What happened on February 13, 2000

NEWS

BOOKS

The Killing Fields By Benjamin Schwarz, Benjamin Schwarz is a contributing writer to Book Review and a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly. He is the recipient of the 1999 Nona Balakian award for criticism, given annually by the National Book Critics Circle for excellence in reviewing
The Killing Fields By David Rieff, David Rieff is the author of several books, including "Slaughterhouse: Bosnia and the Failure of the West," and is co-editor of "Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know."
Angola (Louisiana) FOR ERNEST GAINES By Michael S. Harper
The Lovesong of Emmett Till By Anthony Walton
Riders of the Polish Sage By Jaroslaw Anders, Jaroslaw Anders is a Polish writer and translator who lives and works in Washington, D.C
The Stone of Destiny By Neal Ascherson, Neal Ascherson is the author of "The King Incorporated: Leopold the Second in the Age of Trusts" and "Black Sea," which received the 1996 L.A. Times Book Prize in history
First Fiction By Mark Rozzo
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
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ENTERTAINMENT

Far From a Country Club Type By Robert Hilburn
Speak Softly and Carry a Big Script By Robert W. Welkos, Robert W. Welkos is a Times staff writer
Building on Street Smarts By Nicolai Ouroussoff, Nicolai Ouroussoff is The Times' architecture critic
The Photo, Redeveloped By Hunter Drohojowska-philp, Hunter Drohojowska-Philp is a regular contributor to Calendar
A Long Way From Paris to L.A. By Kristin Hohenadel, Kristin Hohenadel is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Television, as You Like It By Brian Lowry, Brian Lowry is a Times staff writer. His column about the television industry appears Tuesdays
At Awards, Animation Gets the Brush-Off By Charles Solomon, Charles Solomon writes regularly about animation for The Times and other publications
Vanity Projects By Kathleen Craughwell
A Greatly Exaggerated Demise By Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
Beverly Hills Troupe Fights for 'Existence' By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is The Times' theater writer
Dancing as Smart as They Can By Jennifer Fisher, Jennifer Fisher is a regular contributor to Calendar
Projecting the Past Onto the Present By Leah Ollman, Leah Ollman is a frequent contributor to Calendar
California Dreamin' With a Cosmic Connection By Natalie Nichols, Natalie Nichols is a regular contributor to Calendar
Jaguares Go on the Prowl By Alisa Valdes-rodriguez, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is a Times staff writer
Magic Johnson Gives His Label an Assist By Steve Hochman
Small Faces
Key Notes in the Genesis of Afro-Cuban Jazz Sound By Don Heckman, Don Heckman is The Times' jazz writer

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

Too Close for Justice By Joe Domanick, Joe Domanick is author of "To Protect and to Serve: LAPD's Century of War in the City of Dreams."
A 'Tax-and-Credit' Budget Shortchanges the Public By Jacob S. Hacker, Jacob S. Hacker is a fellow at the New America Foundation and author of "The Road to Nowhere: The Genesis of President Clinton's Plan for Health Security."
Promise Leads Barak Into a Trap By Yossi Melman, Yossi Melman is an Israeli author and journalist with the daily Ha'aretz specializing in intelligence and security affairs
Stealing George II's Message By Robert G. Beckel, Robert G. Beckel, a political analyst, served as campaign manager for Walter F. Mondale in 1984
Bush, Run a Smarter Race By Edward J. Rollins, Edward J. Rollins, a political consultant, served as White House political director from 1981 to 1985, and as campaign manager for Ronald Reagan in 1984
Another Casualty of the Information Age: Secrets By David Wise, David Wise is the author of "Cassidy's Run: The Secret Spy War Over Nerve Gas."
A Presidential Agenda
Tainted Verdicts Leave Evidence Debased and Courts Sullied By Myrna S. Raeder, Myrna S. Raeder teaches at Southwestern University School of Law and is the immediate past chair of the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Assn
This Is No Time to Be Refighting the Battles of Charter Reform By Erwin Chemerinsky and George David Kieffer, Erwin Chemerinsky was chair of the Elected Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission. George David Kieffer was chair of the Appointed Charter Reform Commission
This Year, Videos for Valentine's Day By Joseph H. Cooper, Joseph H. Cooper teaches writing at Quinnipiac College School of Law in Hamden, Conn
McCain: 'Manliness' Is What Matters Most By Anne Taylor Fleming, Anne Taylor Fleming is an essayist on "The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer."
Broadcast Diversity Means More Than Just Numbers By Susan Anderson, Susan Anderson has written for LA Weekly and The Nation
Rosalind Stewart By Molly Selvin, Molly Selvin is an editorial writer for The Times
A 'Lost Generation,' Both Now and to Come By Raymundo Riva Palacio, Raymundo Riva Palacio is the editor of the daily newspaper Milenio
Solis Challenges the Democrats' Seniority System By Marc Haefele, Marc Haefele is a staff writer and columnist for LA Weekly

REAL ESTATE

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MAGAZINE

TRAVEL

What happened on February 13, 2000

NEWS

Too Close for Justice By Debra J. Hotaling

We Are Strong, We Are Invincible, We Are Women Who Want Flowers By Sandy Banks

Safe Cyber-Dating By Mimi Avins

Dates That Click By Mimi Avins, TIMES STAFF WRITER

When the Honeymoon Suite Turns Into an All-Night Hospitality Suite By Vicki Iovine

Where Work and Love Intersect By Jeannine Stein, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Flummoxed by the Web? Traditional Matchmakers Still Abound By Mimi Avins, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Making Paste By Judith Ross Enderle and Stephanie Jacob Gordon, Judith Ross Enderle and Stephanie Jacob Gordon have written more than 50 books for young people. Their newest, "Something's Happening on Calabash Street," will be published in May by Chronicle Books

Former Black Americans Now 'Hebrew Israelites' By Natalie Y. Moore, ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina: Going Its Own Way, as Ever By Allen G. Breed, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Play Puts Pregnant Teens, Older Men in Spotlight By Vicki Smith, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Civilian Killings by S. Korean Forces in Vietnam Reported From Associated Press

Marrying Judge Lives Up to His Generous Name By Rob Maaddi, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Better SOS Devised for Avalanches By Chris Grygiel, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colorado Ski Areas Float Idea of Gondola Transport By Robert Weller, ASSOCIATED PRESS

He's Driven to Predict Traffic Jams By James Pilcher, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Zoos Putting Polar Bear Boredom on Ice By John Seewer, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Memories as Strong as Bricks and Mortar By Ted Anthony, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Exercise Shown to Improve Insulin Resistance Syndrome By Ira Dreyfuss, ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Endless Summer? Not for Children in Year-Round School By Jerry Schwartz, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vermont's Quiet Memorial to 'Bill W.' By Anne Wallace Allen, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Former Egyptian Royals Seek Return of Palace, Land By Bassem Mroue, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cape Cod Considers Communal Farm for Homeless By Pamela Ferdinand, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON POST

Back-Country Rescues Strain Colorado Counties By Judith Kohler, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chew on This: There's a Town Called Gnaw Bone By Rex W. Huppke, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Flemish Bloc Seeks Repeat of Far-Right Feat in Austria By John-thor Dahlburg, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A New Calling for the Brash Mayor of N.Y. By Josh Getlin, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Bush Hammers Home His Retooled Strategy in S.C. By Doyle Mcmanus, TIMES WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF

Monks Ensure Past's Future by Saving Medieval Scripts By Stephanie Simon, TIMES STAFF WRITER

2 Officers Allegedly Gave Drugs to Informant By Scott Glover and Matt Lait, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Rampart Probe Is Dividing Local Leaders By Jim Newton, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Medical Miracles or Misguided Media? By David Shaw, TIMES STAFF WRITER

'Peanuts' Comic Creator Charles Schulz Dies at 77 From Associated Press

A Body Slam for the Reform Party By Mike Downey

Chechens Play Hit-and-Run as Russian Troops Try to Dig In From Associated Press

N. Ireland Sees Chance for Peace Despite Collapse of Government By Marjorie Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Cyanide Spill Eliminates Marine Life in Europe's Tisa River Associated Press

Syria's Reported Crackdown on Militants Seen as Warning to Foes of Peace Talks By John Daniszewski, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Britain Seeking Takers for Afghans Asking for Asylum Reuters

At Least 23 People Are Killed in Indian Election Violence From Associated Press

New Firestorm Erupts Over Vermont's Domestic Partner Plan By Elizabeth Mehren, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Clinton Asks for Broader Family Leave From Associated Press

Judge OKs Use of Lethal Injection From Times Wire Reports

Call for Ban on Death Penalty Grows at ABA By Richard Carelli, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Endeavour Begins Mapping the Earth From Times Wire Reports

Gore, Bradley Trade Bitter Barbs in California By James Gerstenzang and Matea Gold, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Reform Party Chairman Dumped From the Washington Post

A Case Study in How a Story Can Set Off a Frenzy By David Shaw, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Number of Jets With Mechanism Problems Rises to 19 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Feinstein Calls for Action on Social Ills By Greg Krikorian and Amy Pyle, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Talk of Building a Governor's Mansion Dusts Off Old Debate By Julie Tamaki, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Agency to Address Border Health Issues By Ken Ellingwood, TIMES STAFF WRITER

'Ackroyd' Reunites Suchet and Poirot By Susan King, TIMES STAFF WRITER

BOOKS

The Killing Fields By Benjamin Schwarz, Benjamin Schwarz is a contributing writer to Book Review and a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly. He is the recipient of the 1999 Nona Balakian award for criticism, given annually by the National Book Critics Circle for excellence in reviewing

The Killing Fields By David Rieff, David Rieff is the author of several books, including "Slaughterhouse: Bosnia and the Failure of the West," and is co-editor of "Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know."

Riders of the Polish Sage By Jaroslaw Anders, Jaroslaw Anders is a Polish writer and translator who lives and works in Washington, D.C

The Stone of Destiny By Neal Ascherson, Neal Ascherson is the author of "The King Incorporated: Leopold the Second in the Age of Trusts" and "Black Sea," which received the 1996 L.A. Times Book Prize in history

First Fiction By Mark Rozzo

Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds

ENTERTAINMENT

Far From a Country Club Type By Robert Hilburn

Speak Softly and Carry a Big Script By Robert W. Welkos, Robert W. Welkos is a Times staff writer

Building on Street Smarts By Nicolai Ouroussoff, Nicolai Ouroussoff is The Times' architecture critic

The Photo, Redeveloped By Hunter Drohojowska-philp, Hunter Drohojowska-Philp is a regular contributor to Calendar

A Long Way From Paris to L.A. By Kristin Hohenadel, Kristin Hohenadel is a frequent contributor to Calendar

Television, as You Like It By Brian Lowry, Brian Lowry is a Times staff writer. His column about the television industry appears Tuesdays

At Awards, Animation Gets the Brush-Off By Charles Solomon, Charles Solomon writes regularly about animation for The Times and other publications

Vanity Projects By Kathleen Craughwell

A Greatly Exaggerated Demise By Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar

Beverly Hills Troupe Fights for 'Existence' By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is The Times' theater writer

Dancing as Smart as They Can By Jennifer Fisher, Jennifer Fisher is a regular contributor to Calendar

Projecting the Past Onto the Present By Leah Ollman, Leah Ollman is a frequent contributor to Calendar

California Dreamin' With a Cosmic Connection By Natalie Nichols, Natalie Nichols is a regular contributor to Calendar

Jaguares Go on the Prowl By Alisa Valdes-rodriguez, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is a Times staff writer

Magic Johnson Gives His Label an Assist By Steve Hochman

Key Notes in the Genesis of Afro-Cuban Jazz Sound By Don Heckman, Don Heckman is The Times' jazz writer

BUSINESS