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8:41 PM PST, Monday, December 1, 2008

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Flooding in Venice

Photos: The Italian city is inundated by one of the highest tides in its history.

3,000 people are forced to evacuate in Venice

Worlds collide for lawyer married to inmate

By Joe Mozingo | 6:18 p.m.

Part 2 of 3: Pamela Griffin battles to get her husband out of the isolation cell that grinds him down. He claims his gang days are over, but the government disagrees. Photos

Medical 'conscience' rule sparks controversy

By David G. Savage | 5:12 p.m.

The Bush administration will allow healthcare workers to avoid procedures they find morally objectionable, possibly even artificial insemination and birth control. Discuss

679-point rout ends Wall St.'s five-day rally

By Walter Hamilton

The Dow's fall erases most of last week's big gains, and all the major indexes fall more than 7%.

• It's official: U.S. economy is in recession

• Governor declares a fiscal emergency

Obama debuts national security team | Bios

Villaraigosa says he won't join Obama administration

3 students hurt as van crashes into bus stop in South Gate

Coroner reports on jazz pianist's death in alleged road rage incident

Ridley-Thomas takes oath of office, vows change

Man dead, girl wounded in South L.A. shooting

Spector's lawyer goes negative, on his own client

New drug may put jet lag to rest

Mexico under siege | Map
Multimedia | Video Q&A

Carona's paramour seeking separate trial

BILL PLASCHKE: Statue of
limitations for De La Hoya

Locke High School's progress

Editorial: Three months into the school year, a troubled high school is making strides as a Green Dot charter.

Op-Ed: Muslims — India's new 'untouchables'

EDITORIALS|OP-ED|LETTERS

HEALTH: BOOSTER SHOTS

Around the web on World AIDS Day

SHOPPING: TO LIVE & BUY IN L.A.

AUTOS: UP TO SPEED

BOOKS: JACKET COPY

ARTS: CULTURE MONSTER

FOOD: DAILY DISH

PETS & ANIMALS: L.A. UNLEASHED

FASHION: ALL THE RAGE

OUTDOORS: OUTPOSTS

FINANCE: MONEY & CO

L.A. HISTORY: THE DAILY MIRROR

California/Local »

•	Two worlds collide as lawyer fights for inmate husband

•	Solace, for some, is set in stone

•	L.A. Chabad mourns couple slain in Mumbai

•	Oscar De La Hoya gets a statue of limitations

•	Arbitration isn't offered to Rafael Furcal, Garret Anderson

•	Faster starts are a Lakers priority on road

•	It's official: U.S. is in recession

•	Stocks fall sharply on consumer spending worries

•	JPMorgan Chase to cut 9,200 jobs at Washington Mutual Bank

•	Systemic failure seen in India's response to attacks

•	Blasts kill at least 15 cadets at Baghdad police academy

•	Pakistan dismisses claims that Mumbai attackers were trained by Pakistani militants

•	The spotted owl disappearing act

•	'Conscience' rule for doctors may spark abortion controversy

•	New drug may put jet lag to rest

•	TV and film producer William Finnegan dies at 80

•	Bill Drake dies at 71; 'Boss Radio' inventor spread less-talk format across country

•	George C. Chesbro dies at 68; wrote offbeat detective novels

DVD

"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" continues the sword-and-sorcery saga.

HEALTH

Stress reduction: Why you need to get a grip and how.

Autos

Government coffers feel drop in auto sales.
Up to Speed blog

BUY LOCAL: Our guide to the most stylish gifts in LA, neighborhood by neighborhood

Travel

Tourists bite on 'Twilight' vampire tours of Forks, Wash. Travel blog

Holiday Guide

Rock the halls: Rating this year's batch of holiday music releases. Photos | More in the Holiday Guide

Photographic evidence: Red Line Pub Crawl

Leonardo DiCaprio lists one of his Malibu properties. Hot Property photos

In Mexico: Houses designed by American architecture students and built for less than $7,000 Photos

Italian party to pay for babies named after Mussolini. Odd in photos

Who could resist a whole-grain mustard roll, warm from the oven? Don't forget the butter.

The wildfires' devastation captured in panoramic photos. Day in Photos | World in Photos | Regional Photos

REDCAT marks its 5th anniversary, and our critics assess its offerings

Monsterology: Ian Kershaw's mammoth "Hitler: A Biography." Sunday Books

Entertainment »

'Twilight': 10 reasons 'Breaking Dawn' won't work as a movie

The final novel poses more than a few problems for the big screen.A-Z
- 'Twilight's' treetop filming

MORE: 'Meet the Press' moderator; 'Australia'

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