- Wooden-headed 'Pinocchio'
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- Mortgage Rates Drop to Lowest Level on Record
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- Pilot Removed From Plane in Virginia Fails Test for Alcohol
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- 2 Hikers Rescued by Helicopter in O.C. Canyon
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- Group to Hold Talk on Future of Iraq
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- Thrashers Dismiss Fraser as Their Coach
- Ghosts of scourges yet to come
- The hour has come
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- AT&T; Wireless Cuts Cities in 3G Rollout
- U.S. Says Plan to Restrict Nonlawyers' Legal Advice Would Hurt Consumers
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- Veneman Completes Treatments for Cancer
- Hillary Clinton Picked to Give Democrats' Radio Response
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- Boston College Routs Toledo
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- U.S. Sets Record for Civil Prosecutions of Former Nazis
- L.A. Pins Its Airport Hopes on Palmdale
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- Kids Win Too on 4-Day School Week
- Two Charged in Killing of 5 Family Members
- 'Living Wage' Proposal Carries Hefty Price Tag
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- Sharks Have Ducks' Number
- A Title Might Mean Retirement for Favre
- Cousteau film to focus on oil spill
- O'Neal Makes Vow After Loss
- 'Nicholas' served with spice on side
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- Only the Best of an Unusually Fruitful Year
- Gene Patent Lawsuit Names Five California Firms
- 'Under God' Ruling Spurred Angry Debate
- DAILY REPORT
- House-Swarming Party for Trojans
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- 3 Children Die in Christmas Day Fire
- 24 Cars Struck by 2 Drivers
- Big Effort by Tiny Town's Band
- Coach in Search of Captain Courageous
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- Hopes Rise With Casino at Niagara Falls
- Filipino Lawmaker Faces Campaign Charges
- Susan F. Marx, 94; Widow of Comedian Harpo Marx
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- Millionaire Steps Up to Claim $314.9-Million Powerball Prize
- Whale Carcass Is a Rare Find
- New Jobless Benefit Claims Fall by 60,000
- Autopsy Shows Boy Killed in Police Chase Was Shot in Back
- Bush Officials Try Again on a Strategy to Protect Wetlands
- Feeding the Kitty
- Maybe That 'Queens' Crack Was a Bad Idea
- 'Harry Potter' and the Russian occult probe
- Angels score a new home with KDIS-KSPN switch
- A night of song and dance honors Kennedy Center's all-star lineup
- Redirect LACMA Funds
- Scientific Progress
- Dr. Laura: Private Time for a Public Figure
- U.S., North Korea Move in a Reckless Game
- No Rest for Unelected
- Selective Logic on INS
- Today's Foster Kids Will Be Parents
- Davina Whitehouse, 90; Actor Built Career in England, New Zealand
- Builders Turn to Upscale Projects in Inland Empire
- Doctor on FDA Panel Is Criticized
- Man Refuses to Give Robber His Shoes
- Mild Quake Rattles Upstate New York
- Oregon State Faces Pitt in Insight Bowl
- When Swanson made big changes
- When Rodeo gets (almost) real
- Bug Bite Explains Castro's Absence
- Mixed Signals Over Threats
- November restaurant closures
- Ellen J. Morphonios, 73; Idiosyncratic Judge
- Division I-A Football Isn't Place for Female Kicker, Despite Admirable Goal
- Okwo Made His Presence Felt
- A Widening Fissure Between State, Feds
- Restaurant business is in his blood
- Rhetoric Rules the Day in Venezuela
- Material for Bombs Seized in Indonesia
- Spur Secularism in India
- Homeless May Be Sleepless if Law Passes
- Machine Makers Coming Into Fashion
- Ring in 2003 With a Tax Loss
- Del Monte Digests Heinz Brands
- A cultural underdog
- Russia Defends Helping Iran Build Nuclear Reactor
- Study Questions Effectiveness of Celebrex, 2 Other Arthritis Drugs
- From 'plex to palace: A tour
- 'No Third Way' for U.S. Iraqis
- Seniors' Health Insurance Comes at Big Premium
- Rooney Unbeaten With Young Team
- Lewis Made His Points
- Audit, Lawsuit Trip Up DC Shoes' Smooth Ride
- Trevi's Lawyers Want Removal of Judge in Trial
- My Favorite Weekend: Constance Marie
- Former Death Row Inmate Is Out on Bond
- Coyote Tales Give Pause
- TV Personality Was All Ears for Show on Bunny Museum
- Tulane Enjoys Island Holiday
- John Kyl, 83; GOP Congressman, Interior Department Official
- Charities See Lack of Electronic Goodwill
- Picks of the cognoscenti
- New Delhi Celebrates Subway Opening
- Joke Card Is the Gift That Keeps on Giving
- About 18,000 Get Free Meal at Stadium
- Three-day forecast
- Ceremonial fun and games
- Good for what ails you
- Bodies of 7 Soldiers Arrive in Germany
- 3 Arrested in Slayings of Michigan Family Members
- The Rise and Stall of LACMA's Planned Reinvention
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- Time to Gather Round the Tree
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- Now Is Time to Separate Men From Boys
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- Radio Offers Grim Drama on 'El Norte'
- Incredible Journey of the Santa Barbara 5
- Minor Quake Causes No Damage or Injuries
- Yield on Japanese Government Bonds Slides to 4-Year Low
- Trade Center Relics for Posterity
- HGTV out to prove it's not just garden variety
- $315-Million Lottery Winner
- Tenuous hold on the crown
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- Fox Gives Kings Royal Brush-Off
- Microsoft Switches Strategy on Linux
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- Separate Bombings Kill 2 and Injure 4
- The Flowers and the Timing Are Exquisite
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- Sona menu flavored by ambition
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- Credit Errors a Risk for Third of Consumers
- Spate of Lawsuits Adds to Insurer's Troubles
- Kids' Corner
- INS Releases Haitian Teen to His Sister
- 'Trapped' in a nasty movie
- Weather Back East Is Frightening
- Step Up to the Plate and Fight Prostate Cancer
- Housing Still Hasn't Hit the Ceiling
- The keeper of Kaufman's plays
- North Korea Begins Moving Fuel Rods Into a Reactor
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- No Letup to Auto Industry Struggles
- Suit Claims Pharmacia Skirts Marketing Rules
- Earthquake Rocks Western Border Area
- S. Koreans Shrug Off Nuclear Threat
- Dating tip from P.G. Wodehouse
- Showtime for Theater Owners
- Man Arrested in Slaying of 8-Year-Old Girl
- 2 Police Deaths Blamed on Paramilitary Group
- Caviar
- 28 Rebel Fighters in Chechnya Lay Down Arms
- Will call
- One night a year, they do it his way
- Justice Department Attorneys' Conduct to Be Investigated
- In sequel, he's 'Kombat' ready
- FAA Restricts Airspace Over NYC, Pasadena for New Year's
- To Jordanians, an Iraq War Would Be Strike on Region
- County on Track to Meet U.S. Deadline to Cut Air Pollution
- Sooners Given Royal Treatment
- Wizards of MLS Have Their Sights on Moore
- Roadblocks to U.S. Adoptions
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- Town Is Going, Going ...
- Charley Lupica, 90; Baseball Fan Sat on Flagpole for His Team
- Managers Given Raises Despite Budget Shortfall
- A Disneyland Ride for Workers Only
- Washington's Crossing of River Is Reenacted
- This year, New Year's partyers have a choice
- Details Sought in Idealab Lawsuit
- Nixon Ordered Secret Nuclear Alert Amid Vietnam War
- She's spoken of quite fondly
- Trans-Siberian Railroad Now Fully Electrified
- World Has Edgy Little Christmas
- A sound investment in audio treasures
- Punk rock and family values
- Pulling the Plug on Christmas Tradition
- Friction With Parents Halts Program
- Grote Reber, 90; Helped Pioneer Radio Astronomy in Backyard
- Track Starts New Meet After Record Handle
- Griese Questions His Denver Future
- Why spend New Year's Eve the same old way?
- 3 Generations Gather for Bush Holiday
- Bruins Add a Finishing Touch
- Police Win Praise in Riverside
- NOW YOU KNOW
- Kings Have Capital, for Now
- Return of Oates Is Turning Up the Power Play
- Birds of a Feather
- Affirmative Action's Negatives
- Kings for a Day, or the Kings for This Season?
- York Made Mark at Santa Anita
- Only in L.A.
- Woman, 19, Dies in Crash in Anaheim
- Sudden Rise in Rents Threatens Area's Identity
- McGrady's 46 Points Put the Hurt on Pistons
- He Was Ready to Turn Paige on Griese
- He Sees 10-Mile Tunnel in O.C.'s Future
- Hnida Earns Plaudits Despite the Miss
- Rescues of Seniors From Squalor Raise Concerns
- Architect's Plan: Durable yet Cheap Village in Afghanistan
- This Really Is Season for Get-Well Cards
- Another side to music business
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- State Budget: It's Us
- 'I am going to hit someone hard....
- SCORING LEADERS
- CSU: Trim the Fat Rather Than Raise Fees
- The U.S. Must Show Valid Reasons for War
- *--* UCLA Coaching Records COACH YEARS W...
- The power of true love
- Fond memories of Glendale
- Seeing the Blind Spot in Liberals' World View
- 'Aladdin' may be theme-park act, but it's worth it
- Al Qaeda's Engineer
- Using and Confusing Polls and Statistics
- 2002 Final Southland Prep Football Statistics
- Texas caviar
- Tortilla de papas
- Olive-anchovy pepper wedges
- Lemon vodka oyster shooters
- Cream of parsnip soup
- Jalapeno-Cheddar wafers
- Pumpkin bars