Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Dillow In Iraq: Turning Bad Karmah To Good Karmah (OCR)
Terrible things have happened at this natural 'choke point' of insurgent activity.

Editorial: Intrusion Into Marriage Should Be Even-Handed (OCR)
Revoking same-sex couples' right to marry doesn't belong in the state constitution.

Is Incumbent A Carpetbagger? Challenger Sics DA On Case (OCR)
Glenn Acosta alleges MWDOC incumbent Ergun Bakall doesn't live in Orange County.

Huntington Planners OK Mixed-Use Project With Triple Code Density (OCR)
City leaders ask developer to significantly decrease number of apartments per acre.

Prosecutors Want 'Self-Serving' Remarks Out Of Ex-Sheriff's Case (OCR)
Federal officials ask judge to keep some of former Sheriff Mike Carona's secretly recorded comments from jury.

Santa Ana Unified Gets $3.9 Million For Struggling Schools (OCR)
39 of the district's 55 campuses have missed federal performance goals for two years.

House Rejection Of Bailout Bill Stirs Emotions In Rep. Rohrabacher's District (LAT)
The vote's outcome angers some constituents of the staunch conservative but is a relief to others.

Newport Revising Zoning Code With Public Input (DP)
The city is rewriting its zoning code in conjunction with its General Plan, which was revised in 2006, and the Coastal Land Use Plan.

NB, CM Unite For Talks On Airports (DP)
Newport-Mesa officials hear which residents may be into flying from other airports to help soothe traffic at John Wayne.

School District Briefly Bans Vampire Book From Middle Schools (OCR)
Ban initiated Friday labels popular vampire story as being age inappropriate, but district reinstates series four days later without explanation.