Top 5
- Whiteley Resigns as Westminster Coach
- Orange County Football Games Will Be on Cable
- THE TIMES TOP 25
- 3 pm: Art
- MTV Awards: Simply Outrageous
- PLAN AHEAD: NEXT WEEKEND
- Itinerary: Filipino L.A.
- Some Oppose Plan for High School to Share Park's Fields
- James L. Framo, 79; Pioneer in Family and Marital Therapy
- Reward Offered in Slaying of Woman
- Masry's Proposal for Plateau Wins Support
- Dodgers' Fate Mustn't Be Tied to Green's Faith
- There's <i> Real </i> BBQ in Orange County
- Despite Youth, El Camino Is Loaded for Another Run
- This Relationship Isn't Secondary
- It's All Tapas, All the Time at Cobras & Matadors
- Club Buzz
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- Dinkie Robots, Big Annoyance
- Macedonia Accused on Human Rights
- Texas Delays Diet Supplement Rules
- Fire Dept. to Use Site for Training
- Sampras Can Still Bring It
- Leaf Can't Pass Physical for Cowboys
- $250? That's the Ticket
- all day: Movies
- Merck Sues Barr Over Generic Drug
- Honda Raises Prices on New Acura Models
- IBM to Add Product Offerings on EBay
- Just His Type
- Stopping the Bullies at All Ages
- Computer, Make Me a Pez Dispenser
- The Napkin Earns a Place Above the Table
- Bomb Thrown at Catholic Schoolgirls
- Word Wizards' Rare Feat
- Medical Group Sues to Keep Fiscal Data Private
- New Veterans Clinic to Hold Grand Opening
- Development Plans for Staples Center Area OKd
- Beavers Playing Money Game
- He's Usually Not a Game-Dropper
- Now They Have Raisin to Believe
- NFL Makes Last-Ditch Offer to Refs
- BEST BETS Saturday 9/8
- Lose Pounds but Not Performance
- New Scrutiny for EPA Nominee
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- There's Nary a Hurricane to Be Found
- Vocal Nevadans Trash Nuclear Waste Plan
- Building a Community--Even a Virtual One--Takes Work
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- Domingo Gambles, and Wins, on 'Queen of Spades'
- Greetings From Wizard of Ahs
- Officer Is Denied New Trial in Louima Case
- 2 Record Firms Agree to Follow '50s Contract
- Petitions for Great Park at El Toro Submitted
- Police Offer Classes on Department Operations
- Public's Help Sought in Solving Shooting Death
- Seeking Reasons for Rampage
- Playa Vista Foe Chains Herself to Gehry's Door
- 19-1 Clemens Pushes Streak to Record 15
- Wheeler's Parents Battle Over Lawsuit
- Great Bowls of Gumbo
- Worker Productivity Grows at 2.1% Rate in 2nd Quarter
- Colleagues Offer Hugs and Jeers as Rep. Condit Returns to Work
- Congress Braces for Immigration Battle
- Homicide Charges for Exiled Fujimori
- Man Throws Wife to Street, Kills Self
- U.S. Stance on Minors' Rights Deemed Childish
- Road Sage
- Many Latinos Don't Support Guest Workers
- Patient Problems, as Kaiser Remakes Image
- GOP, Not Davis, Halts Energy Solutions
- Politicians' Confessions Make Us Feel Like Fools
- Offending Three Strikes
- Learning to Speak a Foreign Language
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- Who's Afraid of a Germ Warfare Treaty?
- Schools Roll Out Plans to Get Tough on Bullies
- Schools Roll Out Programs to Help Crack Down on Bullies
- Panel OKs Bill to Close Subdivision Loophole
- Disney, Fox Join in Web Film Venture
- Fox Pushes for Migrants Pact by End of Year
- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION'S PRESS.
- Chorizo Pozole, Pepita Bison and No Extra Seats
- Schools Roll Out Programs to Battle Bullying
- 3 Are Shot to Death in Simi Home
- Gunman Kills 3 in Simi Valley Home, Then Flees
- Bush II and Fox Can Build on the Bush I and Salinas Foundation
- Spicy Chicken Breasts With Grilled Salsa
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- Leeks with rice
- Walnut Tart
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- Amish Friendship Bread
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- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION'S PRESS.
- L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist
- Arthur Andersen Faces Suit by Oaktree Capital
- Little Risk of 'Jaws' in Southland
- NFC CENTRAL
- Bomber Posing as Orthodox Jew Adds to Terror
- China Urges North Korea to Cultivate More Ties
- Students Take Plea Bargain on Charges From Campus Protests
- Miami's Top Receiver Out Against Rutgers
- Baffert Is Shooting for Six
- Allmond Hopes Signatures Help His Case
- A Passionate Voice for Film Is Quieted
- Goodrich to Spin Off Engineered Products
- HP, Compaq Options Surge Investigated
- Elegant Anchovy
- Liberty Media Expands European Cable Profile
- Oakley Adds Champs Stores to Improve Sales
- Well Done in the Sun
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- 3 More Sanchez Victims Alleged
- The Military: Is Help on the Way or on the Wane?
- 5 State Laws Fall Victim to Prop. 209
- Placentia's Hand Takes Claremont Tennis Title
- Rockets' Taylor Could Miss Season
- Marconi Chairman, CEO Resign Amid Job Cuts
- Child Care Raises State Economy, Report Says
- Chicken Again!
- Disney's New Tokyo Sea-Themed Park Opens
- Service Held for 6 Killed in Iowa
- Labor Members Vote on New Leader in Bid to Revive Party
- Firefighters Attacking Montana Blaze Again
- Ex-Leader, Coup Plotter Win Parliament Seats
- Reno Enters Race to Try to Unseat Florida's Bush
- Alabama Shifts Inmates to Ease Jail Crowding
- Bausch & Lomb CEO Steps Down
- Jiang Seeks to Sell China on Plan to Let Capitalists Join Party
- Wine of the Week
- The Bonny Lee Bakley Story: Stranger Than Fiction
- Older Drivers Found to Have Lowest Crash Rates
- Getting 'Lemon' Aid Can Leave Some Buyers Bitter
- Beach Closed to Protect Threatened Bird Species
- Sold! A Literary Soul, Now Mud
- Latinos Decry Valley Redistricting Plan
- Public Campus for the Home-Schooled Blurs Lines
- USC Has a Special Task
- Off-Field Advantages Make Up for Off Year
- Mint Warns of Ersatz New Silver Dollars
- She'll Be Fine if She Majors in Tupperware
- There Is No Greater Force of Nature Than Unbridled Naivete
- Assembly Panel OKs Davis' Edison Bailout
- Yo, Andy, It Seems You Were Right All Along
- Bonds Hits His 59th Homer in Giant Win
- Napa's Big Squeeze
- Collectibles Seller Accused of Fraud
- Judge Tosses Red-Light Camera Tickets
- Astros Out of This World Again
- Officer Has Laid Down the Law
- City of Hope, Genentech Spar Over Drug Royalties
- Ericsson Execs Don't Expect Recovery in 2002
- Cigarette Firms Win Dismissal of 2 Suits
- New Lincoln SUV Is Named Aviator
- White House to Launch Sudan Peace Initiative
- State Probe May Stall Argyros' Spain Posting
- Residents Warned of Tainted Drinking Water
- Man Held in Rape of Elderly Woman
- A Stamp of Acceptance for Muslims
- 2010: Long-Endangered Fun Hunted Down, Near Extinction
- L.A. Opera Opens With New Deal in 'Spades'
- Motorcyclist Is Critical After Broadsiding Van
- Audacious First Aid
- All of a Sudden, U.S. Is in a Cloudy Situation
- Koppel Sees a Broader Horizon
- Providian Cuts Profit Outlook for the Year; Stock Tumbles
- Wal-Mart to Decline Visa Debit Cards
- WWII U.S. Aircraft, Remains Recovered
- Young Withdraws From Tennessee, May Return
- Angel Playoff Pulse Is Faint
- Krause Replaces Hancock as Exodus CEO
- HP-Compaq Merger Gets No Raves
- China Ready to Let AOL, News Corp. Broadcast
- Shell to Stop Selling Power in Ohio, Texas
- Whate Are You Drinking?
- Last Term for Texas Sen. Gramm
- A Job They Sink Their Teeth Into
- Santa Ana College to Receive Grant
- Witnesses Sought in Fatal Hit-and-Run
- Santa Ana, Fullerton Colleges Get Latino-Education Grants
- Tow Truck Chase Ends in Arrest of Driver
- Carlos Bueno, 60; L.A. Art Pioneer
- UCLA's Faoa Pleads Guilty, Apologizes
- Long Beach Poly Not Taking Status for Granted
- Unscripted, Uninspired, Unfortunate
- Stock Rally, Hopes for Recovery Fizzle
- Advertising Spending Down 5.9% So Far
- Conexant Offers to Swap Options
- Sauvignon Blanc: Beyond Clean, Fruity and Brisk
- When Aluminum Plates Were Cool
- HP Deal Could Trigger More Tech Mergers
- Fishing Limit Cited in Shark Attacks
- TV No Longer Home of the Free
- The Daily Grind
- Hawaiian Title Sets Up Season for Wolverines
- Post-Shubert, Will Big Shows Find a Home?
- Factory Report Offers Hope for Rebound