It could always be worse, of course. Medi-Cal is a federally funded, state-run health plan for the poor.The company was never charged in court, and its attorney said Friday that the accusations stemmed from lack of proper paperwork, not fraud.”Beverly raised the issue of proper documentation itself with the government,” attorney Russell Hayman said. In it, Weller appeared contrite and apologized for hurting “those poor, poor people.” He said he had tried everything he could think of to stop the car, but could not.Shoppers and market workers said Weller repeatedly revved the engine as he passed through the market — suggesting he was moving his foot on and off the accelerator — and that he appeared to steer to avoid vehicles parked on each side of the road. At the moment, they can claim more NCAA tournament victories than Texas, Alabama, Louisiana State, Pittsburgh, UCLA, Kansas, Syracuse and Iowa over the last 12 months.The dream will end Sunday against top-seeded Memphis, even though Memphis Coach John Calipari said, “Believe me, I’m scared to death about this one.” (Keep in mind, the day before, Calipari said Marcus Camby was one of the 10 greatest players in college basketball history).Look at it this way: At least the Bucknell kids can get back to studying.*J.A Adande can be reached at j.a.adande To read more by Adande, go to latimes.com/adandeblog.. 11 UCLA on Thursday.The Bruins held Stanford’s Matt Haryasz, Dan Grunfeld and Chris Hernandez to a total of 27 points, 17 points below their collective average. Then it sheds the hair and starts over.Each day, we lose about 100 hairs this way. The FDA let the matter drop after the company sent a letter saying it had fixed the problem.

Rounding out the bill is Robert Wise’s sharp 1959 robbery tale “Odds Against Tomorrow,” starring Robert Ryan, Harry Belafonte, Ed Begley, Shelley Winters and Gloria Grahame.Jack Palance headlines 1955’s “The Big Knife,” screening April 14. CHAPTER 11 of Gabriel Josipovici’s ambitious, frustrating, intricate puzzle of a novel, “Goldberg: Variations,” consists solely of a description of a storeroom — or maybe a painting of a storeroom — containing 11 objects: Two books, a round box, seven bottles and jars (sitting on shelves and hanging from hooks) and a piece of fruit. He took his stories from bars, from the boxing ring or racetrack, from blue-collar experience, from domestic life, from the courtroom and the backyard as well. Rumsfeld took polite but pointed questions Saturday from the wives of soldiers from an Alaska-based Army unit whose yearlong tour in Iraq has been extended by as much as four months, a decision that has angered and disappointed many of the families.About 700 family members met with Rumsfeld at a gym at Ft Wainwright, where the 172nd Stryker Brigade is based. Iraqi doctors and the local human rights organization have pointed to scores of burned corpses as evidence.But there’s been no independent verification U.S.

Ramallah, West Bank IT IS EVIDENTLY difficult to scrub off the sticker that is glued onto the front window. He also became a test pilot for the Israeli Air Force.He continued to fly until the early 1990s, when he suffered a stroke, but he took as few commercial flights as possible because he considered the aircraft too dangerous.Goodlin is survived by his wife, Aila Kaarina Vainio, a brother and a sister.. Drew homered and scored three runs, James Loney hit his first major league home run, and Brad Penny set a career high with his 15th victory, pitching five shutout innings before the Rockies shelled him in the sixth.Mark Hendrickson pitched the eighth inning, in his first relief appearance in four years. The total cost, including materials and labor? “Between $400 and $2,000, depending on how elaborate you want it,” says Ed Jaunzemis, owner of Moderustic, a Rancho Cucamonga company that makes and sells fire pit equipment (www.moderustic.com).A contractor can help you realize your ideas, Jaunzemis says, whether you want a simple stucco structure with fake logs inside or an elaborate number made of glass brick and detailed with colored glass stones, a water element and fancy lighting.Location: A fire pit can be sited at the far reaches of a garden, or it can be placed just outside a door, as an extension of the house. “The threat of a Category 3 storm hitting anywhere between Corpus Christi, Texas, and Pascagoula, Miss., could be enough to send prices soaring.”Phil Flynn, vice president and senior market analyst for Alaron Trading Corp., said he expected demand for gasoline to remain strong throughout the summer, pushing against supplies despite indications of pressures on Americans’ buying power.”I think people will be amazed at how strong the demand will be,” Flynn said.

“Hurricane Rita has compounded Louisiana’s pain.”The hurricane’s fraying core roared ashore before dawn. She is also executive director of the Godless Americans PAC, and meets with politicians to build awareness and support for church-state separation legislation. “Texas was the first choice.”Mailer will donate $250,000 to help cover cataloging costs, university officials said.It will take years to fully archive the collection, which includes letters and photographs dating to the 1930s; videos and audiotapes of Mailer’s television appearances; contracts and royalty statements; and newspaper clippings documenting Mailer’s 1969 bid to become mayor of New York. Casey recalled sobbing as she washed Anna for the first time, holding her awkwardly under the shower, terrified that she would hurt her.

“This is a project that has to aid in the process of the integration of Latin America toward diversity and pluralism, in every sense — the cultural diversity, the ethnic diversity, the diversity of opinions,” says Aharonian, who has lived in Venezuela for the last 19 years.In less regionally stressed-out times, Telesur might have drawn scant attention beyond Venezuela and its closest neighbors. So, for the next few hours, the plane flew back and forth over the coast as the crew consulted JetBlue headquarters and formulated a plan.At the same time, the severity of the situation began to grow on passengers, some of whom had settled into sleep after takeoff. He was 77.Lawton, a former journalist and retired lecturer and management-services officer at UC Riverside, died Nov. A box of 48 chocolates is $42.Although Ethel’s, with its pink and chocolate-brown decor, clearly is targeted to women, it attracts its share of male customers too.”I hear they have a really good fondue, so we’re here to have a chocolately good lunch,” said Archie Reyes, eating with friends, both male and female, at the Armitage Avenue location.”I’m like a girl when it comes to chocolate.”. For 12 years, public artwork near the Baldwin Park Metrolink station never caused a stir.But when a Ventura-based group that opposes illegal immigration got wind of what was inscribed on the artwork this month, they organized a protest that garnered attention when it was announced on the “John & Ken Show” on KFI-AM (640).By Saturday, activists on both sides of the immigration issue mobilized, resulting in a sometimes chaotic confrontation in the San Gabriel Valley community.Members of Save Our State, a 7-month-old organization, say they are offended by “anti-American” inscriptions that read, “It was better before they came” and “This land was Mexican once, was Indian always and is, and will be again” on the 20-foot-high arch.”I find it incredibly offensive,” said Joseph Turner, the group’s executive director The quotation “is seditious in nature.