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577dc99c8ad6aae071104f44852cbc8e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-ed-gates5-story.html | Measuring Gates | Measuring Gates
SO UNPOPULAR IS Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, and such is Washington’s eagerness to be rid of him, that the Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to take no more than a day to question his anointed successor, Robert M. Gates.
A former CIA director, Gates is a shoo-in. But senators shoul... |
ac0838c10fc615089375738f72a07230 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-et-pali5-story.html | High-wire act on a cello’s strings | High-wire act on a cello’s strings
Bach’s Six Suites for Solo Cello were once regarded as little more than technical exercises until Pablo Casals revealed their true stature in performances in the 1920s and recordings of the ‘30s that became legendary. Since then, the works have become the Everest that beckons, challen... |
5b882da6c4ce767f3b3eccbffc2c384b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-fg-bolton5-story.html | Bolton resigns from U.N. post | Bolton resigns from U.N. post
John R. Bolton, the pugnacious U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is known for not giving up. But after meeting with his mentor Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday to discuss ways to stay at the U.N. without a Senate confirmation, he decided it was time to quit.
In a letter to Presi... |
1062690270b8131fc1addaa476e970af | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-fg-briefs5.2-story.html | Dozens of Taliban reported slain | Dozens of Taliban reported slain
NATO soldiers killed an estimated 70 to 80 Taliban militants in fighting in southern Afghanistan after police told military authorities where insurgents had gathered, an official said.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization suffered no casualties in the weekend fighting in Helmand provi... |
c86006e1f45924690c7df07e1b344df6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-fg-briefs5.3-story.html | More than 12 held in terrorism case | More than 12 held in terrorism case
Police have arrested an American, 11 Europeans and several others from Arab countries for allegedly plotting terrorist attacks in Middle Eastern countries including Iraq, Egypt’s Interior Ministry said.
The group was part of an Islamic terrorist cell that was living in Egypt under th... |
1ec174bd539fb6ed81f1bda440e60e39 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-fi-boxofficechart5-story.html | By the numbers | By the numbers
Industry totals
*--* Movie (studio) 3-day gross Total (mill.) Venues AvgVenue Weeks
1Happy Feet $17.5 $121.5 3,804 $4,612 3 (Warner Bros.)
2Casino Royale 15.1 115.9 3,386 4,463 3 (Sony)
3Deja Vu (Walt 10.9 44.0 3,108 3,522 2 Disney)
4The Nativity 7.8 7.8 3,083 2,546 1 Story (New Line)
5Deck the Halls 6.7... |
7299c48e42260fb42cacefc45e044671 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-fi-briefs5.1-story.html | FedEx to raise rates on U.S. ground shipping | FedEx to raise rates on U.S. ground shipping
FedEx Corp. said it would boost U.S. ground shipping rates an average of 4.9% next year, its largest increase since 1998.
The change follows FedEx’s announcement last month that it would increase rates for FedEx Express air shipments by 3.5%. Both changes take effect Jan. 1,... |
91f08df5dca68f0608ef53eef460f2f2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-fi-gap5-story.html | Gap designer strategy may not be a good fit | Gap designer strategy may not be a good fit
Cynthia Sanner got to Gap Inc.'s Fifth Avenue store in New York on Friday two hours before it opened to make certain that she would get one of the dresses French designer Roland Mouret made exclusively for the clothing chain.
She needn’t have bothered. She stood alone for an ... |
db99dcec8aacf6a24bbd9607008a64dd | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-fi-wells5-story.html | Wells Fargo buying more ‘sub-prime’ mortgages | Wells Fargo buying more ‘sub-prime’ mortgages
At a time of pinched profits in the mortgage industry, Wells Fargo & Co. is increasing its lending to risky borrowers -- betting that they will sign up for additional services such as checking accounts and credit cards.
Wells Fargo this year leaped ahead of Orange-based Ame... |
dc1c4cfe1f69506e29ff3ca14196fd2d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-le-tuesday5.4-story.html | Still angry at the church | Still angry at the church
Re “Church to settle with 45 accusers,” Dec. 2
Thank you for placing in large, bold print L.A. Cardinal Roger Mahony’s words: “We anticipate there will be further pain down the road for us.” His use of the word “pain” to refer to the financial settlement of sexual abuse cases reveals how far h... |
2a922665cc093fa098a58fe1b50b9055 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-me-briefs5.4-story.html | Animal shelter workers charged in neglect | Animal shelter workers charged in neglect
Two officials of a Long Beach animal shelter raided in August have been criminally charged with neglect, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said Monday.
Alexia Tyraki-Kyrkland, 39, and Gloria Ramos, also 39, face 13 counts of cruelty to animals. The women are exe... |
2dccca61c8133b08a3ce23a354252d72 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-me-chief5-story.html | Mayor names acting fire chief | Mayor names acting fire chief
Incoming Los Angeles Fire Chief Douglas L. Barry pledged Monday to end a frat-house culture that has allowed hazing and discrimination to fester in fire stations, even as he insisted that the problems were limited in scope.
“I know that we can stop hazing and horseplay,” Barry, a 31-year F... |
49e971d2c1dcb7fc18166086fe6575fa | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-me-disneytax5-story.html | Disney’s taxes an up-and-down ride | Disney’s taxes an up-and-down ride
The Walt Disney Co. must be wondering if Orange County put Goofy in charge of tax collections.
After overestimating the value of Disney properties in Orange County, county officials issued refund checks to the company totaling more than $5 million.
But Disney officials discovered the ... |
f543bf95c4d231608a6d889becb4a720 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-me-ocbriefs5.2-story.html | Free weekend tows on I-5 recommended | Free weekend tows on I-5 recommended
An Orange County Transportation Authority committee recommended Monday that $500,000 be earmarked to provide free towing service on weekends for Interstate 5.
The Highway Patrol made the request to fund an 18-month pilot program in South County because of heavy weekend traffic from ... |
3eb988accb180f7f22b9eba238f430ac | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-me-parker5-story.html | Margaret Alexander Parker, 48; raised hundreds of millions for GOP candidates | Margaret Alexander Parker, 48; raised hundreds of millions for GOP candidates
Margaret Charlotte Alexander Parker, who raised hundreds of millions of dollars for Republican political candidates over the last 25 years and twice worked as finance director of the Republican National Committee, died of complications from l... |
3440158b15865395148f6e745b53544c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-me-ships5-story.html | Shipper to test system to cut emissions | Shipper to test system to cut emissions
In the growing fight against air pollution in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, one of the world’s largest shipping lines announced Monday that it will test an innovative fuel system that could significantly reduce harmful emissions from ship engines.
APL -- bucking the ad... |
d504107b6c3c4b80bfcb1db7d5bee238 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-me-wiggan5-story.html | Ex-SBC worker disputes charges | Ex-SBC worker disputes charges
A former SBC employee facing retrial after a jury cleared her of four of five charges in the Anthony Pellicano wire-tapping investigation has asked a federal judge to throw out her indictment on the grounds that the government’s new prosecution is tantamount to double jeopardy.
In a motio... |
313bdc59a8981d1feb25b9081c0230c8 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-me-xmaslights5-story.html | Fall from ladder kills man hanging Christmas lights | Fall from ladder kills man hanging Christmas lights
A 59-year-old Aliso Viejo man fell to his death over the weekend while hanging Christmas lights on the side of his house, authorities said Monday.
Christopher Shifter died around 1 p.m. Sunday after falling from a ladder at his home in the 40 block of Montara Drive, s... |
42d8be58d4a3c54b5f98de69358e2ad7 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-na-briefs5.1-story.html | Execution of triple killer postponed | Execution of triple killer postponed
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine postponed for 18 months the execution of a man convicted in three slayings to allow more time to review claims that the condemned inmate is retarded and insane. The Supreme Court has ruled it unconstitutional to execute such inmates.
Percy Walton, 28, had been ... |
76b7402b09838db154c50e887dc55a05 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-na-briefs5.3-story.html | Sailor admits spying, desertion | Sailor admits spying, desertion
A sailor accused of stealing a Navy laptop and peddling its classified contents to an undisclosed foreign government pleaded guilty in Norfolk to espionage, desertion and other charges.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ariel J. Weinmann, 22, of Salem, Ore., told the court that he deserted in July... |
9733b9bdb66a83723a0cf63161bd98ac | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-na-brownback5-story.html | Conservative Sen. Brownback explores presidential run | Conservative Sen. Brownback explores presidential run
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), a favorite of social conservatives, announced Monday that he was taking the first step toward a 2008 White House run by setting up an exploratory committee.
“I have decided, after much prayerful consideration, to consider a bid for the R... |
ff90326b31e42171a765a5df4b79aad6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-na-nukes5-story.html | U.S. seeks to make stolen nukes useless | U.S. seeks to make stolen nukes useless
In response to a secret order from President Bush, the nation’s nuclear weapons laboratories are developing technology to make the weapons virtually impossible to use if they fall into the wrong hands.
The security system will be part of a new generation of nuclear weapons, appro... |
6ff62e004565f1b8f0e9f9b0420aa3a4 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-sp-uclahoops5-story.html | It’s a meeting of old friends | It’s a meeting of old friends
UCLA Coach Ben Howland and Cal State Fullerton’s basketball coach, Bob Burton, are close friends. Bruins assistant Donny Daniels came to Westwood after being the Titans’ head coach.
Nine of Burton’s players are from Southern California. Three of them -- Bobby Brown, Scott Cutley and Jarrel... |
d13602b944fcb6259a69492ecd755661 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-05-sp-uscrep5-story.html | After stunning loss, it’s time for quiet reflection | After stunning loss, it’s time for quiet reflection
The usual bustle in Heritage Hall was absent Monday as USC football players began final exams and the athletic department continued to come to grips with the Trojans’ first loss to UCLA since 1998.
“You definitely think about what you could have done different,” junio... |
050a7522e63612691819c07d95ebef35 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-en-minorities6-story.html | BEYOND BORDERS | BEYOND BORDERS
THE world is opening up, and it’s taking Hollywood with it. Almost a year after the racially tinged “Crash” scored a best picture upset at the Academy Awards, deep explorations of nonwhite cultures have dominated the silver screen as have a number of ethnic performers who have delivered penetrating, emot... |
c8df92196727a2af41b0be287acd5d5e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-et-britney6-story.html | To a less ‘Toxic’ new year | To a less ‘Toxic’ new year
A swank nightclub in Las Vegas called Pure has just announced that Britney Spears will appear there Dec. 31 to party and count down the last seconds of 2006, a year that, for her, has been a roller-coaster ride. In recent weeks, that ride has looked like it’s been headed toward rock-bottom --... |
b19cca1a1314049c60724f69fb863f75 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-et-oliver6-story.html | South Bay’s ‘Oliver!’ marshals its forces | South Bay’s ‘Oliver!’ marshals its forces
Enrollment is booming at Fagin’s school for pint-size pickpockets. A whopping 31 boys and girls scramble about the premises as Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities stages “Oliver!” They’re part of a cast of 55, accompanied by an orchestra of 17. Big, big, big -- that’s the hal... |
50cf8f588a08fef15de9d4e3a6d414c9 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-fg-briefs6.1-story.html | Accord on Iran sanctions proves elusive | Accord on Iran sanctions proves elusive
A group of world powers failed to reach an accord on a U.N. resolution to punish Iran for defying demands to halt its nuclear program, the French Foreign Ministry said after talks in Paris.
“We made substantive progress on the scope of the sanctions targeting proliferation-sensit... |
8c3191c941243d10d003def601778445 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-fg-briefs6.2-story.html | 2 from U.S. among dead in bombing | 2 from U.S. among dead in bombing
A suicide bomber blew himself up today outside a compound for security contractors in southern Afghanistan, killing two Americans and four Afghans, an official said. Three people were wounded.
The bomber struck as the men came out of the Kandahar compound of the USPI security company, ... |
b3d2aeed201c07ff4b1dc1d3943a51d5 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-fg-italy6-story.html | Italy seeks to indict 31 in cleric’s abduction | Italy seeks to indict 31 in cleric’s abduction
An Italian prosecutor Tuesday requested the indictment of 26 Americans and five Italian secret service officials in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan, a case that continues to be an irritant to U.S.-Italian relations.
Prosecutor Armando Spataro said the re... |
53c60a5de1e326d5c2c195d286134402 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-fg-lebanon6-story.html | Lebanese ‘martyr’ joins long tradition | Lebanese ‘martyr’ joins long tradition
He was a poor, young man shot dead on the outskirts of town in a flurry of fighting that nobody can quite explain.
But by the time Ahmed Mahmoud was buried Tuesday under a shower of flowering branches, flanked by Shiite Muslim “martyrs” in a cool, quiet cemetery, the neighborhood ... |
5609a05938016ac6f971ba79c06c5944 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-fi-amgen6-story.html | Amgen facing ill winds | Amgen facing ill winds
Amgen Inc., the Thousand Oaks-based biotech behemoth, has been a shining star in the drug industry for more than two decades. Recently, it isn’t burning so brightly.
This morning, Congress begins hearings about cost and safety concerns around two of the company’s top-selling drugs, Epogen and Ara... |
eef09b74be3be265b18f6d59b684ad76 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-fi-piracy6-story.html | 2 arrested in piracy of Oscar ‘screener’ films | 2 arrested in piracy of Oscar ‘screener’ films
Two cousins from Los Angeles have been arrested on allegations that they stole and made bootleg copies of Oscar “screeners” including “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” “Superman Returns” and “The Queen.”
John Acas, 22, was arrested in his home Monday by Los Ang... |
f8aa3ae651648613e0b3ee1be838a491 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-fi-toll6-story.html | Toll Bros. posts 44% decline in profit | Toll Bros. posts 44% decline in profit
Luxury home builder Toll Bros. Inc. reported a 44% drop in quarterly profit Tuesday but signaled that the worst might be over for the sagging housing market.
Hopes for an end to the decline in housing sent Toll shares up 3%.
The market was “dancing along the bottom for a couple of... |
f5c5f4bc3a4a5c08c8b57754f0119f98 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-fi-wrap6.1-story.html | Regulatory panel clears NYSE’s bid for Euronext | Regulatory panel clears NYSE’s bid for Euronext
The New York Stock Exchange cleared another hurdle Tuesday in its acquisition of Euronext, as a panel of European regulatory officials recommended approval of the $13.7-billion combination.
The committee of officials from the French, Dutch, Belgian, Portuguese and British... |
c7958c0af5e23fc1ff484fec1cf79f0f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-fi-wrap6.2-story.html | 12 firms win ruling on claims of rigged IPOs | 12 firms win ruling on claims of rigged IPOs
Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse First Boston Inc. and 10 other securities firms don’t have to face a class action filed by investors who contend the firms rigged public stock offerings in the 1990s, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
The U.S. Court of Appeals in New York s... |
a4997d987d362e346d50367fa082a863 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-fi-writers6-story.html | Writers Guild is criticized for contract tactic | Writers Guild is criticized for contract tactic
The guild representing Hollywood TV and film writers came under fire Tuesday from a top entertainment union official who accused its leaders of arrogance and incompetence for spurning studio overtures to negotiate a new contract early.
Thomas C. Short, president of the In... |
431f61d613b9d4a0ace1fecc9f631fe5 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-fo-matteos6-story.html | Mr. Sinatra has left the room | Mr. Sinatra has left the room
CHICKEN Beckerman, rest in peace.
The dish that for years was the No. 1 seller at Matteo’s, an old-school Italian restaurant with a Hollywood following, will probably soon be forgotten. The restaurant itself, which used to be one of the hottest spots in town -- a hangout for Frank Sinatra ... |
22e0c2123dd291733875b872d604d38b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-fo-olives6-story.html | From restaurant to restaurant, the olives speak volumes about the chef | From restaurant to restaurant, the olives speak volumes about the chef
Oven-roasted olives at Mozza
At once rustic and luxe, with a touch of citrus, they’re warm and welcoming, just like chef Nancy Silverton.
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Lucques, Lucques, Lucques at Lucques
The olives for which the restaurant is named are classy, petite and se... |
aef9811d67173608d0e978b2c318a76b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-fo-review6-story.html | That old razzle-dazzle | That old razzle-dazzle
WHAT makes a great restaurant? An irresistible vibe, terrific food, attentive, professional service and a sense of style. There’s no shortage of Los Angeles dining rooms that fit that description.
But there’s a subset of great restaurants that’s much smaller: places where the cooking is unmistaka... |
0be7849eb854e8ea447c4fd4e9a6fe05 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-fo-saucier6-story.html | Luscious, complex ... caramel | Luscious, complex ... caramel
OSCAR WILDE once wrote, “the only immortality I desire is to invent a new sauce.” It was a characteristically pithy statement that could very easily have been uttered by Antonin Careme as well.
But as Careme -- who didn’t invent sauces as much as codify them -- would be the first to point ... |
995799ba194986de238f6c37d7e640af | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-le-wednesday6-story.html | Anger over clergy abuse | Anger over clergy abuse
Re “A cardinal’s sin: compromise,” Opinion, Dec. 5
Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony and the other Catholic bishops have failed miserably to come clean on their complicity in and subsequent attempted coverup of the priest abuse scandal. As Jeffrey Anderson points out, we Catholics don’t have any... |
165cb1d725af7a81764b2a159a52d3a9 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-le-wednesday6.5-story.html | Inauguration or coronation? | Inauguration or coronation?
Re “Fundraising beat goes on for Gov.,” Dec. 3
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he is going to build a stronger, unified California. I have an idea for a great start. Go ahead and raise the same amount of money it would take to finance the inaugural ceremony that the governor has envisioned. ... |
091163aec023adf376e8dfb1d181f35e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-me-briefs6.2-story.html | Program OKd to help homeless pay for housing | Program OKd to help homeless pay for housing
Supervisors approved a $1.5-million pilot program to provide homeless people discharged from county hospitals with permanent housing. Individuals leaving hospital care will receive Section 8 housing vouchers and other social service support. The program is designed to help a... |
830ee3d377ba3ad108f3b32c5cbfad90 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-me-deputy6-story.html | Former deputy accepts plea deal | Former deputy accepts plea deal
A former Riverside County sheriff’s deputy accused of sexually assaulting three women and sexually harassing an elderly woman between 2004 and 2006 struck a plea agreement with prosecutors Tuesday that will send him to prison for just over a year.
John Wayne Leseberg, 43, had been charge... |
a0fa93f1472412ae4f5caa5774ad2c44 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-me-irvine6-story.html | School in Irvine halts its plan to scan fingerprints | School in Irvine halts its plan to scan fingerprints
A plan to scan the fingerprints of 2,200 Irvine high school students to ease lunch lines was scrapped this week after angry parents argued it would violate teens’ privacy rights.
A spokesman for the Irvine Unified School District said district administrators had been... |
83456646ed3ed4c62190ef248523efda | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-me-lopez6-story.html | No words, no sign of a heart from developer | No words, no sign of a heart from developer
Based on appearances, it would seem that Los Angeles developer Geoff Palmer is doing OK. This past summer, he bought a $17-million beachfront house in Malibu, with solid bronze doors, teak cabinets and his-and-hers bathrooms.
The beach bungalow could come in handy if Palmer n... |
b82e41d01aabfe6453cd6fc6e5ebc9b2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-me-ocsupes6-story.html | Vote to replace Correa is Feb. 6 | Vote to replace Correa is Feb. 6
The Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday designated Feb. 6 as a winner-take-all election date to fill the board seat vacated by Lou Correa, who resigned Monday after being elected to the state Senate.
Dozens of names have been floated as potential replacements in the central Or... |
5287f7808fe9cd623e724047391a2473 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-na-congress6-story.html | GOP’s big plans yield little gain | GOP’s big plans yield little gain
Twelve years after Republicans stormed into power on Capitol Hill with ambitious plans for action on energy exploration, abortion and other key issues, the GOP wraps up its run at the helm this week with a legislative whimper.
One of the few bills that may emerge from Congress before i... |
e345db7ce07f42ed470655d4b28f51a9 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-na-ecoli6-story.html | 11 Taco Bells linked in E. coli inquiry | 11 Taco Bells linked in E. coli inquiry
All 11 Taco Bells implicated in an E. coli outbreak in New York and New Jersey used the same food distributor, the restaurant chain said Tuesday as health officials tried to pinpoint the source of the dangerous bacteria that sickened at least three dozen people.
Nine people remai... |
5e754a515d39e29cadb29fd7da453a8c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-na-scotus6-story.html | COURT BARS AUTOMATIC DEPORTATIONS IN DRUG CASES | COURT BARS AUTOMATIC DEPORTATIONS IN DRUG CASES
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the Bush administration’s aggressive use of immigration laws to automatically expel legal immigrants for minor drug crimes, a decision that could spare thousands from being deported.
Immigrant-rights lawyers said the resounding 8-1 de... |
7a55ecf113cb5edda8280c54665cf159 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-sp-lakerep6-story.html | Bryant follows routine with ankle to the letter | Bryant follows routine with ankle to the letter
The nights have been sleepless for Kobe Bryant, who will play against New Orleans tonight if the strength of his sprained right ankle and its response to the ABCs are satisfactory.
Bryant said he had shunned sleep since spraining his ankle, instead standing and drawing th... |
a704cf908ecbacb0ab59aa66f804fca6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-sp-newswire6-story.html | Johnson’s conspiracy theory cites Lewis | Johnson’s conspiracy theory cites Lewis
Disgraced sprinter Ben Johnson has claimed rival Carl Lewis played a part in a conspiracy to sabotage his drug sample at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Johnson set a world record of 9.79 seconds to win the 100 meters at Seoul but was stripped of his gold medal and world record when he ... |
ad9ddaa36960ea712ab78d96e8c7bd66 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-06-sp-uscrep6-story.html | Criticism doesn’t faze Kiffin | Criticism doesn’t faze Kiffin
USC players and coaches met Tuesday for the first time since the Trojans’ upset loss to UCLA and vowed to put the experience behind when they begin preparations for Michigan in the Rose Bowl.
But the loss to the Bruins lingers for offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin.
“I’ve obviously gone ove... |
45377c4ad548ce468b64acac2bf1b3e4 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-fi-briefs7.4-story.html | Sirius to launch three video channels for TV | Sirius to launch three video channels for TV
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., operator of the second-largest pay-radio service, plans to introduce three channels of video for a live television service next year, Chief Financial Officer David Frear said.
Shares of New York-based Sirius fell 2 cents to $3.83.
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0d564837b35876794b1c7feea3aaed0a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-fi-korn7-story.html | Korn/Ferry’s profit rises 25% | Korn/Ferry’s profit rises 25%
Executive search firm Korn/Ferry International on Wednesday posted a 25% increase in fiscal second-quarter profit on higher fee revenue.
The Los Angeles-based company’s net income for the quarter that ended Oct. 31 rose to $13.6 million, or 31 cents a share, from $10.9 million, or 25 cents... |
044e3cca9fe1f4ed9cee6f80d7812f45 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-fi-taco7-story.html | Outbreak triggers calls for tougher produce guidelines | Outbreak triggers calls for tougher produce guidelines
The produce industry and federal regulators are facing renewed pressure to adopt stricter guidelines for growing and handling fresh fruit and vegetables after Taco Bell on Wednesday said it would remove green onions from its 5,800 restaurants following a recent E. ... |
facf2616006dbec8c359532b06376484 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-fi-wrap7.2-story.html | Lehman agrees to pay CEO extra $188 million | Lehman agrees to pay CEO extra $188 million
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the fourth-largest U.S. securities firm, said it would pay Chairman and Chief Executive Richard Fuld an extra $188 million over the next 10 years.
Fuld was awarded grants a decade ago for about 2.5 million shares, which would have been payable i... |
36a57031a6b445d7ded8a33f02c14edf | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-fi-yahoo7-story.html | For Yahoo, a need to move at Web speed | For Yahoo, a need to move at Web speed
A decade after figuring out what works online, Web pioneer Yahoo Inc. is trying to figure out what works online.
Yahoo Inc. attracts more visitors each month than any other Internet site and trails only Google Inc. in online-advertising revenue. But it’s wrestling with the same di... |
d7604ed881b3422e64be6f29381a7d0e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-fi-zillow7-story.html | Zillow is for sales, not just snooping | Zillow is for sales, not just snooping
Real estate website Zillow.com became an instant hit by telling homeowners -- and their nosy neighbors -- how much their houses might be worth.
Now, the Seattle-based company will help owners get the word out about how much they want in a sale.
Starting today, Zillow Inc. joins a ... |
b458d869c8266552ccbf55913e0edf7f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-hm-fakes7-story.html | But they all look so real! | But they all look so real!
ARTIFICIAL. Fake. Faux. Call them what you will, but synthetic Christmas trees are finally getting real -- or closer to it. For decades, most artificial trees were greened up with thin sheets of PVC, polyvinyl chloride cut into paper-like needles. These days, new faux-liage made of injection-... |
9c8633117840b0d27b89e4043319cbd5 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-hm-scoutcandles7-story.html | On a wing and a flame | On a wing and a flame
THE string lights are strung -- they are, aren’t they? -- and now, here comes the mood lighting. Designers Adam Frank of New York and Sam Johnson of London channel the pre-Edison era with atmospheric candleholders. Frank’s Lumen series casts shadows in the shapes of trees or birds, left. The piece... |
db2e425a0ec13f0dad4434fa61dd813c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-le-thursday7.5-story.html | Badges and bandits | Badges and bandits
Re “Smuggling, theft, bribery at agency,” Dec. 5
The Department of Homeland Security was a horrible mistake in the first place, and now we are living through those crimes listed in addition to the incompetence of many of its employees. One hundred and eighty thousand employees spread across the natio... |
4232d0ee560b216f5067234954b529cf | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-me-cyprus7-story.html | Cal State panel fails to suspend Cyprus program | Cal State panel fails to suspend Cyprus program
A trustee committee for the Cal State system declined Wednesday to suspend an overseas study program on conflict resolution held on the divided island of Cyprus.
Representatives of the Cyprus government had pushed for the suspension because the course, sponsored by San Di... |
d4af6ce711acc08700d54c5314aad3a0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-me-jails7-story.html | Probes of jail deaths have dragged out, report finds | Probes of jail deaths have dragged out, report finds
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has dragged its feet on investigations of inmate deaths in county jails, delaying cases sometimes for two years or more, a department oversight committee reported Wednesday.
The protracted investigations could have compromi... |
9b5939bad2be6de999faf634f7d60278 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-me-owens7-story.html | In Owens Valley, water again flows | In Owens Valley, water again flows
Against a backdrop of lofty snowcapped peaks, about 500 spectators, led by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, gathered Wednesday to watch the Lower Owens River ripple anew with its first surge of High Sierra water in nearly a century.
The largest river habitat restoration effort ... |
dfbaec62ed37c09caa3a1ac72fdc38bd | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-me-welles7-story.html | Elliot Welles, 79; Holocaust survivor tracked fugitive Nazis | Elliot Welles, 79; Holocaust survivor tracked fugitive Nazis
Elliot Welles, a Holocaust survivor who found the officer who ordered his mother’s death and turned that personal triumph into a relentless crusade to track down fugitive Nazis, has died. He was 79.
Welles died Nov. 28 of an apparent heart attack at his Bronx... |
58ea5fa4273de221a9c0aef1679ac8d9 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-na-baby7-story.html | A pregnant pause in right wing | A pregnant pause in right wing
No Republican in Washington is more beloved by social conservatives than Vice President Dick Cheney, who with his wife, Lynne, has backed and breathed every issue dear to them for six tumultuous years.
News that Cheney’s lesbian daughter, Mary, is pregnant has therefore touched a nerve, a... |
1601cc2d2416e4772392dad597ec8e59 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-na-briefs7.1-story.html | Sailor gets 12 years in espionage case | Sailor gets 12 years in espionage case
A Navy petty officer was sentenced to 12 years in prison for stealing a military laptop and peddling its contents to a foreign government.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ariel J. Weinmann, 22, admitted guilt to espionage, desertion, larceny and destruction of government property before a... |
3cddc35c3616c7e2ffa91386ae6a50df | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-na-briefs7.5-story.html | Son of Ex-Liberian leader is charged | Son of Ex-Liberian leader is charged
The son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor was indicted in Miami on U.S. charges of committing torture as chief of a paramilitary unit during his father’s regime.
The indictment marks the first time a 12-year-old federal anti-torture law has been used, U.S. officials said.
... |
dc0c3eb514a7faff89bebbab3e2df71e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-na-carter7-story.html | Carter Center fellow resigns over book | Carter Center fellow resigns over book
A longtime aide to former President Carter has resigned from the Carter Center think tank, calling the former president’s new book on Israel and the Arabs one-sided and filled with errors.
Kenneth Stein, the Carter Center’s first executive director and founder of its Middle East p... |
5e0a3d1c997c8942211cbcb39e04c496 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-na-gates7-story.html | Senate confirms Gates for Defense | Senate confirms Gates for Defense
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to confirm Robert M. Gates as the 22nd U.S. secretary of Defense, giving the former CIA director decisive bipartisan support amid the increasingly divisive debate over the war in Iraq.
The Senate voted 95 to 2 to approve Gates’ nomination. Whit... |
3dea692937233d2fac4f6bc5a63e81a0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-sp-adande7-story.html | Colletti pulls out an ace and salvages his winter | Colletti pulls out an ace and salvages his winter
How good was the Jason Schmidt signing? In addition to giving the Dodgers a new No. 1 starting pitcher, Schmidt just picked up a save.
By joining the Dodgers, Schmidt salvaged this winter meeting session for General Manager Ned Colletti, turned it from questionable and ... |
774bef7fcf83b797eab0561e38af3d1b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-sp-sondheimer7-story.html | Dedicated Ramirez is an inspiration to his coach | Dedicated Ramirez is an inspiration to his coach
Hundreds of Southland high school football teams didn’t make the playoffs. Hundreds more have been eliminated from the postseason, forcing coaches to evaluate what they did right, what they did wrong and what the future holds.
At Los Angeles Jefferson, which finished 2-8... |
be62283a9b1e69846b61edca82a0f448 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-wk-letters7-story.html | Crosstown revelry | Crosstown revelry
You missed a noteworthy component when you named the venues that USC students are patronizing in downtown L.A. [“No Helmets Required,” Nov. 30]. Of the four bars you mentioned, none are frequented by SC students with any real magnitude. And after reading the comment by Daniel Ness, “We don’t need to c... |
490ad8e4ba7ceaa6aa69fba754dacdee | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-wk-quick7.1-story.html | Two scholars win Kluge Prize | Two scholars win Kluge Prize
At a glamorous celebration in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress Tuesday night, two scholars were awarded the John W. Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the study of humanity.
John Hope Franklin, 91, professor emeritus at Duke University, was honored for his pioneering study of ... |
9e598f08309f5463e6f7a09cd012f72a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-07-wk-tell7-story.html | The new dating-world disorder | The new dating-world disorder
THE Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Crazy Chick Mental Disorders, 114th Edition, has added a new psychological disturbance: Post-traumatic relationship disorder.
This ailment is woefully common among thirtysomething women who have been traumatized by years of bad dating experiences --... |
814bc7511f540e053824d153bd2e0ae3 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-ed-bushblair08-story.html | At least he read it | At least he read it
IF THE IRAQ STUDY GROUP is worried that its recommendations will not be taken seriously, then Thursday’s news conference with President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair is cause for concern. “A lot of reports in Washington are never read by anybody,” Bush said. “To show you how important t... |
350b6fc71f5711adc6513f905c27c80f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-ed-jails08-story.html | Deadly delays | Deadly delays
JAIL ISN’T SUPPOSED to be a death sentence, but people die there anyway. From 1997 to 2005, more than 300 inmates died in Los Angeles County jails. Some committed suicide, some expired of natural causes and some were killed by other inmates. What these deaths had in common was the unconscionably long time... |
45a0186d1f715f815482f0e88e8edb1f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-ed-richardson08-story.html | Off the fence | Off the fence
NEW MEXICO Gov. Bill Richardson, the California-born son of a Mexican mother, traveled to Washington on Thursday to declare his interest in two of the most elusive goals in American politics: comprehensive immigration reform and the presidency. The second may be more realistic than the first.
“I come here... |
c2c3b9eb5b2f63940f75a6643ea98a4d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-et-architect8-story.html | ‘Architect’ builds a grim tale of class | ‘Architect’ builds a grim tale of class
Despite an intriguing premise in which the architect of a housing project is confronted by a resident-turned-activist who wants his help in getting the place torn down, Matt Tauber’s “The Architect” feels schematic and contrived, like a game of four-square between Ibsen, Le Corbu... |
2eec0e7448636ea30305a8d446b7caa5 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-et-quick8.1-story.html | Mitchell added to ‘Early Show’ | Mitchell added to ‘Early Show’
More changes are in store for CBS’ “The Early Show.” Just days after anchor Rene Syler announced she is leaving the third-place morning show, CBS gave word Thursday that weekend anchor Russ Mitchell will join the program as a news anchor Jan. 2.
The addition of Mitchell, who will continue... |
3eeb82abe58c494a5883eddc7d1c49aa | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-et-quick8.6-story.html | Clark auctions memorabilia | Clark auctions memorabilia
Fifty years after his first appearance on the TV show that became known as “American Bandstand,” Dick Clark let go of the microphone.
The famed host auctioned off a number of items from his personal collection of musical memorabilia, including a microphone he used beginning July 9, 1956 -- hi... |
f34dab40c054d7221b4998c5a5b8d331 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-et-snow8-story.html | ‘Snow Blind’ trips on promo path | ‘Snow Blind’ trips on promo path
What makes a great snowboarder? To hear pro boarder Rob Bak tell it, “You gotta have a part of you that’s a little bit psycho.” With snowboarding legitimized as an Olympic sport and gold medalist Shaun White enshrined as its first superstar, the days in which boarders were regarded as l... |
9df7bf15981c19dc2d691a254bc75216 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-et-super8-story.html | The unblinking eye of technology | The unblinking eye of technology
Information is power. Technology is power. And we -- you and I -- are the losers. We master the machinery. We acquire knowledge, learn to multitask with cellphone and computer, open the world’s windows with communication devices. We console ourselves by watching Big Brother watch us. Bu... |
8d1a1b20a54c7963f01ff34421441734 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-fg-iraq8-story.html | U.S. targeting Shiite militia strongholds | U.S. targeting Shiite militia strongholds
In pursuit of a missing soldier, U.S. and Iraqi special forces units have staged dozens of operations in Shiite Muslim neighborhoods that once were ruled off-limits by the Shiite-dominated Iraqi government.
The raids into territory dominated by the Al Mahdi army, a militia loya... |
cf1c178443f5f01a0aece581dc187603 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-fg-poison8-story.html | Intrigue grows in case of ex-spy’s poisoning | Intrigue grows in case of ex-spy’s poisoning
Alexander Litvinenko, the former KGB agent at the center of an international poisoning mystery, was buried here Thursday, his body still so radioactive that health officials wouldn’t let it be displayed at a memorial service.
As friends and colleagues gathered to recite eulo... |
315f7d8e93ba79041905c79ef192001d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-fi-briefs8.3-story.html | Viacom creates unit for male-oriented networks | Viacom creates unit for male-oriented networks
Viacom Inc. formed a new division to manage male-oriented channels such as Comedy Central and Spike TV to increase advertising sales.
Doug Herzog, who was the top executive at Comedy Central, Spike TV and TV Land, will lead MTVN Entertainment Group, Viacom’s MTV Networks s... |
fa6956e0e4bb51c340c42a4289529c22 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-fi-econ8-story.html | Consumers cut borrowing | Consumers cut borrowing
Borrowing by U.S. households declined in October by the largest amount in more than a decade, as demand for auto loans cooled from the previous month, a Federal Reserve report Thursday showed.
In another report, the Labor Department said fewer workers filed first-time applications for jobless be... |
5190e2c5970645eed95231b4d21d9379 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-fi-markets8-story.html | Dow slips before jobs data | Dow slips before jobs data
Stocks declined for a second straight session Thursday as Wall Street grew nervous ahead of the government’s release today of the November jobs report and its implications for the health of the overall economy.
The skittishness came despite upbeat news from the Labor Department, which said, a... |
444f549caef72045d01a29e62aa017e0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-fi-tenet8-story.html | Judge denies class-action status for hospital suit against Tenet | Judge denies class-action status for hospital suit against Tenet
Tenet Healthcare Corp., which this year settled a government probe into Medicare billing for $900 million, said Thursday that a federal judge had denied a bid by hospitals for class-action status to sue the company.
Dallas-based Tenet, the biggest publicl... |
eaacdeefb431b6494b8d5827d3dcc99e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-me-only8-story.html | ‘Leftover’ had been forgotten, but at least he wasn’t late | ‘Leftover’ had been forgotten, but at least he wasn’t late
My musings about vanished downtown bars in L.A. reminded ex-Timesman Jerry Clark of a character who hung out in Anthony’s, across the street from City Hall (and this newspaper).
“His name was Danny but he was more commonly referred to as ‘Leftover,’ ” Clark sai... |
61ddf3465c56b5bd207b1c5419a70b32 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-me-sahara8-story.html | Don’t give him rewrite | Don’t give him rewrite
PHILIP Anschutz made his first big splash in Hollywood five years ago when he cut a deal considered outlandish even by movie industry standards.
The Denver industrialist not only agreed to pay $10 million per book for rights to the best-selling Dirk Pitt adventure novels, he gave author Clive Cus... |
54b77521bbf28b3bf19a99c1cfa6a5ec | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-me-stemcell8-story.html | Key stem cell study backer will retire | Key stem cell study backer will retire
The scientist credited with making California’s voter-created stem cell institute a reality and recasting its often-hyped promises into realistic goals announced his retirement Wednesday as its first president.
Neuroscientist Zach W. Hall was named interim president of the Califor... |
c0cadc50a11fa92875de26ba4b85a0c3 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-me-thai8-story.html | Human trafficking case ends for 48 Thai welders | Human trafficking case ends for 48 Thai welders
The immigrant welder thought he was coming to America, the “fairy tale place,” to work on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for wages six times higher than he could earn in his native Thailand.
Instead, he found himself trapped in near-slavery, working 13-hour days at ... |
4c10594a159c64ebf1b706b9e1676ce8 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-na-briefs8.1-story.html | Mother charged in microwave killing | Mother charged in microwave killing
The mother suspected of killing her month-old daughter by putting her in a microwave oven was indicted in Dayton on a charge of aggravated murder.
Montgomery Country Prosecutor Mathias Heck Jr. declined to discuss a possible motive or release any other details about the case.
He said... |
dbef7457cfd0eecd5a4e4664783365fb | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-na-carter8-story.html | Maps in Carter’s book are questioned | Maps in Carter’s book are questioned
Harsh allegations over President Carter’s new book on Israel and the Palestinians came into sharper focus Thursday when a former top aide to Carter said the book appeared to contain maps that were “unusually similar” to those in an earlier book.
Kenneth W. Stein had sent a blisterin... |
d410d9375ae31f3b9cfeba9c7264de90 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-na-congress8-story.html | Drilling bill is expected to clear House | Drilling bill is expected to clear House
As the curtain prepared to fall on the Republican-controlled Congress, GOP leaders on Thursday pushed for approval of what is likely to be the last major pro-drilling bill during the Bush presidency -- a measure that would open a large swath of the Gulf of Mexico to energy explo... |
5938119e1228bc3b61e86f5057456468 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-na-epa8-story.html | EPA shortens science reviews, angering some | EPA shortens science reviews, angering some
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday streamlined the way it updates regulations for the nation’s worst air pollutants, a move that drew immediate charges that officials are trying to quash scientific review to benefit industry at the expense of public health.
... |
c352bdc7eb04b6bf06f5afaed392411a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-08-sp-aggies8-story.html | It’s morning at A&M; | It’s morning at A&M;
Billy Gillispie is from Graford, Texas, population 494. His father, Clyde, worked on oil rigs, but all Gillispie wanted to be when he grew up was a basketball coach.
Gillispie went to Ranger Junior College and then to Texas State. He played basketball but, he says, “not good enough.”
Now Gillispie ... |
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