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Today's Headlines | Friday, December 5, 2008
Today's Headlines
A reporter who left after 9/11 to work in Argentina, Mexico and elsewhere returns to a nation that now seems more like those others.
Humbled leaders of faltering Big Three accept tougher terms as they raise bailout price to $34 billion.
The evidence pointing to the Pakistan-based group's hand in the rampage in India raises the question of whether Pakistan's elite spy agencies continue to nurture militant groups.
Becerra, offered the post of U.S. trade representative, was involved in the 2001 commutation of a prison sentence for cocaine dealer Carlos Vignali. So was attorney general nominee Eric Holder.
A study of the relationships of nearly 5,000 people tracked for decades in the Framingham Heart Study shows that good cheer spreads through social networks of nearby family, friends and neighbors.
The 55-man contingent from the South Pacific is the latest member of the 'coalition of the willing' to pull out of the country.
California/Local
The city and surrounding Antelope Valley have been hard hit by poverty, unemployment and foreclosures. The nearly complete eSolar facility could create jobs and restore a sense of pride.
MARIPOSA
Man is sentenced in Yosemite-area wildfireSEIU is investigating whether Local 721 chief Annelle Grajeda helped Alejandro Stephens, who had headed a local that merged with hers, stay on the L.A. County payroll. She denies wrongdoing.
Linda and Mario Ferrara, parents of a fallen soldier, had gathered $8,000 worth of clothes and blankets to send to injured troops. It all disappeared overnight when someone broke into their RV.
Movie Reviews
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Flashy and eccentric thriller stars Alan Rickman as a sneeringly arrogant dad reluctant to pay his kidnapped son's ransom.
Soundtrack -- evoking Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Chuck Berry and more -- smooths out script's bumpy ride.
This sequel to the 2004 film based on the Marvel comics series now has Ray Stevenson in the title role, and the movie's better for it. But action sequences could have been harder-hitting.
Arts and Entertainment
Peter Morgan's compelling stage piece plays like a thriller in Ron Howard's hands.
HBO's miniseries about Saddam Hussein, starring Igal Naor as the Iraqi leader, is an above-average if not essential docudrama.
The actor and the producer-financier have spend their time (the past year) and money ($5 million each) to aid still-struggling victims of Katrina.
National
There's a spirited, sometimes secretive debate over how to make the best use of the president-elect's broad volunteer network. Not everyone's happy with early hints about the direction.
Responding to the creation of the Anglican Church in North America over the role of gays, Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori says that she thinks 'we're past the worst of it.'
Jailed since his Oct. 3 robbery conviction, he faces a prison term from six years to life. Victims in the case are expected to testify. His lawyers plan an appeal.
World
About 250 young extremists are forced out of a disputed building in Hebron. Settlers strike back with gunfire and arson attacks on Palestinians.
The Conservative leader gets permission for a rare suspension of Parliament, allowing him to avoid a vote that would have toppled his government.
Intelligence officials warn of a possible hijacking to coincide with the anniversary of Hindus' destruction of a mosque in 1992, which may have been a motive for the Mumbai attacks. Airport security t
Business
Thanks to a better-than-expected Black Friday, the 'results were terrible instead of being completely horrific,' said Ken Perkins, president of research company Retail Metrics Inc.
The company that makes the popular doll may appeal, or seek compromise, in its legal battle with Mattel.
The latest Z car gives the few remaining practitioners of the downshifting maneuver nothing to dance to.
The media company is slashing more than 850 jobs and is freezing salary increases next year for senior managers. About 140 positions are cut at Paramount Pictures.
Sports
Mixed martial arts is rapidly growing, but the money generated by top-name boxers still dwarfs their rival.
If Chow, now at UCLA, did not leave USC in 2005 after a personality clash with Coach Pete Carroll, the Trojans could have played for three more national titles.
UCLA coach has had some of his greatest moments in the Pasadena stadium, and he's looking for one more Saturday against USC.
Opinion
Indian officials, police and commandos must share the blame for mishandling the attacks.
There's nothing like a puppy -- or a baby -- in the White House to raise Bush's ratings before he leaves Washington.
The increase in slayings and kidnappings related to the nation's war on drug traffickers has created a climate of fear. Legal experts see too many obstacles to restoring capital punishment.
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