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- More Help Urged for HIV Tenants
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- Etta Moten Barnett, 102; 'Porgy and Bess' Star Sang at the White House
- Free Trade Still Matters
- Interliga Games Excite Crowd
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- Trojans Rally Past Oregon State, 91-82
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- Clippers Enjoy Marquee for a Night
- Dreaming of Just One More Game
- Parmalat's New Chief to Meet With Bankers
- Man, 22, Dies From Gunshot at Hotel
- Birthday boys get fine-tuned on 'Garage'
- Inside the 2004 Campaign Tool Chest: Blogs and Online Voting
- LSU Defeats Oklahoma; USC Beats BCS
- Rubin Thrives in New Role
- LSU Makes White Pay a Big Price
- Fund Probe Focusing on Big-Money Practice
- Information Is Flowing After Hussein's Arrest
- Crusader Against Corruption Elected President of Georgia
- Maxwell Starkman, 82; Architect for Sony Plaza, Museum of Tolerance
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- Across Sands of Time and Oceans of Space
- Kings Roll Past SuperSonics
- Playoff Math Looking Tough
- Women's recurring yeast infections don't appear to be partners' fault
- Photos Show Mars Rover Hit 'Scientific Sweet Spot'
- Love Might Not Prevail After All
- Blink and You Missed Spears' First Marriage
- James Counsilman, 83; U.S. Olympic and Indiana University Swim Coach, Author
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- Bruins Produce an Early Bloom
- Lombardi Never Went in for Tech Support
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- Military Jails Five Conscientious Objectors
- Engine Failure Forces Emergency Landing
- Scientist Confirms Latest Incidence of SARS in China
- College Aid Is Smart Politics to Democratic Candidates
- On a quest for longevity
- Heads of India, Pakistan Talk Face to Face
- Race Is on to Replace Janklow
- Felons Make Lineup for State's Presidential Primary
- Woman Found Fatally Wounded on Sidewalk
- Boatyard Owners Clearing the Decks
- Afghans Agree to New Charter
- Teacher, Reservist Ready to Trade In His Boots for Books
- Toyota Stays on Hybrid Track
- Strong Results Expected for Earnings Season
- Wither Rivaldo? Brazil Team Looks Most Likely
- Officer Revives Child Who Stopped Breathing
- Waves No Match for Texas Tech
- At gyms, cozy can be better
- Springsteen takes the road to victory
- A solution for nasal ills
- Market Tragedy Took Driver's Spirit, Kin Say
- A myth: Exercisers eat better
- Foreign Visitors to U.S. Will Cross Digital Divide
- Morton Shows Go-To Talent
- Searchers Unable to Find Skier
- Across Sands of Time and Oceans of Space
- Probe Stirs Up Writers Guild
- LSU's Players Don't Really Feel Like Sharing the Title
- Jones Inspires San Gabriel
- HOT CORNER
- Former Lakers Seem Content Back in Town
- Reginald Jones, 86; GE Chief, Advisor to 4 Presidents
- Pediatricians Urge Ban on Soft Drinks in Schools
- Renata Babak, 69; Bolshoi Opera Star Defected to U.S.
- Remembering the Dead of Iran
- Max West, 87; His Home Run Won 1940 All-Star Game
- Safety gear helps kids dodge injury
- 97-Year-Old Recalls 9 Days in Quake Rubble
- Adelphia Founder, 2 Sons Head to Trial
- This Week's Datebook
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- Asphalt Jungle or Green Meadow?
- Success Comes as Soon as A.P.
- Red Cross Seeks Latino Blood Donors
- Groups Team Up to Turn Around Troubled Lives in Koreatown
- Thrill has gone out of the encore
- Split Title Draws Split Reaction
- Genentech Gearing Up for Potential Blockbuster
- Looking ahead in the fight to halt 'mad cow'
- Rivals Hit Dean on All Fronts at Debate
- Dream Denied Gymnast Who Is HIV-Positive
- DGA nod: a preview of coming attraction?
- System Failure
- Soakers beware: Those hot tub warnings may be overstated
- New Law Permits Research on Stem Cells
- Internet Trail Leads to John Wayne
- Juror Questionnaires Due in Stewart Case
- Zucker Wraps a Good Run
- 3 Held After Theft Leads Police to Meth Lab
- Liberian Envoy's Son Arrested in Carjacking
- For Candidates, It's a Question of Mistakes
- Boy, 10, Shot in Head at Sleepover Birthday Party
- Hospitals narrow their scope
- Stewart Case Hinges on Ex-Aide at Merrill
- Teen Signs Murder Plea Deal, May Go Free Soon
- Muslims Score: A Football Tourney
- Setback in Market for Risky Cow Parts
- Bicycles built to travel well
- Free Expression Has Costs, Many Iraqis Say
- You call that exercise?
- Body of Missing Sailor Found in Capsized Ship
- Bigger Frankenfish to Fry
- Ibram Lassaw, 90; His Sculptures Are in Major Museums
- Titans Get Good News About George's Injury
- Killer's story
- Boucher Shutout His 3rd in a Row
- Stuart Presents 2-Way Threat
- Lakers Go to a Backup Plan
- Stanford Works for This Victory
- Defensive Gem
- Man Found With Stolen Items Is Arrested
- Not Quite Crystal Clear
- Colts Bury Broncos, Gag Tag
- Movie ticket sales finish 2003 down 5%
- For Many, Goodwill's As-Is Market Is the Shop of Last Resort
- Stewart Twins Are Late; Rodrick Doesn't Start
- Palander Wins Slalom; Miller Fails to Finish
- TONIGHT
- Living in peace -- and peril
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Clippers Turn the Tables and Trump Bryant's 44
- Harris Gives the Packers a Philly Stake
- A vicious crime touches off a primal response
- Some simple truths about love
- Psoriasis patients report benefits with new drug
- British Minister Sees Years of Flight Delays
- Murray Is Facing National Dilemma
- 2 Teenage Girls Held in Knife-Fight Death
- Collapse of Beef Exports Slams Firms
- Gonzaga Races Past Montana
- Simple, but very effective
- Governor's Budget Bill Comes Due
- It's a harsh reality for networks
- 'Extreme Entertainment' of Celebrity Trials
- Capital Punishment and Deterrence
- Exposing Kids to Gay Themes in Library Books
- Cut Out the Middlemen in Funding
- What Good Can Come of Gibson's 'Passion'?
- The American Spirit
- Man on a Mission Heads Rover Team
- Hypnotic reach
- Pictures From Mars
- A onetime aerospace town that's made a soft landing
- Edifice Complex
- A First Step, but Not the 'Whole Enchilada'
- Affordable Homes Earn High Marks at Cal State
- Spurs Stopped Cold by 76ers
- An uneasy success
- TOURS & CRUISES
- Another measure of Iraq
- First fiction
- Time to Bone Up on Financial Aid
- Deal of the week
- In contest between European railroads and airlines, all win
- Mad Cow Case Casts Light on Beef Uses
- A border lined with inequities
- Taking a Leap of Faith
- 10 Resolutions to Build a Fiscally Fit California
- Water: A New Cash Crop
- Star Cross' Blinkers Signal Win
- Tennessee Snaps Out of This Streak
- Top Performers
- A flagship for the arts
- Real estate trends
- Capitol Evacuated After False Alarm Over Fumes
- Thousands Take Last Looks--and Sniffs
- Comments, Conduct Land Avery on Bench
- HOT CORNER
- Telfair Puts on a Show for NBA Audience
- A spirit of renewal
- Nature's movie mogul
- A trilogy of sisterhood
- Paulsen, Teammates Dominate at Ayala
- Reed Wins Opening of Supercross Series
- Meeting Trout Halfway
- Daniels Runs Over Tulsa for 307 Yards
- The Simple Life
- A onetime 'Iceman' renteth
- Twice-Canceled Flight Leaves Britain
- The Need for Cooperation Is in the Genes
- Dean Was Warned on Vermont Security
- Building pace won't meet need
- Treatment Frustrates Palestinian Refugees
- Harassment of Black Family Is Probed
- Search Continues for Boy Swept Out to Sea
- He Puts Clean Water First
- USC Fan Knows Just What Hit Oklahoma
- Darby Leads Long Beach State Upset
- Barthez Returns in Fine Form
- Antiwar footing
- Garage has the same inspection limits as an apartment
- Egyptian Charter Jet Crashes, Killing All 148 People Aboard
- February Contests Shape Up as Pivotal
- Armed Islamic Uprising Quelled, Officials Say
- Head Scarves in France: a Non Issue
- Same creative team, but she's not Norah
- Win Twice as Nice for Georgia's Hayes
- To Ease Fears About Jobs, Put Imagination to Work
- Dean Traveled Tangled Road to Self-Discovery
- A onetime aerospace town that's made a soft landing
- Clippers' Hopes Continue to Build
- TOP STORIES -- Dec. 28 - Jan. 2
- Hints of Water Intrigue Scientists
- A life gone South Seas
- Lightning's Modin Gets Hat Trick
- TRAVEL LOG
- This Earth, this realm, this architecture
- An Outgunned IRS
- It's a site for sore ears
- The Point Is Self-Expression, Say Tattoo Enthusiasts
- Swindling Case Illustrates Ease of Fraud in Southland
- Critics Group Names 'American Splendor' Top Film
- The very picture of achievement
- Mauck Is the Secret Behind LSU
- KEYS TO THE GAME
- The Deadly Consequences of a Progressive Disease
- Dog-Mauling Defendant Sent to Ventura County
- Giving Is Up, O.C. Charities Say
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Douglas Anne Munson, 54; Her Novels Took a Raw Look at L.A.
- New England's Belichick Named Coach of the Year
- Updating a pair of 'Butterflies'
- Music on the edge
- Average Mortgage Rates and Indexes
- Foreign policy as moral imperative
- Fit for the King
- Taking a look at the traveler's crystal ball
- Pulling Punches
- Attackers Kill 4 Soldiers, Set Fire to 18 Schools
- Fatally Flawed Peace Proposal
- Wendy is the hook, really
- Boeing hitches its star to Hedy
- A Lone Issue Stalls Afghan Assembly
- For Some, Mad Cow Disease All in a Day's Work
- Roadside Bomb, Strike on Base Kill Three U.S. Soldiers in Iraq
- Panthers Take a Bow, Lap It Up After 29-10 Victory Over Dallas
- TODAY
- Guenther Brings Confidence From Football
- A good life, by design
- Can rock come back?
- President's Interpreter in Fight on Cuba Ban
- Teens Die in Crash on New Year's Day
- Avalanche Kills Dean of University and Husband
- 6 in Family Killed in Plane Crash
- Louisiana Tech Manages to Hold Off Tulsa, 63-60
- Rescuers Search for Skier After Avalanche
- Devil of an Ending for Connecticut
- A Grass-Roots Effort for Scouts
- There Is Quality, if Not Quantity
- Straka's on Target at Right Moment
- 'Offshoring' Trend Casting a Wider Net
- A Life In the Balance
- California home sellers saw record gains in 2003
- Edwards' 'Closing Statement' Aims to Boost Image
- Paul Hopkins, 99; the Oldest Major League Baseball Player
- Witness Protection Is Unevenly Spread
- Pacers Beat Hornets, 91-84, on Fight Night
- Apollo Theater to host ABT
- Sleep? Too much to do
- Traveling Exhibit
- A man, a mustache, a genius
- Gadgets for when every second counts
- Readers recommend
- Life Without Pepperoni
- The paperwork fix
- Discoveries
- Briefly
- Adrift on the chessboard
- Tower of Power
- In human achievement, the sun rises in the West
- Echo & Elixir 3
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- Schwarzenegger's Big Week
- Bank Robber Finds Poison Pen Pays Off
- Hobbled Titans Are Ones Who Step It Up
- Cuts to Student Outreach Threaten Universal Access
- Nutt Turns Down Nebraska Overture
- Playoff Hint: Think Offense
- Bestsellers
- Convict Admits Death Threats to Sen. Clinton
- Bear Therapy: Babies Brighten Peacekeepers' Days
- NASA's Rover Touches Down Safely on Mars
- D.A. Can't Afford to Lose More Credibility
- Accidents Outside Combat Take Toll on U.S. Military
- Raich Wins in Austria; Miller Misses Chance
- Additional Practice Yields Different Results
- Sooners Have a Loss on Their Minds
- Kentucky's Fitch Has the Last Word Against North Carolina
- Inside Black Hollywood
- Dimly Shone Their Bulbs
- Britney Spears Is Reportedly Wed
- Weather Thwarts Release of Condors
- Bush Makes Time for 'Hook and Bullet' Set