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Today's Headlines | Monday, October 15, 2007
Top Stories
A reporter is victimized by a no-account forger, and the spending spree is on. But a police report and solid documentation help limit the damage.
'Tonight' host is said to be unhappy about his planned exit in 2009.
Using private guards in Iraq could expose the U.S. to accusations of treaty violations, some experts think.
Lanes are reopening after Friday's deadly tunnel crash, but it will be months before the route returns to normal.
Art Deco homes that interrupt the new
Acropolis museum's vista of the Parthenon are slated for demolition. Occupants say their buildings are an important part of history too.
California/Local
Registration costs will go up $3 per year for all
vehicles and a smog abatement charge on new cars will jump from $12 to $20 a year.
The report had backed expanding the I-5 instead of building the turnpike. Toll road officials call the analysis
superficial, inaccurate.
USC gerontology students find that living with Kingsley Manor's senior citizens is anything but old hat.
A U.S. court, citing the risk of torture, denies Italy's request to extradite Rosario Gambino.
National
New guidelines, which may be effective Nov. 1, would give judges greater power over early releases.
An insect with African origins is killing off the wiliwili tree, which is a windbreak of major agricultural importance.
Ibrahim Gambari will urge talks between the junta and
opposition leader Suu Kyi. He'll also meet with neighboring countries that oppose sanctions on the regime after last month's violent crackdown.
World
Critics call the film 'D-War' a fantasy fiasco. But viewers see it
as a national treasure, and they're breathing fire on any naysayers.
Attack in an area frequently targeted by Sunni militants comes amid festivities marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Her five-day visit is aimed at facilitating Israeli-Palestinian talks ahead of a U.S. peace conference.
Business
The film is full of twists and turns -- and so is the saga of getting it to the screen.
The securities panel is losing its Democrats and Chairman Cox is giving mixed signals.
As Hollywood braces for a possible strike next month, talent agents are trying to do what they know best: Match-make.
In a competitive weekend
at the box office, "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?" outsold films featuring stars George Clooney, Joaquin Phoenix and Cate Blanchett and knocked "The Rock" out of first place.
Sports
. . . Or is it down the rabbit hole? Whatever, the first Bowl Championship Series
standings are just plain weird, and they may keep getting weirder.
New England emphatically wins clash of NFL unbeatens, then has some fun with Owens' 'popcorn' reference afterward. Brady throws for five
touchdowns.
Kate Schmidt, twice an Olympic javelin bronze medalist and a former world-record holder, made an earnest case in The Times' Opinion section Sunday for allowing athletes to use
performance-enhancing drugs that are now banned.
Arts and Entertainment
The financial network is launching on Main Street America with the promise to make the news interesting.
HOW will we get to sleep without David Letterman's "Top 10 List"? Or Stephen Colbert's "The Word"? What if we're left hanging with story interruptus on "Heroes" or "Lost"? Is there life after " 'Til Death?"
Her epic 'Canopus in Argos' series helped the genre break through to mainstream literary respect.
Features
The answer might be found in a few more birthdays.
Good health choices are still key to achieving longevity
Opinion
Livestock are a leading source of greenhouse gases. Why isn't anyone raising a stink?
Armenians were murdered, but the current Turkish regime shouldn't be faulted for what happened more than 90 years ago.
It's not fair to use affirmative action against the Supreme Court's lone black judge.
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