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- The other effects of getting high
- Justice Without Borders
- Scandal-Scarred Politician Finds Haven in MTA Contract
- Dairy Manure Pit Deaths Raise Warning Flag
- No Feely-Good Falcon Story
- Now, 'My Big Fat Greek' TV show
- A concerto in the tradition of Copland
- Old controversy gives birth to a new boxed set
- A visual, thoughtful examination of Islam
- A Staggering Abundance of Crash-Causing Glitches
- Pistons' Reserves Come to the Rescue
- Riley Gets First Look From UCLA
- Flutie Not Up to His Old Tricks
- When singer Andrea Baker joins the band, she steps away from the spotlight
- On skid row, a Modernist
- Educational Software Finds Itself at Back of Class for Kids' Attention
- An Idea Is Planted: Firm Uses Tobacco to Grow Cancer Drugs
- Severe leg injuries pose a dilemma for surgeons
- Sexual Predator Is Stalking Los Feliz-Area Schoolgirls
- Church Insured for $90 Million
- A pregnant pause for the body and soul
- Former Serb Leader's Admission of Guilt Alienates Compatriots
- Skier Missing, May Be Trapped in Avalanche
- Developers' Pacts With Consultants Questioned
- Somis Woman Dies After Collision With Big Rig
- Body May Be Kidnap Victim's
- Bolstering Arab Reforms
- A Divided Team Must Conquer Differences
- Power Rip-Off
- Bush's Bonuses
- USC's Connection to Jewish Community
- Schools' Choices for Holiday Shows
- An Arrogant President, a Dangerous Protector
- Fat-Cat Legislators Throw Us to the Dogs
- 'I'm telling everybody in the country, especially...
- Turn to Sensible Use of Colorado River Water
- In Dana Point, a kids' marine scene
- The accidental treasures of Venice
- Budget for two
- On the wild side of life in Dominica
- Deal of the week: L.A. to Seattle for $53 by train
- Dominica, naturally
- Canals to art and history in Venice
- In Dana Point, a kids' marine scene
- Nas finally lives up to his hip-hop billing
- Important Tips for Out-of-State Moves
- For Ex-Supervisor, Principles and Cold Shoulders
- Bush Circumventing Congress on Domestic Policy
- Bruins Enjoy Visit by Holton
- Chipping at Fossils for Global Warming's Toll
- RATING THE GAMES
- Gardens Top It Off in Portland
- The knight of the realm
- A season in purgatory
- A Vacuum Store Sucks Up the Camera's Glare
- Average Mortgage Rates and Indexes
- Sunny resorts that include everything
- Condo board votes to tent, but ill resident resists
- Fed's decision not to cut key rate signals its outlook
- The Mythic Enemy
- Smallpox Ravaged World for Eons
- Wary Grant
- Match Made in Tennis Heaven
- UCLA One Step From Title
- Motor City proves potent engine for popular culture
- Acting's great, but so is a paycheck
- A chip off the old double helix
- The Watcher in the Park
- In Dana Point, a kids' marine scene
- Eyes Wide Open for Johnny Cash
- Readers recommend
- Law Students' Talks Turn Into Trials by Fire
- Voices Raised in Operatic Fog
- The family business
- Philosophy written in the stars
- Staggered by Quake, Piru Is Back on Its Feet
- Landmark Indecision
- First Fiction
- US Airways Pilots OK More Cost Cuts
- Pakistani Court Releases Militant
- Volcanic vistas near San Luis Obispo
- All too human justice
- Secret of Lost Dog Trail Haunts a Friendship
- Six Charged Under Terror Act
- Man Is Fined $2.5 Million for Looting Key Archeological Site
- Animal Activist Finds Himself in Rat's Nest of Legal Trouble
- Center Helps Children Deal With Painful Realities
- Actor Lends His Support to Tree Sitter
- Top-Secret Nuclear Lab Will Welcome Students
- Bill Miller, 98; Vegas Hotels Entertainment Director, Club Owner
- Heavy Rain Soaks Northern California
- Birmingham Made Most of Rematch
- Sporting Pair Is Planning to Wed
- It All Evens Out for the Clippers
- Price Says He's Not Candidate for Bruins
- Seeking peace in a world falling to pieces
- Iran Holds Postwar Dilemma for U.S.
- Miners Race a Fireball to Help Co-Workers
- Serbs Fall Into Electoral Abyss
- Bruce Vidal, 54; Longtime L.A. Disc Jockey Reveled in Having Achieved His 'Dream Job'
- Kaiser Stops Serrano, 28-21
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Holyfield Looks Like Old Warrior
- Seven million visits later ...
- The money's there; where is the desire?
- Pension Advocates Prepare to Battle Conversions
- Help the time pass swiftly on holiday travels
- Paul's New Arrangement Is Flip Side of Lennon-McCartney
- Panel Expands Inquiry of Fraud at Los Alamos Lab
- Chapman Claws Way to Respect
- Fisher's Goal Extends Streak for Senators
- 2 Arrested on Suspicion of Stabbing Oxnard Man
- Will McGriff Get First Dibs?
- NHL Is Still Adjusting to Faster, Cleaner Game
- When voices unite
- Artful beginning in Miami Beach
- In N.Y., there's an animated interest in Disney Hall
- From 'Trane to Adair, a guide to jazz tracks
- Fannie Mae funds aid Muslim buyers
- A Labor of Love
- Wilderness
- Affordability index declines for state
- Where Shelley rubs shoulders with Seinfeld
- Rx for Shortage of Nurses: More Teachers
- Hussein's Words of Wisdom Are Black and Read All Over
- Deadline Looming for Many Foreigners
- Illinois' Exonerated to Urge Clemency for All on Death Row
- GOP Fears Lott's Miscue Is a Setback for Party
- Plan to Aid River's Native Species
- Death of Man, 42, Under Investigation
- Loose Tire Hits SUV on Freeway, Killing Driver
- Sept. 11 Victims
- 4 Teenage Boys Riding in Car Are Wounded
- West Nile Virus Taxing Limits of Federal Lab
- Man Who Threatened Officers Is Killed
- USC Behind Schedule After 71-39 Loss
- Velvet Goes Underground
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- Arkansas Will Tell the Stories of Overlooked Japanese Detainees
- Elections in Kenya May Put Voting Process to the Test
- Republicans Say Lott's Latest Apology May Help Him
- Catholics Have Been Sharing Deep Levels of Hope, Despair
- The Antithesis of Planning
- David Lynch: 'Blue Velvet' to BlueBob
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- Got Cash? Forget About Mortgage
- Climber Puts Mountains Within Orphans' Reach
- The Liberals on the March in Spokane
- Cargo Ships Collide in English Channel
- A Growing Trail of Question Marks
- France Plans to Boost Its Military Force
- South Africa's Working Poor Struggling to Feed Families
- YWCA in Orange to Unveil Plan That Would Keep It Open
- Chinese Club Practices Many Arts of Unity
- A Rare Day They Can Enjoy
- Vick Is No Match for Outdated Strategy
- Air Pressure
- Jones, Badilla Winning Team in 'Champions
- The Waves Fade After Fast Start
- They've arrived
- The real Che Guevara
- Writing their own script
- Super Test in Store for Penalty Killers
- A grand time, a grand cause
- Still drawn to the flame
- Fiennes reveals his method to portraying madness
- Voters Have Shown Some Four-Sight
- First He's Down, Then He's Out
- Kline Puts Los Alamitos on Fast Track
- Palmer Coasts to Trophy
- Marathon Has Record Purse
- Bayakoa Field Unimpressive
- Of sugar plums and diapers
- Hey George, Hu is the new leader of China
- 'Rings' Around the Clock
- Internet travel sellers joining the fee-for-all
- Dawn of a speedy new vessel
- Remnant Revival
- 'Teenage Faust' Horns In on an Old Tale
- U.N. Team Steps Up Pace of Inspections in Iraq
- Movie Memorabilia Fetch $1 Million
- Economic Jump-Start Won't Do
- Israel Detains 14 Palestinians in the West Bank; 1 Slain in Gaza
- Elloluv Doesn't Lose Composure in Starlet
- He Might Not Mind Being in Bush League
- TONIGHT
- Inside the boxes
- Love, loss and the urban poet
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- Understanding Cash-Balance Plans
- Murdoch Looks for U.S. Arm of Satellite Empire
- Introducing Tomorrow's Historic Walking Tour
- An artistic nest in Venice
- Return to Sender. Please.
- Viral outbreaks raise the question: Who's minding the ship?
- Los Alamos Fraud Inquiry Expanded
- Money Launderers Find New Ways to Fund Terror
- Ben Franklin's DNA Is on a Wish List
- Treasury Nominee Skilled in the Art of Deal-Making
- More Young Students Suspended
- Chavez Scorns U.S. Call for Early Elections
- Services for 2 'Our Gang' Actors Are Set for Today
- Ensuring That Votes Count
- L.A. Film Critics Pick 'Schmidt' as Year's Best Film
- Court: Hold Cops Liable for Pursuits
- Austin Towers Over No. 13 Xavier
- Eastern Bias Clouds Heisman Race Again
- Palmer Coasts to Trophy
- Duarte's Trafeh Makes Good on His Main Goal
- Man Held on Suspicion of Attempted Kidnap
- Holiday Magic Fills the Streets as Cities Celebrate
- A Preferable Privacy Law
- The book that started a war
- Far From Battlefield, Marines Lose One-Third of Harrier Fleet
- Iraq List Censored to Protect the Innocent and the Helpful
- Premier Apologizes for Slow Reaction to Oil Spill
- Now Is the Time to Get Down to Some Real Business
- Mission Viejo Has to Get Defensive
- Pittsburgh Surprises No. 11 Penn State, 92-88
- More Unrest for Weary Lakers
- Yes, papers chase Pulitzers, but society benefits from it
- A nest still in fine feather
- Man of the day, lord of the ring
- A threadbare tapestry of the Texas plains
- Ex-Skipper of U.S. Sub Pays Respects to Victims
- 4 Boys Die After Falling Into Frozen River
- Heads Up on Airline Deal
- Revolutionary War Martyr Remains a Mystery
- Wrenching Changes Likely With Budget Cuts
- From Anything Goes to Everything Goes at Brothel
- Films that fill a cable niche
- To enjoy France, say au revoir to those American stereotypes
- Looking without seeing
- Drumming up interest in a new home
- Rock 'n' Rollers, Your Tab Is Running at the Rainbow
- Postal Facility Begins Anthrax Cleanup
- Bush Urges Congress to Extend Benefits to the Nation's Jobless
- Cardinal Law Out, Boston Speculates on Replacement
- 2 Held in Slaying of Diplomat
- Ire Against U.S. Swells in S. Korea
- City of Light Aims to Woo the Gay Traveler
- Experiment Shows Diverse Plant Life Is Good for Planet
- Controversy Widens Over Ukraine Tapes
- Mickelson Puts U.S. in Chase at World Cup
- NPR goes a little show biz
- Movers' Ads Don't Deliver the Goods
- TOURS & CRUISES
- Cajun music and other river delights
- Disclosure statements arrived with litigious society
- EVENTS: JANUARY
- Inside tips on filtering out air pollution
- Walls of Glory and Shame
- Injunction Forbids N.Y. Transit Strike
- Rare Chance for a Model Election
- Three Injured as Car Crashes Into Bus Shelter
- Herman Weiner, 88; Steel Magnate, Philanthropist, Sports Booster
- Rape Case Baffles Campus Officials
- Sato Comes Out on Top Twice
- Loyola Has the Finals Answer
- The Sharpies Say He'll Take a Stab at This Bet
- Corvo Plays First NHL Game
- At the crossroads of revolution
- The record of a mystical connection
- Legal dispute dogs Villa expansion
- Potters' world ends with a bang and a whimper
- Forget the 'Youth Menace': Crime, It Turns Out, Is a Grown-Up Business
- Baby Languishes in Orphanage After Adoption Ban
- In These Barbershops, Men Can Feel Like Men
- One Nation, Under Pills
- Colombian Leader Vows to Strike Back
- At Last, Gore Gets to the Oval Office, but It's on 'SNL'
- U.S. Seeks to Trip Up Iraq
- Offensive Words? We Need to Stay on Offensive Against Gang Killing
- Time to Put Politics Aside
- Body Found in Dumpster Fire
- Headstrong Artist Carved a Place in History
- South Hills Takes Walnut to Task
- Kings Put Chill Into Lemieux
- Miller, Jaric Shooting Stars
- That's 'D' as in Diablos' Defense
- Unless 'seniors only,' girl may stay
- Cuba's on a Back Burner and So Is Otto Reich
- GOP Revisits a Sordid Past
- Past Meets Present for U.S. Collectors of British Muskets in Afghanistan
- Mother Nature Remains One Up on the Bioterrorists
- Notorious French Prison Turns Into a No-Man's Land
- Oregon Site Casts Doubt on Land-Crossing Theory
- Assault Rifle Fired Into Party; Man and 3 Relatives Arrested
- DUI Case Botched by Blood Mix-Up
- Nurses Say Union Win May Ease Shortages
- Up Next for UCLA
- Webber's Free Throws Put Jazz Fans in Foul Mood
- Chronicling the messages in dance
- Computing 'Star Trek' data
- Designer adds a store to her clutch
- For Musicians, Is Money Over Art?
- A Bond recount
- Why Can't Jeanie Buss Get the Respect She Deserves?
- Church Scandal May Spur Needed Reforms