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- 22-Year-Old Gets Life in Valley Teen's Kidnap-Slaying
- Man, 20, Killed Over Drugs, Police Say
- U.S. Downgrades Terror Alert Level From 'Orange' to 'Yellow'
- Limited-Edition Cadillac Will Rev Up the Holidays
- Palestinians Raise Nonviolent Ruckus Over Israel's Moves
- No Contest Plea in Crash That Killed 2 Teenagers
- Facing Another Culture Clash
- Guys, Bring Your Surfboards
- Port Talks Stall on New Technology
- As Usual, It's Difficult to Figure Out Raiders
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- Pollution Fears Power the Sale of Ohio Hamlet to Energy Company
- U.S. Death Penalty Law Not Valid, Judge Rules
- Blaze Closes Angeles Forest
- Ex-Defendant in Slaying Faces INS Questions
- White Waits for Right Opportunity
- Saving the Best for Last
- 4 Dead as Tropical Storm Unleashes Mudslide
- Space Camp Falls From Orbit and Into Foreclosure
- Jammu-Kashmir State Holds Round of Voting
- Inside the Minds of Arsonists
- Foster Parents Accused of Harming Boy's Health
- Kindergarten's Not Mandatory but It's Crucial
- Man Arrested After Pot Garden Is Found in Park
- Cemetery Recommended for Monument Status
- What Are You Drinking?
- FBI Agent Memo Urged Probe of Suspect Tied to 9/11
- Redeeming Rover
- Salmon Die-Off Reignites Feud Over Klamath River Water
- Eight Californians Win MacArthur Fellowships
- Banning Staying on Course With Veer
- Sunderland Is Lakers' Voice of Choice
- Notre Dame, BCS Differ on Record
- Education Standards Threatened
- O.C. Officials Take No Action Against D.A.
- Energy Shares Fall on Fears of Lawsuits
- Sting Leads to Sex Abuse Charge Against Ex-Priest
- U.S. Sends 200 Troops to Safeguard Americans in Ivory Coast
- Labor Contractor Sued Over Farm Worker Pay
- Humbled Rams Wonder if Their Show Has Closed
- It's Too Bad the Bruins Don't Thirst for Success
- No Need for Doc-- 'MDs' Is DOA
- Courtney Love Nearing Settlement
- Airlines Seek Additional Aid From Congress
- Disney Board Endorses Steps to Turn Company Around
- ABC News, CNN Ponder Merger
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- Glacial Melting Takes Human Toll
- Singer's Sisters Apparently Abducted
- New Refugee Rules Favor Efficiency Over Fairness
- Bernie Mac at His Parental Best
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- SAG Elects Directors to National Board
- Frito-Lay to Change Oil in Snack Foods
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- Bite in a Bottle
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- Agency Can Keep Buying Water From Kern County
- Brush Fire Prompts Voluntary Evacuations
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- Progress Seen on West Nile Vaccine
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- Former Advisor to Pay $4 Million in SEC Deal
- Surf's Up in Van Nuys; Taking a Pass on Bread With a Special Ingredient
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- Ban on 'Sniper' Rifles Proposed
- Hussein's Ungodly Ways Pave Road to Democracy
- Putting Cropland Off Limits to Builders
- Plan for High-Rise Conversions Angers Beverly Hills Residents
- Owens Lets Off Steam
- Dabord's Respirator Will Be Stopped
- In Hollywood, a Small Break in the Silence on Israel
- Gunmen Storm Hindu Temple, Kill at Least 29
- Accept Schroeder's Offering
- Mariners Remain in Playoff Chase
- 'CSI: Miami' Attracts a Lot of Bodies, Helps CBS Win Night
- National R.V. Loss to Exceed Forecasts
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- Armey's Remarks Assailed
- Alligator Bites Off Man's Arm at Garden in Florida
- Though Cloaked, War Memorial Draws Visitors
- Man Shoots Self After Kidnapping Girlfriend
- A Matter of Distance
- Girl's Flu Delays Visit by Mother in Beating Case
- Supervisors Approve New Payroll System
- Retired Amgen Division Chief Dies in Paragliding Accident Near Mt. Whitney
- FDA Panel Backs Approval of Iressa
- Salvage Industry Reforms Enacted
- Gay Man's Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Ruled Worthy of Trial
- 2 Air Tanker Crashes Are Blamed on Fatigue Cracks
- Leon Hart, 73; Won 1949 Heisman Trophy
- Dodgers Facing a Stark Reality
- Dow Tumbles to 4-Year Low on More Bad News
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- Rite Aid Says Loss in Quarter Narrowed
- Digital Design for the Digital Age
- Chevy Joins Crossover Pack With Equinox; New Beetle Goes Topless
- A Buyer's Market
- Fund-Raiser Aims to Put Art Within Children's Reach
- Kidnapper Releases Woman, Kills Self
- County OKs 25% Cut in Subsidies for Health Clinics
- People's Will Is Clear, if Not Laws
- Knee Injury Knocks Out Nunn
- Cold War Never Got Hotter Than This Series
- 3 to Plead Guilty in Homestore Probe
- L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist
- Japan Reports Its Economy Grew in July
- The Forgotten Fall Vegetable
- Administration Mends Rift on an Iraq Resolution to Submit to U.N.
- Ukraine's Leader Ducks Blows From All Directions
- U.S. Charges Paramilitary Commander
- Bush Expected to Name Advisor to Run the FDA
- In the Citadels of Law
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- Senate OKs Special Panel for Full-Scale 9/11 Probe
- Armed Man Holds His Daughter Hostage
- Supervisors Fund Study on Clearing Sewers
- Mike Webster, 50; Steeler Helped Win 4 Super Bowls
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- Two Big Rallies Send Marymount Past Mater Dei
- Micron Technology Reports Wider Loss
- A Quirky Slice of L.A.
- U.S. Says Visa Pileup Cleared
- That's a Playoff Birth
- Friends to the End
- 'Saturday Night' Shows Sondheim's Roots
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- The Fish Flipper
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- Clues Missed, Lawyer's Defense Says
- Anaheim to Buy Grove Theater for $6.7 Million
- 3 Attacks on Gay Men Prompt Extra Patrols
- Piracy May Keep the Beat From Going On
- Wildlife Agency Outlines Plan to Protect Wetlands
- Intertainer Sues Major Studios
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- A Tour of Bohemia's Back Alleys
- Man Executed for Killing 2 Girls in Noise Dispute
- Moussaoui Linked to 9/11 Hijacker, Prosecutors Say
- Voice Teacher Accused in Sex Case
- Van Nuys Airport's Security at Issue
- Davis Signs Bill to Aid Utilities
- Leslie's 24 Points Lift U.S. Over Australia
- FIFA Orders Enforcement of Ejections
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- A Classic 'Forum' for Life's Pratfalls
- UCLA Forecasters Predict Weak Growth
- 2 Dissent as Fed Lets Rate Stand
- EchoStar's Purchase of DirecTV in Trouble
- Rumsfeld Makes Case Against Baghdad to NATO
- Omelet, Pizza Style
- Gulf Towns Prepare for Storm's Landing
- Kuwait Exercise Puts Marines Where They Want to Be
- Judge Extends Ban on Paying Robles' Fees
- Bonds, Santiago Get Giants a Little Closer
- Nev. Governor Faulted on Surgery
- Supervisor to Return Film Agency Donation
- VICA Endorses Valley Secession
- Gunmen Kill 6 at Christian Charity in Pakistan, Police Say
- Parade, Performers Set for Multicultural Festival
- Roberts Pointing for Weekend Return
- Galaxy Learns From Past
- Facing Temptation
- HMO Quality Ratings Distorted, Study Finds
- Roadway Expects Sales Boost on Rival's Woes
- 4 Days After, Hopes for Survivors of Slide in Southern Russia Dwindling
- Household Income Drops, U.S. Says
- Board of Supervisors Raises Licensing Fees
- Laborers Underpaid, Suit Says
- Kelly Is Hoping Checks Pay Off in Roster Spot
- From 1973 Jamaican Cult Film to Broadway?
- Global Swaps Misled, Data Show
- The Stew That Cooked for 12 Hours
- Government Debt, Not Policies, Could Threaten Business Climate
- Blair Spells Out Threats Posed by Iraq Regime
- Ky. Governor, Amid Scandal, to Curb Participation in Politics
- Iraqi Bomb Is Years Away, British Say
- Union Says Paper Won't Practice What It Preaches
- Pot Got You Confused? You Must Be the DEA
- Taking a Bite Out of Spam
- Forget the Saddam Offensive--Focus on Our Defenseless Ports
- Don't Look Now, but It's 2003
- ABC Ends Low Year With Win
- Always Reliable Rush Unseals the Time Capsule
- It's Not HBO; It's TV That's Different
- Fifteen Minutes to Fame
- Yosemite Is Worth the Price of Admission
- Downsize the Faithful, Build a Cathedral
- After Tel Aviv Bombing, a Blessing and a Siege
- James Mitchell, 76; Novelist Created British TV Series
- World Peace Is Not Linked to War With Iraq
- Taxing the Middle Class in Order to Take On Baghdad
- Involuntary Treatment: A Court Would Decide
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- Homelessness: New Solutions Are Needed
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- Star of the Show
- Emmy Ratings Are Good, Not Great
- Adelphia Founder Indicted
- Trial and Error Won't Work for Raiders Either
- Resignation, Suspension in Inglewood
- Deep Discussion About Offense
- Back Rubs but No Wireless at Chicago's O'Hare
- Family Receives Word From Deported Man
- 100 Still Missing in Russian Avalanche
- Index of Leading Indicators Falls
- Strange Puts Spin on Tiger's Remarks
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Clippers Doing Same Old Dot Con
- A Graying, Growing Audience
- Red Sox Still in Race After Wild Victory
- Leslie, Swoopes Lead U.S. Rout
- Oops! Promo Gave Away Emmy Win
- 'Barbershop' Trims the Newcomers
- Harmony Reigns at Rangoli Festival of Indian Music and Dance
- Hartman Is Key to Galaxy Hopes
- Sunderland Gets One-Year Laker Deal
- Portrait of a Meadow
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- A Mixed Bag of Americana Music at the Bowl
- Separated Shoulder Will Sideline Gonzalez
- A Tale of Politics and Passion
- Rams' Sputtering Start Continues With Loss
- Greco Back With UCLA
- FDA Says Barr Must Delay Its Tamoxifen
- Two Dialing Services Prey on Consumers, FCC Says
- Pricing, Position in Flux at Rental Car Firms
- Atlanta Hub Seeks Ways to Eliminate the Hassle
- Groups Agree to Colo. Oil Search at Monument
- Globalization Activists Go to Charm School
- Ban on Banners a Good Sign
- Park Superintendent May Be Transferred
- We Need a Steady-- Not Heavy--Hand at the LAPD's Helm
- Belanger Seeking Big Role
- Mom Likely to Plead Guilty in Child's Beating
- 2 Die, 3 Missing as Boat Sinks in a Texas Lake
- Alleged Plotters in Court
- Back at the Controls
- Trucking Firm Is Cleared in Fatal Accident
- Animals Teach a Valuable Lesson About Human Nature
- Habitat for Humanity Store Seeks Volunteers
- Bill OKd to Cut Cost of Contact Lenses
- Hey, Mom and Dad, Look Up Here--It's Your Ever-Loving Highflying Son
- Bush Travels to New Jersey to Support Senate Challenger
- North Korea Taps a Chinese Capitalist
- Legislators' Opposition to Iraq Attack Withers
- The Tide Has Turned Against Large Commercial Fishing Fleets
- Lancaster Man Sought in Abduction of Ex-Girlfriend
- Investors May Sour on Murdock Bid for Dole
- Peregrine Sues Arthur Andersen
- Avery Plans Expansion With Acquisitions
- Side Order of Marijuana Leads to Worker's Arrest
- Don't Derail Yosemite Plan
- U.S. Children in Ivory Coast Cross-Fire
- Suspect Shot by Officers Is ID'd
- Wave of Settlements Precede W.Va. Trial
- Global Ex-Official to Break Silence
- Safety for Alzheimer's Patients to Be Discussed
- Malone Is Eager to Bounce Back
- Less Rest for a Testy Tracy
- Such Dedication, Such Good Looks
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- Teen's Mural Shows Art Has a Role in the Marketplace
- Jewelry Thieves Kill 89-Year-Old Bride-to-Be
- N.Y. Metro Airports Entice With Upscale Shops
- Attorney General to Probe Decision on Water Quality
- Rapist Gets 33 Years to Life in Prison
- Men Behind Embassy Bomb Plot Are Jailed in Chile
- Filipinos Set Out for Disputed Spratly Islands
- South Texas Gulf Coast Braces for Isidore
- Back at the Controls
- Car Booster Seats Defective, Parents Allege in Recall Bid
- Pretty Woman Moves In, Making Some Natives Restless
- 10-Acre Brush Fire Under Investigation
- Simon Calls Davis Labor Policies Bad for Business
- Mother Held in Slaying of Girl, 3
- Ex-Ventura Gang Member Released as D.A. Rejects 3rd Trial in Fatal Beating
- Fourth Hate Crime Probed
- Santa Ana Calvary Chapel Hires Holiday
- TRW to Tie Executives' Pay to Performance
- Salomon to Pay $5 Million to Settle Grubman Allegations
- Justice Dept. Seeks End to Assisted-Suicide Law
- City to Pay $50,000 to Man Arrested in Theft of Oscars