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<i>By Denise Martin</i>

Jay Leno

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By Denise Martin

NBC's late-night shift.

Jay Leno's moving into prime time. Is NBC overplaying its hand? Clobbering David Letterman in the ratings is one thing, but can Leno really topple "CSI: Miami" and "CSI: New York"? Can those monologues beat even "Private Practice"?

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2. Fear sets up camp on a stretch of the L.A. River

3. Angels and Dodgers look into acquiring Toronto's Roy Halladay

4. Restaurants brace for a sour season as consumers lose appetite for dining out

5. Family matters at top of Lakers' pyramid

6. Schwarzenegger taps Abel Maldonado for lieutenant governor

7. Sunken Canadian stern-wheeler is an underwater time capsule

8. Glenn Beck has big plans

9. T.J. Simers: Complaints about Pete Carroll and Ralph Lawler are utterly ridiculous

10. Presenting L.A.'s NFL team

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2. Disney Studios drama might alter the industry

3. Understanding China

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6. More attacks on redheads reported at Calabasas school

7. Michael Hiltzik: The world still can learn from Keynesian economics

8. Restaurants brace for a sour season as consumers lose appetite for dining out

9. After spending billions, state remains hampered by outmoded, unreliable computer systems

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