What happened on July 07, 2002

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BOOKS

Los Angeles Times Bestsellers
The Skyrocket By Ann Stanford
Architects of Genocide By Richard Breitman, Richard Breitman is the author of "The Architect of Genocide: Himmler and the Final Solution" and "Official Secrets: What the Nazis Planned, What the British and Americans Knew."
Bad Moon Rising By David Ebershoff, David Ebershoff is the author of "The Rose City," "The Danish Girl" and "Pasadena," just out this month.
Red Sunlight Through Ragged Palms By Thomas Curwen, Thomas Curwen is the deputy editor of Book Review.
The Queen's Throat By Patrick Giles, Patrick Giles is associate editor of Interview magazine.
Smoking Gun By Michael Frank, Michael Frank is a contributing writer to Book Review.
Terrible Things for the Best of Reasons By Michael Harris, Michael Harris is a regular contributor to Book Review.
Zap, Pop and Crunch By Thea Klapwald, Thea Klapwald has written for the (London) Times Literary Supplement and other publications, and is working on a novel about expatriates living in Hong Kong.
True Confessions By Stanley I. Kutler, Stanley I. Kutler is the author of "The Wars of Watergate" and the editor of "The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War."
Passage to Hong Kong By Jonathan Levi, Jonathan Levi is a contributing writer to Book Review.
The Second Coming By Gavin Lambert, Gavin Lambert is the author of "Inside Daisy Clover" and "The Slide Area," which were recently reissued. His most recent books are "On Cukor" and "Mainly About Lindsay Anderson."
Los Angeles Times Bestsellers
Sometimes a Rose Is Just a Rose By David Plante, David Plante is the author of numerous novels, including "The Family," "The Woods," "Annunciation" and "The Age of Terror."
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
Holding On and Letting Go By Paula L. Woods, Paula L. Woods is the author of "Inner City Blues" and "Stormy Weather: A Charlotte Justice Novel."
First Fiction By Mark Rozzo

ENTERTAINMENT

OPINION

Karzai's Huge Task
Should Rackauckas Be Praised or Scorned?
Give Health Chief Options
Garden Grove Chooses Wisely
Disclosing Documents About 91 Tollway
Meeting the County's Growing Aviation Needs
Making Obese Fliers Pay for 2 Is Only Fair
Petitions May Be for Cottonwood ... or Not
Huntington Considering an Animal Act Ban
Turf Wars Continue in South County
Garden Grove's Eminent Domain Plan Draws Fire
O.C. Jail Staff, Inmate Treatment Defended
The Times Accused of Playing Politics
Davis See Taxpayers as Beasts of Burden
College Dean Should Not Plan Land Giveaway
Legislation for Pool Retrofits Is Urged
Go Slow on Merrill Lynch Ties
You May Begin Now ...
Continue Probe of Rackauckas
Respect Local Views in Voting on Secession
U.S. Threats Against Peacekeeping Missions
Clarifying the Security Mission of the INS
Security Screeners Are Vital to Safety
L.A.'s 'Neighborhood Prosecutor' Program
Unhealthy Politics in Washington
Palestinians Could Form an Arab Democracy
Let a Public Board Set Health-Care Rates By Jamie Court
The New Ugly Americans Are Giving Us All a Bad Name By John Balzar
Why We Love to Souffle Martha By Eric Dezenhall
Even the Worst Thug Is Human, Your Honor By Sharon Dolovich
Capitalism's Best Pals: Liberals By Robert L. Borosage, Robert L. Borosage is co-director of the Campaign for America's Future and editor of the Next Agenda.
All Rockfished Out By Marc Cooper, Marc Cooper, a contributing editor to the Nation magazine and LA Weekly's editor-at-large, spent his teenage summers as a deckhand on Santa Monica sport fishing boats.
Terror's Aftermath By Jerrold M. Post and Ehud Sprinzak, Jerrold M. Post is director of the political psychology program at George Washington University. He is co-author of "Political Paranoia: The Psychopolitics of Hatred." Ehud Sprinzak is dean of the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliah, Israel.
Terror's Aftermath By Alan Kaufman, Alan Kaufman is the author of the memoir "Jew Boy."
Axis of Evil World Tour 2002 By Mitchell Koss, Mitchell Koss is a producer for Channel One News. His work has appeared on public television's "Nova" and "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" and on ABC and MTV.
A Dream That Dares Disaster By Patricia Nelson Limerick and William Travis, Patricia Nelson Limerick, a professor of history and environmental studies, is the author of "Something in the Soil: Legacies and Reckonings in the New West." William Travis, a professor of geography, is the editor of the Atlas of the New West. Both work at the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado.
State Budget Is Test for O.C. Legislators By Steven B. Frates, Steven B. Frates is a fellow at the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College.
Runoff Is Far Greater Threat to Coast Than Sewage Plume By Stanley B. Grant, Stanley B. Grant is a professor of environmental engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences at UC Irvine.
The Dollar Doldrums By Jock O'Connell, Jock O'Connell is an international business consultant.
Two Primaries Are Better Than One By Tony Quinn, Tony Quinn is co-editor of the California Target Book, a nonpartisan analysis of California legislative and congressional elections.

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What happened on July 07, 2002

NEWS

School Projects Fight the Bad Rap on Bats By Mark Stevenson, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

The Early Bird Gets the Spouse By Bhagyarekha Gupta, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Austrian Town Struggles to Cope With Its Links to a Young Hitler By George Jahn, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Thailand's 'Mr. Clean' Aims to Sweep Out Sleaze By Denis D. Gray, ASSOCIATED PRESS

60 Years After War, Life's a Beach on Midway By B.J. Reyes, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Hungarians Eager to Learn of Relatives' Wartime Fate By Karl Peter Kirk, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Earhart's Fate Still Prompts Flights of Fancy--or Fantasy By Ron Staton, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Wildlife Researchers' Good Intentions Often Can Be Deadly for Animals By David Foster, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Midway Atoll Today From Associated Press

School Labs Are Often Experiments in Danger By Tammy Webber, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

A Trying Time Finding Truth in Small-Town Murder Case By Michael Luo, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Tide Has Turned Against Executing Retarded Criminals By Michael Luo, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Steamboat Graveyards Yield 'Time Capsules' to Salvagers By Jim Suhr, Associated Press Writer

Vocational Students Lose Out on Transfers By Arlene Levinson, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Freedom Versus Franchising By Hilary E. Macgregor

Had Your McYoga Today? A Stretch of Success By Hilary E. Macgregor, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Really Best Friends Forever By Cindy Chang, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Seeing Red By An Conway

Rhonda Jaronda By Marlene Perez

Sure, I'll Take the Kids for a Few Days By Sandy Banks

Metropolis / Snapshots from the Center of the Universe By James Ricci and James Ricci and 000135917

Structure in Their Lives By Susan King, TIMES STAFF WRITER

BOOKS

The Skyrocket By Ann Stanford

Architects of Genocide By Richard Breitman, Richard Breitman is the author of "The Architect of Genocide: Himmler and the Final Solution" and "Official Secrets: What the Nazis Planned, What the British and Americans Knew."

Bad Moon Rising By David Ebershoff, David Ebershoff is the author of "The Rose City," "The Danish Girl" and "Pasadena," just out this month.

Red Sunlight Through Ragged Palms By Thomas Curwen, Thomas Curwen is the deputy editor of Book Review.

The Queen's Throat By Patrick Giles, Patrick Giles is associate editor of Interview magazine.

Smoking Gun By Michael Frank, Michael Frank is a contributing writer to Book Review.

Terrible Things for the Best of Reasons By Michael Harris, Michael Harris is a regular contributor to Book Review.

Zap, Pop and Crunch By Thea Klapwald, Thea Klapwald has written for the (London) Times Literary Supplement and other publications, and is working on a novel about expatriates living in Hong Kong.

True Confessions By Stanley I. Kutler, Stanley I. Kutler is the author of "The Wars of Watergate" and the editor of "The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War."

Passage to Hong Kong By Jonathan Levi, Jonathan Levi is a contributing writer to Book Review.

The Second Coming By Gavin Lambert, Gavin Lambert is the author of "Inside Daisy Clover" and "The Slide Area," which were recently reissued. His most recent books are "On Cukor" and "Mainly About Lindsay Anderson."

Sometimes a Rose Is Just a Rose By David Plante, David Plante is the author of numerous novels, including "The Family," "The Woods," "Annunciation" and "The Age of Terror."

Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds

Holding On and Letting Go By Paula L. Woods, Paula L. Woods is the author of "Inner City Blues" and "Stormy Weather: A Charlotte Justice Novel."

First Fiction By Mark Rozzo

ENTERTAINMENT

Hear Their Pain By Dean Kuipers

Letting Go and Hoping for More By Jennifer Fisher

'Hey, Now!' Was Then-- This Is Now By Susan King

Enemies: A Musical By Agustin Gurza

Chameleon, Rising By Clare Kleinedler

All Politics, Little Art By Christopher Knight

Oh the Angst. Oh the Sales. By Dean Kuipers

The Sins of Irish Fathers By Sean Mitchell

Her Rock Groupie Memoirs Will Finally Get a Movie Gig By Steve Hochman

Clarifying a Vision By Suzanne Muchnic

Maybe Context Isn't Necessary By Holly Myers

Chili Peppers Grapple With Some Old Demons By Richard Cromelin; Steve Hochman; Agustin Gurza; Randy Lewis; Soren Baker; Steve Baltin; Kevin Bronson

What We Need Is a Good Fest By Mark Swed

Hampton's the Host of This Propulsive Party By Howard Reich

Tunes He Can Sink His Teeth Into By Susan King

OPINION

Let a Public Board Set Health-Care Rates By Jamie Court

The New Ugly Americans Are Giving Us All a Bad Name By John Balzar

Why We Love to Souffle Martha By Eric Dezenhall

Even the Worst Thug Is Human, Your Honor By Sharon Dolovich

Capitalism's Best Pals: Liberals By Robert L. Borosage, Robert L. Borosage is co-director of the Campaign for America's Future and editor of the Next Agenda.

All Rockfished Out By Marc Cooper, Marc Cooper, a contributing editor to the Nation magazine and LA Weekly's editor-at-large, spent his teenage summers as a deckhand on Santa Monica sport fishing boats.

Terror's Aftermath By Jerrold M. Post and Ehud Sprinzak, Jerrold M. Post is director of the political psychology program at George Washington University. He is co-author of "Political Paranoia: The Psychopolitics of Hatred." Ehud Sprinzak is dean of the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliah, Israel.

Terror's Aftermath By Alan Kaufman, Alan Kaufman is the author of the memoir "Jew Boy."

Axis of Evil World Tour 2002 By Mitchell Koss, Mitchell Koss is a producer for Channel One News. His work has appeared on public television's "Nova" and "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" and on ABC and MTV.

State Budget Is Test for O.C. Legislators By Steven B. Frates, Steven B. Frates is a fellow at the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College.

Runoff Is Far Greater Threat to Coast Than Sewage Plume By Stanley B. Grant, Stanley B. Grant is a professor of environmental engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences at UC Irvine.

The Dollar Doldrums By Jock O'Connell, Jock O'Connell is an international business consultant.

Two Primaries Are Better Than One By Tony Quinn, Tony Quinn is co-editor of the California Target Book, a nonpartisan analysis of California legislative and congressional elections.

WORLD

Battle in a Time of Peace By Ann M. Simmons, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Coca Fumigations to Resume, President Says From Times Wire Reports

Turf Dispute Mars Plan for Bolivia-California Gas Pipeline By Chris Kraul, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Lawmaker Urged to End 85-Day Hunger Strike From Times Wire Reports

Shevardnadze Pardons 3 Would-Be Assassins From Times Wire Reports

U.N. Police Arrest Eight Kosovo Murder Suspects From Times Wire Reports

Estonians Again Tops in Wife-Carrying Contest From Times Wire Reports

San Diego Team Strikes Gold in Bronze-Age Copper Factory By Thomas H. Maugh Ii, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Riots Continue in Northern City; 8 Held From Times Wire Reports