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Wednesday, December 28, 2005 | 8:29 PM PST

Well...Look who's made the front page... again...!
Norma Hurlock of San Clemente, her grandaughter Stacey, and her GREAT GRANDAUGHTER Allie!
Aren't they all somethin'..!

Christmas Blues in the Green Zone

By Louise Roug

U.S. troops in Iraq think wistfully of home and try to keep one another's spirits bright.

Levees Weakened as Local Board, Engineers Feuded

By Stephen Braun and Ralph Vartabedian

In New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers wanted gates and the Levee District wanted walls. Neither side yielded as they weakened.

Their Illicit Love Knows No Boundary

By Nicholas Riccardi

Romances between Border Patrol agents and illegal immigrants are an open secret in this frontier town.

• Immigration Amnesty Deadline Draws Near

Maria Shriver Recasts 'First Lady'

By Peter Nicholas, Robert Salladay

Her friends see beneficial projects, but her critics see self-promotion.

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Maria Shriver Recasts 'First Lady' as a Powerful Role in California

Deer and Foxes Compete for an Island Kingdom

Displaced, but Not Disheartened

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Bryant Scores 37, But Misses Tying 3-pointer In Loss To Heat

Miami Breach

They Buy Into USC Success

LAKER BLOG: INSIDE THE PURPLE AND GOLD

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Moment of Truth for Media Chief

Niche Player on Web Weighs Its Next Move

Money, Mania, Memories of 2005

BLOG: MICHAEL HILTZIK'S GOLDEN STATE

Nation

Levees Weakened as New Orleans Board, Federal Engineers Feuded

Mr. Bingle Helps Save Christmas in New Orleans

A Year of Record U.S. Giving, but Local Charities Fall Short

World

A Faded Pastime Flickers to Life Again in Rural China

Blues in the Green Zone on Christmas

U.S. Missteps Leave Iraqis in the Dark

Obituaries

Patricia Van Tighem, 47; Wrote Book About Near-Fatal Grizzly Mauling

Military Deaths

Paul Williams, 80; Climber Co-Founded Group for Mountain Rescue Volunteers

Food

The final flourish

With the right knife and a few sharp moves, carving a turkey is easier than you think.

French for revelry

Cider's promise? Look west

Style & Culture

The high-low trend continues on Rodeo

It's hardly black and white

Let's get ready to rumba

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Can we get dazzling done?

By Bob Sipchen

When a riot is a good thing

By Martin Kaplan

LIVECURRENT BLOG: SUPREME COURT

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One chemical, many foods

The California attorney general and environmentalists warn consumers about acrylamide, a carcinogen, in French fries and potato chips.

AIDS pill as party drug?

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Magazine

The Late, Late Comer

Craig Ferguson can't speak for the nation the way Johnny Carson did. He can't outperform Leno or Letterman. But he delivers late-night TV's most daring and inventive monologues.

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The Box Office Is Falling!

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Films compete for a slice of the box office pie.
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