The result probes cannot be recalls certified for at least one more week under state law. "We are confident, since there are no ballots left to count, the final margin will stand with Al Franken having won the election by 225 votes," said Franken attorney Marc Elias. The new total came on the day Coleman's term as senator officially expired. Senate Republican leaders have said the chamber shouldn't seat Franken until all legal matters are settled, even if that takes months. Coleman's campaign has a pending request before the high court to include an additional 650 ballots that it said were improperly rejected but not forwarded by local officials to St Paul for counting. Most Muslims believe the Mahdi, a descendant of the prophet Muhammad, will appear with Jesus and establish peace and justice worldwide. and still wound up coming from behind. Not that the Celtics were upset but Rivers, asked about Jackson's observation that Garnett looked exhausted, replied:"I'm just surprised he didn't whine about fouls tonight. "Noting accurately that "This wasn't a beautiful ballgame," Jackson blamed it on the teams flying coast-to-coast with one day off. Nevertheless, his team, which hadn't figured out how to run its offense against the Celtics in four previous games this season, all of which the Lakers lost, still hasn't figured it out. Tuesday night Jackson put Bryant on point guard Rajon Rondo, which gave Bryant a chance to drop off and roam, as Garnett has been doing, dropping off Odom. The result was that neither team could run an offense. About $33 million has been spent so far on the design of the project and acquisition of the site, the former Junipero Serra State Office Building. The report suggests options for resolving the courthouse project. Costs for a much-touted federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles have tripled to $1. 1 billion, according to an audit that said the grand plans might need to be scaled back dramatically. The audit, released this month by the General Accounting Office, raises questions about the elaborate courthouse federal judges want built -- a landmark building that Los Angeles officials hoped would be part of the revitalization of the tired civic center area. The proposed courthouse, the largest in the nation, would rise at the corner of Broadway and 1st Street on a vacant lot that until recently housed a long-shuttered state building. That building was demolished last year amid hopes the project would finally move forward. In the formal listing contract, key issues such as price and the length of the contract are open for discussion. Will they ever get their good luck back? Or will they be stuck with bad luck forever? To find out you need to read this creepy, strange and surprising story. Reviewed by Jeffrey, 8Holly Avenue ElementaryArcadia"Wild Magic"Tamora PierceOrphaned Diane comes to Tortall with her horse Cloud in search of a job. her to invade my privacy as well as the privacy of others. "--charles. ornstein.

showed up last Tuesday, chanting "Sicko, Sicko, Sicko," on the Capitol lawn in Sacramento as Moore spoke to legislators about universal coverage . "The tradition is that scholars, painters and poets would have objects in their studios, and one object they'd always have was rocks that remind you of the landscape The rocks are small sculptures . It stars Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger and Ben Whishaw as Bob Dylan . But like derivative securities in general, they can be dangerous to hold That's because they are often highly leveraged . In making and confirming these appointments, elected officials must keep the city's interests, and not their own, foremost in their minds. . Baton-wielding riot police chased the crowds away. But Mashiki left her T-shirt on. The electrical wiring and plumbing also were updated; the kitchen now has professional appliances and additional lighting The Mahours also remodeled the pool and re-landscaped.

Those price reductions cut into the company's margins and were a major factor in the losses, he said. The average selling price for KB Home's properties fell 7% in the first quarter, compared with the previous year, and the total number of homes delivered was down 43% . WASHINGTON — Columnist Robert Novak is retiring immediately because of a grim prognosis in his battle against a brain tumor. Novak, 77, a conservative Chicago Sun-Times political commentator whose columns are syndicated nationwide, was diagnosed with the tumor last week and admitted to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston . According to RottenTomatoes. com, 78% of notices have been positive, versus 16% for "Jumper. "A Happy Meal promotion at McDonald's restaurants that started over the weekend could also help the picture's staying power, Moore said. Paramount and its Nickelodeon Movies division will wait for additional overseas results before deciding whether to go ahead with more "Spiderwick" productions. "International tends to be as big, if not bigger, for this type of film," Moore said . Allowing El-Masri's lawsuit to go forward will inevitably reveal details about the nation's "most sensitive intelligence operations," he argues. Pepperdine Law professor Douglas Kmiec, who served in the Reagan administration, said the court should take up the issue and limit the reach of the state-secrets privilege. The doctrine has become a broad rule that quashes lawsuits at the beginning, he said, rather than a privilege that limits evidence that can be revealed in court. "The broader claim is not sustainable, in my judgment," Kmiec said. "Thus, the court should take the petition to clarify that these precedents are being overextended. "The Constitution Project, which describes itself as a bipartisan group concerned about "unchecked presidential power," also urged the court to take up El-Masri's appeal. "This is a good case to test the extreme reach of the state-secrets privilege," said Sharon Bradford Franklin, a lawyer for the group. "By all accounts, this is the case of an innocent victim of the rendition policy, and the question is whether he will have his day in court. "--david. savage . And now there's a wine list with hoity-toity Californias. Still, if time travelers from 1918 entered Philippe's today, they'd be at no loss for words Beef, double dip Coleslaw, blueberry pie, coffee *Philippe the Original, 1001 N Alameda St. , Los Angeles, (213) 628-3781; www. philippes. com Breakfast 6 to 10:30 a. m. , sandwiches 6 a. m. This week's high winds and cold night temperatures prevented the contractor on the Garden Grove Freeway construction project from placing highway signs, resulting in a delay of the opening of new lanes. Granite Construction, the primary contractor, told the Orange County Transportation Authority late Thursday that it would not open the lanes today as had been announced. The opening is tentatively set for Monday, an authority spokesman said. . Main St. , Templeton, CA 93465; (805) 434-3204, www. mcphees. com Delicious bistro food.

But the information was not available from public records or financial regulators, the senator wrote. "It's disturbing that we can't even come close to understanding the extent of the risks because hedge funds operate in such a secretive way," he said in a prepared statement accompanying the letter. Grassley's letter indicates that the issue could be on the Senate Finance Committee's agenda when Congress returns after the midterm elections. . Then strain the infused vodka, mix with simple syrup and more vodka, and bottle the result. 40 . From 1998 through 2004, the number of children without health insurance across the country dropped to 7. 9 million, from 11. 1 million, according to the Census Bureau . Maybe she seems dated because the age of the unapologetic New Yorker who rarely travels beyond the Hudson is dead, or at least irrelevant. Then again, maybe Nora Ephron has become timeless, the 2006 version of the Earth Mother (a moniker that very possibly would make her retch) . Beltran said he has been disappointed during this presidential campaign. "Neither candidate is talking about immigration," he said. There are already websites where patients can rate their doctors and where clients can post about their lawyers. You just have to wait for fashion to come around to it again. --booth. moore.

"Now, it's like my passion. "Taking a leap is nothing new for Goeser, who left a 20-year career with Westinghouse Electric Corp . didn't become one of the world's most powerful companies by backing down from fights . I told her, 'Here's everything, even the banana peel. '""We were not allowed to keep a copy of what we wrote," he said . TOO BAD FOR THE philandering mayor . There are moments of wry humor (for example: "Only with death and the Olympic games is taking part all that is required"), and one eerie, wondrous description of a moose arching through the air after Janisch's car has struck it. Overheard conversation: It's the second inning and Mark Hendrickson has given up 11 hits and eight runs. Grady Little to Rick Honeycutt: "Do you think I should take him out?"Honeycutt: "I don't know Skip, maybe you should call Colletti. They extended the lead steadily in the fourth, Fisher's free throws with 57 seconds left giving them a 118-108 lead. Afterward, in the budding glow of the Lakers-Suns rivalry, Jackson declined to further stoke the tension between the two coaches, although he did allow one last salvo when asked if they spoke during the game. "I'm not one of the coaches that does that," Jackson said wryly.

It features an updated number of the war's dead and a question: "How Many More?"When Ryan returned in early 2007, "he came back a stranger to me," his father said . Some divers return year after year. As the numbers of abalone have declined over the years, the state has banned commercial harvesting and imposed ever stricter regulations on recreational hunters. Abalone divers must have licenses and can take only one species, the red abalone, north of San Francisco Divers are limited to three abalone a day and 24 a year Each one must be at least 7 inches in diameter. . Despite several strategy shifts, Sears' growth stalled. "The retail business changed more under Ed than under many of the previous chairs . Clayton is then dispatched to rein in Edens before the entire case goes up in flames. Despite his mental instability, Edens' brilliance still shows itself in flashes, especially in a scene in which Clayton confronts him one night on the streets of Manhattan. "He is having a breakdown, but it's not a breakdown that had just come out of the blue," Wilkinson says. "The trigger to what has happened to Arthur is this sort of moral revolution against what he has been doing for most of his life. "Wilkinson is such a multifaceted actor that all of his performances seem effortless. "Actually, I'll let you in on a little secret," he says "Acting isn't difficult if it's a good script . The meeting that helped produce a franchise renaissance was conducted behind the scenes at Angel Stadium shortly after the Walt Disney Co. Some cite three reforms that, if enacted, could greatly lessen the partisanship and make for a more effective Legislature. One reform is an initiative, tentatively slated for the Feb. HOUSTON -- Roy Oswalt gave up one hit in eight innings and struck out 10, outpitching Randy Johnson in the Houston Astros' 3-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Ty Wigginton hit a three-run home run against Johnson in the first inning, sending the Astros on their way to their ninth victory in 11 games. Arizona, which had won three consecutive games, fell into a tie with the Dodgers for first place in the National League West. Oswalt, who is 5-0 in his last seven starts, walked two and matched a season high for strikeouts.

The Olympic Games next month will include a grandly scaled arts festival headed by a French-trained vanguard classical composer, Chen Qigang. China's growing influence on music could certainly be felt at the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday night . The new listeners drawn in by the soundtrack were satisfied when Hansard and Irglová revisited its touchstones (many of them sparingly reworked Frames songs); they yelled for Irglová, who modestly stayed behind her piano or perched on half of Hansard's chair . Three other convicted drug dealers with close ties to the Leons also have been arrested on suspicion of immigrant smuggling, authorities said. Trying to make a dentPolice task forces, gang sweeps, arrests -- even a 2002 gang injunction -- have done little to break the bonds of family and culture that breed criminal activity on Drew Street, officials said. "We've really put a lot of focus on trying to build a community there," said Councilman Eric Garcetti, whose district includes the street. But Drew Street renters come and go . Over the years, she had two children and moved to Orange County in 1978. She married a financial investor and settled into a comfortable life as a stay-at-home mom in Newport Beach . 17 to authorize the government to order a cross-border operation against the PKK, which has been fighting for autonomy for the Kurdish minority in southeastern Turkey since 1984. . Instead, analysts are to use projections provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, an organization affiliated with the United Nations. The review underscores the extent to which the issue is a growing source of alarm for intelligence analysts, and it pulls U. S. "We never do acquisitions on defensive moves or based on what others are doing," Mills said. IBM is offering $58 a share for Ottawa-based Cognos, a 9% premium over the U. S. -listed firm's $52. 98 closing price Friday.

Roy Romer to head a campaign aimed at forcing education into the forefront of the 2008 presidential campaign. The charitable foundations controlled by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Los Angeles billionaire Eli Broad have committed up to $60 million to the nonpartisan initiative, which organizers say will be run with the tactics and aggressiveness of the presidential campaigns they will hound in the run-up to next year's elections. "We've been involved in education reform for seven, eight, nine years," Broad said of the two foundations, which together have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on education reform . At the end of the month, he'll participate in the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships in Hossegor, France, as a member of the USA surf team for under-16 boys. "Surfing is his life," said Mike Guarino, Volcom surf team manager who frequently accompanies Doheny on overseas trips . But now that the government has calculated flood risks with new airborne digital mapping technology, homes are expected to be 18 to 26 feet above sea level. City officials are urging residents to rebuild soon, so their homes can be grandfathered in at the existing elevations. When new maps are approved -- the city has until late April to appeal -- many who wish to rebuild in the city's lowest neighborhoods will have little choice but to build their homes closer to the treetops: Although the historic section of town was built along a natural bluff, about 85% of it is now in a flood zone. "Some people will move, and that's the desired effect," said Jeffrey Bounds, an engineer and urban planner who is working as a SmartCode planning consultant for Pass Christian . And his heart and soul were dedicated to helping make the world a better place for all. '-- Robert Forrester, vice chairman of Newman's Own Foundation--'He was always a hero of mine, both as an actor and as a man, and it was an honor to have known his wonderful spirit, to act with him, to laugh with him, and to sit in the passenger seat while he drove 100 mph with mischief in his eyes. '-- Tim Robbins, actorFrom Times Staff and Wire Reports--On latimes. comA closer lookFor more on the life of Paul Newman, including photos, videos and remembrances, go to latimes. com/newman. . He made seven of 10 shots. "It feels good," Odom said, repeating it two more times for emphasis "Hopefully it'll get better. WASHINGTON — Barack Obama angrily disowned his former pastor and friend of 20 years, the Rev Jeremiah A. Reservations are not required, but the resorts advise getting there early.

But I am writing this story now so I won't forget, so my children won't forget, that I had a past here and it is part of who we are. --The first time I left Beijing I thought I'd never go back. Not that I didn't want to, but because it seemed impossible. Chinese people rarely traveled in the 1970s Going abroad was like flying to the moon . Tom Harkin, who bragged in a recent campaign e-mail that "in the Congress, there is no one who has stood stronger against President Bush than I have. "Iowa public schools were desegregated nearly a century ahead of 1954's Brown vs the Board of Education of Topeka . For better or worse, analysts say, America is now linked to Somalia's recovery. "The U. S . Nothing short of endorsing Israeli policy, they say, will spare them from allegations of extremism. "The minute we criticize Israel, then we become a nonmoderate group," Ayloush said "You become public enemy No . Vick's alleged crimes were confirmed by four witnesses, not one questionable victim. The Duke kids deserved to lead normal lives while their case was being investigated. Unlike almost every other citrus variety, the sweet part is the peel, while the pulp is extremely tart (or at least sour enough that the peel seems sweet in contrast). In California, annual targets are set for utility revenues and electricity use.

I think that would have saved, probably, a lot of those mobile homes," Schwarzenegger said at a news conference at the firefighters' Hansen Dam command post. "The fire went through . He's now head coach of USA Swimming. "Mark is pretty driven," Voigt says . Tony Rackauckas concluded that he'd been wrongly convicted of a 1980 robbery-murder at a Burger King in Orange. McKinney received $1 million in a settlement with the Orange Police Department and parlayed it into a multimillion dollar ATM business on the Hawaiian islands. He installed bank machines in restaurants, bars and shopping malls, profiting each time a customer paid a convenience fee . The only thing that is sacrosanct is date night on Saturdays with his wife. Said former LinkedIn executive and early Facebook employee Matt Cohler: "He's oblivious to the external noise . Did you know that top artists of the day (Richard Scarry, Feodor Rojankovsky) were on the Golden payroll? The book designs thankfully haven't changed, a stubborn insistence on continuity that means parents like me can share with our children the versions we enjoyed as young 'uns. Prosecutor Alan Jackson skewered the experts who took the stand in his place. Enriquez and the two other jurors at the news conference said they did not believe anyone was in awe of Spector's celebrity or sympathetic to him because of his fame. The jurors' first vote during deliberations was 4 for guilty, 5 for not guilty and 3 undecided. After seven days of deliberation, they were split 7 to 5 in favor of guilt, at which point they told Judge Fidler they were at an impasse. But your landlord may not know about the mess, so having a word with the owner would be the place to start.

Here's how. Generally speaking, it is illegal for ordinary people to kill other ordinary people . Broadway sales set a record for the third straight season, aided by long-running musical hits such as "Wicked" and "Jersey Boys. "Revenue jumped 8. 9% to $939 million and attendance rose 2. 6% to 12. 3 million for the season that ended Sunday, the League of American Theaters and Producers, Broadway's trade association, reported Wednesday. Average ticket prices for the season were $76. 27, up from $71. 78 in 2005-06 and $67 in the season before that. . Burris' appointment is one of those key appointments, it doesn't look good right now," Reid said. Some black leaders said their frustration was fueled by reports that Harry Reid had called Blagojevich and recommended two white women for Obama's seat, allegedly saying that several potential candidates who are black might face longer odds of winning election once the appointment period was over. Reid has disputed that account "This is part of Blagojevich's cloud He is making all this up . And in the relative quiet of the church, you realize that in one form or another he's taking part in a ritual nearly as old as humankind -- the quest for spiritual comfort when daily life seems bleakest. The service is part metaphor, part reality Dec . "If the decision is something that is also satisfactory to our country, that's all we ask for," he said. South Korean officials were taking a wait-and-see attitude. Out went the usual Angels' rotation filler, the sludge at the bottom of the free-agent pool. Those who decided within three days of Tuesday's vote went with Obama.

A look at the previous dates the Angels have clinched the division title. *--* CLINCHED GAME Sept 23, 2007 Game 156 Sept 25, 1979 Game 158 Sept 26, 1986 Game 153 Sept 27, 2005 Game 157 Oct 2, 1982 Game 161 Oct . authorities. "When they think they might be caught, the crews tend to scuttle them," said Jose Ruiz, spokesman for the U. S Southern Command in Miami, which monitors drug activities . More than 1,600 financial companies are taking part in a three-week flu pandemic simulation to test contingency plans. "The intent is to understand what will happen to the markets and the financial infrastructure if a pandemic does hit in a severe way," said Howard Sprow of the Securities Industry and Financial Management Assn. Sprow and others contend that such exercises testify to the extraordinary planning that continues in the face of ever-changing threats. "That's the most difficult part of this job -- balancing the trade-off between risk and the cost of mitigating that risk," said Andrew Bach, vice president of communications architecture for the New York Stock Exchange, which has added several sites since 9/11. "You could add 1,000 new data backup centers," Bach said, "but how much new risk have you mitigated? . Although Brodsky had an enormous record collection, he wasn't always inspired by the musicians he worked with. "I never actually heard him listen to the music he shot," said his son-in-law, Sid Holt, a former managing editor of Rolling Stone magazine . Zheng Xiaoyu was convicted on charges of taking bribes and dereliction of duty, the New China News Agency said. Zheng, 62, led the agency from 1998 to 2005 but was expelled from the Communist Party this year after investigators said he abused his office to obtain bribes and win illegal profits from drug firms. . We need a worldview and a viewpoint. "Art in the hands of artistsLIVING artists will help to shape that view, says Govan, who has hosted public discussions with Koons, Irwin and video artist Diana Thater. Some screw is permanently loose, leading to such whacked-out delights as "The Shining," the nastiness in "Five Easy Pieces," the raunchy rebelliousness of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Terms of Endearment," even the surly focus of "Chinatown. " He has the gift of being ironic and totally present at the same time. "The Bucket List," debuting Christmas Day, is part of the Nicholson oeuvre that includes "Anger Management," "Wolf," "Batman," "Something's Gotta Give," even "The Departed" -- the films made for the masses rather than the classes.

and they miss?"Obviously we were up 20 and we hoped to put that one away and put them on their heels, but we didn't," said Tim Duncan, shaking his head . And the cost is forcing several industries to raise their prices or make fundamental changes in the way they do business . "That's versus Obama, the candidate who is going to give you three kinds of ice cream. "Members of Clinton's campaign circle, who operated with a confidence verging on cockiness over the last year, seemed perplexed by the abrupt turn the race has taken -- and grateful they had left Iowa, where voters expect the politicking to be more genteel. Clinton's strategy had been to cast herself as the inevitable Democratic nominee, clearing the field with a series of early wins . The house where Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Assn. , lived, worked and died on Talgarth Road is also marked. LONDON — "Iam an invisible man," says the nameless protagonist of the Ralph Ellison novel of that title, lamenting an American bias that minimizes blackness. "I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. "Although the black presence in London may also seem invisible, it whispers like an ageless wind beneath the streets and monuments of this ancient city. All that kindles is not coal, and therein lies the irony of black London. Black Boy Lane is named for a horse, not a human being . The centerpiece of Grieg Garden, the bust was donated in 1917 by the Scandinavian Societies of the Northwest and Alaska. Grieg, Suleman noted, never attended the University of Washington. Although Lee didn't graduate, he attended the university for three years and often taught martial arts classes on the lawns near the student union. attorney for up to five years. The resolution of the lawsuit marks the biggest settlement so far in the Los Angeles city attorney's efforts to crack down on hospitals and other institutions that "dump" patients on skid row. Kaiser Permanente agreed to a smaller settlement last year, and the city attorney's office said it is investigating several other hospitals and medical offices suspected of dumping. "This is another important step in our campaign to put an end, once and for all, to this horrendous and unconscionable practice in our city," said City Atty Rocky Delgadillo. Next, they could choose from a couple of daytime and evening itineraries, which seemed more heavily weighted toward Republicans than Democrats. "The reason the State Department is here is to promote democracy," said Babs Chase, the political and congressional liaison for the government's Foreign Press Center. Despite her long title, Chase is the den mother of this motley group, ferrying them to events, arranging briefings by public officials who help explain the sometimes confusing process of how an American president gets elected. Many of the international press, such as Reymer Kluever of Sueddeutsche Zeitung (Germany's biggest political daily newspaper), are U. S. -based foreign correspondents who live in Washington, D. C or New York City.