- Level 3 Gets Approval for Genuity Acquisition
- For this role, he was willing to adapt
- Campanile: It's still a love story
- Zine Targets Strip Club for Cleanup
- Christmas Is Move-In Day for a Family Many Are Glad to Help
- Winds Drive Oil Slick Toward French Waters
- NOW YOU KNOW
- Daughter of Beverly Hills Found a New Life at Tijuana Prison
- State Law Requiring Warning on Credit Cards Is Overturned
- ICN Obtains Court Order Restricting Ribapharm
- Bush Asks Congress to Raise Debt Ceiling as Spending Nears Wall
- To Creatures Great and Small
- Old Flame Flickers Brightest
- Helen Grace, 88; With Husband, Built Chocolate Empire Bearing Her Name
- Hundreds of Delayed U.S. Visas to Be Issued
- Pakistan Blocks Trio's Extradition
- Burbank Manager Seeking CRA Post
- Yankees Splurge, Obtain Contreras
- Chargers May Get Trigger Date Delay
- Corny Story: A Coaching Giant's Humble Beginning
- Good News Comes in 3s
- Package Arrives Minus Some Parts
- Serving up jiggers of cheer
- Little Health Risk Seen From Post-9/11 Dust
- Murder Case Grips Bakersfield
- Footnote in History
- Big Ten Wants Davis Suspended
- A Tale of Two Absent Coaches
- Second City getting serious about diversity
- Smoker Agrees to Accept Reduced Damage Award
- Sullivan's Trial Venue Request Opposed
- A zesty twist on Stilton
- The Envelope, Please! Free Dinner (Plus Parking) Goes to
- Explanation Sought for Suspect's Escape
- Package Arrives Minus Some Parts
- Maybe They Never Really Dug Sanders
- A New Yorker role that's maid to order
- Pope's Christmas Mass Focuses on Peace
- Even a Little Fish May Cut Stroke Risk
- Woman Faces Charges of Fake Nuptials
- 'Exhibit A for the Power of Prayer'
- Holidays Are a Nexus to the Axis
- Poly, Price Could Meet
- Champagne's little secret
- Welcome to Barbie's Dollhouse Revoked
- Museum sits out this hand
- GOP, Secessionists Got Shut Out
- Only Preacher Around Makes Usual Rounds
- Toys for Tots Mostly Rescued From Shortage
- Judge Held on Suspicion of Drunk Driving
- Gabor Is Rapidly Regaining Her Health
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Oil Strike Has Taken Its Toll, Venezuelan Says
- Powerball Tickets Prove to Be Winning Gift Idea
- Illness, Doctor's Urgings Don't Deter Smokers
- S&P; Lowers Charter's Credit Rating
- If money's no object
- Judge Hands EPA a Win in Libby Cleanup Effort
- Hussein Denounces U.S. 'Lies'
- Martha Nelson, 63; Children's Therapist, Day-Care Consultant
- Tree-Sitter to End His Lofty Protest
- THE SCOUTING REPORT
- Is Spielberg too big for small tales?
- Durable Goods Orders Decline
- His Conscience Is His Guide
- 3 Groups Sue Over Arrests of Arab Men
- Tin Pan Alley's Gift
- This Role Fits Her to a Tee
- Season's greetings from the whimsy family
- A Game of Risk With North Korea
- Young Kids, Large Problem
- Holiday Closures
- Recruit Who Died Had Meningococcal Infection
- Europeans Seek U.S. Help to Offset Ryder Cup Cost
- Retrospective introduces obscure French success
- It's Still Yankees' World After All
- McDonald's Said to Be Making Recipe Changes
- Many Afghans Fault U.S. for Good Times That Haven't Materialized
- Charges Filed Against Man in Family Slaying Case
- GAO Report Details Homeland Security Efforts
- Australia Gives Florida Man Asylum
- Charles Longenecker, 93; TV Film Pioneer, Talent Agent and Radio Producer
- Unwrapping Memories
- Spokane's arts district growing
- This 'River' is surging forward
- Closings, Filings May Be in Store
- A Doctor Envisions Better Eye Care for the Poor
- Deal Reached for Muppets Creator
- Storm Paints a Pretty Scene That Belies Its Fierce Nature
- Fabulous as always
- FBI Warns of Bombs Hidden in Clothing
- Duff Beer not included
- Straight up, with a dash of vitamin B
- Disgraced Cadre Wants His Good Name Back
- INS Allows Couple to Stay While Son Treated for Leukemia
- 3 Admit Guilt in Moon Rock Theft Plot
- A Hard Line in the Sand With N. Korea
- Man Gets 6 Months for Illegal Dumping
- Arena Picks 27 Players
- More fans for French movies
- Russert to pen memoir
- Despite the music, 'Merry Widow' barely survives its update
- Fudge for chocolate lovers
- Homeless Say Thanks With a $3,000 Gift
- Spirit of Giving Aids City in Need
- City Manager Is Seeking CRA Chief Post
- Poison Fumes Send 10 to Hospital
- Irish ballad is world's favorite
- 'Pinocchio' film review to appear later
- Nature's version of honey mustard
- In Jesus' Birthplace, Respite for a Palestinian Fugitive
- China Frees a Leading Activist
- Where East meets East: a hot fusion at your table
- Judge Dismisses Amgen's Lawsuit Against Medicare
- Let's get real
- Heavy Snow Daunts Even Hardy Town
- Parents Get Allies in Fight for Youth Club
- Run of the Chill
- As Prices of Flat TVs Tumble, Thin Is In Among Consumers
- New Cadillac designs steer clear of the retro look
- Guilty Verdict Upheld in Assisted-Suicide Case
- Death Toll Hits 13 in Bombing in Philippines
- New Rule Runs Pedicabs Off the Streets
- Sandbar Traps Fishing Boats Inside Harbor
- Team to Break Out White Uniforms
- Art School Palette Adds Video Games
- Joy pervades lyrical account of nature's seasonal passages
- Health, Help Are on the Way
- 'Survivor' makes it an easy win for CBS
- Exec Leaving Clear Channel Entertainment Unit
- Skechers to Countersue Spears on Endorsement
- Staying on track with belt changes
- TV's 'Most Wanted' to Aid in Smart Kidnap Case
- Heavy Cargo Sailing to Gulf
- Christmas Also Means Tamale Season in the Southland
- 'Prime Time' Rerun Gets Canceled
- Bylsma Gets Big Assist Off the Ice
- Prestige, perspective for Kennedy honorees
- Aztecs captivate London
- Electronic Data Lands ABN Amro Contract
- Entravision to Acquire 3 Stations From Rival Broadcaster
- Final OK on Allergan Drug Boosts Shares
- High-Tech Displays Vying for Best Picture
- 1993 Fattoria di Felsina Berardenga Vin Santo, Italy
- Pardons Help 3 Men Get Right With the World
- Ferocious Guatemalan Prison Riot Leaves 18 Inmates Dead
- Holiday Closures
- It's a season for gifts -- not diapers
- Trucker Held in Threat on White House
- Anaheim to Settle Profiling Lawsuit
- Our love of trees has primeval roots
- Chow Declines Kentucky Offer
- Happy holidays from TCM
- Leaves of splendor
- Mazda rolls a 7 with the 6
- Big-city ambitions for little electric cars
- Saucy little party tidbit
- Maine Drug Discount Program Illegal, Court Rules
- Oxnard Driver Held After Police Pursuit
- Dow Off 45; Gold, Oil Rally Further
- Cause of Crash in Iran Unclear
- Bush Takes Time to Salute the Military for Sacrifices
- By Their Suits You Shall Know Them
- Neighborhood Aglow With Tradition
- Bulking Up Could Help the Pac-10
- Officials Join Fight for Center
- Lott's Swift Ouster Puts Frist First
- Voicing Dissent
- Is Santa a Bad Seed?
- A crust that's easier than pie
- Court Shouldn't Revisit Decision on Scouts
- Fix the State Budget With a Gas Tax
- 'Dr. Laura' Revealed
- 'I think they [the media] are putting...
- Reach Out at Christmas: Cherish Family, Make Peace
- Bush's Vaccine Plan Requires Medical Help
- Why indulge? It's our pleasure
- Paroled rap mogul arrested
- Dungy's Ordeal
- Two holiday heavyweights keep fans in their corners
- Upgrading May Not Be Option
- GOP Senators Pick Frist to Lead
- It Turns Into Another Banner Day for Dykstra
- Slow Sales Dim Hopes for Retailers
- Coroner Probes Cause of Woman's Death
- Game Publisher THQ Cuts Outlook on Slower Sales
- Film Agency President Resigns Under a Cloud
- International Rectifier Cuts to Hurt Profit
- Rates on Short-Term T-Bills Fall at Auction
- $6.6-Billion Airport Expansion Plan Offered
- Qatari Man Jailed on Fraud Counts Accused of Lying to FBI
- Microsoft Told to Carry Rival's Java Software
- 4 Die as Storm Wreaks Havoc in Several States
- Special Election Costs Estimated at $200,000
- The Rise and Fall of a Charismatic Pastor
- Amgen Set to Double Production of Enbrel
- Citigroup to Take $1.5-Billion Charge
- Ruling in Fraud Lawsuit Goes Against J.P. Morgan
- Hahn Hires Lobbyist to Help Get U.S. Funds
- Prized Bald Eagle Is Returned to Zoo
- THE WEEK AHEAD
- Baseball Considers Its Own TV Network
- Reprieve From Holiday Eviction
- Santa Margarita Cruises, 4-0
- Free dinners, toys at the Laugh Factory
- A force in the world of punk
- Coca-Cola Femsa to Buy Panamerican
- Ivorian Rebels Threaten French
- Forging Strong Adults From Hard-Knock Kids
- Witnesses to Freeway Shooting Are Sought
- Holiday Closures
- Warwick Charlton, 84; Re-Created Mayflower Voyage to Thank U.S.
- Klezmatics let out emotions
- Post-pileup
- A Conference Call of Historic Proportions
- Ring Suspected of Passing Fake Money
- Charles Rosen, 85; Pioneer in Artificial-Intelligence Research
- Gone, Not Forgotten
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Gun Maker Smith & Wesson Sets Sights on New Line of Products: Golf Clubs
- Stocks End Mixed on Disappointing Retail Reports
- Policy Could Increase Access to Wild Lands
- Dupree's Return Expected
- Designs for everyman
- Quarterbacks Pass an Early Audition
- Kjellberg Does Job Quietly
- Saudis Must Stem Cash for Terror, Report Says
- Solo in the Carpool Lane but Stuck at the Pump
- Iraqi Fighter Jets Down Unmanned U.S. Spy Craft
- 'We Are Capable of Fighting 2 Major Regional Conflicts'
- Special Election Cost Estimated at $200,000
- Firing of Beloved Youth Director Angers Parents
- NOW YOU KNOW
- Ernst & Young, Two Law Firms Face $1-Billion Suit
- U.S. Drug Rings Probed for Ties to Mideast Terrorists
- Suits' Dismissal Sought on Religious Grounds
- Vampire Tales Bring Vigilante Violence
- Charter Replaces Two of Its Top Executives
- Gang Enforcer Gets Life Term in Prison
- Davis Paroles 1st Male Murderer
- He's at Home on the Court
- Rudeness wins all the marbles
- Global Criminal Case Closes
- Exiled Italian Royal Family Makes Lightning Visit to Homeland
- Counselor Sentenced for Molesting a Student
- Irvine to Have UC's First Computer Science School
- George Weller, 95; Reporter Received Pulitzer in 1943
- No. 21 Xavier Outlasts Siena
- Louisville Hires Petrino
- Fox Hunter
- Medellin Ends 45-Year Wait
- Yahoo to Buy Software Maker
- 46 Die as Plane Crashes in Iran
- Missile Plan Faces Obstacles
- Bush Gives First Pardons to 7 Men in Minor Cases
- Errors Cut Enron Payments to Cal-ISO
- Arafat Cool Toward Latest Mideast Plan
- Founder of the Clash Propelled Punk Rock Into the Mainstream
- Slaying Victim a 'Devoted' Mother
- Virginia Binger, 86; 3M Co. Heiress, Philanthropist
- County Awaits Smallpox Vaccine for 1,500 Workers
- Battle Over Oil Drilling Expands to New Front With Forest Proposal
- $25,000 Reward Offered for Suspect in Slaying
- Masks hide too much
- Also
- Yuan Shihai, 86; Star of Classical Peking Opera
- Mormons Cut Hundreds of Jobs From Utah Workforce
- Settling In for the Duration
- Jose Hierro, 80; Award-Winning Spanish Poet
- Qwest Wins Approval of Long-Distance Bid
- Jordan Quits Oakley Board as Firm Struggles to Rebound
- Final Defendant in Jogger Rape Case Freed
- Iran's Help Sought in Row With India
- 'Former' Con Artist Accused of Bilking 84-Year-Old Man
- Air Controllers Join Strike
- L.A. Faces Fines for Sewer Spills
- State Deficit May Close 'Biomass' Power Plants
- Man Sues Over Picasso Stolen by Nazis
- Ex-Andersen Partner Charged With Fraud
- FAO May Close 70 Stores to Deal With Cash Crunch
- Serial Killer Has Struck Again, Officials Believe
- Insurers Flip the 'Crisis' Switch
- Paroled Rap Mogul Arrested
- O.C. Set to Pick Voting Machine
- Price Gets Mixed Reaction
- FINALLY
- Steelers Complete Paperwork
- Odds Aren't in Favor of Bruin Assistants
- Granato Puts In Wake-Up Call
- Teams Will Always Gamble on This Town
- Filming set on Hitler miniseries
- Disney to Write Off Investment in UAL Jets
- More Thorough Review Ordered on Utah Drilling
- Corner Popular for Holiday Displays Sees Light of Faith Again
- Holiday Closures
- INS Misses Mark in Nationwide Arrests
- Caroling, It's Not: Partyers' Singalong Isn't Music to Lawman-Critic's Ears
- Hollywood Private Eye Enters Not Guilty Plea
- Some Confusion Over Toledo
- Allison Rests Injured Knee