savings and deduces loan was recounts throttled by losses tied to the sinking housing market. The Seattle-based thrift also announced the resignation of director Mary Pugh, who headed its finance committee and had been fiercely criticized for failing to protect Washington Mutual from exposure to sub-prime and other risky mortgages. Washington Mutual also bowed to pressure from investors and governance experts in reversing a decision to ignore mortgage losses in awarding performance bonuses to top executives, such as Killinger and Chief Operating Officer Stephen Rotella. WaMu posted a first-quarter loss of $1. 14 billion, or $1. 40 a share. He's on board until he discovers another, very different, sport -- double-Dutch jump rope. Far removed from the realm of typical playground games, the athletic version uses two ropes moving at rapid-fire speed and relies on gymnastics, martial-arts moves and complex dance steps. There's a gulf as well between the frothy "High School Musical," in which he played a basketball hotshot, and "Jump In!"The new movie is "a whole different tone, more gritty, more urban. citizens, as required for domestic carriers. It costs millions of dollars monthly to keep Virgin America operating, Nisi said. . He wasn't able to get up even though the last three-eighths of a mile were run in a slow 40 4/5 seconds Undefeated at Churchill Downs Rallied at nearly 9-1 to win the Iroquois there last Oct 28. *--* 5 EIGHT BELLES (20-1) *--*Owner: Rick Porter Trainer: Larry Jones Jockey: Gabriel Saez. Sire: Unbridled's Song Dam: Away Record: 9-5-2-1. Even though the game meant nothing in terms of playoff seeding for the Giants, New York played with passion and built a 12-point lead over the visiting Patriots in Week 17 before losing, 38-35. So stirring was that effort from both teams, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell called it one of the high points of the season. Asked if there's one word to describe the Giants, receiver Plaxico Burress said: "Perseverance. "Then, he explained: "We started out 0-2. It is offering five nights in Bali for $689, per person, double occupancy, including round-trip air on Singapore Airlines from Los Angeles or San Francisco to Bali and five-night hotel stays with daily breakfast.

13, left without talking to reporters after his exit meeting . John's represents a lost American -- "the enduring cost of that death to a family of loved ones, to a community of friends and neighbors, to a country," according to the parish's Peace and Justice Committee. And every gold star symbolize "hundreds and thousands" of Iraqi men, women and children, "whose names we will never know," according to the committee's mission statement . Two bipartisan domestic initiatives -- welfare reform and community policing -- were drawn from the academy as well . But after sputtering a bit early this season, do they have their groove back? That's anyone's guess . Stickler said Lewis wasn't giving interviews Thursday. McMahon said Mozilo had told him previously that discussions early this decade had focused on the possibility that BofA could save money by outsourcing mortgage originations and perhaps other services to Countrywide. Given Countrywide's highly efficient mortgage operations, "It would be easy to have Bank of America route mortgage calls over there, have a Countrywide employee pick up the phone and answer, 'Bank of America,' " McMahon said. Countrywide, a powerful presence in all segments of the mortgage market, was the No. Saturday when the actress, now 29, stars in the movie premiere of "Husband for Hire. "CURTAIN TIME I might build my Friday night around the Pantages Theater It's the closest you'll get here to seeing a Broadway show.

We've looked at 19 to 21 studies where the American consumers will look for redness to determine the freshness of meat. "Members of the American Meat Industry Foundation, a nonprofit education and research group funded by a trade association representing the U. S . "I know Mike has confidence in me, and he knows I've been a good second-half player . Given that the allegations in the indictment mirror several in the lawsuits, a conviction can only help, they say. In Hunt's case, for example, he built his 2006 campaign against the sheriff around the scandals dogging Carona and the Sheriff's Department as an election theme . "It would create riots. "Darfur, the beleaguered region in western Sudan, accounts for three-fourths of the WFP's operation here, which in total distributes 632,000 metric tons of food valued at $700 million to 5. 6 million people (more than in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia combined). The WFP has sought to lower costs by turning to regional markets to buy food . "Eleven individual tables that can be refigured in so many ways are more practical. "-- Janet Eastman. The afternoon's fourth flight was postponed until today after a drop in wind. Oracle: BMW Oracle Racing, the U. S. To get in, applicants must read and do math at a minimum 10th-grade level.

Frequent power outages have soured people's moods. --Cozying up to PalinOn the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting last week, Zardari was busy trying to drum up international aid for his battered nation . At one get-together last winter, Scholer was a picture of contentment, seated in a big blue-gray armchair . He said of MGA: "There is a right way and a wrong way to compete, and what you did here is cross that line. "That being said, the 10 members of the jury were led to a place that's probably present only in dollhouses for kids who want to grow up to be judges -- the jury room. --david. colker . He had already tried to commit suicide twice, with dozens of pills, in a single week The first time, a friend found Kevin unconscious . But getting people to believe that is a lot easier said than done. ". The Twins trail the Chicago White Sox by half a game in the AL Central. The Angels still hold a comfortable 15-game advantage over Texas in the AL West even though they suffered their sixth loss in eight games. "I think we're going through a little bit of a lull, but we'll be OK," said Speier, who fell to 1-7. owns television stations and newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune. In the subpoena, authorities are seeking memos about potential staff cuts or changes to the Chicago Tribune editorial board, a source said. On Tuesday, Blagojevich and Chief of Staff John Harris were charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and solicitation of bribery. The Democratic governor, upset with critical editorials, allegedly hatched a plan to get editorial writers fired and had Harris reach out to Larsen, identified in court records as Tribune Financial Advisor. According to the criminal complaint, Blagojevich told Harris to say that changes had to be made to the editorial board or money for Wrigley Field renovations would be blocked Tribune Co.

"We definitely tried to spread the word to a more sophisticated clientele, but catering to the Westside," Saulm says, "because we wanted to get the Westside crowd first . The Justice Department had no comment. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the tribunals said prosecutors have filed war-crimes charges against two Kuwaiti detainees . "If I'm not tired and I'm not getting the ball, something is happening. "This much hasn't changed: The Chiefs are 0-2 for the third consecutive season under Coach Herm Edwards. By contrast, Seattle is 0-2 for the first time since 2002 . Although the characters are drawn like hip teenagers from Japanese anime, they retain the Red Army's red-star caps and drab uniforms and the plot has heavy propaganda overtones. The story features young Pan Dongzi, whose father joins the Red Army's Long March -- its retreat into China's hinterland during civil war against ruling Nationalists -- leaving his son to battle evil landowner Hu Hansan, who takes over the village and sends Pan fleeing. Pan's mother dies as a martyr when the Red Army tries to retake the village. . Ron Lloyd, 38, a deputy with the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department. So far, the California National Guard has been very happy with the results of the mental health pilot program and is considering sending counselors overseas to give troops in the field access to mental health care within hours of a traumatic incident. "Having a mental health provider with the soldiers has been a huge benefit," said Maj. They don't have private agendas. "But the mutual distrust among the leadership is deep-seated and the obstacles to such a union are formidable. "Messiri is perfect for this point in Kifaya. IRVING, Texas -- Wade Phillips threw a soft uppercut and smiled widely.

24 San Clemente at Orange Coast College. --Eric Sondheimer can be reached at eric. sondheimer . "It has sunk its roots in Iraq. "Turkey says that nearly 4,000 Kurdish militants are believed to be based in northern Iraq, with about half that number operating mainly inside Turkey. In recent public comments, Turkish officials have appeared to be building a case for an incursion into northern Iraq, describing potential military strikes as amounting to self-defense under international law. The Iraqi Kurds, long repressed by Saddam Hussein's regime, gained autonomous rule in northern Iraq after the U. S . William Gibbs McAdoo of California came closest, having narrowly lost the nomination twice in the 1920s . Stern the will's executor. Smith gave birth to a daughter, Dannielynn, five months before her death at age 39 Her son and heir, Daniel, died just after the baby was born . During the same period, however, hospitalization for, and death due to, flu and pneumonia appear to have declined only marginally in the nation's 65-and-over population. The shortcakes will keep for 3 days, covered, at room temperature. Each of 8 servings: 631 calories; 7 grams protein; 85 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams fiber; 27 grams fat; 16 grams saturated fat; 59 mg cholesterol; 422 mg. Each man is a product of his times up to the point of being a prisoner.

To read previous columns by Simers, go to latimes. com/simers. . 1, Magic officials were surprised to find the Celtics awaiting their arrival as if they were Attila and the Huns, burning to get even for beating them in the 2007-2008 season series. Last week's game in Atlanta, where the Celtics went 0-3 in last spring's first round, was like an exorcism . Some states, including California, have made progress in this area, but most have not. To stop attacks on groups like ACORN (and thus remove any taint from the victories of Democrats), states must do a much better job of registering new voters . She declined to speak to reporters after the sentencing. "What she'd like to say is that the trial process has been a terrible ordeal for her, and she's now relieved it's all over," her lawyer, Iqbal Ahmed, said. kim. murphy . But it looks like something out of a rain forest. Hogweed can grow twice as tall as a professional basketball center -- some 15 feet. Jeffrey Gordon, a Pentagon spokesman, dismissed the findings as "recycled allegations," and noted the tribunals gave detainees an opportunity to contest their designation as enemy combatants. "It is not a criminal trial and is not intended to determine guilt or innocence," Gordon said.

each day Ali drives it from the furrows to pick up trash in streets and alleys, heading toward the dump about 2 p. m. When he returns home, his younger brothers circle to hear stories from the city . Perhaps their votes for Walters were gender-driven. But because some don't know for sure, they feel perfectly comfortable arguing that Hutchens' appointment was gender-driven . Some asked for more signs giving directions to parks, Old Pasadena, the playhouse district. Many complained about a lack of signs advising walkers how to get to the Gold Line light rail stations. Other ideas targeted auto traffic. Widen some sidewalks at the expense of roadway, some suggested . "We don't know yet how many of those loans will get worked out versus just shifted to late this year or early next year. "State Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata (D-Oakland) introduced the bill after hearing numerous complaints from homeowners who said they had been unable to make contact with their lenders, or the firms servicing their loans, to avert foreclosure. "Once all this stuff exploded and you realized how these mortgages were sold, packaged and resold, it was no wonder that the homeowner was confused," he said . It's a language that's more accessible. "Painting, the people that like it walk up to it, they don't know what it means necessarily, they don't know how you made it But they like the mystery of that. LONDON — More than 10 years after the crash, the verdict a coroner's jury returned Monday was surprising only in its failure to say much that everyone didn't already know: Princess Diana and her lover, Dodi Fayed, died because they were being driven under hot pursuit at high speed by a drunk driver. In a case that might finally end the never-ending speculation over Diana's death in 1997, the six-month inquest, which heard testimony from 278 witnesses, dismissed conspiracies of a murder and coverup by the royal family, mysterious cars, butlers who keep secrets. Army said it killed 30 militants in a gun battle early Sunday, said Sheik Abdul-Razaq Nadawi, manager of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr's office in the city.

Miller Global's contract with Holiday Inn on the Orlando hotel expires in 2009, and the developer already has notified the hotel chain that it won't be renewed. Judy McGrath, chairwoman and chief executive of Viacom's MTV Networks Inc. , which oversees Nickelodeon, joked during a news conference Thursday that it would be a safe bet which way kids would vote if their parents gave them "a choice between SpongeBob SquarePants and another trip to Colonial Williamsburg. "thomas. mulligan . Petraeus, the commander in Iraq, is expected to unveil his next round of recommendations. Part of Gates' challenge is to mend long-festering political wounds. "Most recent secretaries did think they were responsible for bipartisan support for defense policy," Hamre said . It can be partially blocked by administering aspirin 30 minutes before taking niacin. Cordaptive contains a newly developed drug called laropiprant, which blocks the prostaglandin more selectively. In the new trial, funded by Merck, Koren and his colleagues studied 1,455 patients with high cholesterol. Half received increasing doses of Cordaptive until they reached niacin consumption of 2 grams per day, the most effective dosing level. The other half received Niaspan, an extended-release form of niacin sold by Abbott Laboratories. All were told about the benefits of aspirin . They need donations to avoid deficits, and a large endowment can help them weather rough economic times and be more adventurous in play selections. If it reaches its goal, South Coast will have "the resources to play a leadership role in the American theater regardless of economic cycles," co-founder David Emmes said. Money generated by the endowment would help cover the cost of commissioning new plays, hiring actors, building sets and keeping the theater stocked with capable behind-the-scenes artistic advisors and technical and managerial staff. One challenge facing major theaters such as South Coast is finding money to create new plays that can take years to develop and have no guarantee of box office success. Also, many playwrights and theater critics have decried a thrift-driven trend toward small-scale shows involving a handful of actors -- or sometimes just a single performer . FitzSimons lobbied all five FCC commissioners last month. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Zell and FitzSimons focused on House and Senate leaders Congress has no direct say in the waiver decision. The district wants to wait until the market turns more favorable, he said. Local governments are in a more dire situation than the state, which "at least has the ability to raise taxes," said Matt Fong, a former state treasurer and an investment strategy consultant. What happens in the next week will be key, he said.

LAHORE, PAKISTAN — For the first time in three months, Aitzaz Ahsan was back in his study Tuesday, surrounded by bound volumes of U. S . "The right man at the right time," Colangelo said. In 28 seasons at Duke, Krzyzewski has won three national championships, been named national coach of the year 12 times and won 803 games, the sixth-highest total in Division I history. Before the U. S . The bonus payments enable insurers to offer features that seniors in regular Medicare don't get. That has made the private plans attractive to individual seniors, with nearly 9 million -- about 1 in 5 -- now enrolled in them. And, in addition to lifting a financial burden for companies and government agencies, the program has helped boost insurance company profits. But as seniors switch into such private plans, Medicare Advantage is hastening the depletion of the already stressed Medicare trust fund. And monthly premiums have risen for everyone -- including the 80% of seniors who remain in regular Medicare -- because the premiums are tied to the government's overall costs . I had been a bit apprehensive about having the landlord so close and potentially underfoot; not a problem And I was not a problem . Eve to allow various relatives and friends to post their property to secure his bond while claiming he was broke and living off relatives' generosity. An FBI affidavit said Rezko actually received $3. 5 million from a Lebanon-based bank account of General Mediterranean Holdings, a Luxembourg company owned by London-based Iraqi billionaire Adhmi Auchi. And he won't be at Westchester for the start of the playoffs. Tour officials had suggested that players would have to play all four weeks to have a serious chance at winning. Woods' superlative season gave him an 11,000-point lead over Vijay Singh at the end of the regular season, although the reset reduced his lead to only 1,000 points -- and 15,300 points over the 144th and final seed -- going into the playoffs. .

In May, he plans to make his second visit to the Middle East this year. Abbas, speaking with Bush during a photo session at the end of their roughly 35-minute meeting, said that "time is of the essence. "Without spelling out specific challenges, he said: "I cannot say that the road to peace is paved with flowers . Some of it is playful, some of it mean, but beyond the aliases and funny log-on names, this electronic parallel world has given young Muslims a voice beyond their mosques and repressive governments. "This is not just a technical war, but a moral one . attorney to conduct such an investigation if the department has determined that executive privilege was well-founded. Mukasey has been out of the country and was unavailable to respond Thursday. The Justice Department said the referral had not been formally transmitted as of late Thursday afternoon. Justice Department spokesman Brian Roehrkasse cited testimony that Mukasey gave last week to the House Judiciary Committee, in which he said he did not expect to break with department precedent in reviewing the contempt petition . And the reward for the victory? Wednesday's matchup against top-seeded Lake Balboa Birmingham . Meanwhile, Israel has put a chokehold on the Gaza economy by closing off the seaside territory to most people and goods. An Israeli newspaper reported Thursday that the government had allowed the passage of truckloads of weapons from Jordan to the Palestinian Authority government in the West Bank, helping to arm one side in the widening intra-Palestinian conflict. Fatah forces received more than 1,000 automatic weapons earlier this month, according to the newspaper Haaretz. An Israeli spokeswoman would neither confirm nor deny that the transfer had taken place. The United States and the European Union have spent millions of dollars to bolster Abbas' security forces. Around the corner from a quiet locker room that was being quickly vacated, Dodgers Manager Grady Little was in his office making concessions. He said the Dodgers were looking to get into the postseason "regardless of the route," which basically was a concession that the National League West title was out of their reach.

Safety & Security, helped provide protection to President-elect Barack Obama early in the campaign. "Given the fact you are in a crowded room, the collateral damage would have been extensive," Funk said. The Baghdad incident also illustrates other Secret Service training protocols . Stanford (3-6). * Rout of the week: Boise State (8-1) over Utah State (0-9). * Shameless hype award: Previewing the Sunday night yawner between Houston and SMU, ESPN's Eric Collins called SMU (1-8) "a team in transition. "--steve. harvey . As he spoke one evening last week, parents and children with overflowing baskets stood in a check-out line that snaked past the desk organizers. Robin Yadach said she and her daughter Gianna, 11, had learned to wait until the first day of school before starting their quest. "Some teachers want binder notebook paper, some want spiral bound and not all the teachers give you everything at once so it involves several trips," said Yadach, as she read from a list suppled by Gianna's art teacher at Orville Wright Middle School in Westchester. What was the hardest thing to find? "Maybe this vinyl eraser," she said, looking over the sheet. Although supply lists are fairly standard, some schools and teachers can be quirky, and for parents, the quest for low odor markers, washable glues and specially ruled handwriting paper can be akin to a scavenger hunt . Currently, 90% of the electorate identifies with one or the other major party . Consider: Gourmet cupcakes from Williams-Sonoma made Oprah's 2007 "favorite things" list. "In the last three years it has really exploded; at least every two weeks I'm hearing about a new cupcake bakery opening somewhere," said New Yorker Rachel Kramer Bussel, who helps run a blog called Cupcakes Take the Cake. "New York was the first place that started with all these bakeries, but L. A. McCain's selection of Palin was seen as an attempt to win over female voters who remain hostile to, or at the least ambivalent about, Obama. After the review, create a plan on how you will meet those goals -- and eventually advance your role in the company. --Stay positiveEven if some of the feedback you receive is negative, don't let it get you down. "This is meant to be a candid discussion, so acknowledge that any criticism, in the long run, is going to be helpful to your career," said William Arruda, coauthor of "Career Distinction: Stand Out by Building Your Brand. "Try not to become defensive.