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- 10 Trailers Fall Through Ice on Lake
- Get Rental Increase in Writing
- No End in Sight
- As the Prices Rise, So Does Argentine Shoppers' Ire
- Mommy, Me and an Advanced Degree
- Volunteers Watch Over Waterways
- Freddy Fender to Get Kidney From Daughter
- Hawaiian Expatriates Still Crave a Bit of Home
- Koi Pond Restocked After Mysterious Die-Off
- There's No Future in Bad Forecasts
- Deaths Unlock Life's Meaning
- Highs and Lows for Craven
- These Transfers Compromise Integrity of Sport
- They Hope to Avoid Fall on Trip
- Renee Rosnes Stirs Up the Musical Melting Pot
- A Legacy Rejected
- BOYS' BASKETBALL
- Baffert Gets Back on Track in San Pasqual Handicap
- Grocers Try Fresh Ideas to Win Back Shoppers
- Forget Inheritance and Plan for Mother's Future Financial Needs
- The Essential Marlene
- Jar Full of Comfort
- Following in His Footnotes
- The Wheels Are Always Turning at Venice Beach
- Hot Type Redefined
- Virtual Meat
- Fannie Mae Permits Some Lenders to Waive Appraisals
- A Win Over Famine Too
- A Nice Chat Through Gritted Teeth
- Disarmament Nearly Complete, U.N. Says
- Chaplain's Status Has Life After Death
- Gambling, Untethered
- Aim the War on Terror at Militant Islam
- Social Circuits
- Only 59 Days 'Til Elections
- Eugene Nickerson, 83; Federal Judge Ruled Against Pentagon Policy on Gays
- Bush's Primary Focus Nonpartisan in Southland Stop
- Tribe Wins Permission for Nevada-Style Casino
- Lewis Leaves It All in Reserve
- Stanford Rights Ship, Routs Fordham
- Winter Green Fuels Games
- Thornton Does Trick for Sizzling Bruins
- The Road Back From 9/11 to Small-Town Worries
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- This Discovery Took 30 Years to Surface
- Now, Disney Plays to Win
- Shock Absorber
- A Competition That Plumbs Pools of Talent
- Air Tickets' Base Price Is Just Part of the Fare
- Making Schools Safer, More Tolerable for Gay Teens
- Looking for a Better Mix
- Perry Survives Wind
- Kovalev Takes Care of Rangers
- SOUTHLAND
- WOMEN
- Raiders Lack the Look of a Champion
- Victory Over Artesia Has Narbonne Smiling
- U.S. Sailor Killed, 4 Hurt in Car Crash
- Closed Meetings Deny Owners Their Rights
- The Consolation of Literature
- Bush Builds Strength in Crisis, Risk in Rancor
- Writers Who Have Gone Before Us Evoke Afghanistan's Past and Present
- Collision Kills 1, Leaves Busy Overpass Damaged
- Politics vs. Air Safety
- Meiners Oaks Taxidermist's Work Is More Than Skin Deep
- Walkers Winning Uphill Battle
- Snowboarders Accused of Entering Closed Area
- Brand Is Playing in Pain
- Report: Sooners' Stoops Is Offered Florida Job
- Potvin Is All Kings Need
- "Vacant: Recent Landscapes of Los Angeles" opens...
- Perfect Seasons Slip Away in a Flash
- A Golden Moment, a Golden Future
- Some Final Thoughts on the Mistmatched BCS Game
- TOP STORIES--Dec. 30-Jan. 4
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- Seattle Still Rocks
- Los Angeles Times Bestsellers
- Shrine Flourishes in the Other New York
- Soak Up Some Precious Solitude in Chino Hills' Water Canyon
- Bush Says He Won't Budge on Tax Cuts
- Aniela Rubinstein, 93; Widow of Famed Pianist
- A Solution for Crystal Cove
- Bicyclist Fatally Shot in Possible Gang Attack
- Seeing the Future in Coffee Grounds
- Helping Kids in Need Bear Their Burdens
- Mims Suspended Indefinitely
- Concealed Gun Law Under Fire in Alaska Case
- A Market Is Born of Anthrax Threat
- Inspiring Giants of the California Landscape
- You Say You Want an Evolution?
- Arkansas Prison Still Shackled to Dark Past
- Businessman Indicted in Sect Bible Case
- Italy's Foreign Minister Steps Down
- Radical New York Councilman Aims to Shake City Up
- Pep Team Tryouts Get Jeered
- Teen Arrested on Burglary Charge
- Rodman Is Held for Violations at Eatery
- Deal of the Week: Mexican Cruise
- A Role She Tried to Refuse
- Home Sales Sag, But Prices Set a Record
- Homeward Bound
- A Workaholic Wife May Be Hazardous to His Health
- California Corner: Festivals, Feasts & Fairs
- Minibus Hits Crane, Killing 19, Injuring 5
- Steel Ourselves Against Tariffs to Save Jobs
- American Jews Face East-West Power Struggle
- 'Mulholland,' 'Lord of Rings' Are Top Picks
- Kapono's Production Has Become Half-Good
- Add Starsailor to the Roster of Romantics
- A List Without Borders
- Products to Help Pass or Mark Time
- Fledgling Rum Makers' Product Imbued With Tennessee Spirit
- Sister Act Restoring Taoist Site
- City Water Is Cut Off as Sewage Spill Continues
- 5 Die in Storms in South Balkans
- A WWII History Repeats Itself
- 2 Prosecutors Outline Visions for Office
- EITHER WAY, MR. IRSAY ISN'T GETTING HIS MONEY'S WORTH
- Glendora Gets Defensive to Win
- Don't Get Him Started
- On Wednesday at LACMA, "Crippled Symmetry," by...
- Merger Agreement Helped the Environment
- Retailers Rack Up More Sales, Not Less
- Terror Is Terror
- Friendly Cubans
- Applauding the Nobel Laureates
- Supermodel Tries Home On for Style
- Ring Around the Dollar
- The Shunned William Shockley
- Billboard Blight on Area Freeways
- World Justice and Flag-Waving
- Tempest Over High Tea
- America's Hard Choices in Dealing With Iraq
- Facing Unspeakable Personal Loss
- Response Was Misdirected
- Professor Separates Fact From Dogma in Islam
- Their Hollywood Visit Went Like a Dream
- Seeing the Light on Disney Fireworks
- Too Few Hands on Broadcast Dials
- Critical Mass
- Ingrid de Souza, left with Cesare Bocci,...
- Don't Coddle Terrorists In Court
- Don't Link Layoffs, Minimum Wage Increase
- Perils of Muslim Rage
- Where Are the Valley Reviews?
- Let's Get Rid of the Discharge Waiver
- Urgent Care: High Risk Under High Pressure
- Illegal Immigrants Drain Resources
- Misleading Campaign Ads
- Three Proposals for Reforming Welfare Reform
- Airlines Need to Improve Service Too
- EL Toro Debate Focuses on Contamination Levels
- Taxpayers Should Decide How to Spend Increase
- Last Year's Wound That Will Never Heal
- Money Matters in Afghanistan
- All Muslim Clerics Must Condemn Terrorists
- Grand Jury Probe of D.A. Office
- Steep Price to Pay
- The U.S. Adoption Snake Pit
- Taking Sides in Long-Distance Battle
- Parks for Supervisor
- Just Another Way of Saying Overpaid
- Small Change
- Argentine Malaise May Be Contagious
- Eugene O'Neill's True Prizewinners
- Take the Hint
- Conservationists Defend Rancho Mission Viejo
- A Loyal Constituency Is Restless
- Women Deserve More Recognition
- Memories of Yosemite
- A Bad Law With No Reforms in Sight
- "An Evening With Golda Meir" features Renee...
- Imagining Afghanistan
- Three War Stars Are Born
- FOR THE RECORD - Jan. 6, 2002
- Green Beret Remembered for His 'Warrior Ethic'
- Florida Teen Dies as Stolen Plane Crashes Into Building
- Crash Kills Pilot Near Airport
- Pilot Is Killed as Small Plane Crashes Close to O.C. Homes
- CDs That Block Copying May Herald a Revolution
- Budget Deficit Shadows Capitol
- San Francisco, in Full Swing
- Going Underground in Beijing
- Response to Terror
- ACLN to Cooperate With SEC Request
- Antonio Todde, 112; World's Oldest Man
- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION'S PRESS.
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- Exhibit Puts a New Face on Sept. 11
- Tracking Stock Okd for Lorillard Unit
- Too Much of a Good Thing in the Wilderness
- UP NEXT
- Master Blasters Detonate Dangers
- Coming Sunday
- Havelid Is Returning to Form
- A Big Field Day for Bettors
- Scorched-Earth (and Ear) Approach Will Be Missed
- Victory Doesn't Appease Odom
- List of Nominees
- Updating Words of Comfort to Warriors
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Janikowski, Trouble on Collision Course
- It's Sweet 17 for Brand
- Van Susteren to Media: Why the Fuss?
- Worthy Performers Go Unrecognized
- BOYS' BASKETBALL WEEK IN REVIEW
- OutKast, for Sure, but Afroman?
- So Long Grand Ole Opry, Hello Sports?
- LAUGH LINES
- It's a Jampacked Sunday Night on Cable
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- Catholics Slam Napa Art Exhibit
- Exotic-Sounding Theft May Strike Some as Just Another Song and Dance
- Pacers Have Plenty to Hold Down Spurs
- Hoop Challenge Schedule Changes
- Trojans Find the Right Forum Against Cougars
- Browns Commit Future to Couch
- MEN
- A Two-Step Recovery
- Status Quo Working for Hurricanes
- Seeking the Truth About the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jews and Christians
- ROUNDUP
- GIRLS' BASKETBALL WEEK IN REVIEW
- Oregon Stuns Arizona--Again
- Women's Best Meet in Knoxville
- Same Old Story for Ducks
- Trojans Get an Easy Victory
- David Swift, 82; Director, Scriptwriter in TV, Film
- Three Prison Guards Stabbed by Inmates
- Take an Extended Holiday From Gun Violence
- Sharks Keep Holdof Their Pacific Lead
- UP NEXT
- Bravo-- This Time They Got It Right
- Pricey Irvine Co. Project Defying Slump
- Airlines Have Yet to Lift Off
- Official in Chechnya Dies in Army Clash
- Jobless Rate Nears a 7-Year High; Political Debate Shifts
- Miklos 'Miki' Dora, 67; Rebel Surfer
- Family Gets $11 Million in Police Shooting
- Ex-Rocketdyne Worker Describes Fatal 1994 Blast
- Uzbekistan's Chance to Act
- Yorba Linda Offers to Help Fund Campus
- IN BRIEF / Religion
- Forest Plan: Let It Be
- Jordan Gets a Jump on Bulls
- For O'Neal, Rest Is History
- Founders Buy Back Webshots
- Abgenix Halts Arthritis Drug Development
- Israel Seizes Arms Allegedly Being Shipped to Palestinians
- Prosecutor to Probe Abuses of 'Dirty War'
- District Settles Bias Suit by 3 Black Teachers
- Longtime Civic Leader Alex Fiore Dies at 75
- Toyota Buys Site in Tijuana
- Smith's Lawyer Challenges Stepson
- Reformed Child Support System Termed a Success
- Hollow Side to All-Star Commercial Success
- FINAL POLLS
- Speedskater: Race Was Fixed
- Music Industry Seeks Comeback in 2002
- ROUNDUP
- Man Pleads Guilty to Weapons Charges
- Quarantined Cat Freed Under House Arrest
- Frederick's Sues Andersen Over Breach of Contract
- Thousands of Koalas Feared Dead in Fires
- Jailed Texas Crime Writer Is Released
- Motorists to See Hike in Gas Prices
- Owners Seek Split Trials in Fatal Dog Mauling
- New Year's Gunfire Declines for 6th Year
- Not Guilty Plea in Rape, Torture Case
- Peterson Out Six Weeksfor Raptors
- Substance Over Teen-Pop Style
- Gospel Fest Planned at St. Brigid Church
- Huntington Officer Not Charged in Shooting
- Muslims Are Implored to Dispel Misconceptions
- Griffith Observatory to Close for Renovation
- Quality Entries and a Glaring Omission
- Lakers and Shaq Don't Have Time for the Pain
- Mover Caught Trying to Sell Rare Coins, Police Say
- File Sharers Unwittingly Tracked
- Long Beach Poly Girls Take Care of Business
- ROUNDUP
- Bruins Bend, Don't Break
- AT&T; to Cut 5,000 More Jobs
- TV Azteca Acquires Stake in 2 U.S. Stations
- Relaxed Bush Unveils New Image in Austin
- Saudi Is Sentenced in Visa Fraud Case
- Bush Will Address State of the Union on Jan. 29
- Officer Accidentally Killed by 3-Year-Old Son
- 2 Other Schools Hit by Vandals; Computer, TV Equipment Taken
- Chance for Indian, Pakistani Leaders to Meet Is Scuttled
- After 68 Years, Money Woes Force Closure of St. Luke Medical Center
- U.S.-Bound Jet Crashes, Killing 5 Americans
- Romance Writer Waller to Cross 'Bridges' Again
- Capital of Big-Rig Piracy
- Perry Ellis Maker Acquires Axis Clothing
- Alfred Nelder, 86; Served San Francisco for Half a Century
- Robitaille Is Lost to the Penguins on Waiver Claim