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Public triumph, private torment By Christopher Goffard
John Ciambotti dies at 67; bass player for rock band Clover By Randy Lewis
L.A.'s top financial official arrested on suspicion of drunk driving By Phil Willon
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Surfers seen as the heroes in Malibu paparazzi case By Robert Faturechi
The winners of Camp Kilpatrick Sandy Banks
Seattle police seek links between Alcala and two slain girls By Ruben Vives
Dorothy Thompson dies at 88; force behind noted hula festival in Hawaii Mcclatchy-Tribune News Service
March planned against rash of deadly violence in Watts By Scott Gold
Public triumph, private torment By Christopher Goffard
Bill would cap payday loan interest for jobless By Robert Faturechi
Marine to face court-martial in killings of 24 Iraqi civilians By Tony Perry
L.A. budget office offers sharply reduced estimate of red-light camera revenue By Rich Connell
Cost to California of tax breaks for green-tech equipment questioned By Shane Goldmacher
Midge Costanza dies at 77; Carter aide By Tony Perry
Slain Marine from Yorba Linda remembered By Mike Anton
BUSINESS
Streets of gold: L.A.'s most desirable addresses By Lauren Beale
California unemployment rate holds steady at 12.5% By Marc Lifsher
Tan tax sends bronzed set into slow burn By Nathan Olivarez-Giles
Big employers rethink their healthcare plans By Jeffry Bartash
Tomato tycoon's bail set at $6 million By Marc Lifsher
Business Briefing
Medical costs weighed less on Californians in 2001-06 than on those in most other states By Duke Helfand
Waiting on the gains that matter Tom Petruno, Market Beat
Waiting on the gains that matter: Jobs, not stock prices Tom Petruno, Market Beat
Fourth-quarter GDP, corporate earnings soar Bloomberg News
GM scouring Twitter, Facebook to reach unhappy customers By Tim Higgins
Cities clamor for Google's high-speed broadband experiment By Jessica Guynn
NATIONAL
South Florida is 'open territory' for organized crime By Peter Franceschina and Jon Burstein
In Nebraska, a Center for Afghanistan Studies - and for controversy By Kate Linthicum
States fighting healthcare law don't have precedent on their side By David G. Savage
Chicago taxi driver charged with supporting Al Qaeda By Jeff Coen
Republicans fight extension of jobless pay By Richard Simon
Rulings split on campaign fundraising By David G. Savage
Obama nominates Arizona judge to 9th Circuit Appeals Court By Carol J. Williams
Phony products get U.S. energy-efficiency label By Clement Tan
ENTERTAINMENT
Ailing Dennis Hopper gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame By Amy Kaufman
Hitting the Louvre ceiling By Devorah Lauter
Schism at KPFK leaves factions warring over programming, fundraising and leadership James Rainey
Is tween TV skewed toward girls? By Ada Calhoun
'Major Pettigrew's Last Stand'
Weekend Talk Shows: Florida Republican Senate candidates debate Sunday on Fox
Letters
Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Victorious' premieres on Nickelodeon
Horoscope: March 27 By Holiday Mathis
Is Nickelodeon going to give rival Disney the brush off at Kids' Choice Awards? By Dawn C. Chmielewski and Amy Kaufman >>>
'Major Pettigrew's Last Stand: A Novel' by Helen Simonson By Susan Salter Reynolds
HOME & GARDEN
A 1960s tract called Malibu West offered affordable slices of paradise By Jeffrey Head
L.A. Conservancy awards preservation projects Mary MacVean, Los Angeles Times
Going green with home preservation Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times
Finally back in its prime Debra Prinzing, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Chris Erskine: Man of the House By Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times
'Betty' is leaving her cocoon LAUREN BEALE
OPINION
A pope with a problem Tim Rutten
California must stem the flow of illegal immigrants By Steve Poizner
Michelle Obama's 'news-free zone'; pink-slipping librarians; remembering Fess Parker
Meg Whitman: immigration reform, with respect By Meg Whitman
'Underwater' rescues
Fighting back on immigration
WORLD
Catholic abuse scandal edges closer to pope By Mitchell Landsberg and Henry Chu
2 Israeli soldiers, 2 Palestinian fighters killed in Gaza Strip clash By Edmund Sanders
In Egypt, all eyes on Mubarak's health By Jeffrey Fleishman
46 South Korean sailors missing after naval ship sinks By John M. Glionna
Convicted tycoon's return to Samsung brings sense of deja vu By John M. Glionna
SPORTS
Tenacious at the top Chris Dufresne
Kings fall to the Stars for third consecutive loss By Robyn Norwood
Up next for the Kings: Saturday vs. Dallas
Spring is no time to relax, Scioscia says Mike DiGiovanna
MLS players are happy with new deal By Grahame L. Jones
Jered Weaver in line for Angels' opening-day start By Mike DiGiovanna
Only one factor will sway LeBron James, and that's Finals Mark Heisler
The MLS season-opener by the numbers
Butler hits a home run in NCAA tournament By Chris Foster
This is not the start of something big Bill Plaschke
Raymar Morgan becomes a steadying influence for Michigan State By Shannon Ryan
Cal Poly Pomona wins NCAA Division II basketball title By Brian Lester
Regardless of injury, David Beckham will have role in World Cup By Grahame L. Jones
Dodgers defeat Mariners, 3-1
Baylor's Ekpe Udoh having a devil of a time By Chris Hine
La Verne Lutheran edges Ross Branson for state Division V boys' basketball title By Eric Sondheimer
John Madden is still talking a good game Sam Farmer
Gilbert Arenas' punishment fits the crime
NCAA tournament preview: Sunday's Elite Eight games From staff and wire reports
West Virginia takes an odd route to the Final Four By Chris Dufresne
Westchester defeats Newark Memorial for sixth state basketball title By Eric Sondheimer
State high school basketball championships: Gardena Serra beats Oakland Bishop O’Dowd in overtime for boys’ Division III title By Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times
Cal Poly Pomona wins NCAA Division II basketball title By Brian Lester
New USC football Coach Lane Kiffin hopes lights are less bright in big city By Gary Klein