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DAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | SPORTS | BUSINESS | ENTERTAINMENT | OPINIONS | SEARCH | INFO     Today's Stories Gridlock for HOV lanes? Transit experts concerned about impact of new hybrid-vehicle law Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law on Thursday a measure that could let thousands of solo-occupant hybrid-vehicle drivers use the car-pool lanes, but experts warned that HOV lanes already nearly full in rush hours in the Los Angeles region and the extra traffic could jam up. ...[MORE] Bush, Allawi pledge elections will go ahead WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Ayad Allawi of Iraq vowed in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday that Iraq would hold free elections as scheduled in January, even though Bush acknowledged the "persistent violence" in some parts of the country and Allawi conceded that the elections "may not be perfect." ...[MORE] Phone rates will go higher SAN FRANCISCO -- SBC Communications Inc. won the right on Thursday to charge its rivals an additional 19 percent to use its local phone network in a contentious decision that upset almost everyone involved. ...[MORE] • LAPD official sets off alert • Dogs might have nose for sniffing out cancer • Nuez relents on licenses • Angeles Forest pot farm busted Dennis McCarthy Dennis McCarthy: All kids really need is room and board The way Marianne Davis sees it, opening her Encino home to high school foreign exchange students for the past 10 years is her chance to give something back, and let the rest of the world know how great this country is....[MORE] • L.A. feast brings home touch of Italy • Dennis McCarthy: Dollars from heaven Dennis McCarthy Rick Orlov's Tipoff Rick Orlov: Hahn, Parks and Villaraigosa make nice, for a while It's good to be a kingmaker. Just ask Bill Wardlaw, the man credited with masterminding the election of the city's last two mayors. ...[MORE] • Rick Orlov: Council incumbents far ahead in race for campaign funds Rick Orlov's Tipoff     Information Copyright � 2004 Los Angeles Daily News Los Angeles Newspaper Group Feedback This is a send-only address, replies will be ignored. Please use the links below for assistance. E-Mail services provided by    You are subscribed to Los Angeles Daily News as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change your address or preferences, add or delete newsletters, or unsubscribe