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Early voters line up outside the registrar's office Wednesday.

By Jennifer Oldham and Ruben Vives

Thousands of voters may not receive their ballots soon enough to mail them back and will have to drop them off in person instead.

• Candidates aim for swing states in homestretch

BLOG: Obama ad drew 21.7% share in top markets

Muscled off medians, fitness buffs fight back

By Martha Groves

Complaints from Santa Monica residents along Adelaide Drive about exercisers prompted a crackdown.

U.S. economy contracts on weak spending

By Maura Reynolds

Consumers cut back by the most in 28 years and the GDP shrinks by 0.3% in the third quarter.

• Another gyrating session on Wall St.

• Exxon posts record profit

Afghan suicide bombing kills 3 | Photos

33 killed in series of blasts in India | Photos

Newborn baby found dead in Crenshaw area

Gay married couples may face legal limbo

Legal error may split parents, disabled child

More than 1,000 UCLA patient records accessed

Part 5 of 7: Luck changes for cop and gangster pals

Blog: Beatles music to be in new 'Rock Band' game

Lakers, Andrew Bynum
agree to four-year deal

OPINION »

Floating to save a river

By Heather Wylie

An Army Corps of Engineers biologist may face dismissal for trying to show that the L.A. River is navigable.

Dust-Up: Should California get out of the marriage-licensing business?

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'Art and Technology':
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NEW MUSIC BLOG: POP & HISS

TECH BLOG: TECHNOLOGY

NEW SPORTS BLOG: FABULOUS FORUM

PETS & ANIMALS: L.A. UNLEASHED

AUTOS: UP TO SPEED

MIDEAST: BABYLON & BEYOND

LATIN AMERICA: LA PLAZA

L.A. HISTORY: THE DAILY MIRROR

CRIME: THE HOMICIDE REPORT

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•	Mail ballot backlog poses problems for L.A. County voters

•	Fitness buffs fight back after being muscled out of Santa Monica neighborhood

•	Corruption case begins for former Orange County sheriff

Sports »

•	Lakers, Andrew Bynum agree to four-year deal

•	Lakers win another romp

•	Lakers look unstoppable so far

Business »

•	GDP down 0.3% as consumers get thrifty

•	Stock prices swing up and down as investors seek direction

•	Exxon Mobil posts biggest US quarterly profit ever

World »

•	Chinese want a piece of movie 'Action!'

•	Suicide bombing in fortified Afghanistan government building kills 3

•	Bombs kill at least 33 in India's Assam state

National »

•	New NASA capsule Orion resembles Apollo

•	College tuition could rise sharply, officials warn

•	End of daylight saving time is good for the heart

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•	P. Cameron DeVore dies at 76; a pioneering attorney in the field of media law

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PASSINGS

•	Milton Katselas dies at 75; acting teacher and director

Food

This Day of the Dead feast is one spirited affair. Save room for the pan de muerto. Video

The Guide

Where to find the best parties on Halloween night. Video: The Playboy Haunted Mansion

Travel

Why passengers only enter airplanes through the front door.

METROMIX.COM

Halloween costume guide: Costumes that'll get you beat up, high-fived and hit on (in no particular order)

Autos

Legit at last -- the Nissan 370Z. Up to Speed

HEALTH

Salt and blood pressure: new concerns raised. Discuss

DVD

'Journey to the Center of the Earth' re-creates the 3-D experience at home.

Real Estate

Zen and the art of foreclosure: Surfer Leo Nordine is L.A.'s "king of foreclosures" Photos | Video

Home

Over-the-top Halloween homes. Video

Image

A new generation claims Polynesian pop. Photos

Books

David Thomson's latest film book gives readers 1,000 movies in 1,000 pages. Sunday Books

Odd News

World's heaviest man marries in Mexico. Photos | Odd in photos

Arts & Culture

A list of 1,000 artworks to see before you die--do you agree with the choices?

Photography

Staff and global photos for the week of Oct 12 - Oct. 18 World in Photos | Day in Photos | Regional Photos

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Kevin Smith on 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' (and his weight)

"I broke a toilet. That's how heavy I am."
Photos: Smith vs. Apatow

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