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- Lynwood Tops Norco for Tournament Title
- In Time of Need, Lakers Find Their Way Out of Danger Zone
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- Congress Heats Up Stimulus Effort, but With Exit Plans
- 6 Foreigners Still Languishing in Taliban Jail
- Judge Orders Baseball to Rehire Nine Umpires
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- Investments Called Longtime Scheme
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- No Case Against Olowokandi
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- A Rose by BCS Name Not Nearly as Sweet
- English Language Development Test
- Taxpayers Left to Drown in Billionaire's Debt
- Oh, This Is One of Those Quiz-Type Deals
- LAPD: All Dolled Up
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- Approaching God
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- Hope for Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Koolhaas Doesn't Have Everyone's Vote
- Can't Hide Lion Eyes
- Ashcroft Is Doing 'What Is Needed'
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- Maybe Some Good Will Come From Issel
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- Selig, Baseball Have So Much to Learn
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- Davis Declines to Endorse Condit's Reelection Bid
- Barak to Speak at Temple Bat Yahm in Newport
- Israel Sweeps Palestinian Cities
- 2 U.S.-Based Charities' Funds Held
- Czech Court Bars Extradition of Uzbek Opposition Leader
- Taliban Foes Gain Ground in Tora Bora
- Case Against Goodwin: Stun Gun, Threats
- Case Is Built on Threats, Stun Gun
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- Response to Terror
- On 'ER,' a Doctor Who Doesn't Court Viewers' Sympathy
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- Low Inflation Rate Raises Fears of Deeper Recession
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- The TV Polygamist They Love to Hate
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- Runoff Rules Get Tougher
- Security Hole Found in IBM, Sun Servers
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- A Deft Look at the Early Years of 'Soup, Soap and Salvation'
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- Dave Graue, 75; 'Alley Oop' Creator's Successor
- A Broken Record Can Be Fixed
- More Warnings, Bad News Help Push Down Stocks
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- Housing Development Near Farms Approved
- O.C. Leads in Low Smoking Incidence
- 'Praise Allah'? No, Leave Him Out of It
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- O'Leary's Bio Was Erroneous
- Bettis Ruled Doubtful to Play at Baltimore
- Unbeaten 49ers Reach NCAA Volleyball Final
- Celebrating Human Resilience
- Rules of the Game
- Makeup Artist Fills Beauty Book With Tips for Asian Women
- Tollway Drivers Hit With Fee Hike
- Student Detained in Terrorist Probe Released on Bond
- Top Headliners Are in New York
- No Big Deal for Dodgers
- From Paella to Pot Roast
- City Atty. Seeks to Add Staff, Limit Suits, Raise Revenue
- Adult Day Care Center Will Close Today
- Davis Leads Hornets Past Raptors, 104-90
- Finland Passes on Karalahti
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- Trainer's Wife Makes Best of a Sad Ending
- THURSDAY'S MOVES
- All-Star Football Game Set for Saturday
- Mets Bring BackCedeno
- Four-Part 'Def Poetry' Unleashes the Power of the Spoken Word
- Their Particular Brand of Dysfunction
- Mortgage Rates Highest in 5 Months
- U.S. to Drop Software Charges Against Russian
- An Intoxicating Idea--an Anti-Hangover Formula
- Bush Refuses to Turn Over Justice Records to Congress
- Eviction of Horses From Will Rogers Park Delayed
- HUD Awards County $8.7 Million to Help Homeless
- Irvine Co. Homes In on El Toro
- Freedom Can Be Exported
- This Bowl Fiasco Can't Be Blamed on the BCS
- Lasorda Isn't Too Big to Fit at Their Table
- Trio Looks Tough on Surface
- Police Investigating Blast That Killed Six
- Cult Leader and His Toadies
- Rink Is Filled With Intrigue
- Arizona State Holds Off Montana State, 72-69
- 'Not Another Teen Movie' Just Multiplies the Raunch
- Tribal Leaders Oppose Norton's Plan on Assets
- NASA Seeks to Resolve Shuttle Malfunction
- Ortega Rejects Immunity in Sexual Abuse Case
- Women Win Right to Wear Pants to Work
- Real Estate Expected to Bail Out Hells Angel Leader
- Man Gets 12 Years for Molesting Boys
- Bill Coffman, 75; Pipe Organist Performed at His Music Hall
- March Protests Gang Violence
- Man Killed by Train Was Suspect in Hit-and-Run
- Sen-Shea-tional
- Qwest Cuts Growth Forecast, Announces 7,000 More Layoffs
- EU Court Rules Against France's British Beef Ban
- House Approves Bush Plan for Public School Reform
- Kosovo Parliament Fails to Elect President
- Videotape Is Gruel for Splurge of TV News Speculation
- 2 Ordered to Trial in Deadly Pier Collapse
- With Praise for Allah and No Remorse
- GOP Offers 2 Options to Save Social Security
- 'Always in the Middle of the Action'
- 5 Jewish Centers May Stay Open if Users Will Pay Up
- Might Want to Check Out Back for the Reel Stinkers at Blockbuster Video
- Malo, More Latin Than Country
- Coming Sunday
- A Discreet 'Eban and Charley'
- Oracle Net Income Drops 12%
- Home-Schooled Find a Second Home at Tiny New College
- Acrobat-Turned-Artist Inspired by a High Life
- Israel Pounds Palestinian Authority
- Secession Groups' Attorney Rebuts County Counsel
- Sales Rank as Private, First Class
- Man Who Killed 2 of His Children Sentenced to Die
- Teachers, District Agree on First Written Contract
- 1,000 Mourn Soldier Killed in War
- Ankle Injury Sidelines Barnes
- Stanley to Eliminate 13% of Work Force
- USX-U.S. Steel Forecasts a Bleak Fourth Quarter
- Caparro Resigns as Island Def Jam Chief
- Catalogs Can Feed a Designer-Cabin Fever
- School Warning Was Right Call, Officials Say
- Prime Minister Names New 33-Member Cabinet
- Assault on Parliament in India Leaves 12 Dead
- Emotional Solomona Case Involves Much Retrial-and-Error Thinking
- U.S. Acquires Large Private Redwood Grove
- Olson Conflicted Over Plea but Resigned to Jail Time
- Weisman, Ebersol Reunited
- Recipient of Artificial Heart at UCLA Dies
- No Longer Swing and a Prayer
- 'Town Without Christmas' Crew Doesn't Sweat the Dark Stuff
- 'Pennies From Heaven' Is at Last Adding Up After Two Decades
- FDA Cites Concerns Over Red Cross' Handling of Blood
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- Security Lapses Close Concourses at Airport
- Workplace Horseplay Stumbles
- 'Savage' Satire Blurs Lines of Popular Culture
- Bernson Connected to Mysterious Mailer
- Council OKs Airport Renovation
- Suspect Creates 'Tense Moment'
- Barstow Veterans Home Moves to Regain Funding
- For Christmas, Utes in Red, Not Green
- For Openers, Forget the Upper Owens
- Grand Prix Facts
- 'Hellcab': Sharp-Eyed, Openhearted Fare
- No. 16 Mater Dei Routs No. 15 Edison, 50-34
- The Future of the $480 Broadway Ticket
- Surgeon General Takes Stern Stance on Obesity
- 2nd Life Sentence in Cuba Spy Case
- Candidate Is Acquitted of Election Violations
- School District Now Owns Ambassador Hotel
- Search Warrant Served at Luxury Car Dealership
- O.C. Residents Are Rated Least Likely to Smoke
- Brooks Drawing Hockey Blueprint
- Kings First-Rate Against Canucks
- Center Tells His Side
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- Jury Finds Pair Defamed Varian
- Poland's President Forgiving on Martial Law
- O.C. Leads in Low Smoking Incidence
- Olson on Roster for CaliFlorida Bowl
- Gilmour Finds Scoring Touch
- Players, Owners Battle Again
- Silent Night, Annoying Night: Songs People Love to Hate
- Hewlett Says Shareholders Oppose Compaq Merger
- Weyerhaeuser Raises Bid for Willamette
- U.S. Pullout From Missile Pact a Mistake, Putin Says
- Teacher's Aide Found Guilty of Sexual Assaults
- Huge Project Would Help Ease Shortage
- Building Safety Program Found to Be Ineffective
- In the Spotlight
- 'Perfect' Job Might Lure West
- Three at Last?
- Brady Has Patriots Winning a Bunch
- Denis Leary's Depth Anchors Tense 'Final'
- Sharing the Holiday Pain in 'Ex-Mass'
- Musical Gem Trolls for Answers
- Arco Tower to Become Paul Hastings Tower
- Edison Utility Chief to Retire
- Retail Sales Can't Match Oct.'s Pace
- Aetna Plans to Cut 6,000 More Jobs
- Pooh Case Records to Be Opened
- Board Games Are Hot for the Holidays Again
- Discrimination Suit Filed Against Cracker Barrel
- The Jolly Old Elf Could Be Claus for Alarm
- Wickedness Is Its Own Language
- City, Irvine Co. Propose New Houses for Land Near El Toro Flight Path
- Rain, Snow Expected Today as Storm Blows In
- Bob Hayes Hospitalized in Critical Condition
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- Horror Heightened by History
- Post-Sept. 11 Stress Levels Drop Along With Pages of the Calendar
- Japan's Suicide Epidemic
- Postal Service Fliers to Seek Anthrax Clues
- Federal Investigators to Help Probe Killings
- Medicinal Pot Plants Returned to Ventura Man
- Easing the Bottleneck at the Border
- LAX to Restore Private Vehicle Access
- Apple of His Eye
- Boeing Says It Will Keep Making 717s
- Global Crossing Shares Tumble 34%
- Calpine Credit Rating May Be Lowered
- At Mosque, Relief and Thanks
- City Gets Green Light to Buy Old High School
- Coach Putting Money Where His Mouth Is
- Bosnian Director's 'No Man's Land' Battles Futility With Humor
- New York Film Critics Honor 'Mulholland Dr.'
- Photos That Get Under the Skin, With Utmost Dignity
- Nashville May Finally Have Turned It Around
- A Murder and Several Living Deaths in Sly, Complex 'Lantana'
- All Things Considered, She's Feeling Lucky
- Hong Kong Chief to Run for Second Term
- DeLay Out Front for GOP's No. 2 House Job
- Full Body Glam With Benefits
- April Trial Scheduled in Clerk's Fatal Shooting
- Irreverent 'Inspecting Carol' Forces the Fun
- 'Search' Is a Revealing Look at Israel's Birth
- Bristol-Myers Expects 2002 Profit to Fall
- U.S. Election Reform Closer to Reality With Senate Deal
- Sick Boy With a Healing Touch
- Beefed-Up Defense Bill Passes
- Islamic Groups Hasten to Save Assets
- Megan Boyd, 86; Renowned Crafter of Fishing Flies
- Electronics Execs Tune In to Human Side of Business
- 1,000 Mourn Soldier Killed in War
- HOT CORNER
- Carney Expected Back in Lineup
- SEE AND DO
- More Fun, Messages in 'Charlie'
- Connecting With the Poignant 'Iris'
- The Ali-Smith Bout
- Argentina on Strike
- Secessionists' Hostages
- Oh! What a Lively War
- Unequal Pay Hike
- U.S. Is Rightfully Following Bush's Lead
- Transitional Pieces Help Us Weather Change
- Smuggling Ring
- Governor's Mansion
- Los Angeles
- Teachers: A Good Catch Encounters Catch-22
- Archdiocese to Close Girls High School in Compton
- Arrest Made in Thompson Slayings
- Safeguards Failed to Detect Warnings in Enron Debacle
- Arrest in Racer's Slaying
- Boy, 15, Is Fatally Shot Walking Near School
- Amgen in Talks to Buy Immunex
- Vivendi, Diller Near Agreement
- U.S. to Scrap Antiballistic Missile Pact
- Winona Ryder Accused of Shoplifting in Beverly Hills
- Booker to Visit Washington
- Bin Laden Uses Dreams and Visions as All-Powerful Tools