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- Alpha: Gear for Gents boutique to close its doors April 1
- Opinion: Elections: Building a following with NationBuilder
- Kony 2012: 'Machine Gun Preacher' connection and Oscar chances
- John Mayer's vocal trouble returns, U.S. tour canceled
- John Malkovich's message to the theater world on its special day
- Israel's Shimon Peres reflects on Hollywood's global influence
- Proposal for new playoff divisions in Southern Section is released
- Whitney Houston was 'coming through something,' hairstylist says
- Whitney Houston was 'coming through something,' hairstylist says
- 'X Factor': Seven judge-worthy divas beyond Britney Spears
- Baseball: Lucas Giolito voices confidence in his future
- Butter London launches Lippy lip color
- Stopping Kony: Why has the ICC tackled cases from only Africa?
- Music review: Mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin at AT&T Center Theatre
- 'John Carter': Critics not over the moon for Mars action epic
- Happy 70th, John Cale
- Review: Andrew W.K. gets the Avalon to party hard
- 'Terminator' star Linda Hamilton selling Malibu villa
- On Location: Mississippi bill aims to raise incentive caps
- Opinion: Is that a fracking earthquake?
- In Rotation: Nashville country band Lambchop's 'Mr. M'
- Microsoft shutting down Marketplace for Windows Mobile in May
- Opinion: Time for Mitt Romney to change his tunes
- On Sunday: Luis J. Rodriguez's memory bank, and Dwight Eisenhower too
- Lions Gate cuts 80 jobs following Summit acquisition
- Distinguished dancers and companies celebrate Donald McKayle
- Dick Van Dyke, 86, marries makeup artist Arlene Silver, 40
- Opinion: Romney's Southern strategy: Admit he's a stranger
- Football: Alemany freshman makes impact in track
- Football: Marmonte League is headed to the Pac-5 for this fall
- Weekend Talk Shows
- Simon Beaufoy talks 'Salmon Fishing,' 'Hunger Games' sequel
- TV THIS WEEK: March 11 - 17
- No more stars in Times restaurant reviews
- Timeline Embed Test
- Britney Spears on 'X Factor'?: Fans react
- Sights and attractions around Japan
- Dennis Quaid's wife, Kimberly Buffington-Quaid, files for divorce
- Russian rights activists lash out at Clinton over Putin comments
- 'John Carter' could lose $165 million, analyst projects
- Baseball: Maury Wills to appear at Banning fundraiser
- Test Kitchen tips: Homemade bagels
- Late Night: Deena says Snooki will be a 'great mom'
- York Boulevard, Highland Park: A hub of hip, really
- Israeli airstrike kills two Gaza Strip militant leaders
- Baseball: Thursday scores
- Softball: Thursday scores
- LACMA's Michael Govan talks about his new rock star
- Dario Cecchini, famed butcher of Panzano, comes to Valentino
- Apple denied bankruptcy court permission to sue Kodak
- TableArt to hold sale before store moves
- Test Kitchen video tips: Checking the proof
- Fashion News: Spanx packs a punch for founder Sara Blakely
- Stephen Sondheim awarded Sheridan Morley Prize for biography
- Britain, Italy at odds over failed hostage-rescue mission
- Pakistan prime minister names new spy agency chief
- The Morning Fix: 'Lorax' to live in first place. Britney joining 'X Factor'?
- Steve Martin to score Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'
- Conan O'Brien, Chinese 'rip-off' show make amends — and comedy
- Opinion: 'Obamacare' plaintiff Brown's bankruptcy: Instant karma?
- New Orleans chooses sculpture for evacuation spots
- 'Bad guys' besides Kony: Who else is wanted by the ICC?
- In Germany, the Page One Girl gets the boot
- Presidential campaign inevitably boosts war with Iran
- Remembering the Notorious B.I.G., 15 years later
- Health leaders: Average person lives to be 40 in South Sudan
- U.S., Afghans agree on prisoner handover
- Large majority of investors takes up Greece's bond-swap offer
- PASSINGS: Donald Payne, Kurt Lehovec
- Robert Ayres dies at 98; illustrator created Ponderosa map
- From the Archives: Remembering the Notorious B.I.G., 15 years later
- Slow down! Speed a factor in almost a third of traffic fatalities
- PASSINGS: Donald Payne, Kurt Lehovec
- Ministry of Gossip: 'Hunger' fans expected; games planned
- Movie review: 'Friends With Kids'
- Brisk job growth puts U.S. economy on firmer footing
- Healing Medi-Cal
- Lakers trail Timberwolves at halftime, 58-49
- Rick Santorum pivots to national security in Alabama
- Ron Paul seeks breakthrough in Kansas caucuses
- L.A., brace for balloting
- Apple denied bankruptcy court permission to sue Kodak
- Movie review: 'A Thousand Words'
- Forbes: Spanx inventor is youngest self-made female billionaire
- Movie review: 'Chico & Rita'
- Ex-LAPD detective found guilty of killing romantic rival in 1986
- Greece secures deal to lower debt, avoid default
- Pittsburgh shooting: Police identify gunman as local resident
- Former Countrywide loan officer gets 15 years for mortgage fraud
- Bubba Watson charges into the lead with a 62
- Kids living on bus in Texas: Jailed parents say it was temporary
- UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero: Life in a very public eye
- Ohio earthquakes linked to natural gas drilling
- L.A. Unified board games
- Spoiler in 'Desperate Housewives' trial stuns courtroom
- Marines change recruiting pitch to include humanitarian missions
- Lakers' Brown OK with Kobe Bryant shooting a lot...if he's open
- Pac-12 men's tournament: Arizona, Colorado reach final
- 'Silent House' info
- Movie review: 'Sound of Noise'
- Letters: Hits keep coming on bounties
- Clippers sign Bobby Simmons to another 10-day contract
- Chicken McNugget resembling George Washington still up for sale
- 'Boy' lacks focus
- Clippers' Caron Butler rewards team's patience
- Ron Paul seeks breakthrough in Kansas caucuses
- Private firm buys Quest Software for $23 per share
- Five things to watch in Lakers-Timberwolves game
- Sprouts natural-food markets to expand through merger
- In Silver Lake, an air of dismay over pipeline project
- Angels' Erick Aybar off to a strong start
- Bank of America to reduce principal for up to 200,000 homeowners
- Judicial diversity yes, prying no
- Pau Gasol shrugs off this trade report
- Rick Santorum aims to narrow race against Mitt Romney
- 'Game Change': Dueling portrayals of Sarah Palin on tap this weekend
- Rick Santorum aims to narrow race against Mitt Romney
- U.S. employers add 227,000 jobs in February
- Santorum, Gingrich ratchet up conservative rhetoric in the South
- Santorum hopes to narrow the field in Kansas
- Obama hails jobs report, pitches manufacturing initiative
- Former Reggie Bush marketing agent linked to Saints bounty scandal
- Lakers Chat: Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
- Robert Ayres dies at 98; illustrator created Ponderosa map
- PlayStation-purchasing South Carolina Lt. Gov. Ken Ard resigns
- Obama highlights positive trends in jobs report
- California unemployment at lowest level in three years
- Washington trades up for No. 2 pick in NFL draft
- Pew survey ranks Google high despite privacy concerns
- Free speech under fire
- Presidential campaign inevitably boosts war with Iran
- Up next for the Galaxy: Saturday vs. Real Salt Lake
- Loan growth at California banks outpaces nation
- Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw effective in spring debut
- Inland Empire is bubbling with craft breweries
- Chris Paul, Mo Williams point the way home as Clippers beat Spurs
- Teens are watching more TV, not less, report says
- PETA opens Echo Park headquarters with bark and bite
- Miami Dolphins coach says he hasn't talked to Peyton Manning -- yet
- Moon's magnetic material may have come from an asteroid
- Lakers get in the last word against Timberwolves, 105-102
- Things are moving fast for Angels' Peter Bourjos
- Several Angels slowed by minor injuries
- Stanford women defeat Arizona State, 52-43, in Pac-12 semifinal
- Seedy Hollywood alleyway becomes a welcoming pedestrian thoroughfare
- 'On Death Row' info
- Friday Travel Ticker: More room for carry-ons
- Regulators cut pay for top Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac executives
- Steve and Kristen Blake prepare full-court press against cancer
- Television review: 'The Undefeated' takes Sarah Palin's side
- House passes small-business bill with broad bipartisan support
- Car-rental firms, insurers vary on loss-of-use policies
- 'The Salt of Life' info
- California Supreme Court upholds sex abuse suits against school districts
- Galaxy schedule brings challenge
- Listen to Villaraigosa, Mr. President
- Ranking Lakers' five needs before trade deadline
- It's a boy for Zenyatta
- Spoek Mathambo rises from the underground
- The 'civil war' trap in Syria
- Movie review: 'The Salt of Life'
- Video game sales plunged 20% in February
- Danica Patrick, at Las Vegas, remembers Dan Wheldon
- Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes buys the New Republic magazine
- Rick Santorum pivots to national security in Alabama
- Olive Garden reviewer in North Dakota surprised by attention
- Steve and Kristen Blake prepare full-court press against cancer
- Peyton Manning reportedly meeting with Broncos today
- 5 Nights Out
- Green Mountain shares dive on word of Starbucks' one-cup machines
- Lakers' inconsistency remains an issue
- Up next for the Ducks: Saturday at Dallas
- Pittsburgh shooting: Identity of psych clinic gunman is mystery
- Florida man stole from judge, police say, put proof on Facebook
- The bull market is 3 years old -- or maybe not
- 'Game Change' info
- Tokyo: Seven-day tour with airfare from L.A. starts at $1,499
- A rise in the number of oil-soaked sea birds off California; David Lazarus' review of the benefits of the healthcare reform law; debating what to do with public lands
- Movie review: 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen'
- Review: Werner Herzog's 'On Death Row'
- Solar storm that seemed to fizzle gains new strength
- Best Buy's $50 off iPad 'deal': Not so sweet anymore
- Long Beach State gathers itself, tops UC Irvine, 68-57
- Kenley Jansen visits doctor for irregular heartbeat
- Destination: Cocktail
- Ethics panel raises donation limits in municipal campaigns
- Romney focused on Obama, delegates ahead of Southern contests
- Money Minute: Why doesn't the jobless rate go down? [Video]
- American Express is giving discounts for tweets
- Quick Takes: ABC adds singing contest
- Best sources for high, low and average gasoline prices
- New anticoagulant drug and head injury: Do not mix
- Edith Pearlman wins National Book Critics Circle fiction prize
- Move over, Mickey: Another rodent muscles into Orlando spotlight
- 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen' info
- LACMA rock has mass attraction
- Movie review: 'Cirkus Columbia'
- Narco-themed works explore toll of drug use in the U.S. on Mexico
- 'Pink slime': Revolting beef additive or absolutely edible?
- Starbucks to sell single-cup machines, challenging Keurig
- 'Terminator' star Linda Hamilton selling Malibu villa
- U.S. trade deficit widens 4.3% to $52.6 billion in January
- Movie review: 'Silent House'
- Hospital did business with firms tied to its CEO, board members
- Disney may lose up to $165 million on 'John Carter,' analysts say
- Colts are cleaning house with a slew of cuts
- Kenley Jansen talks about his health scare
- 'Timboctou' info
- Influential L.A.-area wine collector accused of fraud
- Friday's TV highlights
- For the record - March 9, 2012
- For the record - March 9, 2012
- Britney Spears is near signing with Simon Cowell's 'X Factor'?
- Cannes 2012: Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom' to open fest
- Photos: Paradise on the Maldives
- Baseball: Servite's Ricky Bielski gets his moment in the spotlight
- Track: Another school record for Alemany freshman shot putter
- 'The Hunger Games': Pictures from the Broward Mall appearance
- Friday’s Highlights: 'Blue Bloods' CBS
- Friday's Talk Shows
- Baseball: Erik Magdaleno gets shutout for Banning
- Soccer: Thursday's Southern California regional scores (Div. I and II) and championship schedule
- 'American Idol' recap: Jeremy Rosado heads home
- Art review: My Barbarian at Human Resources
- Art review: 'Ellsworth Kelly: Prints and Paintings' at LACMA
- 'John Carter' star Taylor Kitsch does his best James Dean
- Art Review: Rosson Crow at Honor Fraser
- California writes $602-million check for local jail construction
- A big show in NYC, but little in LA for Japan quake benefit
- Pot initiative effort dropped as Pat Robertson backs legalization
- Los Angeles wine collector arrested
- 'Titanic' director James Cameron to attempt historic ocean dive
- Opinion: What we can learn from Whitney Houston and Lindsay Lohan
- Art review: Stanya Kahn at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
- Latin American cuisine in Los Angeles
- Kony 2012: Which 20 celebrities are targeted to help?
- Theater review: 'The Indians Are Coming to Dinner' at Pacific Theatre
- Video game sales plunged 20% in February
- Boys' basketball: Battle of the Valley is set for April 28
- Stars are out, at least for restaurant reviews
- Afghan women fight it out in Herat
- Foo Fighter buys Hidden Hills estate
- Rush Limbaugh to advertiser: I don't want you back
- Art review: 'Requiem for the Sun: The Art of Mono-ha' at Blum & Poe
- Proview calls for halt of iPad sales by Chinese retailers
- SXSW: '21 Jump St.,' 'Cabin in the Woods' eye 'Bridesmaids' bouquet
- Lindsay Lohan gets last laugh with high 'SNL' ratings
- Bill O'Reilly returns to 'The View,' but everyone behaves
- Odd Future-themed graffiti leads to arrest
- Ellen DeGeneres ads: Anti-gay group's J.C. Penney boycott fizzles
- Video: Quantic, Alice Russell conjure magic during London's riots
- Boys' and girls' basketball: Updated regional pairings
- Democrat David Pollock quits crowded Ventura County House race
- Theater review: 'Geeks! The Musical!' at Write Act Rep Theatre
- Start-up Spotlight: NationBuilder, linking politics and tech, gets funding
- Syrians who fled to Lebanon tell of the shelling attack on Homs
- Poll: Millionaires tax stands best chance of approval in November
- Rush, Peter Gabriel, Fab Thunderbirds want off Limbaugh's show
- Ashley Olsen calls it quits as an actress
- International Women's Day: What's happening around the world
- Jazz guitarist Bill Frisell mixes it up with Floratone project
- CBS renews 'The Talk'
- Syrian amateur 'doctor' recounts life in Baba Amr battle clinic
- First listen: Madonna's new 'MDNA' is an adrenaline rush
- Actress-writer Diane Farr lists WeHo home
- Movie Projector: Few signs of life for pricey fantasy 'John Carter'
- Chief justice lobbies California lawmakers on court spending bill
- Music review: Jeffrey Kahane recital at Walt Disney Concert Hall
- 'Once Upon a Time's' Ginnifer Goodwin talks fairy tales, plus first look at Sunday's episode
- Lone American appears in court in Egyptian NGO trial
- Sumner Redstone attends Viacom shareholders' meeting
- James Cameron diving to the bottom of the Mariana Trench
- Teens not abandoning television for Internet
- UNESCO panel does not remove Syria from human rights committee
- Jury reaches verdict in ex-LAPD detective's murder trial
- Theater review: 'Antony and Cleopatra' at A Noise Within
- Hostages killed in Nigeria before rescuers reach them
- Bergamot Station developer plans craft marketplace in San Pedro
- Kathy Griffin's Bravo talk show to premiere in April
- Golf architect Gil Hanse chosen for 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games
- Kelly Clarkson returns to singing competition game with 'Duets'
- Iconic LC1 sling chair remade for outdoors
- Britain's press watchdog, criticized as toothless, is disbanding
- Kony 2012: Viral video tries to take down Uganda militia leader
- Following LACMA's big rock through Long Beach, tweet by tweet
- Santorum surging in California, poll finds
- El Camino Real, Palisades try to earn City Section some respect
- Syrian deputy oil minister reportedly defects to opposition
- Late Night: Jon Stewart talks to Planned Parenthood president
- Fashion News: Tommy Hilfiger to be 'American Idol' image advisor
- Baseball: Wednesday scores
- Softball: Wednesday scores
- LACMA's rock caravan carefully winds its way through Long Beach
- Test Kitchen tips: Homemade hazelnut and almond paste
- 'American Idol' recap: Top 13 tackle Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder
- Baseball: Bonita vs. South Hills on Saturday
- Artist who created TV 'Bonanza' map dies at 98
- Baseball: Huntington Beach, Mission Viejo reach championship games
- 'Mona Lisa' mystery: Was painting completed a decade later?