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- Newton: County contract blues
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- AIG sues Bank of America to recover mortgage-bond losses
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- Former Israeli diplomat sees waning image
- VA is making veteran-owned businesses further prove their status
- Obama says U.S. remains 'AAA country'
- Democrats seek to counter Republicans' Iowa blitz
- The MDA without Jerry Lewis; cheating teachers; Hiltzik on deficits
- Europe's financial woes aggravated by U.S. plunge
- A wild opening for 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'
- Men with breast cancer: Medicaid won't cover treatment for men
- Bodies of copter crash victims are flown home from Afghanistan
- House to end page program, citing costs
- Joe Paterno injured during practice session
- Dion Bailey makes big plays to highlight USC's first scrimmage
- Path to Pacquiao-Mayweather fight gets curiouser and curiouser
- Taking the stage the Homeboy way
- Jerry Brown's charter schools in Oakland reap big donations
- Santa Barbara: 18 holes of golf and 2 nights for $503
- Ducks sign Randy Carlyle to contract extension
- Francesco Quinn dies at 48; actor, son of movie legend
- Angels' Mark Trumbo has chip on his shoulder, thunder in his bat
- Wednesday Ticker: Vegas pools and Irish castles
- Dodgers' Dee Gordon gets extra day to heal
- Chris Ursitti sells a 'green' Pacific Palisades home
- Fast Fame
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- Denizens of 'Dark Shadows': 3 memorable characters
- Yvonne de Carlo's former property in Studio City is sold
- Fast Track: Kanye West says people look at him as if he's Hitler
- Study indicates soy won't fight bone loss after menopause
- Scam Watch: Grandkids, invention promoters and dispute resolution
- Smoking soon after waking up could increase cancer risk
- Scientists study surge in heat-related football deaths
- Political leaders unwilling to address economic fix: stimulus
- Camping and concerts on the Oregon coast
- Michele Bachmann woos Iowa Christians, attends anti-gay service
- Before there was a Comedy Store, there was Ciro's
- TSA to try throwing questions at passengers
- Romney's shaky front-runner perch
- A little weight loss may help obese men improve sexual health
- A lot at stake for small-town America
- In-Your-Face Fitness: Use exercise to squash killer stress
- Hikers are warned of treacherous conditions in Eaton Canyon
- Last man makes a stand for peace at Hollywood and Sunset
- Spermless mosquitoes could help reduce malaria's spread
- Top divers to compete in Los Angeles at national championships
- As U.S. stumbles, companies invest in consumer growth overseas
- Fire fee law needs repairs
- 'Dark Shadows' is still in her blood
- 'Cowboys & Aliens' rides a challenging trail
- Toilet training: Does anyone really know the best approach?
- NFL players concerned about blood tests for human growth hormone
- Iowa straw poll: A guide to the big week in GOP presidential politics
- Demand for safety-net care remains high in Massachusetts
- Guarding child welfare
- Health 411: Steps to resolving a medical bill dispute
- Back to school blech: Sack lunches too warm, study says
- Timothy Geithner says he'll stay at Treasury
- Happening Monday
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- Dear Parents: Why vaccines are vital
- More freeways won't end L.A.'s traffic woes
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- Bell owes nearly $500,000, California parks department says
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- Rick Perry to shed light on political future in weekend speech
- U.S. debt downgrade leaves China in a bind
- Conservatives rip Newsweek's 'crazy-eyes' Bachmann cover
- Obama, congressional leaders seek leverage from economic jolt
- Chinese investor buys clubs
- Churchill's 'secret agent' recounts WW II exploits
- Bernard Hopkins plays head games with Chad Dawson
- Riots spread in London
- Exercise in hot weather is OK for kids — with precautions
- Dodgers' late rally falls short against Phillies, 5-3
- Joe Paterno injured on field; should coaches play it safe too?
- Republicans pan Obama's speech
- With Dodgers thinking, 'Why not?' he's thinking, 'Why?'
- County weighs its own inmate handoff
- Then and now, marchers speak their peace
- Democrats seek to pin downgrade on 'tea party'
- Book review: 'Nom de Plume' by Carmela Ciuraru
- UCLA's Kevin Prince, Richard Brehaut prepare to battle, again
- How U.S. market circuit breakers would work in a major sell-off
- Baseball: Pitcher Kyle Murray commits to CS Fullerton
- Gold soars to record high on global fears
- Teen Choice Awards 2011 winners
- Softball: Marshall's Megan Reiner leads Los Angeles to RBI World Series title
- No rush from U.S. Treasuries, as yields fall while Asian stocks slump
- Op-Ed: Jonathan Gold on shark's fin
- Monday's TV Talk Shows
- Treasury bond yields little changed in Asian trading despite U.S. downgrade
- Teen Choice Awards 2011 red carpet pics
- U.S. stock futures sink, gold rockets as markets reopen
- Clayton Kershaw appears mortal in Dodgers' 4-3 loss to Arizona
- Big Boi arrested on drug charges in Miami
- U.S. Open of Surfing: Kelly Slater, Sally Fitzgibbons win men's and women's titles
- European Central Bank to buy bonds to combat market 'dysfunction'
- Opinion: Q&A with FBN's Gerri Willis on the downgrade and what you should do
- U.S. Open of Surfing: Kelly Slater advances to men's final against Yadin Nicol
- Reality check on Dodgers' improved play
- Theater review: 'Hairspray' at the Hollywood Bowl
- TCA 2011: Are 'Pan Am' stewardesses oppressed or 'lucky'?
- 'Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money': the college kid cry
- Timothy Geithner staying on as Treasury secretary
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- Girls' basketball: Outreach community basketball tournament starts Tuesday
- U.S. Open of Surfing: Lakey Peterson, Sally Fitzgibbons advance to women's final
- Boys' basketball: Shaqquan Aaron rises to the occasion at Adidas Nations
- Ethan Hawke welcomes a baby daughter with wife Ryan Hawke
- Timothy Lopes leads Milwaukee Brewers to victory in Area Code Games
- 'Desperate Housewives' will end its run on ABC
- Box Office: 'Apes' swings to top spot while 'Change-Up' hangs low
- Sundays with Sondheimer: The pride of Dorsey High
- Shopping: Lulu Guinness luggage for stylish summer vacations
- Test Kitchen tips: Convection and conventional oven conversions
- Grandparent scam, inventions, disputes: Your weekly ScamWatch
- Teen Choice Awards 2011 | Arrivals
- Book review: 'Flashback' by Dan Simmons
- Review: 'My American Unhappiness' by Dean Bakopoulos
- James Sallis' noir outlook in 'The Killer Is Dying' and 'Drive'
- Review: Juan Gabriel Vásquez's 'The Secret History of Costaguana'
- Not Just for Kids: 'The Mostly True Story of Jack'
- Book review: 'House of Holes' by Nicholson Baker
- After the gold rush in Peru
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- Shadow boxes shed light on African American history
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- This basketball player has a leg up on the competition
- California's water wars
- U.S. credit downgrade unlikely to fix logjam in Congress
- Classical music waltzes with digital media
- Shark fin soup: The taste of extinction
- A false sense of national security
- As it diversifies, Nevada shifts its tone
- TV in a Lone Star state of mind
- Planning your trip to Block Island
- Kristofferson Bernardo Lorenzo dies at 33; Army staff sergeant is killed in Afghanistan
- Book review: 'House of Holes' by Nicholson Baker
- Afghanistan chopper downing raises concerns over U.S.
- London riots in Tottenham raise alarm
- Outlet shoppers, be savvy
- Agnieszka Radwanska uses finesse to win Mercury Insurance Open title
- Angels baseball, paying the little guy peanuts
- UCLA football tries on another new look under Coach Rick Neuheisel
- Anger grows in O.C. death
- Trutanich draws criticism with $2-million check
- Baruj Benacerraf dies at 90; Nobelist made key discoveries about immune system
- State aims to mitigate loss of funds for adult day care
- Syria forces attack Sunni tribal area
- Tattered economy has a silver lining for conservationists
- Dodgers likely to lose $27 million because of dramatic decline in attendance
- Ervin Santana sharp in another Angels win
- USC veterans think Amir Carlisle is top freshman in training camp
- Bali: Uma Ubud gives you shelter, culture and peace
- UCLA summer academy aims to steer foster children toward college
- Stop the stonewalling
- Possible effects of the U.S. credit-rating downgrade
- Gov. Rick Perry leads Christians in prayer at Texas rally
- Chief calls San Diego officer's death 'an assassination'
- Tips for boosting gas mileage
- How to unplug from Facebook, Twitter and Google+
- Body of man swept over fall is found
- Can landlord sue ex-tenant three years later?
- Legislature keeps its budget secret
- Group says it hacked websites of U.S. law enforcement agencies
- Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw ends personal winning streak
- Jeff Mathis' catching skills trump offensive struggles for Angels
- Libya artists relish newfound freedom
- Tiger Woods' former caddie helps Adam Scott win
- Dodgers remain optimistic despite 4-3 loss to Diamondbacks
- Ocwen Financial expanding program for underwater borrowers
- Altering the initiative process
- The Times' preseason college football countdown: No. 24 Georgia
- City of Aleppo seems in own world amid revolt elsewhere in Syria
- Up next for Sparks: Sunday vs. Minnesota
- EpicThrills.com offers discount travels to global adventure tours
- If an airline downgrades your ticket, you have recourse
- UCLA football: Examining key issues as Bruins open training camp
- Syrian troops move against opposition in Dair Alzour
- Installment loan can help rebuild credit scores
- Kevin J. Hilaman dies at 28; Army specialist is killed in Afghanistan
- Shakespeare in L.A.: Summer of our discontent
- Book review: 'Flashback' by Dan Simmons
- TV in a Lone Star state of mind
- Hike, bike and eat your fill of clams on Block Island
- The Sunday Conversation: Maggie Nelson
- How to haggle in Europe
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- Films & programs: Mt. Everest
- A Second Look: Jim Jarmusch's 'Dead Man'
- Mogul hopes he's built a Krakow-adjacent Hollywood
- Review: 'My American Unhappiness' by Dean Bakopoulos
- Planning your trip to Boothbay Harbor, Maine
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- A new beginning for the Chili Peppers
- Vera Zvonareva forgets double faults, remembers winners
- Tidbits from Seattle's 5-1 win over Angels
- Nathan Eovaldi makes it a debut to remember in 5-3 Dodgers win
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- Dee Gordon injures shoulder, but it's not considered serious
- What the U.S. debt-rating cut may mean for markets
- Brazilian Filipe Toledo wins junior men's surfing title
- Angels: Jered Weaver to drop appeal of six-game suspension
- Boys' basketball: Gabe York leads USA to opening victory at Adidas Nations
- Wall Street quiet after U.S. credit downgrade
- Lost L.A.: Richard Neutra's Kronish House
- Lakey Peterson wins Junior Women's Championship at Nike U.S. Open
- Joey Logano earns pole position for NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono
- Critic's Notebook: Lucille Ball, 100 and ageless
- In Mexico, disappeared Yellow Pages distributors are found unharmed
- UFC 133 live results, Evans vs. Ortiz
- Live review: Katy Perry at the Nokia Theatre
- It's not all about surfing in Huntington Beach
- The rising of Mike MacDougal: Feel free to breathe
- Kelly Slater, Taj Burrow to meet in U.S. Open of Surfing quarterfinals
- AntiSec claims to have hacked more than 70 police websites in response to arrests
- Opinion: Sunday shows: Ryan, Brown, Adm. McConnell, Dean
- TCA 2011: The promises of Ryan Murphy on 'American Horror Story'
- Restoring a Lichtenstein sculpture at the Getty
- The Deal: Weekend sidewalk sale on L.A.'s 3rd Street
- U.S. Open of Surfing begins final events
- FX renews 'Wilfred, 'Louie,' 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'
- Opinion: Bonus Ticket pic of the Week: NASA's Juno begins its long trip to Jupiter (video)
- Opinion: Ticket pic of the week: You know, that statue hasn't moved the whole time I've been watching
- Is it dumb to let a 2-year-old wield a smartphone?
- Something is rotten in the state of L.A. Shakespeare
- IRAN: Tehran youths' plan to cool off lands them in hot water
- Free cellphone program for the poor draws critics
- A new look for the Saturday Op-Ed page
- Should phones be turned on at classical concerts?
- Retail roundup: Best Buy Express, Amazon sales tax, airport shopping, Bratz
- Poster revival: Hand-screened works as budget art
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- 'Torchwood' recap: Off to camp (and in deep trouble)
- The new world of affordable art
- Opinion: Top creditor China delivers unexpected fiscal demands to U.S. after historic credit downgrade
- Opinion: Weekly remarks: Obama repeats jobs are Job #1; GOP's Grimm says stimulus plan just not working
- Book review: 'Before I Go to Sleep' by S.J. Watson
- Space travel: Finding the technology to traverse the stars
- Solving one mystery opens the books on another crime
- Soka arts center sets welcoming prices
- Agnieszka Radwanska outlasts Andrea Petkovic in Mercury Insurance Open semifinal match
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- Jobs report doesn't offset U.S. recession fears
- Plans for Elisabeth Murdoch to join News Corp. board on hold
- Parenting guide for the college years urges empathy
- Bengals' Jay Gruden is among NFL's new offensive coordinators
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- S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating
- Happening Saturday
- Defiant Syrians hold huge protests
- NASA's Juno explorer launches on five-year journey to Jupiter
- L.A. Times, other papers sue California Legislature
- 31 U.S. troops, 7 Afghans killed in Taliban attack on NATO helicopter
- Up next for the Galaxy: Saturday vs. FC Dallas
- Hot Property: Walt Disney's Los Feliz home lists at $3.65 million
- Dodgers' Nathan Eovaldi shows he has what it takes in MLB debut
- A community has taken shape at Israeli protesters' tent city
- States can't opt out of Secure Communities program
- Drug agency played role in ATF gun sting
- Militants retreat from Mogadishu
- Book review: 'Before I Go to Sleep' by S.J. Watson
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- Cuba opening to private enterprise spurs service sector start-ups
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- Metrolink chief gets the railroad back on track
- For baseball contenders, help is still wanted
- California needs more time to fix prison overcrowding, report says
- 31 U.S. troops, 7 Afghans killed as insurgents down NATO chopper
- Galaxy creates space at top with win over Dallas
- Rick Perry offers a prayer for Obama at 'The Response' rally
- Angels fail to pick up ground in AL West race
- 'Superbugs' in our food
- Chelsea FC a wild card in English Premier League preview
- Crystal Symphony: Good time, good deeds
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- Google self-driving car gets in accident — while human is driving
- Lollapalooza Day 2: Disappears, Typhoon bring the rain
- Somalia Shabab militants retreat from Mogadishu
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