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- California according to Google users: Great, awesome, liberal
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- Tony Scott: No Oscars, but huge influence
- China-Japan island dispute fuels protests
- Times' college football rankings: No. 10 South Carolina
- Tea party rogue: Todd Akin defies GOP bosses by staying in race
- The American Cinematheque celebrates Kirk Douglas in September
- Music review: Gustavo Dudamel, Placido Domingo fulfill promise
- Twitter #Weekendeats highlights: Fried chicken fever
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- Apple hits high as Facebook falters (Live video discussion today)
- Obama, Gen. Dempsey address Afghanistan 'insider' attacks
- Robin Roberts returns to 'Good Morning America'
- Secret Service Super Salad? 54 kids join Obamas for 'State Dinner'
- Obama defends tone of campaign as 'pretty standard stuff'
- A conversation with Nas
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- For Dario Franchitti, Indy 500 champ, it's full speed ahead at 39
- Dulles International displays security-line wait times online
- USC offense turns in poor performance in final scrimmage
- The Times' top 25 high school football rankings
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- Patrick Ricard dies at 67; turned family firm into global liquor giant
- Bloodshed persists in Syria on Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti discusses his new book of poems
- Obama warns Syria against using chemical or biological weapons
- Michael J. Fox to helm new comedy series on NBC
- LinkedIn revamps profile pages with design change
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- UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley goes to work after securing job
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- Rihanna says she's still in love with Chris Brown
- Expedition may have found pieces of Amelia Earhart's plane
- Tony Scott's 'Call of Duty'
- Dodgers-Giants clash in rivalry series as the home stretch looms
- Republican platform doesn't abandon Cuba after all
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- Rosie O'Donnell suffers heart attack, recovering at home
- San Antonio: 15% off two nights or more at luxe Riverwalk hotel
- Kings' Jarret Stoll, Dean Lombardi take the Stanley Cup home
- Sheba, a dog of L.A.'s mean streets
- Prince Harry attends Jennifer Lopez's Vegas pool party
- Wynonna Judd's husband, Cactus Moser, loses leg in motorcycle wreck
- Stocks open lower, keeping Dow from 5-year high
- Tony Scott dead: Director was set for 'Top Gun 2'
- How to use an unspent $473 million? No surprise, ideas differ
- Director Tony Scott was ill, sources say
- Kevin Reilly promoted to Fox Entertainment chairman
- Vitamin D supplements cut incidence of the common cold, study says
- Aggressive debt collection tactics are drawing federal scrutiny
- Decent opening for Robert Pattinson's 'Cosmopolis'
- Building of former Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles is sold
- RIP Phyllis Diller, author of 'Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse'
- Romney's GOP drops gays in the military from platform [corrected]
- Best Buy's new CEO: Hubert Joly, head of T.G.I. Friday's parent
- Romney, Obama spar on war in Afghanistan
- Tony Scott: Celebrities react to filmmaker's untimely death
- Giants win pitching duel in series opener, 2-1
- Phyllis Diller dead at 95: Celebrities react
- Apple ends trading day as most valuable company ever
- Republican establishment presses Todd Akin to quit race
- Pebble Beach: Rare Mercedes-Benz 680S Saoutchik wins show's highest honor
- Metta World Peace races in Nick Jr's "Yo Gabba Gabba"
- Early Facebook investor Peter Thiel sells majority of shares
- California tops in charitable giving; wealthy often play Scrooge
- Get ready for a lot of drama in political conventions
- Aetna to acquire Coventry, a Medicare and Medicaid insurer
- Facebook stock falls below half its IPO price
- Kelly Ripa finally will get new 'Live!' co-host on Sept. 4
- Wal-Mart extends layaway program for holiday shopping season
- OnLive restructuring meant HTC lost $40 million
- Todd Akin not alone in adhering to bogus rape theory
- Andrew Upton, minus Cate Blanchett, staying at Sydney Theatre Company
- Like OMG! Aren't those the cutest figs!
- HIV educator helps women learn from her mistake
- It's not Mike Scioscia's fault Angels pitchers can't deliver
- William Windom dies at 88; Emmy-winning character actor
- Univision makes key hire for news channel with ABC
- Former Missouri senator won't say Akin should stay in Senate race
- Akin on abortion: crazy maybe, but at least he's consistent
- A 21st century test: What's a 'search'?
- Groupon shares continue to drop on worries over growth prospects
- Lawrence Summers: Whether it's Obama or Romney, spending will grow
- DreamWorks' Jeffrey Katzenberg discusses new Fox deal
- Augusta, home of the Masters golf tournament, admits first women
- Phyllis Diller and the house of her dreams
- Tony Scott death: Hollywood looks to his films to make sense of tragedy
- Obama condemns Todd Akin's 'legitimate rape' comments
- Plane crashes into Long Island neighborhood; 2 dead
- A Ford sets record at Pebble Beach auction; a Mercedes falls short
- Tony Scott: Reaction on Twitter to the director's death
- SoCal Garden Clinic archive: Advice from the pros
- Director Tony Scott dead at 68
- 'Fame': Where are they now?
- Classic Hollywood: 'Strawberry Summer' pairs Shelley Long, Cindy Williams
- Baseball: Big week ahead for Jack Flaherty
- Shelley Long and Cindy Williams' film roles
- Football: Ex-Crespi running back Russell White gets new job
- TV two-timers: Actors in 2 shows at once
- Territorial tensions flare between China and Japan
- Another Afghan 'insider' shooting death reported
- Egyptian prank TV show angers guests over Israel
- Pebble Beach: The future of Ferrari
- Mogadishu marks its first peaceful Eid al-Fitr celebration in years
- Quickselects
- Rock the Bells 2012
- Syrian President Assad attends Muslim service; fighting continues
- Cheating publicity doesn't give Pattinson's 'Cosmopolis' an edge
- WikiLeaks' Julian Assange urges U.S. to end 'war on whistle-blowers'
- 'Expendables 2' beats out 'ParaNorman,' 'Sparkle,' 'Timothy Green'
- Football: Santa Margarita is No. 1 in first prep rankings
- Pebble Beach: Hitching a ride in the Bugatti Veyron's ancestor
- Baseball: Ty Moore, James Kaprielian, Taylor Sparks return home champions
- Pebble Beach: McLaren unveils MP4-12C Spider
- Must Reads: Tigers, Putin opponents and a secret summer retreat
- Bomb blast kills 3 NATO troops in eastern Afghanistan
- Panetta urges Karzai to take steps to stop 'insider' shootings
- 1932 Bugatti Type 55 Cabriolet
- Celebrity birthdays for August 19th
- The Caribbean island of St. Kitts is both a private getaway and an up-and-coming destination with state-of-the-art amenities
- McLaren MP4-12C Spider
- Not Just for Kids: The siren song of Amanda Hocking's 'Wake'
- Frank Godden dies at 101; helped develop African American resort
- Fall denim trends: Bye-bye blues
- Retailers weigh in on hot teen fashion trends
- Are FICO scores outdated in rating risk of home loan applicants?
- Essentials: High-top wedge sneakers
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- The Land of ooohs for back to school fashion
- Home of the Week Update
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- Tiger Woods sells Corona del Mar condo
- Review: Elie Wiesel's 'Hostage' is in a contrived situation
- Hui Tou Xiang Noodles House information
- A return to form for Koral Los Angeles denim jeans
- The Wild West: (Un)true grit
- WWE superstar The Miz talks more about SummerSlam and Scooby-Doo
- 'ParaNorman' costume designs no small effort
- Missing diver's body found off Palos Verdes Peninsula
- UCLA football players rave about practice field's new turf
- Apartment boom has room to run, UCLA report says
- William Windom, won Emmy for 'My World And Welcome To It,' dies
- Live Video: 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
- 'Top Gun' director Tony Scott jumps to his death from L.A. bridge
- 'Expendables 2' beats out 'ParaNorman,' 'Sparkle,' 'Timothy Green'
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- The Land of ooohs for back to school fashion
- Fall denim trends: Bye-bye blues
- Pebble Beach: McLaren unveils MP4-12C Spider
- Historic Brown Derby property sold in Los Feliz for $9.25 million
- A good teacher is hard to keep
- Pot fans at Seattle's Hempfest divided over legalization drive
- Cheating publicity doesn't give Pattinson's 'Cosmopolis' an edge
- Obama hears call for bipartisanship during Sunday sermon
- Republicans' Medicare plan has risks
- Romney shifts his tone toward Obama
- Not Just for Kids: The siren song of Amanda Hocking's 'Wake'
- Frank Godden dies at 101; helped develop African American resort
- Obama campaign defends selective press availability
- Chad Billingsley caps strong trip, leading Dodgers to 5-0 victory
- Angels fall, 8-3, to Tampa Bay Rays, who finish four-game sweep
- Retailers weigh in on hot teen fashion trends
- A return to form for Koral Los Angeles denim jeans
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- Veronique Peck dies at 80; Gregory Peck's widow was L.A. philanthropist
- Medicare debate dominates Sunday TV talk-show discussions
- Monday's TV Highlights: 'Stars Earn Stripes' on NBC
- Letters: More or less parking in L.A.?
- Letters: Affirmative action, pro and con
- Central and South American community thrives in the Valley
- WWE superstar Sheamus discusses SummerSlam
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- Films & programs: Italy for women, hiking the Grand Canyon
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- Pixelization makes TV 'nudity' a blurry issue
- Congressmen attack downtown L.A. courthouse construction plan
- Angels squander 8-run lead in loss to Rays
- Indie Focus: 'Robot & Frank' faces old age with heart, technology
- Pebble Beach: Hitching a ride in the Bugatti Veyron's ancestor
- UCLA defense has a new look ... well, several new looks
- Review: Elie Wiesel's 'Hostage' is in a contrived situation
- Parent who co-signed student loans is saddled with debt
- Tips for establishing a credit history
- Ron Fong nurtures small businesses of Asian Pacific Islanders
- The Sunday Conversation: Jonathan Groff is having the time of his life
- Monday's TV Talk Shows: Shia LaBeouf; Hope Solo; Maya Rudolph
- Missouri Rep. Todd Akin says he 'misspoke' on rape and pregnancy
- Tiger Woods sells Corona del Mar condo
- SoCal Close-Ups: San Diego's North County more than just a pretty face
- On the Spot: Government enforces new airline ticket price policy
- Travel info: North County San Diego
- This week's recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen
- Scam watch: Immigration assistance, online brokerage, Ponzi scheme
- Enbridge pipeline opponents lack national platform of Keystone XL
- Critic's Notebook: Mary Poppins is popular without pandering
- India: $1,089 round-trip from LAX to Mumbai on Lufthansa
- Sunset Strip Music Festival: Marilyn Manson slurs; Dead Sara kills
- Classic Hollywood: 'Strawberry Summer' pairs Shelley Long, Cindy Williams
- 'Blown Covers' shows uncensored, rejected New Yorker covers
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- Mars rover shoots rock with laser, set to drive to Glenelg soon
- Rock the Bells: Old, new school collide
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- Army Spc. Chase Marta, 24, of Yuba City is killed in Afghanistan
- Review: A courageous voice emerges in 'The Distance Between Us'
- Proposition 32: A fraud to end all frauds
- In 1995, prophetic fifth graders predict Internet of the future
- Theater: Openings and Critics' Picks in Southern Califonia
- China worries about social fallout of soybean oil price jump
- California bill would outlaw hunting of bears, bobcats with dogs
- Letters: Who gets to see Romney's tax returns?
- Letters: Making test scores count -- for students
- In Mexico, blind vendors sell bootleg CDs on subways
- Letters: Assange's fate
- Venus Williams can't get past Li Na and an aching back
- CC Sabathia says he's pitching Friday
- Giuliani questions if Biden is 'balanced' enough for presidency
- Letters: Xenophobia in Arizona?
- Letters
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- Home of the Week Update
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- Dodgers' Hanley Ramirez continues hot streak on the road
- Archaeologists dig for a colonial-era black school
- Mitt Romney takes a break to attend church, press in tow
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- Letters: Inspiring with science
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- Colliding with the stars
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- Poll: What was Tony Scott's best film?
- Dodgers power past Braves, 6-2
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- For the record - Aug. 19, 2012
- Football: Cordell and the Celts pass early season test
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- Google map: Private islands for sale
- Football: Crespi takes 17-3 halftime lead over Salpointe
- Counter Intelligence: Bombs away at Wang Xing Ji
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- Essentials: The high-top wedge sneaker
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- From 'Illmatic' to 'Life is Good:' A look at Nas' career
- High hopes, low notes for film world's NC-17 rating
- Boys' basketball: Calabasas waits to see if Australian gets approval
- Celebrity birthdays for August 18th
- Zucchini tian
- Woven zucchini with fresh goat cheese
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- The Sunset Strip Music Festival 2012
- Taking a noise snapshot at L.A. restaurants
- The California Cook: Zucchini is a versatile star of summer
- Zucchini: Glazing and wilting zucchini
- Beer of the Month: Samuel Adams Brewing Verloren
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