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Today's Headlines | Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Today's Headlines
Pamela Griffin battles to get her husband out of the isolation cell that grinds him down. He claims his gang days are over. The government says he's still calling the shots.
Sources say school board is scheduled to discuss buying out contract of superintendent, who has handed over most authority to Ramon C. Cortines.
The Bush administration plans a new 'right of conscience' rule that would allow more workers to refuse more procedures. Critics say it could apply to artificial insemination and birth control.
Becoming more sure that militants based in Pakistan carried out the Mumbai attacks, India calls on its neighbor and rival to hand over 20 terrorism suspects and cooperate fully in the investigation.
The group charged with making the official declaration says recession began in December 2007.
California/Local
Debra Hoffman's attorney says her client will be unable to get a fair shake if she can't call the former sheriff to testify in their corruption trial. The judge has yet to rule on the request.
The Griffith Observatory's Cosmic Connection exhibit links more than 2,000 pieces of celestial-themed jewelry into a 175-foot-long history of 'the march of cosmic time.'
Bill Drake, the legendary radio programmer who revamped Top 40 radio in the 1960s and helped launch highly successful "93/KHJ Boss Radio" in Los Angeles, has died. He was 71.
A federal jury says the oil company can't be held accountable for the fatal shootings of two unarmed protesters at an offshore oil platform. Plaintiffs say the firm paid the soldiers who opened fire.
Arts and Entertainment
The onetime 'young upstart' reworks a 1982 dance piece that the NEA now deems a masterpiece.
But first he had to overcome 'Doubt' as he adapted and directed the play for film.
MTVspecial offers a glimpse into the superstar's bubble.
National
The president-elect formally introduces the group, including Hillary Clinton as secretary of State nominee -- and Susan Rice as ambassador to the U.N., a position he's restoring to Cabinet level.
James L. Jones is Obama's new national security advisor. But he leads an institute that has challenged global warming.
World
The Shiite cleric was once key to keeping Nouri Maliki in power but could use his supporters' street credibility against the prime minister. Now his political future is in doubt.
The political crisis deepens as the People's Power Party is found guilty of fraud in the December elections. Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat must stay out of politics for five years.
City dwellers get on trains, go to work and gather publicly to show solidarity after the terrorist attacks that killed more than 170. 'I want to shop just to show I'm not afraid,' one says.
Business
Entertainment chief Robert Greenblatt has turned around the underdog cable channel with a slate that plays on aberrant behavior -- with shows including 'Dexter,' 'Californication' and 'Weeds.'
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler will give lawmakers detailed plans on how they would use federal money to ensure their long-term survival and not just dodge an immediate collapse.
The utility's ratepayer-financed plan to outfit 150 buildings with the panels is cheered by business owners but criticized by consumer activists.
Habits acquired when gas was more than $4 a gallon are still with us, held fast by job insecurity and the belief that prices will rise again.
Sports
There will be many head-coaching openings, possibly as many as three on the West Coast, but the USC coach has a good thing going and would have much to consider before returning to NFL.
Boxing will play a 'what's next?' game of intrigue that is likely to make Ricky Hatton the chosen one in matchups that could land in London or Dubai.
The boxer is an L.A. icon, but his bronze likeness outside Staples Center seems inappropriate next to Magic Johnson's and Wayne Gretzky's. He's still fighting, and his connection to the arena is tenuous.
Opinion
The federal government should buy GM. We can run it, then sell it at a profit once it recovers.
Should users who relapse face jail time? What exactly is a 'successful' treatment program?
The religious group has been the target of a campaign by liberal supporters of same-sex marriage.
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