- Iraq Vote Is Seen as Step Forward
- A delovely evening of Porter treasures
- 19 Arrested in Targeting of Child Sex Peddlers
- Myanmar Back on U.N. Agenda
- Service for Williams Is Scheduled for Tuesday
- Boy, 15, Kills Father Over Bad Grades, Officials Say
- Coming to Affluent Areas Near You: More Sidewalk Ads
- John Spencer, 58; Actor Best Known for Emmy-Winning Role on TV's 'The West Wing'
- Texas Players Said to Be Part of Police Investigation
- Guitar Center Agrees to Settle With Workers
- HP Makes Decision on HD-DVD Formats
- Far-Off 'Buffy' Orbits Sun in Odd Shape, Tilt
- Spying Scandal Draws Heat
- Albertsons Is Said to Be Close to Buyout
- '78 Law Sought to Close Spy Loophole
- 3 Injured in Classroom Explosion
- Officials Pay Tribute to Ed Masry
- Ernest Schwiebert, 74; Architect Wrote Pivotal Fishing Books, Urged Release of Caught Fish
- William J. Oswald, 86; UC Berkeley Scientist Pioneered Use of Algae to Treat Wastewater
- An A.P. Like Dear Old Dad?
- Sheriff to Pay $160 Million in Overtime
- SEC Suit Accuses Man of Ponzi Scam
- Congress Lobbies for Boeing C-17
- Google Near Deal to Buy AOL Stake
- Turkish Author's Trial Suspended
- Hooked on Howard's vocal verite
- Childhood friends return from the war
- Surfacing
- Quiksilver's Earnings Climb 35% in Quarter
- L.A. County Targets Racial Gang War
- For now, just a small taste of Sov's sonic onslaught
- Is U.S. ready for the next wave?
- Love Is Not All Beatles Need
- Power Grid Officials Hike Emergency Price Cap
- Researchers Pop the Boundaries on Bubbles
- Fish Gene Helps Explain Human Coloration
- Refiguring the Iraq body count
- Senate Blocks the Renewal of Patriot Act
- Prosecutor Charges L.A. Animal Activists
- This Test Is Fill In the Blanks for Bruins
- The week ahead in Orange County
- Stern mixes sentiment, raunchiness in signoff
- Chevron to Change Contracts in Venezuela
- Gunmen Kill Jewish Settler in West Bank
- Oldest Death Row Inmate Is Denied a Delay
- Leona Nevler, 79; Book Editor Helped Get the Steamy Novel 'Peyton Place' Published
- Gardner Is Released by the Panthers
- Lou Rawls: 'Don't count me out'
- White Might Try to Become the Third
- Rep. Joe Barton of Texas Stable After Heart Attack
- Cal Lutheran President to Step Down
- A Tough One to Meet in Starlet
- Ashlee Simpson collapses in Tokyo
- Guthrie rides rails to aid New Orleans musicians
- Three strikes, she's in
- Bass Family to Sell Pipeline Company
- N.Y. Building Supe Made the Catch of His -- and a 1-Month-Old's -- Life
- Priest and Parish Board Are Excommunicated
- O.C. Puts Road, Rail Projects on Transit Tax List
- Inmate's Bid for a Hearing Upheld
- DreamWorks Sale Sounds Wake-Up Call for Indie Films
- 'American Idol' to get nastier
- Huskies Extend Home Streak to 30
- McCain stands his high ground
- 8-Foot-Long Tusk Lets Narwhal Test the Waters
- Gov. Might Consider Tax Hike, Aide Says
- A Big Surprise, but His Joy Is No Secret
- Recycling Services Grow; Fees Won't
- Suns Spoil Hornets' Return to Louisiana
- Bruins Look on the Sunny Side
- It's that old story of Bo meets girl
- Former College Official, Wife Sentenced in Fraud
- U.S. Current Account Gap Improves in Quarter
- MTA Adds New Bus Lines
- Militants Kill Teacher for Instructing Girls
- More Than 100 Animals Found in Woman's Home
- Garciaparra May Be Leaning Toward Dodgers
- A game of 'chicken' in Lebanon
- Long Set to Take Control of Aztecs
- Overhaul of Medicaid Is Enacted in Florida
- New York Transit Union Board Votes for Partial Strike Initially
- Congress OKs Database of Umbilical Cord Blood
- Mayor's Stealth Raise Gets a Rise Out of Residents in Miami
- Divided in Their Grief
- Also
- S. Africa Police Clash With Orphans Draws Inquiry
- Sheriff's Car to Be in Lockup
- Bryant Is Home, Cooking With 41
- '62 footage of Presley surfaces
- Downloads
- Lakers Would Be Nuts Not to Get Artest
- Kudos for Kevin
- Golden Globes
- Graduation rates could be lower than reported
- Angels Wearing Tools of Ignorance?
- Don't Give Colletti an A for This One
- Trojans Just Keep On Winning
- Is NASCAR Back Yet?
- Beat a dead horse
- Water board will put money to use elsewhere
- Use limited resources to screen for explosives
- Rutten's remarks
- Liberal, conservative religious perspectives
- Misguided commentary
- If the script calls for smoke, what then?
- Iraqi elections and the fight for freedom
- Broader theme
- Misplaced loyalty
- FOR THE RECORD - Dec. 17, 2005
- Hospital's Kidney Transplant Death Rate Raises Concerns
- Trojans Script It and Rip It
- MLS Gets a New City
- Sunnis Join Millions at Iraq Polls
- Stellar Designs Stump Panel for O.C. Great Park
- Eritrea's rise from pawn to free nation
- Southland Housing Sustains Solid Gains
- Stars Prove Durable
- Impressive Road Win for LSU
- Santa is open for business on the Internet
- Also
- Yahoo Hires Scientist to Set Up Research Office
- San Francisco Fed Names Chairman
- Visto Says Microsoft Infringed Patents
- Philip Morris Wins Reversal of Verdict
- NASA Plans to Alter Shuttle Tank
- Garber Returns to Pierce College as President
- Meyer Wins Top I-AA Honor
- Calpine Tells Court That It Can Repay Money Before Deadline
- HealthSouth's Scrushy Sues for Severance Pay
- 'Sweet Charity' to close Dec. 31
- Cigarette Butt Clears Ohio Man Serving Time for Rape, Murder
- John Langstaff, 84; Founded Modern-Day Christmas Revels Staged in Many Cities
- Richard Sandbrook, 59; Founding Member of Friends of the Earth
- The Grinch factor
- Facility Halts Use of Oral HIV Test
- FBI Questions High School Student Over 'PLO' Doodle
- April Election Slated to Fill State Senate Seat
- Road Tax Campaign Deemed Within Law
- Lawsuit Over Shooting by Deputy Settled
- Arctic Drilling Paired With Military Spending Equals Conflict
- 2 Students Held After Fights at High School
- Two to Beat in Second
- Matchup Brings Up a Big Issue
- Unknown Quality
- No Granite Is Found in Collapsed Piece of Dam
- Family versus fiancee: It proves engaging
- Huffman hears the buzz -- she's just not listening
- When guest list turns to ghost list
- Nation's Dangerous Roads See Fewer Deaths
- Drugs Main Threat in Afghanistan, General Says
- Pilots in Chicago Accident Missed Landing Zone, Report Says
- Top Scientist Accused of Faking Stem Cell Findings
- The price one pays to be in Time Square
- Art center director sticks to his guns
- Arms Seized in Inquiry on Suspected Militants
- 'Narnia' naysayers
- Hard Questions, Sharp Words on Inmate's Killing
- 8 Mexican Firms, 23 People Are Indicted Over Sales of Illegal Steroids
- Getting Sirius in his crusade
- Digital TV, Kids Groups in Deal
- Blockbuster Says Some Stores End 'No Late Fee'
- Ralphs Indicted in Hiring Dispute
- 2005 Vying With '98 as Record Hot Year
- U.N., Citing Crisis, Pulls Some Peacekeepers
- 2nd Reservist Arrested in Iraq Bribery Case
- Bush Seeks $1.5 Billion More to Bolster Levees
- Football Players Killed in Crash
- 3 Jail Guards Plead Not Guilty in Slaying
- Burnett's 'Mattress' is durable
- Culpepper, 3 Others Charged in Boat Party
- James, Cavaliers Snap Out of Slump
- Robinson Stays With Nationals
- Finally
- Donald Martino, 74; Composer of Atonal Works Won Pulitzer
- A yearning and damaged heart
- First Action, Now Reaction
- April 11 Set for Election to Replace Cunningham
- L.A. Animal Services Chief Fired
- Man Faces Abuse Counts
- Divorce, in All Its Angst
- Appeals Panel Criticizes Evolution Ruling
- Toyota Builds Prius in China in Joint Venture
- Pressure to Isolate Iran Gathers Steam
- Squad Car Found, Again
- 'Arrested' may move from Fox
- GM Will Suspend 401(k) Contributions
- Environmental Group Sues Over Canyon Plans
- Religion Again Holds Sway Among Shiite Voters
- Air Quality Regulators Impose Rule on Developers
- Court sense
- William Proxmire, 90; Maverick U.S. Senator Fought Government Waste
- Beat's Holiday Cooldown: tepid
- Can a Red Wing Inspire Kings?
- Merck to Slash an Additional $1 Billion in Costs Through 2010
- The boundaries of the Bill of Rights
- Donors Make Up for Grinches Who Stole Toys
- Police Kill Armed O.C. Man After Standoff
- Olczyk Fired by the Penguins
- Priest Sues Top Church Officials
- GOP Official Convicted in 2002 Election Plot
- State OKs Plan to Replace 4 San Onofre Generators
- April Election Set for Seat That Campbell Left
- For Nation's First Civil Union, an Uncivil Split
- Nicole Richie accepts the jewels and runs
- Raptor Fighter Jet Joins U.S. Combat Fleet
- 1 in 20 Americans Is Not Literate, a National Survey Suggests
- Home Fire Kills 1, Hurts 1; 3 Others Uninjured
- Pope Names New S.F. Archbishop
- Accident, Not Fiend, Killed Boy in '33
- Bombs, away
- Tommy Thompson
- Dodgers Meet With Nomar
- Globes' box-office bent
- Left Out in the Cold
- Not same old song and dance
- Office is given monument status
- NEA behind soldiers' tome
- KB Home, Lennar Post Profit Gains
- Morris Has His Suspension Cut to 14 Games
- Stocks Slip Despite Upbeat Signs
- Fire Breaks Out at Adirondacks Hotel
- U.N. Extends Hariri Inquiry
- Army Is Enlisting More Low-Scoring Recruits
- Lobbyist's Ex-Associate Pleads Guilty to Fraud
- Spy Agency Reportedly Monitored People in U.S.
- Citizens Panel to Review Campus Police Incident
- Turiaf Visits Team Doctors in L.A.
- Mishap Leaves Millen Adrift
- Steelers Will Try to Quiet Vikings
- Foxy Brown reveals her hearing loss
- House GOP to Offer Vote on Iraq Pullout
- McCain Held All the Cards, So Bush Folded
- Also
- House Moving to Tighten Immigration
- Columnist's Leak Claim Given Cold Shoulder
- Bush Saying DeLay Is Not Guilty Is Defended as 'Presidential Prerogative'
- NBC's Chairman Names His Heir
- In Fallouja, Ballot Box Is the New Battleground
- Consumer Prices Take a Tumble
- Inamed Says Board Approves Allergan Offer
- Fire at Chinese Hospital Kills at Least 39
- A Cradle of Civilization Rocked by War
- Schwab to Quit NYSE for Nasdaq
- 'Desperate Housewives' to Be Shown in China
- Rare 'Birds of America' Fetches $5.6 Million
- Sony Names Columbia TriStar Domestic Marketing President
- Fatah Split Could Benefit Hamas in Palestinian Poll
- This Charger Has Been Around the Block Awhile
- U.S. Near Decision on Lockheed-Boeing Deal
- Dairy Shut Down After E. Coli Is Traced to Milk
- A Library's Overdue Return
- 3 L.A. County Rail Projects Move Ahead
- Reservoirs Banned as Tap Water Source
- Who's the Zero After Her 2 Bits on Fab 4?
- Stupidity's poster boys
- A big, four-footed metaphor for racism
- 30-Year Mortgage Rates Drop Slightly to 6.30%
- Hearings Planned on Title Insurance Costs
- Honda to Be Sole Engine Supplier to Indy Racing
- First Community to Buy Glendora Bank
- Dubya may have the last laugh
- Life pieced together from floating images
- Literature's song: changed
- PUC Approves 11-Year Solar Power Plan
- McCain Wins Agreement From Bush on Torture Ban
- Relatives of Legislator Found Slain Inside Car
- N. Korea to Stop Accepting Food Aid
- Turkey's McCarthy moment?
- Laker Telecasts Shouldn't Be Damaged by Cutbacks
- Good Thing We Could Catch Up With This
- Red Riding Hood gets smart edge
- Project Near Arrowhead Criticized; Suit Is Filed
- Kong's in 'a good place'
- Cassell Says Players Undaunted by Skid
- Remains of the day
- Immigration May Again Drive a Wedge Between GOP, Latinos
- SEC Aims to Clarify Executive Pay
- Oracle Earnings Slip as Revenue Rises 19%
- 3 Miracle Mile Buildings Bought for $102.5 Million
- EU Views Famed Writer's Trial as Test of Turkey
- Critics of Patriot Act Gaining Momentum in Senate
- Microsoft Sues Over Alleged Abuse of Software Service
- Two Bidders Compete for Arden Realty
- Cruel treatment
- Paint the controversy
- Schools may need more than city supervision
- Comedy archives
- Boot camp comparison to torture is an insult
- Bush's admission of mistakes doesn't cut it
- President fails to keep word on New Orleans
- Cable caves, and we pay
- Experian Acquires Shopping Website
- It's dirty tricks all over again
- The gifts that keep on living
- Kings Let It Slip Away
- Citigroup Bids for China Stake
- Tending the home bar
- Ozolinsh's Return Date Still Uncertain
- Only the ideas are big
- 2 Suspected Militants Held in Bangladesh