What happened on May 12, 2002

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The Romance of American Communism RICHARD SCHICKEL, Richard Schickel is a contributing writer to Book Review. His latest television documentary, a profile of director Samuel Fuller, premieres on Turner Classic Movies in July.
Discoveries SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
Los Angeles Times Children's Bestsellers
Books for Kids Reviews are provided to Book Review by Publishers Weekly, where they first appeared. Copyright 2002, Publishers Weekly.
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Connect the Plots D.J. CARLILE, D.J. Carlile is the translator of "Rimbaud: The Works."
Los Angeles Times Bestsellers
Epitaph: Evil Anne Carson, From "Men in the Off Hours" by Anne Carson (Vintage Contemporaries: 168 pp., $12 paper)
First Fiction MARK ROZZO
The Ache of the Human Condition MICHAEL HARRIS, Michael Harris is a regular contributor to Book Review.
Tapping the Source ADAM PHILLIPS, Adam Phillips is the author of numerous books, including, most recently, "Houdini's Box: The Art of Escape" and "Promises, Promises: Essays on Psychoanalysis and Literature."
The King of Cool JULIUS LESTER, Julius Lester is the author of numerous books, including "When Dad Killed Mom," and teaches Judaic studies and history at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
My My, Hey Hey HAL ESPEN, Hal Espen is the editor of Outside Magazine.
An Open Letter to Our Enemies GLORIA EMERSON, Gloria Emerson is the author, most recently, of "Loving Graham Greene: A Novel" and "Winners & Losers," an account of the Vietnam War that won a National Book Award.
Against the American Grain MARC COOPER, Marc Cooper is the author of "Pinochet and Me: A Chilean Anti-Memoir." He is a contributing editor to the Nation magazine and an editor at large for L.A. Weekly.
Piercing the Surface CASEY DOLAN, Casey Dolan is aTimes feature desk assistant, recording artist and record producer.
The Goodbye Girl JANE CIABATTARI, Jane Ciabattari is the author of the short-story collection "Stealing the Fire" and a contributing editor to Parade magazine.
Catch As Catch Can CLAIRE PANOSIAN DUNAVAN, Claire Panosian Dunavan is a professor of medicine and infectious diseases at UCLA.

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Black Isn't a Personality Type JOHN H. McWHORTER, John H. McWhorter is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and an associate professor of linguistics at UC Berkeley. He is the author of "The Power of Babel."
Permit Parking Only Displaces the Problem
A Twisted 'Fairness'
You've Got Mail!
Carter's Cuban Spadework
The Wealth Effect KEVIN PHILLIPS, Kevin Phillips' latest book is "Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich."
Controlling Emissions or Just Blowing Smoke?
Baca Warns of Losses if Budget Is Slashed
Children in Peril
No Longer Society's Victims GREGORY RODRIGUEZ, Gregory Rodriguez, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a fellow at the New America Foundation.
How to Clean Up El Toro
Shielded From Reality HERBERT GOLD, Herbert Gold is a novelist living in San Francisco.
Church Siege Narrowed a Religious Divide IAN URBINA and HANNA NASSER, Ian Urbina is associate editor at the Middle East Report. Hanna Nasser is the mayor of Bethlehem.
Enron's Lullaby Sang to Our Greedy Side JOHN BALZAR
To Graduate, Lie About Your Future
Bush's Symbolism Falls Flat in Mexico FRANK del OLMO, Frank del Olmo is associate editor of The Times.
Bosnia 10 Years Later Is a Broken Country DAVID DEVOSS, David DeVoss , East-West News Service editor, regularly visits Bosnia, where he formerly ran a print-media development program for the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Kids or Cash: Why Force Women to Choose? ANN CRITTENDEN, Ann Crittenden is the author of "The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World Is Still the Least Valued."
Reproductive Wrongs DEBORAH BLUM, Deborah Blum is a Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer and author of "Sex on the Brain: The Biological Differences Between Men and Women."
Assessing Bush's Decision-Making
A Promise to Our Children MARC FRIEDMAN, LORI MCKENZIE and JOHN GELFF, Marc Friedman is with the Rancho Santa Margarita-based CHARM Foundation (which assists critically ill children and their families); Lori McKenzie is a board member of the Trabuco Elementary School PTA; John Gelff is mayor pro tem of San Juan Capistrano.
Church Not Solely to Blame in Scandal JENNY BIOCHE, Jenny Bioche of Newport Beach is a former radio talk show host. She can be reached via e-mail: chat withjenny@hotmail.com.
Rabbi's Participation Will Be Missed
Siege Mentality in Fortress Europe RANAN R. LURIE, Ranan R. Lurie, a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., is an internationally syndicated columnist and political cartoonist.
Save Immigrants From Cons
Enron and the Looting of California
Tollways Should Act as One

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What happened on May 12, 2002

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Joseph Bonanno, 97; Infamous Mobster From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Illegal Immigrants' Best Form of ID Is Ingenuity JENNIFER MENA, TIMES STAFF WRITER

David Riesman Jr., 92; Sociologist Coauthored 'The Lonely Crowd' MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

James Collins Jr., 84; General, Military Historian BART BARNES, WASHINGTON POST

Slaying of 2 Teens Ends Streak in Huntington JACK LEONARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Couple File $10-Million Claim Over Son's Suicide From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Three People Injured in Hit-and-Run Crash From Times Staff Reports

Tackling the NFL's Idea for a New Stadium Steve Lopez

Endangered Snake Halts BART-to-Airport Work From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Shootings Leave 2 Dead, 1 in Critical Condition From Times Staff Reports

Headstones Toppled in Cemetery Dating to 1858 From Times Staff Reports

Swelling Budget Gap Leaves Davis With Few Options JULIE TAMAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Harbor Area Bid to Secede Shaken SHARON BERNSTEIN, PATRICK McGREEVY and LOUIS SAHAGUN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Blake's Brother-in-Law Faces New Theft Charges From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Paper Tear-Up Snafu Hits INS Facility PATRICK J. McDONNELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER

State Plans Offensive in Sprawl War EVAN HALPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Student's Essay Led Him to Jail H.G. REZA, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Moms Treated to Mariachi Fest HECTOR BECERRA, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Man Killed in Failed Motel-Room Robbery From Times Staff Reports

Visits Nurture Freedom and Friendships JEAN MERL, TIMES STAFF WRITER

2 Teen Friends, Alleged Gang Members, Slain From Times Staff Reports

Mothers Call for End to Violence DAREN BRISCOE, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Running, Walking to Battle Cancer CARA MIA DiMASSA, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Submarines' Secret History Surfaces DAVID KELLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Welfare Recipients Get a Lift CATHERINE SAILLANT, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Wildfire Chars Angeles Forest WENDY THERMOS, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Rapes May Be Linked JACK LEONARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER

State Health Officials Issue Seafood Warning From Times Staff Reports

Homeless Shelter Takes Root at Base DANIEL YI, TIMES STAFF WRITER

High Price of Free Shelter CATHERINE SAILLANT, TIMES STAFF WRITER

This Huckster Preached Himself Into the Pokey CECILIA RASMUSSEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Family's Kin Face Huge Loss LAURA LOH, TIMES STAFF WRITER

BOOKS

The Romance of American Communism RICHARD SCHICKEL, Richard Schickel is a contributing writer to Book Review. His latest television documentary, a profile of director Samuel Fuller, premieres on Turner Classic Movies in July.

Discoveries SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS

Books for Kids Reviews are provided to Book Review by Publishers Weekly, where they first appeared. Copyright 2002, Publishers Weekly.

Connect the Plots D.J. CARLILE, D.J. Carlile is the translator of "Rimbaud: The Works."

Epitaph: Evil Anne Carson, From "Men in the Off Hours" by Anne Carson (Vintage Contemporaries: 168 pp., $12 paper)

First Fiction MARK ROZZO

The Ache of the Human Condition MICHAEL HARRIS, Michael Harris is a regular contributor to Book Review.

Tapping the Source ADAM PHILLIPS, Adam Phillips is the author of numerous books, including, most recently, "Houdini's Box: The Art of Escape" and "Promises, Promises: Essays on Psychoanalysis and Literature."

The King of Cool JULIUS LESTER, Julius Lester is the author of numerous books, including "When Dad Killed Mom," and teaches Judaic studies and history at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

My My, Hey Hey HAL ESPEN, Hal Espen is the editor of Outside Magazine.

An Open Letter to Our Enemies GLORIA EMERSON, Gloria Emerson is the author, most recently, of "Loving Graham Greene: A Novel" and "Winners & Losers," an account of the Vietnam War that won a National Book Award.

Against the American Grain MARC COOPER, Marc Cooper is the author of "Pinochet and Me: A Chilean Anti-Memoir." He is a contributing editor to the Nation magazine and an editor at large for L.A. Weekly.

Piercing the Surface CASEY DOLAN, Casey Dolan is aTimes feature desk assistant, recording artist and record producer.

The Goodbye Girl JANE CIABATTARI, Jane Ciabattari is the author of the short-story collection "Stealing the Fire" and a contributing editor to Parade magazine.

Catch As Catch Can CLAIRE PANOSIAN DUNAVAN, Claire Panosian Dunavan is a professor of medicine and infectious diseases at UCLA.

NEWS

In These Chill Waters, Icebergs Are the Catch JERRY SCHWARTZ, ASSOCIATED PRESS

She's Got High Hopes BETTIJANE LEVINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Nuns' Tapestry of Devotion ALISON MUTLER, ASSOCIATED PRESS

In India, Unholy Pollution Taints Cleansing Waters of Ganges PRAJNAN BHATTACHARY, ASSOCIATED PRESS

High-Speed Train Derails in Britain; 7 Die JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press Writer

Davis Used Capitol to Seek Funds, Union Says DAN MORAIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

From Prison, Celebrating Mothers, New Beginnings Sandy Banks

Together Again SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Moldovans Have Hunger for Hope GEORGE JAHN, ASSOCIATED PRESS

She's Staking Her Claim to Be a Leader in Mexico WILL WEISSERT, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Retailers Recruited in War Against Meth KIMBERLY HEFLING, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Global Citizens Ann Conway; Patt Diroll;

The Lost Art of the Idle Moment LYNELL GEORGE, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Identity of 'Deep Throat' Is an Enduring Mystery JERRY SCHWARTZ, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Seeking a Ripple in Time and Space LINDA ASHTON, ASSOCIATED PRESS

China's 'Lost Army' Sees Future in Tea DENIS D. GRAY, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Schools Look Abroad for Bilingual Teachers LINDA ASHTON, ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Mother's Angel Gives Life to Many HELEN O'NEILL, ASSOCIATED PRESS

WORLD

The Bird Men of Afghanistan ROBYN DIXON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Rebel in Aceh Slain on Heels of Talks From Times Wire Reports

Jordan's Transformation Is a Victim of Mideast Turmoil ROBIN WRIGHT, TIMES STAFF WRITER

After Seven Years, Quebec Has Lost Its Separatist Itch WILLIAM ORME, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Israel Delays Gaza Assault; Thousands Rally for Peace TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Clashes in Capital Precede Postwar Election From Times Wire Reports

Gunmen Kill 11 at Mother's Day Party From Times Wire Reports

Pakistani Police Seek 3 Suspects in Blast From Reuters

7,300 Pigs Slaughtered in Foot-and-Mouth Cull From Times Wire Reports

Journalists Take Bomb Chemicals to Parliament From Times Wire Reports