- BASEBALL
- Folding Is Not the Riley Way
- Remaining Solvent Is Crucial in Name Game
- Bad Weather Forces Delay in Shuttle Liftoff
- Latinos Cry Foul as Council Snubs Espinosa
- Hahn Hoorays for Hollywood After Production Tour
- In a Boy's Memory, the Gift of Play
- Odom Was Main Distraction
- A Small Boom in Visiting the Sins of the Fathers
- Mercury Rev Delivers Boundless Adventure
- Petition on 'Runaway' Productions Filed
- Sempra Plan Would Bring State Bolivian Gas Via Baja
- Honda to Boost Capacity at Ala. Plant
- Tech Sector Leads Broad Stock Gains
- Pregnant Women Working Longer
- 'Shroom Soup
- What Are You Drinking?
- DATEBOOK
- Artificial Dens for Orphan Cubs
- McClatchy Sees More Ad Sales, Profit
- Former Peace Negotiator Found Dead in Chechnya
- Bush Tries to Prop Up Florida Tourism, Console Jobless
- No. 1 Connecticut Rolls
- Ahmanson Lands 'Full Monty'
- Dodger Sights Now on Koch?
- Mangino Leaves Oklahoma for Job as Kansas Coach
- Bridgestone Expects $1.66-Billion U.S. Loss
- Caro's Frame of Mind Debated
- Mental Health Expert Testifies for Caro
- Murder Suspect Apparently Wed in January, Police Learn
- John Collins, 89; Tutored Top U.S. Chess Players
- Taiwan Is Fine on Its Own
- State Stripped of Power to Enforce Clean Air Law
- Hopefully, Evans Won't Phone It In
- Juice Mix-Up at Nursing Home Kills 1, Injures 5
- Two Dolphin Players Out for the Season
- Man Charged in 4 Rapes Enters Not-Guilty Plea
- Civil Rights for the Brain
- Delgadillo Treads a Political Tightrope
- New Look Suits USC
- 3 Game-Box Makers Claim to Be No. 1
- SEC Warns Against Skewed Fiscal Reports
- 'Goner' Worm Outbreak Spurs Anti-Virus Updates
- Higher Therapy Costs Cause Loss at Magellan
- Too Popular? Boba on the Brink
- AMA Demurs on Mass Smallpox Inoculations
- Unruly Locals Are Outclassed by Noble Out-of-Towners
- Putin Presides at Sub Launch
- The Oldest Senator, Ever, Celebrates 99th Birthday
- Murder, Ghosts and Ripped Bodices in the Swinging South
- Bill Would Bar Blocked Telemarketer Call IDs
- In Reversal, Court OKs Land Seizure Program
- San Diego OKs Scout Lease Despite Objections
- Rent Relief Approved for Airport Businesses
- There Is Nothing Wrong With Chaparral's Start
- MEN
- Hanukkah Twists
- Produce for an Underserved Area
- China's Major Cities Withhold the Welcome Mat for Villagers
- INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- No Longer Israel's Best Bet for Peace
- Rival Cypriot Leaders to Hold Talks
- San Francisco Lawyer Hired to Defend American Taliban
- Kwan Chooses Routine
- Constantly in Flux
- Coming Thursday
- Chiron Drops AeroGen, Teams Up With Inhale Therapeutic
- Big 5 Accounting Firms Promise to Do Better
- Midyear Rebound Possible, UCLA Economists Say
- Small Hands on Deck for These Easy Cookies
- Europe Holds Fertile Soil for Jihadis
- O.J. Simpson's Home Raided in Drug, Theft Ring Inquiry
- The Gang's All Here
- Keep Prayer Private in Public Schools
- Zero-Tolerance Policies
- Human Tests for Safe Pesticide Levels
- A Net Gain From Fewer Channels?
- Wishing a Very Merry Midlife Crisis to You and Yours
- Now Is the Time: Send Peacekeepers, Arbitrate
- Yosemite Valley Plan: 'Follow the Money'
- All Detainees Are Not Created Equal
- LAKER REPORT
- Copycat Masters?
- No Photos Required
- Pudding Gets a Rewrite
- U.S. Islamic Charity's Assets Frozen
- Details of Enron Meetings Sought
- Steelmakers Discuss Merging
- Taliban Out to Cut Deals, Afghans Say
- 2 People Killed in Shooting Outside Sylmar Sports Bar
- Charities Suffer Drop in Funds as Need Rises
- Defiant, Striking N.J. Teachers Jailed
- Museum Board to Pick Architect for Overhaul
- Legal Status Unclear for U.S. Talib
- Gun Battle Starts Attack on Cave Lair
- Lobbying Is Stepped Up for Trade Bill
- Racicot Set to Chair GOP National Committee
- Court Is Last Hope for Death Row Dogs
- Jewish Centers' Financial Woes Anger Community
- Despite Deficit, Board to Study ER Expansion
- Response to Terror
- Tens of Thousands of Letters Could Be Contaminated
- Ridge Warns Nation to Remain Vigilant Through Holidays
- U.S. to Probe Bombing of Hide-Outs
- Wartime Benefit: Services Cooperating
- American Taliban Took Odd Route
- College Officials Back Visa Reform
- Afghans at Conference Sort Through Candidates for Interim Government
- U.S., Canada Agree to Tighten Border
- Review Says Liability Rose Under Hahn as City Attorney
- Late-Mortgage Rate at 10-Year High
- These Reindeer Games Aren't So Engaging
- Timor's Missing Children
- Injury Sidelines Jordan
- Visa Offers Password Service for Web Buying
- Top 3 Carriers Get Most Federal Aid
- U.S., Canada Agree to Tighten Border
- Justices Take Campaign Ethics Case
- Unocal to Pay Oil Royalties Claims
- Coup Attempt Foiled, Interior Minister Says
- S. Africans Try to Unite Two Worlds
- Coming 'Round to an Old Idea
- Decision on Sewage Plant Is Delayed
- Laguna OKs Major Flood Relief Project
- Decision Postponed on Building Sewage Plant
- Tverdovsky Starting to Find Former Form
- Gordon Reigns Again
- Art of the Earth
- No Settlement Reached
- This Is the Way You Deal With a Terrible November
- AMB Property Buys Warehouse Portfolio
- Israel Blames Terror Wave on Arafat and Strikes Back
- Synopsys Agrees to Acquire Avant
- Army Report Recommends Dams Be Modified to Aid Salmon Runs
- Damaged Souls Wandering Through Europe's Graveyard
- Commuters May Get a Dousing
- Occupation Propels Conflict
- Players Select Schools
- Their Mind Really Matters
- Olowokandi Gets Some Good News
- Olson's Attempt to Change Plea Fails
- His Words Made Big Impact on Youngster
- BET Spared Boycott; Two Sides Meet
- Microsoft Urges EU to Reject Rivals' Demands
- Shanty Fire Leaves Thousands Homeless
- Bridgestone/Firestone Creates Holding Firm
- Teen to Plead Guilty in Killings of Dartmouth Professors
- Group Aims to Reopen Rehab Center
- Duda Reaches Milestone
- Black Political Leaders Urge Union to Quit 'Bashing' Parks
- Nakednews.com, Where More Than Facts Are Laid Bare
- Nightclub Firm to Buy Control of JagNotes.com
- Nebraska Pulls a Solid Reverse Play
- Calvary Chapel Falls From Favor
- Prospects Perking Up for Diedrich's Coffee Enterprise
- More Tenants Subleasing Office Space
- Laguna Woods Opens Doors to Nonseniors
- Michael Rogin, 64; Professor and Author of Reagan, Melville Books
- Adoption Agency Could Lose License
- Career Training Offered in January
- Showdown for Arafat
- Kings Come Up Just Short
- Utah's Hunter Is Likely to Play
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Packers' Favre Takes Care of Latest Jaguar Collapse
- Satisfying a Craving for Craven Films
- L.A. Office Markets Doing Well Relatively
- A Merry Go-Round
- Briefly
- Enron Shares Trading; NYSE to Review Status
- Cloning Advocate Fights the Clock on Capitol Hill
- 180 Haitians Rescued From Grounded Sailboat
- At Least 4 Submit Bids for AT&T; Broadband
- Reward Offered for Help in Finding Suspect
- Hotel Chain to Pay $1.1 Million to Settle Bias Case, End Boycott
- Scouts' Use of San Diego Park at Issue
- NHRA Gets New Sponsor
- British Camaraderie and One for the Road in 'Last Orders'
- Program Targets Low-Income Residents Hurt by Downturn
- Starwood Hotels in Merger Talks
- Argentina Market Up Amid New Banking Rules
- Playboy Expects EBITDA to Rise 70%
- Mexico Losing Forests Rapidly
- Rare Whooping Cranes Calling Florida Wildlife Refuge Home
- Philadelphia Mob Boss Gets 14 Year-Term
- Children's Museum Looks Like a 'Big Fun Cool Thing'
- Husband Arrested in Photographer's Death
- Increase in LAX Parking Fees to Be Considered
- Bush to Unveil New Anti-Terrorism Tactics
- Wartime Benefit: Services Cooperating
- Cameras Snap 12,000 Motorists Running Red Lights
- Danilo Donati; Oscar-Winning Designer Was 75
- Judge Ordered to Unseal Hidden Portions of File
- Defense Sets the Pace on Offense
- Heisman Finalists Announced Today
- Rice Is Hot in Return, but Rockets Still Fall
- MedImmune to Buy Aviron in Stock Swap
- Davis Urges Freer Border Traffic
- Latino Museum Wants to Stay Put
- Mayor-Elect Bloomberg Is City's $69-Million Man
- RealNetworks Set to Launch Rental Service
- White House Seeks Debt-Limit Boost
- Auction House Chief's Price-Fixing Trial Wraps
- Putin to Launch New Nuclear Submarine
- Islamic Court in Nigeria Delays Woman's Stoning
- Cliff House to Get $14-Million Overhaul
- Best Offense Is a Good Defense
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Dodgers Extend Tracy's Contract
- 'Potter' Falls--to Solid 1st-Place Gross
- Faithful Say Arafat Will Stand Firm
- INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- Gerhart Riegner, 90; Warned of Holocaust
- 3 Killed When Plane Crashes in Foothills
- Group Seeks to Reopen Teen Live-In Drug Treatment Center
- Congressman Fined in Campaign Finance Case
- Surge in Business Is Short-Lived; Rail Line's Survival Much in Doubt
- Tryon Earns PGA Card
- Staying in Tune With the Times
- Cephalon to Acquire French Drug Maker
- Cox, Comcast to Temporarily Fund Excite Internet Service
- 'Rings' Promotions Include 'Potter,' Burger King Tie-Ins
- With Car Charities, Kick the Tires
- Enron, Mideast Weigh on Stocks
- A Blue Dog Is This Man's Best Friend
- Democratic Party Won't Back Condit Campaign
- Ex-Klansman Fit for Bomb Trial, Doctor Says
- The Vibrant Spirit of Scrooges Past
- Some Power Customers Could See Disruptions
- Over 60, and Looking for Love
- Leadership of Boston Airport Is Criticized
- Trial of Sarajevo Siege Commander Starts
- Bixby Ranch Sells 212 Units
- Once Upon Another Decade of Trivia
- Rocket Scores Third Hit in Missile Shield Tests
- Powell Trip to Include Effort at Placating European Allies
- U.S. Drops Calls for 'Restraint,' Backs Israel's 'Self-Defense'
- Tackling a Different Danger
- Lengthy Extradition Proceedings Expected for Texas Murder Suspect
- Notre Dame Job Speculation Ripples Through Pro Ranks
- Slovak Team Looks to League for Help
- With Space Debris Cleared, Shuttle Launch Set
- 'User-Friendly' Mayor's Term Draws to a Close
- $7,500 Lighter, Shaq Reacts
- A Bad Mark
- Alexander Is Out With Broken Leg
- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION'S PRESS.
- New Script
- PacBell to Settle Overtime Lawsuit
- 3 Unions Unite in Push to Organize Short-Haul Drivers at Nation's Ports
- Panel Says Ethics Allow Compensation for Organ Donations
- Talks to Settle Fight Over Jerry Garcia's Guitars Fall Apart
- Judge Pleads Innocent to Child Porn Charges
- Romance With the Rails Takes On a Star-Crossed Look
- City to Fight Order to Chlorinate Water
- Syracuse Coach Will Have Surgery
- Colorado Wins Again
- PGA Event Sponsor Stays
- At the Birth of the Holiday Film
- MSNBC.com to Cut 9% of Workers
- 3-Month T-Bill Rates Drop to a 43-Year Low
- New Line Hopes to Grab Brass 'Rings' With 3-Film Gamble
- U.S. Students on Par With Peer Nations
- 'Oil for Food' Program Is Extended Six Months
- Afghans at Conference Sort Through Candidates for Interim Government
- College Officials Back Visa Reform
- Tens of Thousands of Letters Could Be Contaminated
- Culprit in Cat Caper, a Feline With a Rap Sheet, Leaves Library Duty Behind
- Girl Killed After Car Leaves Road, Slams Into Tree
- Laguna Beach to Build Flood Channel Despite Objections
- Suspect Is Arrested in Slaying
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- Stokes, Missouri Beat the Buzzer
- New Format Has Old Flavor
- UST Settles Tax Suit Against California
- 'It's Food for My Soul,' a Volunteer Says of Her Service at Emergency Shelter for Abused Children
- Cal Lutheran Plans Hanukkah Celebration
- Board Asks EPA to Force Firms to Clean Up Water in San Gabriel Valley
- 4 MTA Sectors Urged for Better Bus Service
- Caro Shot Sons to Protect Them, Psychiatrist Says
- Baby Steps in Japan
- WOMEN
- Family-Pleasing Holiday Tale in 'Wales'
- Chorale Will Perform Bach on a Grand Scale
- Binns Giving Dorsey Ironclad Coverage
- Rail Access Can Enhance Property Values
- Also:
- Reports Signal the Possibility of a Quick Recovery
- Massacre Hopes Voiced on Teen Tape
- Suit Against Expansion of Airport Dropped
- Football Venues Set
- Riley Can Do Damage Control by Quitting
- BASEBALL
- Senate Vote Blocked on Alaska Oil Drilling Bill
- 5 Condemned to Death for Diplomat's Slaying
- Events at a Glance
- Ex-Correspondent's Book Rocks CBS
- 'Grinch' Entertains Without Stealing Heart
- Incentives Power Auto Sales on Pace to Make '01 Second-Best Year Ever
- Women's Role in Business Key to L.A. Economy