- Will Palin make it a rogue GOP? : She's an establishment villain but a hero to the grass roots.
- WORLD BRIEFING / ITALY : Venetians mourn a shrinking city
- How the top 25 fared
- War casualties
- How the 2010 World Cup teams fared
- Up next for the Ducks: Monday at Pittsburgh
- New Cardinal rule: Stanford has better players than USC
- NEED TO KNOW / NEWS STYLE TIPS TRENDS : Protecting bags
- THE SHOE ISSUE : Turn up the volume : This season, footwear doesn't pussyfoot around. Think bold reds, impossibly tall heels and metallics.
- Karzai the U.S. pupil
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / PERRIS : Father is sought in family deaths
- California : In a field of five, two GOP rivals hold spotlight : Linda Ackerman and Chris Norby are the main contenders in Tuesday's contest to replace Mike Duvall.
- Military Deaths : MARINE LANCE CPL. ALFONSO OCHOA JR., 20, ARMONA : Unlucky step triggers buried explosive
- TELEVISION : Look at me! I'm a talk show host! : The television landscape is replete with the wreckages of celebs' failed gabfests, yet it hasn't slowed the rush of stars seeking their own shot.
- Are CalPERS' hands clean? : The pension fund sustained huge losses as the market sank. Was it all just bad investment choices?
- Inspiring young activists : Hannah Giles, who rocked ACORN with a series of secret videos, tells college students about guerrilla warfare.
- Burned by a bad season : Kyle Busch was a Cup contender entering this year, but again he will fall short of a championship.
- The Day In Sports : Woods wins by two in Australia
- BOOK REVIEW : lost and...
- Up next for Lakers: Sunday vs. Houston
- Yuri Foreman becomes first Israeli world champion
- Chinese students, netizens and shops welcome Obama to Shanghai
- Hollywood hopes for a game changer in 'Avatar'
- TOP OF THE TICKET : Sanford's wife backs his ex-ally
- WORLD CUP : New Zealand, Nigeria, Cameroon earn berths
- Obama, sort of uncensored : China may allow a live chat with students, but many might not see it.
- Prepaying mortgage may not make financial sense
- A cushy life on death row; George Skelton's take on taxation; investigating ACORN
- TSA follows every move : Covert officers at 161 U.S. airports are trained to pick out suspicious behaviors amid a sea of travelers.
- ON THE NFL : NFL WEEK 10 : He was always good, no two ways about it
- USC REPORT / NOTES : Barkley's turnovers help turn the tide
- COAST TO COAST
- STYLE : FASHION DIARY : Vampire's mark : 'Twilight' fans can't get enough of the romantic saga. It's a good thing stores can satisfy their hunger.
- Guantanamo on hold over detainee plans
- Finding the perfect angle on a friendship : A documentary examines the ties of cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond.
- L.A. THEN AND NOW : They reported traffic on the fly : Some stations still announce jams from the sky, but the job is no longer as colorful.
- GEORGE ZORITCH, 1917 - 2009 : Ballet star danced from the heart
- Hight completes unlikely run to funny car championship : The last one to qualify for the Countdown, he locks up title with third-fastest run at Auto Club Raceway.
- THEATER : Now starring: Shakespeare : As playwright Bill Cain ponders the present day, he hears history call to him. The result: 'Equivocation,' featuring a certain writer.
- TAKING THE B-MOVIE TO NEW HEIGHTS : Partners in fugitive filmmaking, Nicolas Cage and Werner Herzog worked 'blissfully' on 'Bad Lieutenant.'
- WEB BUZZ : Searches that let you see in triple vision
- THE MONITOR : There's no kinship here : When it comes to quirky new ensemble comedies, 'Community' can't compete with 'Modern Family.'
- Military Deaths : ARMY PFC. JUSTIN CASILLAS, 19, DUNNIGAN : Soldier died while trying to save a wounded friend
- Slain teen buried, mourned : Friends, family and dignitaries pay tribute to Melody Ross, killed in gunfire after a high school football game.
- FORGOTTEN COUNTRIES : The crises begin at birth : Sierra Leone's broken public health system is just one reason the destitute nation poses a threat that reaches far beyond its borders.
- Another way: Amended passport
- Don't forget the Algonquin Hotel
- A culture crash for the Trojans
- BOOK REVIEW : DISCOVERIES
- Big 12 Conference Report
- Must like outdoors, dogs and red tape
- NBA quotes of the week
- One murder in 6 million
- LOOKS : BEAUTY : A FEAST FOR YOUR FACE : Pumpkin and cranberry products contain enzymes and vitamins that cleanse and rejuvenate. You can even make your own.
- MOVIES : WORKING HOLLYWOOD : A concept illustrator with mayhem in mind : Warren Flanagan's 2-D designs for '2012' gave its cataclysmic scenes a frame of reference with which to begin.
- Big East Conference Report
- THE SHOE ISSUE : EXTREMISTS ARE AFOOT : Daring footwear designs are driving sales among shoe buyers who want to make a statement.
- BOOK REVIEW : Second sex no more : When Everything Changed; The Amazing Journey of American Women From 1960 to the Present; Gail Collins; Little, Brown: 472 pp., $27.99
- SHOPPING : Online Luxury
- Obituaries : WINTER D. HORTON JR., 1929 - 2009 : Co-founder of L.A.'s KCET
- The World : S. American tensions grow as arms sales do : One may or may not call it an 'arms race,' but weapons spending is up, fueling mistrust among neighbors.
- Southeastern Conference Report
- Rockets still a thorn in Lakers' side
- If you go to North Korea
- WORLD BRIEFING / SOUTH KOREA : 10 die in fire at shooting range
- Ex-HP chief's run for Senate
- HOME OF THE WEEK UPDATE
- BOOK REVIEW : BESTSELLERS : LOS ANGELES TIMES Nov. 15, 2009
- FORBIDDEN FRUIT: PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA : NORTH KOREA : Off limits? : A rare glimpse offers plenty of curious sights
- As Pacquiao throws, Cotto goes with flow
- NEED TO KNOW / NEWS STYLE TIPS TRENDS : Traffic dangers
- Driver hopes to put end to run of 'Mark Martin luck'
- The Region : THE WEEK : Splitting the state down the middle
- In vitro parents face a difficult decision : Should extra embryos go to other would-be parents -- or to the science that made their babies possible?
- MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER : Real Salt Lake reaches title game
- THE BIZ : Tom Sherak wants the Oscars to be fun : The academy's new president hopes his populist instincts will help the show appeal to star and fan alike.
- THE $79 DEAL
- Asante thankful for lower City playoffs seeding : Sixth-seeded Jordan will be at opposite side of the bracket from top-seeded Crenshaw.
- DETROIT 7, DUCKS 4 : Ducks rally late, fall short against Red Wings
- Pakistan blast kills at least 10 : A police checkpoint in the northwestern city of Peshawar is hit by a suicide bomber; more than 20 are injured.
- HOTELS : This time around, it's a Hawaiian crown : The renovated St. Regis Princeville Resort in Kauai has dropped its European touches and gained a native look.
- FORBIDDEN FRUIT: NIIHAU, HAWAII : HAWAII : Off-limits? : An enchanting visit to the 'mystery island'
- SUNDAY REPORT : Dunleavy's leverage: $$$$
- New $6,500 federal tax credit for 'move-up' home buyers may benefit you
- All-ages music
- POP MUSIC : Alt-rock for under-10s : Milkshake, the Sippy Cups and other artists are creating cool music that connects with kids -- and their parents too.
- TOON-OP : Seriously, folks
- 'Sixbeaststwomonkeys' and more
- The Region : Early Oscars are presented to 4 honorees : Awards go to Lauren Bacall, Roger Corman, cinematographer Gordon Willis and producer John Calley.
- The phoniest place on Earth?
- THE SHOE ISSUE : A PASSION FOR PUMPS : Three designers talk about their obsession with footwear and why no heel is too high for some.
- Blogging moms wooed by firms : Food giants provide lavish goodies. Parents provide the buzz. Is it ethical?
- THE SUNDAY CONVERSATION : Eternally maternal
- The Region : 'Twi-hards' ready for 'New Moon' premiere : Fans of the 'Twilight' saga camp out days early in Westwood.
- WORLD BRIEFING / RUSSIA : 3 men accused of cannibalism
- Medicare cuts may burden doctors
- ART : Banality, in black and white : Exploring the rise of photography's New Topographics movement, whatever it may mean.
- HOME THEATER : NEW THIS WEEK : Spock and Kirk, back on board
- BOOK REVIEW : lost and...
- The second half
- California : Two worlds on one campus : Adversarial air remains as Pearl and Birmingham settle into the new, segregated arrangement.
- READERS RECOMMEND
- When traveling in Barbados, eat here
- NFL WEEK 10 : SUNDAY NIGHT
- HOME OF THE WEEK : This post-and-beam glows : Remodel stays faithful to its architects' novel vision
- LAKERS FYI : Taking stock the day after
- As the LAPD evolved, so did he : The incoming chief, who lived its 'dark days,' hopes to change how every cop thinks.
- THE PHOTO FILE : Knockout shots by two sports legends
- The World : Idea takes hold for 2-step climate pact : Obama and others at Asia-Pacific forum opt to aim for a limited accord at an upcoming Danish conference.
- ON SOCCER : Sometimes world soccer seems all about the kids
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / SOUTHLAND : Winds to bring fire weather
- INDIE FOCUS : Uniformed bearers of bad news come knocking : Director Oren Moverman hopes audiences who often resist films with military themes will give 'The Messenger' a chance.
- Green jobs sprout all over : The growth in eco-friendly products and services has spawned all kinds of careers. The trick is finding them.
- NFL WEEK 10 : SUNDAY NIGHT Spotlight : Powers now covers idols
- BOOK REVIEW : Tracing a father's life . . . and his death : Evening's Empire; The Story of My Father's Murder; Zachary Lazar; Little, Brown: 228 pp., $24.99
- BOOK REVIEW / THE WRITER'S LIFE...
- Military Deaths
- Investigate ACORN
- The World : CHANGING CLIMATE, CHANGING LIVES : In case of environmental panic, read this : Amid dire warnings about global warming, some odd ideas are in the mix -- such as fake trees that devour CO2.
- RENT WATCH : Landlord isn't depositing checks
- POP MUSIC : Miles Davis, the Columbia years : The label's complete album collection spans four decades of the jazz trumpeter's career, but don't look for it in stores.
- The Nation : HOMETOWN U.S.A.: Plains, Ga. : Carter's national historic gas station?
- Taxing issues
- BOOK REVIEW : Reflections on being an animal
- Some are family; others are food
- Ideas on healthcare reform
- HIGH SCHOOL NOTES : La Canada clinches final playoff berth
- ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Carroll suffers another Stanford home invasion
- WEST
- U.S. may regulate subways : Citing safety concerns, the Transportation Dept. will propose assuming oversight of municipal systems.
- Obituaries : ALICE S. ROSSI, 1922 - 2009 : Feminist author and scholar
- The Nation : A risky mix or safe to drink? : The FDA asks 27 makers of alcohol- caffeine beverages to prove their safety.
- Atlantic Coast Conference Report
- Life on death row
- THE SHOE ISSUE : SNEAKERHEADS' HOLY GRAILS : L.A. sports shoe fanatics lace up and run us through their most prized and desired editions.
- CULTURE MONSTER : A haunting animal kingdom
- In their lairs : Vampires have become a big part of the pop culture. But even before their recent surge in popularity, they had left their marks in many places. Garlic is optional.
- Without a baby sitter, banks make a mess
- UNDERRATED / OVERRATED
- CLASSICAL MUSIC : History in the playing : Violinist Gil Shaham, slated to perform at Disney Hall this week, is drawn to works written in the 1930s.
- NO. 10 OHIO STATE 27, NO. 15 IOWA 24 (OT) : Buckeyes Rose Bowl-bound
- CLASSICAL MUSIC : L.A. PHIL'S OTHER NEW KID : JOHN ADAMS PREPARES THE FIRST FESTIVAL OF THE DUDAMEL ERA.
- UCLA REPORT / NOTES : Senior fullback Moline runs with opportunity
- Eastside rail line offers free rides : Public is invited to try Gold Line route from downtown to East L.A.
- TOURS & CRUISES
- A nun's long battle in the war over abortion : Sister Donna Quinn believes in a woman's right to choose. Now, the Vatican may weigh in about her crusade.
- TOP OF THE TICKET : Sanford's wife backs his ex-ally
- BOOK REVIEW : BESTSELLERS / PAPERBACKS : LOS ANGELES TIMES Nov. 15, 2009
- SMART LIST : 'Sunny' capers for Christmas
- Obituaries : MICHAEL KABOTIE, 1942 - 2009 : Innovative Hopi artist, jeweler
- Time to stop the idolization?
- Forgotten Countries
- Cal Poly Pomona discloses online security breach
- Wie wins first LPGA tournament
- Clinton ties future U.S. aid to Afghanistan accountability
- 'Twilight: New Moon' fans camped out overnight for premiere
- Not much changes in BCS poll
- Patriots gamble, Colts cash in
- A trip to North Korea offers curious sites
- Obama chides China on human rights
- South Africa: No happy ending yet
- CLIPPERS FYI : Oh, to shape up sans shake-up
- NEED TO KNOW / NEWS STYLE TIPS TRENDS : Last chance to send a photo
- Big Ten Conference Report
- Who may be headed to a bowl? The surprising Owls, that's who
- RESULTS
- Sharks feed closer to land than thought : Pacific white sharks spend months foraging near the California coast, surprising researchers.
- THE SHOE ISSUE : Not just a sneaker : The expected reissue of the Air Jordan XI Space Jam has athletic shoe fans' tongues wagging.
- UCLA 43, WASHINGTON STATE 7 : Bruins go to backup plan they seldom use : Blowout victory allows UCLA coaches to give playing time to many who normally never leave the sidelines.
- BEST OF THE REST
- BOOK REVIEW : Musings of an open, lively mind : Changing My Mind; Occasional Essays Zadie Smith; The Penguin Press: 306 pp., $26.95
- CALIFORNIA LOTTERY RESULTS
- Up next for Clippers: Sunday at Oklahoma City
- ON THE SPOT : Drop-off turnoff
- Homeless, unless you count storage space : For $179 a month, it's worth the risk, one Chicago-area family says. The son, 12, studies by candlelight.
- NO. 25 STANFORD 55, NO. 11 USC 21 : Non-stop blight : USC and its shaky defense put stain on record book: most points by any Trojans opponent, ever
- Malibu leader with a mission
- Board settled Beck lawsuit : Two workers accused him of trying to cover up alleged misuse of city funds. He was cleared of wrongdoing.
- SPOTLIGHT : Florida doesn't dominate but still wins
- Britain to investigate abuse allegations in Iraq : Officials will look into 33 complaints against military personnel.
- Obama must rethink rethinking Afghanistan
- A picture perfect spot-on shot
- WEEKLY MORTGAGE RATES
- SOUTHLAND ROUNDUP
- NEED TO KNOW / NEWS STYLE TIPS TRENDS : A golf toy
- LANCE PUGMIRE'S ROUND-BY-ROUND : MANNY PACQUIAO VS. MIGUEL COTTO
- WORLD BRIEFING / IRAN : Police unit to monitor websites
- Not sold on F-16 diplomacy
- HOME THEATER : A SECOND LOOK : 'The Exiles' is an excavation : Almost lost itself, the 1961 film digs into a civic and cinematic past worth preserving and treasuring.
- Paperback Writers: Greek myth is hip, so is Richard Milward's new novel
- Niihau's unspoiled version of paradise
- Long Beach State beats Alaska Anchorage, 86-65
- 'Twilight: New Moon' fans camped out overnight for premiere
- FOR THE RECORD - Nov. 15, 2009
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- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Nov. 15, 2009
- Off the Shelf: When April got her gun
- Listing details: 320 San Miguel Road, Pasadena
- West Coast, Left Coast info
- Two NHRA champions crowned, two more to come
- Monday's TV Highlights: Sheldon takes care of Penny on 'The Big Bang Theory'
- Sunday's TV Highlights: 'The Prisoner' premieres on AMC
- Pacquiao vs. Cotto live round-by-round updates (Pacquiao wins by 12th-round TKO)
- Kings lose Rob Scuderi to dreaded lower-body injury
- Ducks recall Kyle Calder from Bakersfield of ECHL
- Pacquiao vs. Cotto time
- Robert Pattinson, object of obsession
- David Haye has a mandatory fight, but will try for Klitschko
- Shane Mosley getting back in ring
- Pacquiao protege upgraded to stable
- Pacquiao vs. Cotto pay-per-view live undercard updates
- UFC 105 results
- Pacquiao protege Gorres in critical condition after winning Las Vegas fight
- Mike Edwards wins NHRA pro stock championship in qualifying
- New drug could boost women's libido
- UCLA 43, Washington State 7 (final)
- Boys' water polo: Friday's Southern Section playoff results
- FDA questions caffeine in alcoholic beverages
- NHRA driver Chris Karamesines shows no signs of slowing down
- UCLA football: Neuheisel's players toss snowballs, while son tosses TDs
- Stanford 55, USC 21 (final)
- USC football: Stafon Johnson recovering well
- Football: City Section Division II pairings
- Former guerrilla Cesare Battisti on hunger strike in Brazil
- Opinion: Sunday shows: H. Clinton, Giuliani, Dunn, Duncan
- Memorializing banality, in many shades
- Football: Updated final regular-season rankings
- UCLA football: tailback Christian Ramirez not on trip
- Winter Horton Jr. and the birth of KCET
- '2012' has great effects and (shocker!) inept writing
- UCLA basketball: The fun begins
- Shakespeare, terror and Bill Cain's 'Equivocation'
- Football: City Section eight-man pairings
- Brendan Mullen memorial on Sunday
- Football: First-round pairings in City Section playoffs
- Football: Southern Section standings (final regular season)
- Opening day: '2012' looking huge, 'Christmas Carol' holding strong
- Football: First matchup on the board
- Football: Locke is No. 7 seed, Westchester No. 8
- Boys' basketball: The newest way to announce college choice
- Football: L.A. Jordan is No. 6 seed
- Football: San Pedro edges L.A. Jordan for No. 5 seed
- Boys' water polo: City championship results
- Football: Taft is No. 4 seed
- Football: Venice is No. 3 seed
- Football: Carson is No. 2 seed
- Football: Crenshaw is unanimous No. 1 seed
- The Deal: Retropia garage sale this weekend
- Water polo: Loyola continues its championship run
- Football: Cathedral tries double wing but Serra wins
- Enough Carrie Prejean news to make your head explode
- Haunted: Michael Mewshaw on his 'Lying With the Dead'
- Football: Carson's victory is big in City scheme
- Finally, a new way to use up your Thanksgiving leftovers
- Football: The bill will be coming in the mail
- Fox Television Studios tries new model for network TV
- More tips from the Pantry Raid
- Thanksgiving countdown: Roasted pumpkin salad
- Club Monaco channels Cary Grant's style at Cecconi's
- J. Crew debuts shop-in-shop inside Ron Herman
- Tree of the Week: The picturesque Aleppo pine
- Opinion: How low will he go? Obama gives Japan's Emperor Akihito a wow bow (Updates with videos, pic)
- Opinion: Weekly remarks: Mark Kirk says this healthcare bill raises costs, taxes; Obama vows full Fort Hood probe
- Football: St. Bonny says so long, Channel League
- KTM unleases its 2010 RC8 R superbeast
- John Adams, the L.A. Phil's other new kid
- Reggie Bush puts Hollywood Hills home on the market
- Sending your child away
- Douglas R. Ring dies at 65; influential L.A. developer, philanthropist
- Food-borne pathogens carry devastating long-term effects
- THE NATION : Hasan may never walk again : The Ft. Hood shooting suspect's attorney says he's paralyzed from the waist down and in significant pain.
- QUICK TAKES : Finally
- India defends approach on climate policy : Envoy says efforts on global warming must allow room for growth.
- THE SCOUT : ENTERTAINING : Wanders' holiday touches
- BUSINESS BRIEFING / HEALTH : Alcoholic drink makers probed
- OBITUARIES : DOUGLAS R. RING, 1944 - 2009 : Influential developer also was an L.A. civic leader, philanthropist
- PARENTOLOGY : Tough love, tough call
- Fearing pay cuts as the new normal
- HEALTHCARE : Swine flu anxiety unleashes epidemic of hand sanitizing
- OBITUARIES : PASSINGS / THOMAS J. GRAFF : Lawyer shaped state water policy
- THE NATION : From Guantanamo to Illinois? : A rural prison is 'a leading option' for housing detainees.
- Cos tickles Pink's fans for a good cause : Bill Cosby helps the hot dog landmark celebrate its 70th anniversary and raise money for at-risk kids.
- Treasure it
- NATIONAL BRIEFING / WYOMING : Drive fails to kill cellphone ban
- Elephant walk
- COMPANY TOWN : Studio's new take on cost cutting : Fox Television's low-risk approach to producing programs could become the new model for network TV.
- CALIFORNIA : Hillside residents fear more mudslides : Six foothill homes in La Canada Flintridge are damaged after a surprise downpour triggers a debris flow.
- Poetry in motion
- GALAXY 2, HOUSTON 0 (OT) : Overtime win puts Galaxy in MLS final
- COLUMN ONE : First and last tee at the DMZ : The golf course along the Koreas' frontier has a single hole, but myriad obstacles. Not the least of which is a minefield in the rough.
- THE WORLD : 17 killed in suicide bombings in Pakistan : The attacks are the latest against security installations, a sign of militants' resilience despite army offensive.
- RESULTS