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- Sam Lindley leases Sunset Strip area home for $6,500 a month
- Jason Reitman lists Beverly Hills home for sale at $1,595,000
- Google plans to open office for entertainment division in Beverly Hills
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- Saturday in Irvine: Literary Orange
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- Grammy overhaul: Bad news for Beyonce?
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- Bristol Palin is paid $262,500 for abstinence campaign
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- Portugal makes it official: It needs a bailout
- Lauren Conrad gets another book deal; 'L.A. Candy' selling for 99 cents
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- Football: The St. Bonaventure workout
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- GOP lawmakers turn shock-jock pressure into fundraising pitch
- Library of Congress adds 25 new recordings to its collection, including classics from Captain Beefheart, Steely Dan and George Crumb
- A rundown of the Barry Bonds trial
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- Obama to host town hall on the economy at Facebook on April 20
- Europe set to raise interest rates while Fed holds back
- Candidate to replace Jane Harman in Congress urges supporters to battle proposed Wal-Mart
- California lawmakers look to Texas for salvation
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- Question of the Day: Who will win next year's NCAA men's tournament?
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- Twitter gets 6-year payroll-tax break from San Francisco Board of Supervisors
- LACMA, Film Independent collaborate on new film series
- Glenn Beck ending Fox News show later this year
- After 22 years, Kate Bush gets to record James Joyce
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- 'The Good Wife' recap: So funny it hurts
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- MTV names Stephen Friedman as its new president
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- Where hummingbirds flock by the dozens
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- Athol Fugard to receive Tony Award for lifetime achievement
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- Monster Mash: Iran cuts ties with Louvre museum; museums, artists voice support for Ai Weiwei
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- Boys' basketball: All-star games to be broadcast by Time Warner
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- The Morning Fix: Dish snags Blockbuster! Netflix buys 'Mad Men.' Vieira ready to exit 'Today.'
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- 'Julius Shulman Los Angeles' has some new angles
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- Abby Sunderland revisits her sailing adventure and ordeal in 'Wild Eyes'
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- Editor's picks: Chinese film @ REDCAT and more
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- KB Home's loss widens
- No challenge to Michel Martelly's election in Haiti expected
- The GOP plan for the federal deficit
- Wisconsin Supreme Court election: Republican, Democrat neck and neck
- Ducks' Corey Perry hits 50-goal mark in victory over Sharks
- U.S. court upholds Jeff Skilling conviction
- Kadafi letter asks Obama to end 'unjust war'
- Obama calls meeting with Boehner, Reid over budget impasse
- Many fans don't feel secure at Dodger Stadium
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- Child development agencies sue to halt state funding shift
- Tax rule that would've hurt small business is repealed
- Florida lawmaker to lead Democratic National Committee
- Barcelona and Manchester United enhance chances to make European Champions League semifinals
- Television reviews: 'Breaking In' on Fox, 'Workaholics' on Comedy Central
- American Apparel chief denies reports that firm seeks a buyer
- John McCain offers GOP a 2012 theme: Obama hasn't delivered change
- Netflix nabs 'Mad Men' rerun rights
- The challenges teachers face; tinkering with Prop. 13; 'tea party' economics
- Make peace, federal judge tells NFL players, owners
- Nixon's legacy: New Watergate exhibit gives a balanced account
- Contingency plan for possible government shutdown packs a mean punch
- Your Scene: Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands
- Wednesday's TV highlights
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- Stu Lantz is expected to return for 25th season as TV color commentator
- Some doctors ask patients to sign 'pain contracts' to get prescriptions
- A wrong decision by the Supreme Court on civil rights
- Advice on hormone replacement therapy continues to evolve
- Will Call: Upcoming pop music shows
- Kings come through in clinch, beat Phoenix to secure playoff berth
- Is the National School Lunch Program to blame (in part) for the rise of childhood obesity?
- More triple-trouble for Lakers in loss to Golden State
- Where rubber meets the Colombian farm
- Los Angeles announces DWP budget cuts
- Two Americans fatally shot at the border had moved to Mexico for economic reasons, boss says
- Obama fails to end budget standoff
- Tim Kaine will run for Senate in Virginia
- With spaceships and airplanes under his belt, Richard Branson turns to submarines
- Risk of overdose greater with higher dosage of opioid painkillers
- Universal Studios wonders how and when to expand Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- High-intensity vs. endurance workout--which is the victor?
- Howie Kendrick propels Angels past Rays, 5-1
- Crystal Cruises will go all-inclusive next year
- Dallas deal: $100 a night for rooms at Rosewood Crescent -- while they last
- San Francisco: Clift Hotel package includes breakfast, Wi-Fi and bikes
- Kyrie Irving is leaving Duke for the NBA draft
- Dodgers hire former police chief Bratton to come up with security plan
- Q&A;: What would a federal shutdown mean?
- Sleep position may be linked to infants' flat heads, but insurance policies may play a role
- Waiting for a kidney? Try Facebook
- New panel to review L.A. community colleges' flawed rebuilding program
- USC to resume kidney transplants in wake of mix-up
- Engineers try to lower danger level at crippled Japanese nuclear plant
- U.S. troops in Afghanistan suffer more catastrophic injuries
- U.S.-China relationship: A shift in perceptions of power
- Soy: Breast cancer survivors can eat soy foods without risk, study finds
- Dodgers' hitting is on, Chad Billingsley is off in 7-5 loss at Colorado
- The Masters remains a timeless event
- Online 'do not track' bill introduced in California Senate
- Japan nuclear plant operator reports some success on leak
- Wednesday's TV talk shows
- Texas: Fiesta San Antonio offers barge parade, parties and more
- Borderline personality disorder patients often recover
- White House fears gas prices could tank Obama
- Disney set to break ground on Shanghai theme park
- Blue Ribbon Children's Festival keeps kids in step
- Christian Slater hopes 'Breaking In' breaks through
- $40-million upgrade begins for downtown L.A. mall
- 'Julius Shulman Los Angeles' has some new angles
- Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo calls for cease-fire
- Chase Bank branch expansion in California continues as BofA scales back
- California expands its foreclosure relief effort
- Ecuador expels U.S. ambassador
- Secret recording revealed in Barry Bonds' perjury trial
- Secret recording revealed in Barry Bonds' perjury trial
- Giants fan had feared for safety
- FTC may launch antitrust probe into Google's search engine dominance
- Orange County bans sex offenders from some parks, beaches
- 'The Escort' uses flesh-colored suits to get past nudity and to the naked truth
- FBI releases files on Notorious B.I.G. slaying
- Tim Rutten: Florida pastor Terry Jones and the far reach of free speech
- U.S. Supreme Court grants Texas man stay of execution
- Quick Takes: The 'Mona Lisa' model?
- National security: When secrecy is a weapon
- Strawberries as cancer treatment? We'll see.
- Provision streamlining gun permits for elected officials is stricken from bill
- News Corp. closes deal for Shine Group
- Mystery of San Diego County's stolen statues continues
- Rebels in Libya insist they're no fans of Al Qaeda
- Mammoth Mountain: Tour de Taste is a feast on skis
- Fast Track: Are '30 Rock's' days numbered?
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- Thomas Eisner dies at 81; entomologist who studied insect chemistry
- Disaster in Japan exposes supply chain flaw
- Baseball: Tyler Brashears lifts El Toro into final
- 'Dancing With the Stars' results recap: Boomboxed out
- Baseball: Matt Blake has four hits in win over Mater Dei
- Baseball: Paraclete pulls out win over Montclair Prep
- Baseball: St. Francis upsets Chaminade
- Baseball: Harvard-Westlake beats Notre Dame in eight innings
- African wild dogs make themselves at home at England's Chester Zoo
- Clayton Kershaw shows his mortality in Dodgers' 3-0 loss to Rockies
- Google's Driverless Car project is personal for engineer Sebastian Thrun
- Hanoi's famous Hoan Kiem turtle is captured to receive veterinary care
- Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'Top Chef Masters' on Bravo
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- A guide to 'American Idol' on TV this week: April 6th – 12th
- Keanu Reeves talks 'Bill & Ted' three-quel
- Frank McCourt makes his pitch to Bud Selig
- Weaver, Angels survive another bullpen collapse in 5-3 win
- Lauren Conrad lands three-book deal with HarperCollins
- Opinion: Cartoon: 'California's broke -- we can't afford to promote a gay lifestyle in our schools'
- NCAA basketball on CBS proves too much for 'American Idol' in weekly ratings matchup
- A dizzying look at the Valparaiso Cerro Abajo bike race
- Netflix nabs 'Mad Men' rerun rights
- New stock trading rules proposed to avoid another 'flash crash'
- Opinion: Haiti: Michel Martelly wins presidential election, but who will be prime minister?
- Sports Legend Revealed: Was a bat autographed by 'Ken Griffey III' in 'Back to the Future II'?
- Highlights from The Times: Kurt Cobain remembered, 1967-1994
- Univision gains on NBC, signaling shifts in population trends
- Heidi Montag, Jake Pavelka and Danielle Staub together at last?
- Kings need quick turnaround--and a turnaround for Jonathan Quick--before they can celebrate
- Italian hit 'The Double Hour' looks for a double dip
- Ricky Gervais sings and dances in '80s pop duo Seona Dancing!
- University leaders add support for Jerry Brown's tax plan
- Art review: 'Al Taylor: Wire Instruments and Pet Stains' at the Santa Monica Museum of Art
- EMI artists and songwriters launch charity for Japanese disaster relief
- Ryan Murphy of 'Glee' apologizes for using f-bombs, says Kings of Leon are 'cool'
- Meredith Vieira may exit NBC's 'Today' in September
- Nasdaq 100 rebalancing will decrease Apple's weight, boost Microsoft's
- Album review: The Kills' 'Blood Pressures'
- Royal wedding: Kate Middleton probably won't sign a pre-nup
- Lady Gaga puts a country spin on 'Born This Way' for charity
- Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin defend arts funding in Washington
- Lawmaker drops effort to arm California legislators
- Nuclear plants, blackouts and carbon capture at FORTUNE conference
- Gold tops $1,450, silver above $39 as nervous money seeks refuge
- Lakers Moments: Phil Jackson heads west
- Opinion: Blowback: Protecting public health and the right to know isn't a '70s fad
- TV ratings down for NCAA championship game, up for overall tournament
- L.A. City Council doubles reward in Giants fan's beating to $100,000 as political pressure mounts
- Sean Hayes to play Larry in Farrelly Bros.' 'The Three Stooges' film
- Angels' Fernando Rodney loses closer job to Jordan Walden
- Oklahoma woman fights to keep her therapy kangaroo
- Ashley Judd shares stories of sexual abuse, drugs and neglect in 'All That Is Bitter and Sweet'
- Music review: Yo-Yo Ma and his Silk Road Ensemble stop off at Walt Disney Concert Hall
- Royal Wedding Round-Up: There's a doughnut and an app, but there's no ring for Prince William
- Mystery solved: "Bronco" settles Mobb Deep sampling question that's remained hidden since '95
- Music review: Musicians From Marlboro at the Broad Stage
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- SYRIA: Viral protest songs take on government over crackdown
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