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What happened on July 31, 2003
OPINION
Pointy Heads, Deadly Game
A Goal for Police
Keep Pensions Accountable
Balancing Park Access and Preservation
Food for Thought on the End of an Era
California Gets Back Into Campaign Mode
Saudi Arabia Is a Key to Mideast Stability
Irresponsible Judges Are at Fault in Killing
Poindexter's Insidious Hand
Law and Logic Should Delay Measure on Race By Erwin Chemerinsky, Erwin Chemerinsky is a professor of law and political science at USC.
Colorblind Versus Blindfolded By James Q. Wilson, James Q. Wilson is professor emeritus at UCLA and lectures at Pepperdine University. His books have covered politics, criminal justice, marriage and morality. He recently received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
ENTERTAINMENT
Sharks swim forward in Cerritos
Jokes & Riddles
'The Secret Club' By Sue Alexander, Special to The Times
WORLD
Stones Give Satisfaction in SARS-Free Concert From Times Wire Reports
Court Again OKs Ex-Dictator's Candidacy From Times Wire Reports
U.N. Seen as Last Resort for Nuclear Crisis Talks From Times Wire Reports
Gunman Attacks School, Killing Teacher, Students From Times Wire Reports
Bush Defends His Credibility By Maura Reynolds, Times Staff Writer
Iraqi Governing Council Names Its First President From Associated Press
House's DeLay Bonds With Israeli Hawks By Megan K. Stack, Times Staff Writer
Empowered, but Lacking Electricity By Terry Mcdermott, Times Staff Writer
Peru Asks Japan to Return Fujimori From Associated Press
Familiar Face
Time Is the One Enemy That May Vanquish Him By Ching-ching Ni, Times Staff Writer
Images of War in Liberia
Fears Persist of Terrorism Links at Scuba School By Sebastian Rotella, Times Staff Writer
Turkey Curtails Military's Political Power By Tracy Wilkinson, Times Staff Writer
Nigerian Troops Due in Liberia Next Week By Maggie Farley, Times Staff Writer
Red Carpet Reveals Abbas' Ascent By Maura Reynolds, Times Staff Writer
BUSINESS
Treasury Bond Yields Pull Back From Reuters
Bebe's Earnings Down 18% in Quarter By Elizabeth Kelly, Times Staff Writer
U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Growth, Fed Says From Bloomberg News
Big 5 Posts 52% Jump in Profit By Melinda Fulmer, Times Staff Writer
Brokerage B. Riley to Acquire Boutique Bank By E. Scott Reckard, Times Staff Writer
Stock Fund Cash Flow Gains Again From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Gilead's Research Goes to Front Lines By Denise Gellene, Times Staff Writer
Technicolor Focuses on Digitizing By Michael Hiltzik
Filing Cites Hefty Raises at Jakks By Abigail Goldman, Times Staff Writer
Cingular to Buy NextWave Licenses From Bloomberg News
Blue Chips End Little Changed; Tech Slumps From Times Staff and Wire Reports
SBC Unit Sues RIAA Over Push to Identify Net Music Sharers From Associated Press
Peet's Profit Doubles on Expansion By Jerry Hirsch, Times Staff Writer
Mortgage Refinancing Applications Fall Sharply By Bonnie Harris and Jesus Sanchez, Times Staff Writers
ChevronTexaco Hikes Dividend by 3 Cents By Elizabeth Douglass
May to Cut Jobs, Shut 32 Lord & Taylor Stores From Bloomberg News
ICN Extends Offer for Ribapharm Shares By Ronald D. White
Gates Buys 7% Stake in Grupo Televisa From Bloomberg News
Pillowtex to Liquidate; 6,450 Workers Fired From Bloomberg News
Goodyear Posts Loss of $74 Million in Quarter From Associated Press
Cox Earnings Rebound on New Services Boost From Bloomberg News
European Union OKs P&G Wella Purchase From Bloomberg News
Clayton Shareholders OK Berkshire Deal From Associated Press
Aetna Profit Climbs 28% on Cost Cuts From Bloomberg News
Judge Suggests Daewoo Unit Can't Block Rivals From Bloomberg News
Jury Deadlocks in Smoker Suit From Reuters
Spam Maker Tells Firm to Can It By Marisa Lagos, Times Staff Writer
Terminator Now Must Try to Reinvent His Screen Persona By Claudia Eller and Michael Cieply, Times Staff Writers
Talks Could Create a Giant By Richard Verrier and Meg James, Times Staff Writers
Adios to the Love Bug
WorldCom Subject of FCC Probe From Reuters
HOME & GARDEN
It's time to clear the air -- and the dust bunnies By Jake Klein, Special to The Times
Head toward the mega-mall, turn left and zone out By Adamo Digregorio and David A. Keeps, Special to The Times
Deco in downtown: a study under the stars By Lisa Boone
The stuff trips are made of
A spirit that speaks in bold tones By Barbara King
A summer from the Rockford files
Virtual meetings
Hailing Howard
A lasting passion for plumeria By Janet Eastman, Times Staff Writer
A fusion of color and spirit By Anne-marie O'Connor, Times Staff Writer
Tuning in to satellite radio's jukebox in the sky By David Colker, Times Staff Writer
Off the reef and red-hot By Adamo Digregorio and David A. Keeps, Special to The Times
An ever-present past By David L. Ulin
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Rise in Home Values Boosts Tax Coffers By Daren Briscoe, Times Staff Writer
Destination Independence
Late Budget Deal May Help Preserve Bolsa Chica Wetlands By Jean O. Pasco, Times Staff Writer
Man Arrested in Brutal Assault on Woman From Times Staff Reports
Woman Denies Guilt in Boys' Car-Heat Deaths From Times Staff Reports
Hot Spell Sours Produce, Moods By Mark Arax, Times Staff Writer
Republicans Picked Their Budget Battle -- and Won By George Skelton
Traffic at a Crawl? Some Are Saying That's Good News By Caitlin Liu, Times Staff Writer
Wall Street Takes Dim View of Budget's Reliance on Borrowing By Jeffrey L. Rabin, Tom Petruno and Thomas S. Mulligan, Times Staff Writers
Fate of Ventura Landmark at a Crossroads By Andy Olsen, Times Staff Writer
Defiant Triple Killer Sentenced to Death By Akilah Johnson, Times Staff Writer
Ruling on Ventura Doctors' Lawsuit Delayed By Daryl Kelley, Times Staff Writer
Inglewood Council Won't Fill Interim Seat By Jean Merl, Times Staff Writer
Crime Fight Unites Sheriff, EPA
A Smoky Summer Scene
UC Faculty Back Policy Increasing Their Freedom By Rebecca Trounson, Times Staff Writer
Rising Heat in Desert Is Blamed for 5 July Deaths By Joy L. Woodson, Times Staff Writer
Bob Hope Laid to Rest
Arson Suspected in 4,300-Acre Wildfire From Times Staff Reports
Spending Plan Fuels Anxiety By Hugo Martin and Seema Mehta, Times Staff Writers
Winged Tribute
Most Are Spared Deep, Painful Cuts in Compromise Budget Plan By Dan Morain and Jenifer Warren, Times Staff Writers
Police Abuse Case Will Be Retried By Megan Garvey, Richard Marosi and Jean Guccione, Times Staff Writers
M. Peter Katsufrakis, 83; Judge Advocated for the Little Guy By Dennis Mclellan, Times Staff Writer
Man, 53, Charged Under New Law By David Haldane, Times Staff Writer
Ventura County Deputy Used Excessive Force, Jurors Find By Tracy Wilson, Times Staff Writer
Attempt to Steal ATM From Restaurant Fails From Times staff reports
Coroner Seeks Help Finding Victim's Family From Times staff reports
For O.C., It's Bad and Good News By Jean O. Pasco, Scott Martelle and Claire Luna, Times Staff Writers
French Company That Manages 91 Toll Lanes Wants to Give 2 OCTA Execs a Trip to Paris By Dan Weikel, Times Staff Writer
James Lear, 80; Prolific Actor Had One-Man Show on Hemingway From Staff and Wire Reports
Serge Silberman, 86; Independent French Movie Producer From Staff and Wire Reports
Johnny Walker, 76; Indian Comedian Did Almost 300 Movies From Staff and Wire Reports
Sam Phillips, Who Launched Elvis and a Revolution, Dies By Claudia Luther, Times Staff Writer
Initiative Set for Ballot, Backers Say By Carl Ingram, Times Staff Writer
Quake in Northern California Ripples Through U.S. Web Site By Kenneth Reich, Times Staff Writer
Second Man Is Arrested in Fatal Race By Mai Tran, Times Staff Writer
Rain Puts Damper on Surf Contest By David Reyes, Times Staff Writer
Bush Stays Aloof on Davis Recall By Michael Finnegan and Gregg Jones, Times Staff Writers
Scuffle Raises Questions By Jessica Garrison, Times Staff Writer
Anaheim Man Held in String of Gas Station Robberies By David Haldane, Times Staff Writer
A Downbeat Requiem for Music Producer's Son By Jose Cardenas and Monte Morin, Times Staff Writers
Sister Rose Harrington, 83; Pioneering Theology Teacher Founded Cafe for Homeless By Myrna Oliver, Times Staff Writer
Foday Sankoh, 65; Led Sierra Leone Rebels Notorious for War Crimes From Associated Press
Davis Vetoes Bill to Allow Colleges to Bypass Some Seismic Standards By Kenneth Reich, Times Staff Writer
A Wilshire Jewel, or Imitation? By Bob Pool, Times Staff Writer
Opening of UC Merced is Delayed by Budget Crisis By Rebecca Trounson, Times Staff Writer
OK on State Budget Is a Relief for Supervisors By Catherine Saillant, Times Staff Writer
Family Again Takes First Place (in Line) at the Fair By Jenifer Ragland, Times Staff Writer
Remaking the Grade
Rare Summer Storm Pounds the High Desert By Karima A. Haynes, Times Staff Writer
Wildlife Agent on Path to Recovery By Nancy Wride, Times Staff Writer
NATIONAL
ACLU Lawsuit Targets the Patriot Act From Associated Press
GOP Senators Offer Rescue Plan for Amtrak From Associated Press
Hopes High, Boston Church Installs 'Archbishop Sean' By Elizabeth Mehren, Times Staff Writer
Baylor Athlete Was Shot in Head, Autopsy Shows From Times Wire Reports
Compensation Denied '91 Gulf War POWs From Times Wire Reports
35 Pardons Urged Over Discredited Agent From Times Wire Reports
Bush Foresees Faster Growth By Edwin Chen, Times Staff Writer
Tax Cuts Helped Create Deficit, Bush Concedes From a Times Staff Writer
Senate Party-Line Vote Kills Energy Market Curbs By Richard Simon, Times Staff Writer
Old South Oratory Lives On By Ken Ellingwood, Times Staff Writer
The Sky Is Raining Ash, but These Montanans Are Holdouts at Home By Tomas Alex Tizon, Times Staff Writer
Civil Rights Commission to Investigate Florida Hanging From Associated Press
Storm Swirls Around Mexican ID Card Use By Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Times Staff Writer
Plans to Trim Air Marshal Ranks Denied From a Times Staff Writer
Million-Dollar Coin Should've Been Buffaloed; Experts Aren't From Associated Press
E-Mailing Poem Costs Arkansas Official Job From Associated Press
Arduous Dig to Find Spy's Buried Stash By Susannah Rosenblatt, Times Staff Writer
Runway Incidents on Decline By Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Times Staff Writer
New Passenger Screening Plan From Reuters
Mississippi Sheriff Is Charged in Federal Extortion, Bribery Case From Associated Press
Boeing Brain Drain Linked to Shuttle Disaster By Ralph Vartabedian, Times Staff Writer
New York Times to Add Ombudsman to Its Staff By Josh Getlin, Times Staff Writer
Truck Fire Burns 13, 1 Fatally From Associated Press
SPORTS
Hut One, Hut Two, Hut Three, Hut Four ...
Sabathia Feels Right at Home in Victory From Associated Press
Valentin Goes on Power Trip From Associated Press
Appier Becomes Prime Angel Cut By Bill Shaikin, Times Staff Writer
Clemens Shuts Out Replacement Squad By Bill Shaikin, Times Staff Writer
Athletics Get Guillen in Trade With the Reds From Associated Press
Finishing Last Leaves Him Feeling in the Red By John Weyler
Clippers to Make a Point With Miller by Letting Him Leave By Elliott Teaford
A Deuce Is Not Enough By Jason Reid, Times Staff Writer
Conventional PGA Would Be an Upset By Thomas Bonk
Martinez Pays Quick Dividend By Grahame L. Jones, Times Staff Writer
Falcon Quest By Sam Farmer, Times Staff Writer
Evans in Race With Mariners, Yankees for Boone By Jason Reid, Times Staff Writer
Desert Classic Won't Lose Hope for Some Time By Thomas Bonk, Times Staff Writer
Theresa's Memo Debuts By Bob Mieszerski
Media Request Considered By Steve Henson, Times Staff Writer
Metamorphosis Goes for Second Win in Row By Bob Mieszerski
Cavaliers Sign Kapono From Times Wire Services
Time Is Expiring for Evans By Ross Newhan
Ohio St. Won't Let Clarett Practice From Staff and Wire Reports
Schmidt Bests Wood, Cubs From Associated Press
Boller and Ravens Agree on Contract From Associated Press
Error Helps Willis Outduel Johnson From Associated Press
In Pac-10, It's Coaching Chaos By Chris Dufresne
Park's Lead Grows to 2 Strokes From Staff Reports
On-Court Challenges Become Less Important By T.J. Simers
Warner Joins Club Criticism By Jim Barrero, Times Staff Writer
Sparks Don't Rule This House By Mike Terry, Times Staff Writer
Hewitt Shows Controlling Interest By Rob Fernas, Times Staff Writer
This Wonder Never Ceases By Bill Dwyre, Times Staff Writer
A Case of Tu Little, Tu Late By Lauren Peterson
USC Freshman Booty Will Get a Chance to Start By Gary Klein
Utah Is Penalized for Rules Violations By Robyn Norwood, Times Staff Writer
NEWS
Toying with art By Andrew John Ignatius Vontz, Special to The Times
On the cutting edge By Chris Rubin, Special to The Times
The beauty of utility By Duane Noriyuki, Times Staff Writer
Buzz bands By Kevin Bronson; Steve Baltin
Oh, the wonder of two wheels By Adam Tschorn, Special to The Times
Buzz clubs By Heidi Siegmund Cuda
A display of versatility by Sumi Jo at the Bowl By Daniel Cariaga, Special to The Times
A Bowl full of changes By Louise Roug, Times Staff Writer
Stuck in the slow lane By S. Irene Virbila, Times Staff Writer
Guitar riffs, Clift, clubs: It's all good By Carolyn Patricia Scott
Three-day forecast
'A freeing experience' By Elaine Dutka, Times Staff Writer
Chewed up, spit out By Paul Brownfield, Times Staff Writer
Young masters at work By Brenda Rees, Special to The Times
Theater By Daryl H. Miller
El Gran Silencio lets emotions rule the day By Ernesto Lechner, Special to The Times
Don't overlook library stores
Not everyone's cup of activism
Motorcycle fantasy on film
At least it's good for a laugh
Steamed clams By Jessica Strand
From the inside out By Mark Olsen, Special to The Times
A keen eye for artists By Holly Myers, Special to The Times
Going slapstick with Sophocles By David C. Nichols, Special to The Times
Raising the bar By Leslee Komaiko, Special to The Times
Beauty and aggression mix in universal messages By Steve Hochman, Special to The Times
'Bad Boys II' soundtrack stays on top By Robert Hilburn
Gay themes give Bravo a lift From a Times staff writer
Finally
These donations are Golden By From A Times Staff Writer
Alliance on the airwaves From a Times staff writer
The West, seen from a different perspective By Kevin Thomas, Times Staff Writer
A chilling moment in history By Kevin Thomas
Oh, so much pain in my poor chakras By Samantha Bonar, Times Staff Writer
Setting the hot shots By Pete Metzger, Times Staff Writer
Mixing it up with creepy-crawlies By Mark Sachs, Times Staff Writer
'Daredevil' DVD is worth the risk
Will call By Karla S. Blume
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