Los Angeles Times - 2012-12-21

• WEATHER TURNS DEADLY IN MIDWEST
• IN GUN COUNTRY
• A taco joint’s last stand?
• Probe of killing hobbled by DEA
• Russia edges further from Assad
• Tycoon picks at ‘bad guy’ image
• FAREWELL TO A SENATOR
• Shooter’s problems resonate
• Apocalypse now and then
• Pressure mounts on U.S. to curtail aid to Rwanda
• Clinton aides testify at hearing
• Israelis debate shift by Labor leader
• Afghan factions come to the table in France
• State victory helps populist’s ambitions in India
• Many in Newtown still in shock
• Polls show U.S. support for some new gun laws
• More or fewer guns? The experts are divided
• Bristling at pup rentals
• Sexual assaults increase at military schools
• Being fair to senior citizens
• When dying is difficult
• Dealing with Hamas
• A Plan B for Part D
• The world didn’t end — yet
• A question of ethics
• Let there be dark
• As Dems unite, GOP splinters
• Forget the ‘fiscal cliff ’
• INVESTOR HAS LEFT MARK ON HOLLYWOOD
• NYSE to be bought by upstart rival
• Herbalife accused of being a scheme
• More people moving to U.S.
• A costly lesson in dangers of email
• Fighting foreign f ilm subsidies
• Housing market gains strength
• Olive Garden parent’s profit sinks
• Apple to appeal Samsung ruling
• GDP growth for third quarter is revised upward
• Full-body scanners’ safety to be reviewed
• Mortgage rates mixed, Freddie Mac says; 30-year fixed at 3.37%
• ‘The Hobbit’ is expected to again rule the box office
• Blackberry loses subscriber­s for the first time
• Bernard Madoff ’s brother gets 10 years
• Facebook testing fee for some messages
• Stocks end higher on low-volume trading day
• A SWITCH HIT
• Bruins get a helping of hands
• College football does the shuffle
• Risks, rewards of NFL season
• STREAK CITY
• From track star to prostitute
• Defense does the trick for Cougars
• Trojans fall to Anteaters
• No NHL games through Jan. 14
• NCAA investigat­or is said to be fired
• NO SLOWING THEIR ROLL
• Gasol, D’antoni discuss difference­s
• Utah State promotes Wells
• Lucien to return for bowl
• Rogers finally gets to practice
• FARMER’S PICKS
• Colts’ Pagano set to return
• MARITAL BLITZ
• The right touch with real horror
• Poetic side of the ‘Road’
• ‘Jack Reacher’
• Plenty to do on doomsday
• Sleuthing and soul onstage
• A fluid subject takes form
• ‘Barbara’
• ‘Tchoupitou­las’
• ‘Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away’
• ‘Not Fade Away’
• ‘Whatcha Wearin’?’
• The numerous challenges of a dwarf ’s life
• Risque to the end, of course
• A slick ride to another time
• Swings signal disintegra­tion
• What to do when rudely interrupte­d
• Sherlock foiled in ‘Last Case’
• Just show them the ‘Jerry Maguires’
• Their shared ‘otherness’
• HOROSCOPE
• Boehner’s f iscal plan fails
• REAL HOT WHEELS
• San Diego prevails in Scouts case
• Uniting 911 fire dispatch systems explored
• Audit finds misuse of L.A. sheriff ’s aircraft
• Protecting state’s northern coast
• Bike-sharing is coming to L.A.
• Chicago jail escape caught on video
• Lancaster pressures retailers to take action on shoplifter­s
• D.A. sends Alarcon case back to city atty.
• Appeals court to examine O.C. sex offender ordinance
• Reward offered in death of South L.A. church musician
• HOSPITALS FINED FOR SERIOUS ERRORS
• O.C. to honor Harvey Milk
• China expert founded online forum

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