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- Private Sector Can't Be Trusted With Bridges
- Oil Smothers Spanish Villages' Livelihoods
- No. 2 Kansas Cruises to Preseason NIT Victory
- Kupchak Not Out to Deal Yet
- Husband, Wife Found Dead in Their Home
- Canadian circus cancels U.S. tour
- Lawsuit by PG&E; Stayed by Court
- Committee Is Appointed to Find UC President
- Putin Prods Bush on Terror
- Financier Accused of Insider Trading
- High-Yield Bonds See Renewed Demand
- A Crackdown, and Aid Too
- How Safe Is the Surf?
- Agency Seeks to Fend Off Power Shortages
- Church May Close Seminary
- Residents Assail Plans to Expand 101 Freeway
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- No Timetable for Leclerc's Return
- Teri Garr lauded by MS Society
- EDS Shares Rise 7.8% on Rumors of a Sale to IBM
- WorldCom May Be Near Deal With SEC
- Dow Notches 7th Gaining Week
- Kuwaiti Policeman Is Arrested in Attack on American Soldiers
- Straying Girl's Mother Held
- Officials' Arrests Send Aftershock Through Carson
- Four-Year Contract, Coach Lured Boucher to Dallas
- Sluggish USC Gets Past UCR
- Ducks Learn They Don't Measure Up
- China Opts to Go Dutch for Its National Coach
- JFK and PT-109: the tale still stirs
- A Martin and Lewis chemistry analysis
- 2 Liquid Audio Execs Resign
- Heinz-Del Monte Deal to Be Tax-Free
- Saab Recalls Cars for Air Bag Malfunction
- Muslim Charity Leader Ordered Deported
- EPA Eases Pollution Guidelines
- Dozens Arrested in Iranian Pro-Reform Protests
- Top-Scoring Oak Park District to Lose Leader
- Miami Loses Two Players
- Justice Protects and Serves Trojans
- Elvis building renovated
- Doctor Is Acquitted in 5 Patients' Deaths
- Probe of Los Alamos Lab Losses Widens
- DNA Test Ordered in Tennessee Death Case
- Unprecedented Tumor Shrinkage With Drug
- FBI Looks at Saudi's Link to 9/11
- 8 Ex-Officers Cleared in Torture, Slayings
- Burglary Suspect Dies in Crash After Pursuit
- Feds Charge Sleuth to the Stars
- Anglican Church OKs Reparations to Indians
- Arbitrator Biased in His Ruling Against Her, Billionaire Says
- Decision Fits Like a Golf Glove
- Boy Receives Stem-Cell Transplant
- Some Embassy Staff Cleared to Leave Jordan
- Crackdown on Unscrupulous Lenders OKd
- Slain Woman Pushed From Car Is Identified
- Max Reinhardt, 86; Publisher for Solzhenitsyn, Greene
- South-Central High School Makes a Strong Case
- Southland Jews Debate Criticism of Israeli Policies
- Sorenstam Leads by a Shot in LPGA Finale
- British U.N. Aid Worker Killed in W. Bank
- Putting a Christian Spin on Gritty Crime Novels
- French Jews' Faith Grows, Survey Says
- Track Confirms 1999 Fraud
- Rivalry's Key Plays Are All Drama, Not Comedy
- Esperanza Gets a Meek Victory, 41-7
- In a world of poets, not readers
- Feeling the life force in his work
- Nissan Tested Altima Air Bag Replacement
- House Adjourns for Year Without Extending Jobless Benefits
- Judge Steps Down From Nichols Bombing Case
- Defense Carries Bishop Amat
- 2nd GI Is Acquitted of Girls' Death in S. Korea
- Skeleton Yields Clues About Ability to Grasp
- Boy Denies Seeing Mom Beaten
- Move Trial, Say Lawyers for Sanchez
- Shaq's Return Goes Over Big
- GE Capital Taking Bids for Lending Unit
- Krispy Kreme Posts 56.3% Profit Gain
- Probes Get Citigroup to Rethink Structure
- Bill to Offer Asylum to Iraqi Scientists Dies in Congress
- NATO Nations Bond With Partner States
- Do Mormon Rules Have a Place in Plaza?
- Bali Blast Suspect Says He Chose Sites
- Leaking Big Rig Closes Freeway
- Vatican Issues Paper on Christian Unity in Welsh
- Panel to Study Troubled Survey of U.S. Jews
- L.A. Police Officers Involved in 3 More Shootings
- It's Better Than Being Wrong End of the Joke
- Homework too hard for book award judge
- Honda Gets OK for Second Plant in China
- 9/11 Kin Expand Suit That Aims to Bankrupt Al Qaeda
- Fliers Will Need Boarding Passes to Pass Security
- Nigerian Spotlight Shifts From Beauty to Ugliness
- The Case of the Purloined Parakeet Causes a Flap in Quiet Laguna Beach
- Man Gets 11 Years for Rape of Disabled Patient
- Mitchell Burns, 75; Former Klansman Helped FBI in Probe of 1963 Bombing
- Agile Minds in Idle Cars
- Abandoned Homes Used by Squatters Torn Down
- Drug Seizures Decline at State Border Crossings
- Eisenhower Turns On Heat for Victory
- Walker, Williams Say No to Big Trade
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Beleaguered Film Chief Refuses to Leave Stage
- Zoo Specialists to Help Save Rare Bird on Maui
- Walking the Talk
- TOP PERFORMERS
- Gentry Exercises Patience With Jaric
- This Trip Won't Be a Cross-Town Bust
- Britain tunes in to follow voting returns
- No holiday for La Scala workers
- Easy-Going Pacers Stop McGrady, Magic
- Pepperdine Loses in Overtime, 95-81
- Farmer Bros. Must Allow Vote, SEC Says
- Songwriters Settle Suit Over Eagles Royalties
- JFK Film Will Be Digitally Restored
- Samantha, Bronx Zoo's 26-Foot Python, Dies
- Motorist Gets Prison in Dragging Death of Girl
- Sentencing in Van Dam Murder, Kidnapping Delayed Until Jan. 3
- State Taxes: Bite the Bullet
- Joseph Danton, 94; Headed Librarianship School at UC Berkeley
- Gang Member Arrested in Stabbing Outside Mall
- A Trial Run, for Most Part
- Granada Hills Girls End Carson's Win Streak
- Cameras Know Where He Is
- Ovation Awards begin a new act
- Moody's Cuts Debt Ratings on Williams
- Afghans Hold Iraqi in Alleged Terrorist Plot
- U.S. Nurse on Trial in Monaco for Billionaire Banker's Death in Fire
- 4 Neighborhood Service Areas Proposed in Valley
- Genome of Cow Disease May Aid Crohn's Study
- State Says Lie Led to Taping of D.A. Office
- Mediators Giving Port Talks a Push
- Krone Visits Arizona Today
- What's behind this ugly Hitler-fest?
- THE TIMES' TOP 25
- A night of stylistic versatility
- SEC Files Lawsuit Against Former Peregrine Manager
- Suspect Freed When No Bomb Is Found on Plane
- Two Cruise Lines Now Affected by Stomach Virus
- Gene Linked to Obesity, Diabetes Is Identified
- Blue Line Train Kills Teenager in Crosswalk
- 'South-Central' as a Code Word
- Make Special Education Special at Budget Time
- Irvine Pupil Says He's Learned to Care About the Homeless
- Where on Earth Are We?
- Golden Idea's a Hard Sell
- Scouting Report
- At college, a dorm that feels like real life
- 'Grace's' wedding rings rating bell
- Rabbi Spared Death Penalty in Contract Slaying of Wife
- Brush Fire Contained After 477 Acres Burned
- Fog Detection System Planned on California 99
- Andre Roch, 96; Swiss Mountaineer, Avalanche Researcher
- Panthers' Smith Charged With Assault
- Court Won't Overturn Call
- Double Clutch
- Design by Dogg?
- Germany calls off Jackson probe
- Heavenly holiday hell in playful 'Nuncrackers'
- Home Prices, Sales Rise in Inland Empire
- Head of Afghan Multinational Force Warns of Attacks if Iraq Is Invaded
- Man Can Let Vegetative Wife Die, Judge Rules
- Oxnard Deal Would Revive Downtown
- Man Gets Life Term in Kidnapping
- Major Housing Project Clears Hurdle
- Bush Hails Sikhs on Founder's Birthday
- Sabres Are Still Shaky, but Winless Streak Ends
- Bishop Montgomery Is Good Enough
- Broadcom Fires More Than 500 Employees
- FERC Says Enron Unit Conducted Bogus Power Orders
- Small Firms in a Struggle to Stay Aloft
- 2 Injured by Blasts at Government Office
- How Hussein Gets 'Anything He Wants'
- Band on Run Exults in Homecoming
- Pope Urges Dialogue With Lutherans
- As Mobile Park Rolls, Skaters Jump on Board
- Hadda Brooks, 86; Pianist Known as 'Queen of the Boogie' and a Popular Torch Singer
- Hurtado Leads Roosevelt to 14-11 Victory
- Vivendi Bidder Singles Out Diller for His Dual Role
- Pension Costs May Prompt Dow Charge
- Man Arrested in Theft of Salvation Army Toys
- Bank Is Robbed for 3rd Time in 2 Years
- Police Ask for Help to Find Slaying Suspect
- They Haven't Forgotten Bragg
- Northrop May Sign Consent Decree
- Napster Likely to Be Sold to Roxio
- IRS Says Campbell Could Owe $79 Million
- British Firefighters Begin an Eight-Day Strike
- 2 More Soldiers Die After Kashmir Attack
- 'Moron' Jab Doesn't Sink Canadian Spokeswoman
- Police Arrest 84 in 2nd Skid Row Sweep as Advocates Voice Concerns
- Clipper Loss Is Like Clockwork
- Stoudamire, Wallace Cited for Marijuana Possession
- By Leaps and Bounds, He's a Long Way Off Peak Form
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- Egyptian to host fourth annual 'Women in Shorts' program
- Beneath the towel
- Saints? Not all
- Is this for real?
- If You're Fat, Don't Blame McDonald's
- See and hear
- Braves Seem to Get Best of This Odd Deal
- It's Never Too Early to Get With Program
- Shaken, Not Stirred
- All the Clipper Faults Don't Lie With Sterling
- Fear Knocks on America's Door
- Public-Sector Privatization
- Victory in War Is Only Half the Battle
- Apparently the Teacher Still Has a Lot to Learn
- Not isolated
- Hip-hop world's mixed messages
- To See Party Differences, Keep an Eye on Budgets
- U.S. Army Was Right to Discharge Gays
- School Reform at the Top
- This Really Should Be a Private Argument
- Changes Improve Access to Public Information
- Winning Another Title Would Be Quite a Feat
- Serra and Caltech
- Jon Healey
- IBM Chairman to Head Carlyle Group
- Film Agency Cast Change
- Museums' ethical guidelines released
- Elderly Man Repeatedly Robs Store for Viagra
- USC Roster
- A New Jolt to Israeli Politics
- Shifting Gears to Become a Teacher
- Federal Airport Workers Tell of Pay Glitches
- Ex-CHP Officer Gets 30 Years in Drug Theft
- City Considers Curbs on Costly Home Loans
- More Tanker Oil Hits Shore
- Indian Casinos on a Roll
- Petco Reverses Loss, Posts Profit That Beats Forecasts
- Union Presses Morgan Stanley on Analyst's Report
- Al Qaeda Figure in Custody
- Mobs in Nigeria Set Fire to Office, Churches and Bystanders, Killing 50
- Voters in Seattle OK Monorail Proposal
- Hong Kong Billionaire Nina Wang May Lose It All
- At Washington Prep, Lots of Toil to Offset Trouble
- ESPN Picks L.A. to Host the X Games in 2003, '04
- Prudential Securities Muzzles Analysts
- Understudy Mulligan Ready for His Big Role
- Broadcasters Seek Ratings Reform
- Corruption Arrests in Carson
- Wet Seal Reports Loss of $2.5 Million in Quarter
- Senator Backs LaFalce for Accounting Board
- Northrop Gets Backing for TRW Merger
- New Rules to Ease Emission Guidelines
- Woman Learns High Cost of Turtle Eggs
- In Close Vote, Pakistan Has New Prime Minister
- U.S. Cannot Find Many Resident Aliens, Investigation Finds
- Bush Gets Backing for Disarming Hussein
- Tanker Truck Crashes, Explodes; No One Hurt
- Indonesia Seizes Alleged Planner of Bali Bombing
- Oxnard Man, 21, Dies in Collision
- Edwards Talks Education, With an Eye on 2004
- Camp Pendleton Marines Leave for Persian Gulf
- Water Disease Outbreaks on the Rise
- High Court Rejects Life Term in Lookout Case
- Salvage Logging OKd in Tahoe Wilderness
- No Triple Crown, but Yeley Dominates
- Rejuvenated Aussie Still Surfing at 36
- Andy, Opie statue endorsed
- Tenet's Woes Making Deals a Harder Sell
- Amtrak Sues Train's Manufacturer Over Design Flaws
- Bush, Schroeder Have 'Cordial' Exchange
- NATO Grows, Shifts Focus to Terrorism
- State Budget Crisis Spurs Call for a Special Session
- 2 Men Arrested in Killing of Actor
- No More Delays for Rape Suspect
- Hahn Hitches L.A.'s Wagon to Two Stars
- Fairfax Stands Up to Crenshaw, 13-12
- At This Point, It Looks Like Anybody's Guess
- Time for Clippers to Stop Whining, Start Working
- Big Day for McCullough
- A film director's life well lived and well told
- Heston sculpture goes on display
- Give the Palestinians a Stake in Peace
- Costly Losses to USC Still Bothering Him
- Euchre Steps Down in Class
- Art Imitates Life a Little Too Much When Film Set Is a Fake Skid Row
- A full-length 'Solaris' still exceptional at 30
- Liberate to Restate Sales as Investigation Widens
- Princess Anne Pleads Guilty Over Dog Bites
- New Tallies Trigger Recount in House Race
- 2 Soldiers, 2 Attackers Die at Paramilitary Site
- Tennis Relocation Called Risky
- Show tackles kids' issues worldwide
- A 'Tempest' that's too young at heart
- Maybe We Shouldn't Hear Those D.A. Tapes
- FCC's Copps Plans Hearings on Rules
- Contempt Motion Filed on Madster
- More Money Urged to Improve Child Immunization Rates
- Network's Calls to Rabbi's Jury Anger Judge
- Tom Coad Just Misses Bid for Board
- Florida's Freshmen Pave Way to Victory
- Mavericks Win With Yao in a Zone
- Home Woes Continue for Colorado With Tie