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What happened on August 23, 2001
ENTERTAINMENT
Now This Is Reality TV SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mike Post, the Angst-Free Composer SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It's a Different Breed of Cat KASTLE WASERMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Galaxy Not So Far Away KEVIN THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Series
Noon & 3 pm: Theater
BEST BETS Friday 8/24
BEST BETS Friday 8/24
Pop Albums
Last Chance: Ends This Weekend
BEST BETS Thursday 8/23
More Ice, Please, in New Comedy DARYL H. MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Video
Pop Date Book Geoff Boucher
Plan Ahead: Next Weekend
Reason to Pass On Valets; a Season of Closings ANGELA PETTERA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
What's New
Itinerary: Old Los Angeles ROBIN RAUZI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Exclusively Weill PHILIP BRANDES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Loud, Good-Looking and Sometimes Tasty MARTIN BOOE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Pooh Wanders, Finds Wonders LYNNE HEFFLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Out of Town: New York
7:30 pm: Pop Music
Seeking Another Term in 'The West Wing' Reuters
BEST BETS Saturday 8/25
all day: Movies
Letting the Words Leap Off the Page JON MATSUMOTO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
In The Mood JESSICA STRAND
Michelia Is Elegant, Serene Spot for an Eclectic and Tasty Respite S. IRENE VIRBILA, TIMES RESTAURANT CRITIC
8 pm: Jazz
BEST BETS Saturday 8/26
BEST BETS Sunday 8/26
Chill Seeker GREG BRAXTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
So Far, Shaggy Is the Year's 'Hotshot' in Sales ROBERT HILBURN, TIMES POP MUSIC CRITIC
A Short Trip to Havana or Buenos Aires MARTIN BOOE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Arts And Entertainment Reports From The Times, News Services And The Nation's Press. Elaine Dutka
Spicing Up Downtown BARBARA HANSEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dream Themes at Dominick's Heidi Siegmund Cuda and \f7
Traditions to Maintain ERNESTO LECHNER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Everything Is Swell Again MICHAEL PHILLIPS, TIMES THEATER CRITIC
A Serious, Commanding Debut DANIEL CARIAGA, TIMES MUSIC WRITER
Cannibal on the Menu SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rilke's 'Everyday Life' Gets a Rare but Passionate Staging F. KATHLEEN FOLEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Hugh Laurie Robin Rauzi and \f7
Yoakam Keeps Moving JOSEF WOODARD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
OCTA, Bus Drivers Union Agree to 3-Year Contract DAN WEIKEL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
O.C. Detectives' Conduct in Canada Questioned JACK LEONARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Unlovely but Beloved, a Giant Among Sequoias DAVID FERRELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sir Fred Hoyle; Coined 'Big Bang' From Times Staff and Wire Reports
1989 Strip-Club Killing Trial Opens STUART PFEIFER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
State Fines Sony Pictures in Fatal Forklift Accident on Set ANDREW BLANKSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mother Killed 3 Boys to Punish Father, Jury Told STEVE CHAWKINS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Arrestees Are Suspects in 7 Bank Robberies From Times Staff Reports
Sigmund Nissenbaum; Preserved Jewish Sites From Associated Press
Sony Fined $58,805 in Death on Movie Set From Times Staff Reports
Man Sought in Series of Robberies, Shootings From Times Staff Reports
City Workers May Get Help With Housing From Times Staff Reports
Court Says Cross Can Stay on Former City Land From Times Staff Reports
GOP Calls for Probe of Energy Decisions From a Times Staff Writer
Huge Boulder Sits on Condit's Rocky Road to Reelection GEORGE SKELTON
Judge Orders Stronger Protection for Rockfish From Times Staff Reports
Bureaucracy Cutting Red Tape to Ribbons MITCHELL LANDSBERG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
3 Youths Charged With Setting Fire to Boats From Times Staff Reports
Deep Down, It's Shallow
Condit Interview
Adult Stem Cells
Negligent Parents
Working Poor, Awake!
Unworkable Treaties
Boys Also Need Their Fathers
Valley vs. City
Storm Drain Stewards Sought to Help Stem Ocean-Polluting Runoff JEAN MERL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jerusalem Divided
Expecting Extinction
Mixed Signals on Phone Solicitation Bill CARL INGRAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Slain While Smoking Outside Home From Times Staff Reports
Temporary Reduction on Natural Gas Bills Signed From Times Staff Reports
State Order Is Too Late to Save Herons' Nests From Times Staff Reports
Funding Flows to Local River Projects JOSE CARDENAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Condit Talks to TV, Magazines From Times Staff Reports
A Shift in Seasons for the Energy Crisis PETER H. KING
Tales of the Southern Pacific
Street-Sign Cosmopolitanism
Suitcase Bomb Plutonium
Lancaster Doctor Sought, Wife Held in Insurance Fraud Case KARIMA A. HAYNES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Give Vasquez a Chance to Prove Himself
Tree Butchers and Billboards
California Depends on Immigrant Labor
Suspect Held in Rapes of 2 Teachers at School EDWARD J. BOYER and DANIEL HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Program Leads to Suspect in Rape STEVE BERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hundreds Flee Fire Raging Near Yosemite From Associated Press
Military Chafes at Wildlife Rules KENNETH R. WEISS and DEBORAH SCHOCH, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Opening Statements Given in Mother's Murder Trial STEVE CHAWKINS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Trial Begins in 1989 Slaying of Club Owner STUART PFEIFER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sanchez Charged With Murder TRACY WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brain-Injury Researchers to Study Amusement Rides KIMI YOSHINO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Charged in Slaying of College Student TRACY WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Team in Little League World Series Gives Oceanside Much-Needed Boost TONY PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hotel Fire Is Found to Be Arson JILL LEOVY and DANIEL HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Ex-Boyfriend Sought in Woman's Abduction NANCY WRIDE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Circling the Wagons 'Round Gary Condit THOMAS DOHERTY, Thomas Doherty is an associate professor of American studies at Brandeis University
Activists Bolster Hillside Preservation Campaign CATHERINE SAILLANT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Thrill Ride Safety to Be Studied KIMI YOSHINO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
With Helms Out of the Way, the GOP Has Room to Breathe FERREL GUILLORY, Ferrel Guillory is director of the Program on Southern Politics, Media and Public Life at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2 Sewage Spills Blamed on Valve Problems From Times Staff Reports
51 Area Firefighters Sent to Aid Other Crews From Times Staff Reports
Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Boy Scouts From Times Staff Reports
On the 405, There's Plenty of Tortoises but No Hares in the Race to Gridlock STEVE HARVEY
Belmont Probe Has Narrowed, D.A. Says ANNA GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Spitzer to Seek More Money for Elections DAVID REYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mayor Backs Vote on Cityhood MICHAEL FINNEGAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Robber Holds Up Bank, Flees on Foot With Cash From Times Staff Reports
School Official Fights Molestation Case TRACY WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rocketdyne Settlement Plan to Be Explained From Times Staff Reports
Sketch Released of Man Sought in Student's Death From Times Staff Reports
9th Circuit Reinstates Suit Against CHP Officer From Times Staff Reports
Power Up Edison Co. MIGUEL CONTRERAS, Miguel Contreras is executive secretary-treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
School Wants Laptop on Every Desk JESSICA GARRISON and DANIEL YI, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
4th Council District Candidates Debate Myriad of Issues PATRICK McGREEVY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
5 Years Later, Welfare Reform Draws Fire From Recipients and Advocates CARLA RIVERA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Missing Woman's Boyfriend Shoots Himself to Death From a Times Staff Writer
School Workers Appeal for Order Against Gadfly MASSIE RITSCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Woman Arrested in Insurance Fraud From Times Staff Reports
Car Crashes Into Bedroom; Driver Hurt From Times Staff Reports
3 Get the Maximum in Gang Killing of Teen TINA DIRMANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Religious, Gay Clubs Allowed Back on Campus JESSICA GARRISON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
3 Strikes Targets Less-Violent, Older Offenders, Study Finds GREG KRIKORIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWS
2 Marines Are Charged With Raping Trainees ROBERT L. JACKSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Craftsman's Tear-Down Style: Classic Furniture From Old Wood CANDACE A. WEDLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Color Antennas Signal Newest Cell-Phone Fad P.J. HUFFSTUTTER
Worries on Klamath Water Cuts From Associated Press
No Time Limit Put on Pact, U.S. Says ROBYN DIXON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Interim NEA Chairman Named From a Times Staff Writer
Israeli Raid, Copter Attack Kill at Least 6 Palestinians TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Web Week
Garden Calendar
Garden Jobs Robert Smaus
Tech 101 ANDREW BLANKSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The World on a String KEVIN RYAN, kevin@executivewriter.com
NATO OKs Macedonia Deployment ALISSA J. RUBIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Plane Ride That Was No E Ticket Al Martinez
'I Shall Not' Run for Reelection, Helms Says JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Treasure Trove of Twang STEPHEN BRAUN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
$193.5-Million Powerball Jackpot Creates Frenzy From Times Staff and Wire Reports
XP Code May Be Ready Friday ASSOCIATED PRESS
White House Sees Shrinking Budget Surplus ROBERT A. ROSENBLATT and WARREN VIETH, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Kennedy Heard to Push on Space Race From Associated Press
Officials See 6 Slayings as Deliberate Acts ERIC BAILEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dole Nurtures Roots, and a Senate Bid May Bloom JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ex-Radical Denied Parole in '81 Murders From Associated Press
13 Dead in Latest Attack in Sri Lanka From Times Wire Services
Costly Precedents Seen for Retirement Reform ROBERT A. ROSENBLATT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Navy Struggles to Move Trawler From Associated Press
The Strong Pull of a Handful of Tiny Cells ROBYN SAMUELS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Palm That's Well-Connected MARK A. KELLNER, mark@kellner2000.com
Studies Decry EPA Enforcement Cuts ELIZABETH SHOGREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lobbyists Tied to Microsoft Wrote Citizens' Letters JOSEPH MENN and EDMUND SANDERS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Aquifer Levels May Lift, Lower L.A. Land ROBERT LEE HOTZ and KENNETH REICH, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Tennis Ball Aids in Eagle's Capture From Times Wire Services
They're Older but Not Old-Fashioned About Love and Marriage ROBIN FIELDS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Islamic Group Says Bias Rising in U.S. ANUJ GUPTA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Chinese Infusion of Tranquillity ROBERT SMAUS, TIMES GARDEN EDITOR
E-Mail May Be Best Bet to Transfer Old PC Files DAVE WILSON, dave.wilson@latimes.com
Clinton Library: $8 Million Added From Associated Press
London Flat for Sale; Owner Will Tarry From Times Wire Reports
A Wobbly Return for Astronauts From Associated Press
Sites That Help the Medicine Go Down MICHELLE MALTAIS, michelle.maltais@latimes.com
Intel to Unveil a Faster PC Chip BLOOMBERG NEWS
Studying Net Name Disputes REUTERS
Vietnam Ambassador Choice Is Expected From Times Staff and Wire Reports
N. Irish Bomb Scares Force Bridge Closure, Evacuation From Associated Press
Joint Chiefs Pick Will Be Gen. Myers ESTHER SCHRADER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Movie Projector
An Amusing 'Escape From Monkey Island' AARON CURTISS, aaron.curtiss@latimes.com
Survivor Told Rescuers Copter's Engine Died
23 Sentenced Over Fire at Chinese Disco From Reuters
Bush Favors Eased Legal Status EDWIN CHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Marshal With Eviction Notice Set Ablaze, Killed
Spanish Police Arrest 8 in Basque Country Raid From Associated Press
Body of Teenage Hiker From England Found From Times Wire Reports
He's Not Just the Science Guy
U.S. Knew of Rwanda Genocide, Files Show From Reuters
Teen Robbers Charged in Death of Prosecutor
Edit Photos Like Pro With Paint Shop LAWRENCE J. MAGID, larry.magid@latimes.com
Two Get Life Terms for Stock Market Blast in Indonesia From Reuters
Bus Collision Kills Driver, 2 Elephants From Times Wire Reports
Common Colon Cancer Test Often Misses Mark THOMAS H. MAUGH II, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
Staying in Character ALEX PHAM, alex.pham@latimes.com
Zimbabwe Farmers Released on Bail From Times Wire Services
South Korea, U.S. Spar Over Jurisdiction in Toxics Case Associated Press
Plenty of Cheap Inkjet Printers, but No Bargain CHRISTINE FREY, christine.frey@latimes.com
Hale House Repairing a Broken Trust JOHN J. GOLDMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Catch School Bus to Volcanoes JINNY GUDMUNDSEN, jinny@choosingchildrenssoftware.com
Court OKs Extradition of Former Cartel Leader From Times Wire Reports
Needlepointers Balk at Museum's 'Old Bats' Ad
For the Deaf, Pagers Break Sound Barriers Dave Wilson
Iran's Khatami Wins Approval for All 20 Cabinet Nominees From Associated Press
Meeting the Challenge of Muffling a G4 JIM HEID, jim@jimheid.com
Online Shopper CHRISTINE FREY, christine.frey@latimes.com
Free Web Services Route Faxes to Your Computer Via E-Mail DAVID COLKER, david.colker@latimes.com
BUSINESS
PBS Project Could Set VCR Time in a Flash DAVE WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
America West Chief to Step Down Sept. 1 Associated Press
Scam Probe Hurts Games Industry ABIGAIL GOLDMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
United, Delta Reduce Agent Commissions Bloomberg News
Hot Topic Reports Increase in Profit Bloomberg News
Also . . .
Analysts Say IP Not in Position to Buy Scandinavian Rival From Reuters
Argentine Stocks Soar on IMF Loan From Associated Press and Bloomberg News
Briefly Bloomberg News
Toyota Unveils Fuel Cell Vehicle John O'Dell
E-Book Case Negotiations Continuing DAVID STREITFELD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ammer's Move to Post at Sony May Presage Roth's Ascension CLAUDIA ELLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tellabs to Cut Jobs, Shut Ireland Plant Associated Press
British Regulator Fines PaineWebber Associated Press
Free Trade May Be Costly for Mexican Satellite Company CHRIS KRAUL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Japanese Trade Surplus Declines Reuters
Also . . .
Regulators Investigating Talk America Practices Elizabeth Douglass
AIG, Others to Acquire 3 Hyundai Affiliates KYUNGHEE PARK, BLOOMBERG NEWS
MP3.com Faces New Copyright Lawsuit Reuters
Ex-Salomon Brokers Win Class-Action Status Bloomberg News
Jacobs Engineering to Buy McDermott Units Bloomberg News
NASD Probing 11 Cases of Possible 'Spoofing' From Bloomberg News
Expedia Given Option to Buy Web Travel Firm Bloomberg News
FCC Asked to Probe 'Manhunt' From Reuters
Buy.com Is on the Brink of Shutdown BONNIE HARRIS and LESLIE EARNEST, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Janus Fund's Rating Downgraded to 3 Stars Bloomberg News, Times Staff
Stocks Rise With Hope for End of Profit Slide From Reuters
Excite@Home Replaces Auditor With Rival Firm KAREN KAPLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Titus Earnings Reduced by Interplay Investment Bloomberg News
First Community to Buy Pacific Western Bank A Times Staff Writer
Destiny's Child Combats Bootleg Shirts Bloomberg News
What's Next for Edison? A Primer JERRY HIRSCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
AIG, Others Take Stakes in Hyundai Affiliates KYUNGHEE PARK, BLOOMBERG NEWS
AT&T, Liberate in Deal to Deliver Interactive TV JON HEALEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Big 5 Plans IPO, Aims for $115 Million KAREN ROBINSON-JACOBS and DEBORA VRANA, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Eli Lilly Buys License to Isis' Lung Cancer Drug KERRY DOOLEY, BLOOMBERG NEWS
Harry Shuster Convicted of Securities Fraud Jeff Leeds
SPORTS
Nebraska's No. 1 I-Back Is Suspended Times Wire Services
The Committee Helene Elliott
League Starts Hiring Substitute Officials From Associated Press
Relief Plan Full of Holes JASON REID, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Two Indicted on Charges of Fixing Las Vegas Fight STEVE SPRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fish Report
It Turns Out That Money Can Buy Love Robyn Norwood
This Week's Tournaments Associated Press
Boone Barely Misses Cycle in Mariners' 16-1 Victory From Associated Press
Walker, Taylor Could Be Named in Will's Lawsuit Lance Pugmire
Angels Have Ace in Ortiz BILL SHAIKIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Coaches Deliver a Loud Message DAVID WHARTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lalas Goal Puts Galaxy in Final GRAHAME L. JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Title is Top Priority for Byears MIKE TERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Florida Advances With 6-1 Victory Associated Press
Chasing History
Better to Give Than Receive BILL CHRISTINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hull, Red Wings Work Out Deal Staff and Wire Reports
McCann Is Back in Familiar Role STEVE HENSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
UC Irvine Represented at University Games Dan Arritt
College Football
L.A.'s Ready for Close-Up HELENE ELLIOTT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NCAA Findings on USC to Be Told Today David Wharton
Sheffield Gets High Marks From Clark Jason Reid
Spiezio Makes Good First Impression Bill Shaikin
It's a Card Worth Playing BOB MIESZERSKI
Heat of Ryder Cup Rises All the Way to the Top THOMAS BONK
Australian Center Lands in Massachusetts Ben Bolch
In Spirit of '76, Here's to You, Mr. Robinson T.J. Simers
Bakersfield Graduate to Coach Hart Golf Eric Sondheimer
The Top 5 Thomas Bonk
Saberhagen Searches for a Fitting Finale ROSS NEWHAN
McNown Traded to the Dolphins JERRY CROWE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Racers: Belt Standards Necessary MARTIN HENDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fontana School District Rejects Loyola Ruling Joel Hood
Sosa's Three Home Runs Carry Cubs to 16-3 Win From Associated Press
Rangers Sign Draft Pick Teixeira From Associated Press
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