Daily Breeze back issues from October 2006:
Allen talking his way out of a job?
Oct 01, 2006; ... The real George Allen is finally standing up, and it is not apretty sight. The Republican senator from Virginia has always campaigned on"family values" and remained verbally hidden behind conservativereligious themes in hopes those views might somehow earn him the 2008GOP ...
Mosley's latest Fearless Jones novel is captivating and enlightening
Oct 01, 2006; ... It is 1956 in South Central Los Angeles, and black folks, excludedfrom the prosperity of white America, are inventing their own ways toscrape by. Bubba Lateman will park your ride inside the barbed wire of hisvacant lot and guard it for you. Man Dorn has turned himself into ...
DESTINATIONS
Oct 01, 2006 ... Reachus Today Editor Leo Smith 310-540-5511, Ext. 417 leo.smith@dailybreeze.com Fax 310-540-7581 E-mail features@dailybreeze.com Internet www.dailybreeze.com Mail 5215 Torrance Blvd. Torrance, CA 90503-4077 Enticed by creepy tales ...
Tennessee turns to rookie Young in effort to spark offense
Oct 01, 2006 ... Rookie quarterback Vince Young will make his first NFL start forthe Tennessee Titans today against the Dallas Cowboys. The first quarterback taken in this year's draft at No. 3 overall,Young had spot duty in the Titans' first two games. But the winlessTitans are 0-3 and hoping ...
Dynamo clinch playoff berth
Oct 01, 2006; ... Brian Ching's bicycle-kick shot in the 86th minute gave theHouston Dynamo a 1-0 victory over visiting D.C. United on Saturdaynight. Brad Davis and Paul Dalglish assisted on the play, on which Chingflipped upside down and kicked the ball into the net from 10 yardsout. The ...
PIRATE STATIONS STREAMING ON THE WEB
Oct 01, 2006 ... * www.humanrightsradio.net Started in 1987 by Mbanna Kantako,this radio station has FM transmitters in Springfield and Decatur,Ill., and Durham, N.C. It features reggae and old school music, aswell as plenty of political discourse about racial and economicdisparity and civil ...
[ Forecast for today: Mercury dips a toe into the Scorpion Sea -- a dangerous swimming hole for the communication planet. ... ]
Oct 01, 2006 ... Forecast for today: Mercury dips a toe into the Scorpion Sea -- adangerous swimming hole for the communication planet. Scorpio energy is stripped down, intensely honest and not adverseto a little pain. While our communication planet transits Scorpio, the truth mighthave a ...
[ ON TV... ]
Oct 01, 2006 ... ON TV Chargers (2-0) at Ravens (3-0), 10 a.m., Ch. 2, 1540 AM Preview: The Chargers are coming off a bye week, which gavequarterback Philip Rivers more time to get comfortable as thestarter. San Diego's ground game is a strength; tailbacks LaDainianTomlinson and Michael ...
Minivans are going through minisales
Oct 01, 2006; ... DETROIT -- Friends say her choice of vehicles makes her a typicalsuburban mom, but Jennifer Dionisio doesn't care what they think. She drives a light-blue 2004 Ford minivan because it's easy toload her three kids through the sliding doors. "I am who I am no matter what I ...
Israel finishes Lebanon withdrawal
Oct 01, 2006; ... MOSHAV ZARIT, Israel -- Israeli military officials said the armywithdrew the last of its troops from Lebanon early today, fulfillinga key condition of the cease-fire that ended a monthlong war withHezbollah guerrillas. The pullout ended a nearly three-month troop presence and ...
Oil imports help keep America's enemies in power
Oct 01, 2006 ... There are plenty of smart reasons why Americans should reducetheir reliance on foreign oil -- curbing air pollution is one. Butsuch arguments can be a bit of a tough sell. So now comes theclearest reason yet why this nation needs to break its addiction toforeign oil: Our oil habit ...
[ ATP Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia ... ]
Oct 01, 2006 ... ATP Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia At Circolo Tennis Palermo Palermo, Italy Purse: $413,000 (Intl. Series) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Semifinals Filippo Volandri (2), Italy, def. Nicolas Almagro (4), Spain, 6-0, 2-1, ...
Military funeral protest is 1st since law revoked
Oct 01, 2006; ... LONDON, Ky. -- Demonstrators squared off Saturday outside afuneral home where a service was being held for a solider, the firstsuch scene in Kentucky since a judge suspended a state law thatrequired a 300-foot buffer zone for protests at military funerals. Before the service, ...
[ WGC American Express Championship... ]
Oct 01, 2006 ... WGC American Express Championship At The Grove Chandler's Cross, England Purse: $7.5 million Yardage: 7,125; Par: 71 Third Round Tiger Woods 63-64-67 -- 194 -19 Adam Scott 67-68-65 -- 200 -13 Brett Quigley 70-64-67 -- 201 ...
UCLA's win won't erase uncertainty
Oct 01, 2006 ... Promises. Promises. A promise is a pledge, a vow to accomplish something. A promise also is an indication of what the future holds. UCLA junior strong safety Chris Horton stood up at the start ofthe week in the wake of UCLA's come-from-ahead loss at ...
STANDING OUT FROM CROWD
Oct 01, 2006; ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Maurice Drew has made a few changes sincetraining camp. The rookie running back cut his dreadlocks, shaved his eyebrowsand started to grow a Mohawk. He also moved from fifth to second onJacksonville's depth chart. "I want to be different," Drew said. "I ...
[ WESTERN CONFERENCE... ]
Oct 01, 2006 ... WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 6 2 0 12 29 22 Kings 4 1 1 9 24 16 Ducks 3 2 3 9 26 29 Dallas 3 4 0 6 22 25 Phoenix 3 4 0 6 12 19 Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 7 1 0 14 29 ...
Galaxy stay alive, keep Chivas from clinching
Oct 01, 2006; ... Don't put that nail in the Galaxy coffin just yet. The Galaxy kept their playoff hopes alive Saturday night, and indoing so handed Chivas USA its most lopsided loss of the season,beating the Goats, 3-0, in the Super Clasico at Home Depot Center. With two matches remaining, the ...
Survivors unlikely in Brazilian crash
Oct 01, 2006; ... BRASILIA, Brazil -- The air force helicopter pilots who spottedwhat was left of a jetliner that crashed in the dense Amazon rainforest found no way to land and no reason for hope. After apparently clipping a smaller plane, the airliner carrying155 people hurtled at 310 mph into ...
Air traveler data talks with EU fail
Oct 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON -- The United States and the European Union failed toreach a new deal on sharing air passenger data by Saturday'sdeadline, though officials said negotiations would continue. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said the failure toagree wouldn't disrupt ...
Harvick's victory moves him closer to Busch title
Oct 01, 2006; ... Thirty-one points, and five races left to earn them. Yeah, Kevin Harvick can probably manage that. Not much more than a few formalities stand between Harvick and hissecond NASCAR Busch Series championship, after he held off MattKenseth in a green-white-checkered shootout on ...
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Oct 01, 2006 ... Questions appear on Page A6. 1) Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward. 2) Chris Wallace.3) Martin Luther King Jr.-Drew Medical Center in Willowbrook. 4) The European team, which defeated the American golf squad, 18 1/2 to 9 1/2.5) Bert Lynn ...
'Eighty's On'
Oct 01, 2006; ... The red telephone on the captain's desk never rings. It shrieks. The noise hammers off the walls of the fire station. Guys talkingin the kitchen bolt from their chairs without finishing their words.Guys sleeping in the dorm rooms roll from their bunks and run. The siren means ...
Woods doesn't putter around
Oct 01, 2006; ... Tiger Woods was alone on the far end of the practice green whenthe sun set Saturday, his competition already gone in more ways thanone. He rapped three putts at a time, exasperated as each one slid bythe cup, listening to coach Hank Haney offer quiet instruction assome 500 fans ...
SCARING UP SOME FUN
Oct 01, 2006; ... First they put too much straw in one leg and forgot to put any inthe other. Then the frame broke and they had trouble getting the tophalf attached to the bottom. And the poor guy just kept shrinking. Making a scarecrow isn't easy, but for a group of South Bayfamilies Saturday, it ...
It's time for members of Congress to pay the piper
Oct 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON -- To move up the ladder in Congress, you must do morethan win votes. You are, quite literally, expected to pay your dues. If you are a rank-and-file member of the House, the amount is upto $100,000. If your ambitions are to preside over a powerfulcommittee, the duty is ...
Oregon shows it's a Pac-10 contender
Oct 01, 2006; ... TEMPE, Ariz. -- The 14th-ranked Oregon Ducks wanted to answercritics who called their controversial victory over Oklahoma twoweeks ago a fluke. Oregon did more than that in a 48-13 rout of Arizona State. On a95-degree afternoon in the desert, the Ducks (4-0, 2-0) also ...
Semantics gives education law a better grade
Oct 01, 2006 ... Common sense and conservatism, which are usually similar, said theNo Child Left Behind law, which vastly expanded the federalgovernment's supervision of education grades K through 12, wasproblematic for two reasons: A few of the 50 state governors are aptto be wise innovators, so let ...
ON THE BOOKSHELF
Oct 01, 2006 ... Reachus Today Editor Leo Smith 310-540-5511, Ext. 417 leo.smith@dailybreeze.com Fax 310-540-7581 E-mail features@dailybreeze.com Internet www.dailybreeze.com Mail 5215 Torrance Blvd. Torrance, CA 90503-4077 Night creams claim to ...
[ Oct. 1... ]
Oct 01, 2006 ... Oct. 1 1903 -- The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Pilgrims, 7-3, inthe first World Series game. Jimmy Sebring hits the first Serieshomer, Deacon Phillippe is the winning pitcher and Cy Young theloser. 1961 -- Roger Maris hits his 61st home run of the season, ...
Leader's role seems to suit Booty so far
Oct 01, 2006 ... PULLMAN, Wash. -- USC needs to look no further than the mostimportant spot on the field to find a leader. That was firmly established Saturday night in the Trojans' 28-22win over Washington State at Martin Stadium, where quarterback JohnDavid Booty time and again delivered his team ...
Nationally, food illness rates are at record lows
Oct 01, 2006; ... SAN FRANCISCO -- Despite the recent E. coli spinach outbreak, foodmay be safer now than at any other time in the past decade, withillness occurring at record-low rates, new federal statistics show. Consumers get part of the credit, for handling food more safely athome, but experts ...
USC looks out for No. 2
Oct 01, 2006; ... PULLMAN, Wash. -- Apparently, Washington State's cover-2 defensedoesn't refer to covering the USC player wearing No. 2. In a game in which everybody on the Palouse, not to mention theUSC sideline, was aware that Trojans receiver Steve Smith would be amarked man, Smith made his ...
Royals keep Tigers from clinching title
Oct 01, 2006; ... The Detroit Tigers know they are in the playoffs no matter whathappens today. That's why Manager Jim Leyland wasn't going to dwell on Saturday's9-6 loss to the visiting Kansas City Royals. He was even able to jokeabout the Tigers missing a chance to clinch the AL ...
Padres go to Wells to win the clincher
Oct 01, 2006; ... The Padres are in the postseason for the second year in a row,thanks to David Wells' first victory since he was traded to San Diegoa month ago. The 43-year-old left-hander, who missed his previous start withgout in his right foot, threw six scoreless innings and Mike Cameronhit a ...
Chadwick unbeaten, but scored on
Oct 01, 2006; ... Despite holding a 30-0 lead, Chadwick got hit hard in the gutSaturday when visiting Bloomington Christian got on the scoreboard. Chadwick saw its three-game shutout streak end in the earlyminutes of the third quarter when Bloomington Christian's CoreySandoval found an opening to ...
Controversial campaign labels HIV a 'gay disease'
Oct 01, 2006; ... One of Southern California's most influential gay institutions haslaunched a controversial ad campaign that describes HIV as a "gaydisease." The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's departure from 20 years ofcountering the idea of AIDS as a gay plague is designed to reach gaymen who have ...
[ * Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote his famous poem "Kubla Khan" while high on opium. He never finished it because a visitor knocked on the door and interrupted his creative reverie.... ]
Oct 01, 2006 ... * Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote his famous poem "Kubla Khan" whilehigh on opium. He never finished it because a visitor knocked on thedoor and interrupted his creative reverie. * The word "buffalo" comes from the Latin "bubalus," meaning "wildox." American buffalo are technically ...
Make tapes public, Angelides demands
Oct 01, 2006; ... SACRAMENTO -- Democratic candidate for governor Phil Angelides hasdemanded his rival, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, immediately makepublic some four hours of recordings of private conversations in thegovernor's office, suggesting he could otherwise release them on hisown. The ...
New breed of lawyer gives every dog its day in court
Oct 01, 2006; ... Gardening columnist Meredith Grenier is on vacation.For pigeons in New York City, Bobby, Bertha and Sparkyhad it pretty good. After being injured in Central Park, each was rescued by GelaKline and Al Streit -- founders of a group called Pigeon People --and given a home in ...
[ MANHATTAN BEACH... ]
Oct 01, 2006 ... MANHATTAN BEACH Teachers will get to study books Hoping to avoid the mistrust that fueled tense negotiations inthe past, Manhattan Beach Unified School District will inviteteachers into its upcoming budget talks for a firsthand look at thebooks, officials said. Such ...
American who ran illegal Afghan prison is released
Oct 01, 2006; ... KABUL, Afghanistan -- An American was released from an Afghanprison and flown out of the country Saturday after serving more thantwo years for running an illegal prison as part of a freelance huntfor terrorists, officials said. Court documents filed Friday in Washington, D.C., show ...
[ USC SURVIVES SCARE; UCLA ROLLS... ]
Oct 01, 2006 ... USC SURVIVES SCARE; UCLA ROLLS The third-ranked Trojans get a career game from wide receiverSteve Smith and hold ...
[ DODGERS CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTH... ]
Oct 01, 2006 ... DODGERS CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTH Greg Maddux pitches L.A. to a 4-2 win at San Francisco ...
Report: Grimsley implicated Clemens
Oct 01, 2006 ... By The Associated Press Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Miguel Tejada were among theplayers that Jason Grimsley accused of using performance-enhancingdrugs, according to a federal agent's affidavit, the Los AngelesTimes reported Saturday on its Web site. The agent for ...
Hasselbeck faces tough challenge from Bears
Oct 01, 2006; ... LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Matt Hasselbeck wanted no part of it. Whywould any quarterback want to face the NFL's stingiest defense? It shouldn't come as a surprise, then, that he shed no tears whenthe Carolina Panthers knocked the Chicago Bears out of the playoffslast season. A week ...
Campaign for top insurance post is tight
Oct 01, 2006; ... SACRAMENTO -- A political newcomer seeking his first electedoffice faces a familiar figure admittedly nearing the end of hispolitical career in this year's campaign for the open state insurancecommissioner's seat. Republican Steve Poizner or Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz ...
Tech pulls out victory over A&M
Oct 01, 2006; ... Graham Harrell threw three touchdown passes to Robert Johnson,including the game-winner with 26 seconds left, and Texas Tech beatTexas A&M, 31-27, on Saturday. Harrell finished 32-for-45 for 392 yards, shredding A&M's sixth-ranked pass defense most of the game. The Aggies were ...
[ AMERICAN CONFERENCE... ]
Oct 01, 2006 ... AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 2 1 0 .667 50 51 N.Y. Jets 2 1 0 .667 68 60 Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 53 53 Miami 1 2 0 .333 36 54 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 3 0 0 1.000 90 59 Jacksonville 2 1 0 ...
Mom says she'll keep fighting deportation
Oct 01, 2006; ... CHICAGO -- An immigration activist who took refuge in a churchafter the government ordered her deported to Mexico said Saturday shewill remain holed up there, even though a federal judge dismissed alawsuit filed on her behalf. The lawsuit against the government had contended that ...
700-mile fence key to securing southern border
Oct 01, 2006 ... America warmly welcomes newcomers -- but through the front gate,not over the fence. A proposed 700-mile, high-tech barrier along thesouthern U.S. border is not the last word on border security. But itis an integral part of a comprehensive security solution. ... HR 6061 would ...
Charges are weighed in Foley scandal
Oct 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON -- A spokesman for the Florida Department of LawEnforcement confirmed late Saturday that the agency is currentlydeciding whether to press charges against former Rep. Mark Foley, whohastily resigned from office Friday. "We will be discussing this matter with the FBI in an ...
Chief takes steady aim at troubles
Oct 01, 2006; ... Greg Savelli has spent years restoring an old house in PalmDesert. As the new chief of Hermosa Beach Police Department, he can reachthe property more quickly now than when he worked in CentralCalifornia. Slowly and steadily, it will get done. And that attitude seems ...
Mira Costa controls tournament final
Oct 01, 2006; ... Mira Costa cruised to a 15-2 win over Rancho Bernardo to win the37th annual Henry Stuart South Bay Water Polo Tournament at ElSegundo on Saturday. The Mustangs (9-2) dominated from the beginning, scoring nineunanswered goals in the first half. "I think our guys came in ...
Jackson gives ECC offense a jumpstart
Oct 01, 2006; ... Quarterback Boo Jackson made his first junior college start amemorable one. Jackson, a freshman who was tabbed as the new starter this week,passed for 339 yards and engineered two fourth-quarter touchdowndrives that erased a 10-point deficit and led El Camino to a 24-14Mission ...
[ SPORTSSection... ]
Oct 01, 2006 ... SPORTSSection DGolf D3 Horse racing D2, D13 Motorsports D3 NHL D2 Scoreboard D12-D13 Tennis D2 FinditReachusSportsdesk 310-540-4201 E-mail sports@dailybreeze.com Internet www.dailybreeze.comMail 5215 Torrance ...
[ Summary... ]
Oct 01, 2006 ... Summary UCLA 31, Stanford 0 Stanford 0 0 0 0 -- 0 UCLA 7 0 0 0 -- 31 First quarter UCLA -- McNeal 12 blocked punt return (Medlock kick), 10:23. UCLA7, Stanford 0. Third quarter UCLA -- Moline 2 run (Medlock kick), 2:45. Drive: 10 plays, ...
State to keep its votes . . . for now
Oct 01, 2006; ... SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill Saturdaythat would have given California's electoral votes in presidentialelections to the winner of the national popular vote, rather than thecandidate who captured the state. Rushing to beat a midnight bill-signing deadline, ...
[ FICTION... ]
Oct 01, 2006 ... FICTION 1. The Thirteenth Tale Diane Setterfield 2. The Book of Fate Brad Meltzer 3. The Mephisto Club Tess Gerritsen 4. Rise and Shine Anna Quindlen 5. Judge & Jury James Patterson and Andrew Gross 6. Dark Celebration Christine Feehan 7 ....
Cazares beats Dieppa in their title fight rematch
Oct 01, 2006; ... CAGUAS, Puerto Rico -- Mexican Hugo Cazares defeated Nelson Dieppaby technical knockout in the 10th round for his fourth successfuldefense of the WBO light flyweight title Saturday at Hector SolaBezares Coliseum. In a championship fight rematch, Cazares dropped Dieppa in ...
Freeway crash kills woman
Oct 01, 2006; ... A 60-year-old woman was killed Saturday after she was thrown froma car on the southbound Pasadena (110) Freeway near Chinatown when amini-van rear-ended the car she was riding in, CHP officers said. The hit-and-run near Hill Street was reported at 4:40 a.m.,according to a ...
3 infrastructure bonds worthy of support
Oct 01, 2006 ... In January, when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger laid out his grandplans to rebuild California's long-neglected infrastructure toprepare the state for the economic and quality-of-life challenges itfaced in the 21st century, we were enthusiastic. Financing was aconcern. Infrastructure bonds ...
[ Today is Sunday, Oct. 1, the 274th day of 2006. There are 91 days left in the year. The Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, begins at sunset.... ]
Oct 01, 2006 ... Today is Sunday, Oct. 1, the 274th day of 2006. There are 91 daysleft in the year. The Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, begins atsunset. Highlights in history: On Oct. 1, 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile tothe market. In 1800, Spain ceded ...
[ Each week, The Gas Guy cruises the South Bay in search of the latest gas prices and trends. We've randomly selected a mix of 29 stations serving the South Bay. Below are the prices he found Friday morning.The Gas Guy says:... ]
Oct 01, 2006 ... Each week, The Gas Guy cruises the South Bay in search of thelatest gas prices and trends. We've randomly selected a mix of 29stations serving the South Bay. Below are the prices he found Fridaymorning.The Gas Guy says: "The South Bay ...