What happened on April 05, 2002

NEWS

OPINION

Fat Deductions From the IRS
A Mountainous Misstep
Mideast's New Road Map
American Society Gets What It Pays For
State's Private Prisons Face Closure Over Costs
Victims Pay the Ultimate Costs of Sexual Abuse
Fabled Freeways
Dead to Rights
Bush Sends Powell to the Middle East
Hard as He Tries, He Can't Be Un-Clinton By James P. Pinkerton, James P. Pinkerton writes a column for Newsday in New York. E-mail: pinkerto@ix.netcom.com.
Missing: Realistic Take on Arafat By Daniel Pipes
Rich White Men Can't Be Allowed to Hog the Political Process By Hilary O. Shelton and Spencer Overton, Hilary O. Shelton is the director of the NAACP's Washington bureau. Spencer Overton is a law professor at UC Davis and a board member of the Fannie Lou Hamer Project, a national organization that works to reframe campaign finance reform as a civil rights issue.

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What happened on April 05, 2002

NEWS

Radioactive Items in Home Lead to Arrest By Jack Leonard and Mai Tran, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

First O.C. Music Award Winners By Randy Lewis

He's Still in the Picture By Gina Piccalo and Louise Roug

Mideast Strife's Long Reach By Mary Mcnamara, TIMES STAFF WRITER

For Writers, Food Is the Subject du Jour By Tim Rutten, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Double Exposure By Valli Herman-cohen, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Heeeere's Jennifer! By Booth Moore and Michael Quintanilla, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Hosts Make Sure Musician Doesn't Have to Go Solo By Renee Tawa, TIMES STAFF WRITER

The Skinny on Where to Find Long Shorts By Jeannine Stein

Kate Shelley: Heroine of Honey Creek By Elizabeth Van Steenwyk

Drug Busts Gone Bad, Then Worse By Megan K. Stack, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Rules in Mideast's Wild West By Michael Slackman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Escalation Pushes Bush Onto a Limb By Doyle Mcmanus, TIMES STAFF WRITER

War-Weary, Egypt Sticks With Peace By Michael Slackman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Rice's Genetic Map May Help Build a Better Cereal By Robert Lee Hotz, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Bush Says 'Enough Is Enough,' Tells Powell to Head to Mideast By Robin Wright, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Power Firm, State Said to Be Near Revised Deal By Nancy Vogel, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Angola and Rebels Sign Cease-Fire Agreement By Davan Maharaj, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Karzai Among Plot's Targets, Authorities Say By Robyn Dixon, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Heed Priorities, Blair to Tell Bush By Edwin Chen and Robin Wright, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Security Tight as Pearl Trial Begins, Adjourns in Pakistan From Associated Press

Afghans Vow to Destroy Poppy Fields From Associated Press

10 Oil Workers Taken Hostage by Villagers From Times Wire Reports

Rebel Leader to Make a Rare Appearance From Times Wire Reports

Elian's Doing 'Just Fine,' His Father Tells Paper From Times Wire Reports

Koreas Resume Dialogue From a Times Staff Writer

Police Blame Protestant Group for Belfast Riots From Times Wire Reports

AIDS Drug Ruling Upheld in S. Africa From Associated Press

Israel Tightens Grip, Sends More Tanks to West Bank By Richard Boudreaux and Carolyn Cole, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Israel Says Papers Show That Arafat Paid 15 Militants By Richard Boudreaux, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Militants and Israelis Trade Accusations in Church Siege By Sebastian Rotella, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Arson Attack Missed Target, French Say From Associated Press

'I Expect Better Leadership, and I Expect Results' From Associated Press

Nicaraguan Ex-President Is Charged From Associated Press

Irish Lawyer to Investigate Alleged Sex Abuse by Catholic Clergy From Associated Press

Captive Is Likely a U.S. Citizen, Pentagon Says By Richard A. Serrano, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Crash of Day-Care Van Kills Driver, 4 Children From Times Wire Reports

N.H. Teen Killers Sentenced By Elizabeth Mehren, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Forget Spain, Bulls Can Chase You in Scottsdale From Times Wire Reports

Airport Unveils Faster, Safer Passenger Check By Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, TIMES STAFF WRITER

No Need to Worry About This Asteroid Just Yet From Times Wire Reports

Report Details FBI's Security Failings and Missed Spy Signals By Eric Lichtblau, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Spinal Disorder Therapy Identified By Thomas H. Maugh Ii, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Fuel Leak Postpones Shuttle Launch From Associated Press

N.Y. Fire Department to Begin Diversity Effort From Associated Press

EPA Resists Pentagon's Effort to Loosen Pollution Restrictions By Elizabeth Shogren, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Postal Service Says No More Rate Hikes Until '04 From Reuters

Baptists Call for Boycott of Hotel Chain From Associated Press

Priest Accused of Abuse Dies in Apparent Suicide By Megan Garvey, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Simple Cease-Fires Won't Lead to a Lasting Peace By Hussein Ibish, Hussein Ibish is communications director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.

OPINION

Hard as He Tries, He Can't Be Un-Clinton By James P. Pinkerton, James P. Pinkerton writes a column for Newsday in New York. E-mail: pinkerto@ix.netcom.com.

Missing: Realistic Take on Arafat By Daniel Pipes

ENTERTAINMENT

'Teddy Bears': A Bit Too Cuddly By John Anderson, NEWSDAY

Rossdale and Co.: A Few Golden Moments By Steve Appleford, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

A French Relic Has 5 Strings Attached By Matthew Barakat, ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Celebrity Boxing' Courts Buttafuoco, Bobbitt By Brian Lowry, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Pommer Is a Welcome Guest By Daniel Cariaga, TIMES MUSIC WRITER

Good-Natured Charms Spice 'American Chai' By Kevin Thomas, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Translating a Masterpiece By Kenneth Turan, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Promising 'Crush' Takes a Bad Turn By Kevin Thomas, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Small-Town Girl Finds Big-City Success in Jazz By Don Heckman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Potes' Best Works Stir the Senses By Richard S. Ginell, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Allen Trio Extols Individuality By Don Heckman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Two Rising Stars, Two Paths to Fulfill Potential By Robert Hilburn, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Celebrating the Garage Spirit of Rock By Steve Hochman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Out of the Anchor Chair, Into the Fray By Howard Rosenberg

Playful Film Overcomes Trouble With Its Plot and Timing By Kenneth Turan, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Woman at Whims of Fate in 'Maelstrom' By Kevin Thomas, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Hoping to Catch That Wave By Randy Lewis, TIMES STAFF WRITER

'A Season on the Brink' Creators Cry Foul By Brian Lowry, TIMES STAFF WRITER

'Lucky Break' Creates Disarming Diversion By Kevin Thomas, TIMES STAFF WRITER

The Unusual Province of Canadian Films By Wade Major, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Confessional Emotion From Joe Henry By Natalie Nichols, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

A Specialist in Confidently Out-of-Whack Geometry By David Pagel, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

The Good Old, Bad Old Days By Gene Seymour, NEWSDAY

Bermingham Gives Many Voices to 'Non-Vital Organs' By Daryl H. Miller, Philip Brandes