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LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Times will stop publishing its East Coast print edition by the end of the year, and will instead try to reach readers in Washington, D.C., and New York with electronic versions of the newspaper.

The Times, owned by Chicago-based Tribune Co., prints a pared-down version of its paper in Baltimore and distributes copies, many of which are complimentary, in Washington and New York. Newsstands in those cities have sold the paper on a limited basis.

The paper would not disclose how many copies it prints or whether the venture is profitable.

No staff cuts are expected as a result of the decision to stop the East Coast edition at the end of the year, according to Times spokeswoman Martha Goldstein.

The edition was started in 1992 and briefly ceased publication in 1995.

"The aim of the edition was to get our journalism in front of key audiences in Washington, D.C., and New York," Goldstein said. "Since then, other electronic means of reaching East Coast readers have become more plentiful and of higher quality."

In addition to its Web site, Goldstein said the paper is exploring other options for delivering news to its East Coast audience, including an electronic edition of the print version that could be printed by each recipient.

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