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What happened on August 22, 2004
NEWS
Egyptian Crackdown Sought on 'Desert Safaris' By Jasper Mortimer, Associated Press Writer
The Pill Proves to Be Unpopular in Japan By Aiko Hayashi, Associated Press Writer
Voters With Eyes Wide Shut By Jerry Schwartz, Associated Press Writer
This Big Dog Doesn't Turn His Tail on Guests By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Writer
A Friendship Lost and Found, Decades After the Holocaust By Bobby Ross Jr., Associated Press Writer
Monsoon Cools Southwest During Fire Season By Arthur H. Rotstein, Associated Press Writer
Seeking Coexistence With Predators By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press Writer
In Greece, Everyone Has a Spyro Story From Associated Press
WB's heavenly series adds black-sheep theme By Kate O'Hare, Special to The Times
BOOKS
Bestsellers
The familiar quest for fame By Ben Ehrenreich, Ben Ehrenreich is a writer whose work has appeared in L.A. Weekly, the Village Voice and McSweeney's.
Goodbye to all that By Peter Green, Peter Green is the former fiction critic of the London Daily Telegraph and the author of many books, including "Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age," "The Laughter of Aphrodite" and "The Sword of Pleasure."
Desert pilgrimage slakes a thirst for meaning By Nick Owchar, Nick Owchar is acting deputy editor of Book Review.
Bestsellers / Paperbacks
Inside Reagan's bid for detente By Richard Pipes, Richard Pipes is Baird professor emeritus of history at Harvard University and author, most recently, of "Vixi: The Memoirs of a Non-Belonger."
You Who Wronged By Czeslaw Milosz
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
First Fiction By Mark Rozzo
Cold War's cultural front By Michael Scammell, Michael Scammell is the author of "Solzhenitsyn: A Biography." His authorized biography, "Cosmic Reporter: The Life and Times of Arthur Koestler," is set to be published next year.
Sisters of a kind By Carolyn See, Carolyn See is the author of numerous books, including "Making a Literary Life," "Dreaming: Hard Luck and Good Times in America" and "The Handyman: A Novel."
A great divide and how it began By Mary Lee Settle, Mary Lee Settle is the author of many books, including "I, Roger Williams" and "Spanish Recognitions."
ENTERTAINMENT
A star turn on screen for Feijoo
Art-buying tips for eager investors By Suzanne Muchnic
Scared straight to Hollywood By Lynne Heffley
Furious co-founder is smiling now By Mike Boehm
A new Asian flowering By Scarlet Cheng, Special to The Times
An international hit, and in Yiddish By Susan King, Times Staff Writer
They know the territory By Richard Cromelin
Give 'em less art, more action By Barbara Demick, Times Staff Writer
Years of growth and greatness By Susan King
A youth quake; a continental shift By Jeffrey Fleishman, Times Staff Writer
Fighting for a comeback By Scarlet Cheng, Special to The Times
A spiral of passion
A crafted report
Facing the crisis
Cole comfort
Personal solution
Where's 'halo'?
The seamstress and her Singer By Victoria Looseleaf, Special to The Times
A tiger still crouching By Mark Magnier, Times Staff Writer
A Dutch treat for 'CSI' fans By Christine N. Ziemba
That's one giant LEAP for dancers By Chris Pasles, Times Staff Writer
The pitch that you won't see coming By Gina Piccalo, Times Staff Writer
Guess who's really in the driver's seat? By Gina Piccalo, Times Staff Writer
Dance on the edge
A young player in the old crowd By Susan King
Jubilant and purposeful songs By Richard Cromelin; Robert Hilburn; Steve Hochman; Steve Appleford
Ah, when the night was young
She can't see her own film By Susan King
The stamp of removal
Crossing the comic divide By Jonathan Taylor, Times Staff Writer
A crucible of his own By Linda Winer, Newsday
A wild ride with a boy and a horse
'I Had to Go!' By Carol Felixson, Special to The Times
OPINION
Monkey Do ... Sometimes
Our Cluttered Constitution
DNA Testing
The Real Dirt on Slinging Mud
Medical Group's Stand on Surgery Legislation
Steve Thompson
Episcopalians and Gays
Aren't Cops Allowed to Fight Back?
Veterans Seek Answers
Toss Them a Bone Too
Another Dangerous Invitation Is Issued
Venezuelan Vote Offers Some Lessons
Ban Bans
Healthcare Costs
Trigger-Happy Bush Is No Reagan By Lou Cannon
Accountability Rises, Scores Fall By Bruce Fuller
'Dream Team' Betrays Basketball's Beauty By Pat Jordan
Democracy, Google Style By Michael Kinsley
Black/Migrant Rivalry for Jobs Can Be Eased By David Bacon, David Bacon is a labor journalist and photographer. He is the author of "NAFTA's Children."
Sen. Kerry's Stem-Cell Fairy Tales By Eric Cohen, Eric Cohen is editor and founder of the New Atlantis and a resident scholar at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
Unveiling Secrets By Douglas Foster, Douglas Foster is an associate professor at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
'Greenwashing' Leaves a Stain of Distortion By Geoffrey Johnson, Geoffrey Johnson is program coordinator of the Green Life, a nonprofit environmental organization.
Morocco's Crime-Terror Nexus By Mitchell Koss, Mitchell Koss is a television news and documentary producer in Los Angeles. His work has appeared on PBS, ABC, MTV, CNN and NBC. He reported this story with Laura Ling.
Terrorism Inc. By Rajan Menon, Rajan Menon is the Monroe J. Rathbone professor of international relations at Lehigh University and a fellow of the New America Foundation.
You Be the Judge By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
Politics Dog the Oil Reserve By David G. Victor and Joshua C. House, David G. Victor, adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Joshua C. House are in the Program on Energy & Sustainable Development at Stanford University.
WORLD
Rights Expert Demands Access to Afghan Prisons From Reuters
Ban on Foreign Human Rights Groups Proposed From Times Wire Reports
16 Are Killed in Blasts at Opposition Rally From Times Wire Reports
Taliban, Militia Clash in South, Killing 3 From Times Wire Reports
Gunmen Attack Police, Poll Sites in Chechnya From Times Wire Reports
Some in China Cling to Deng's Capitalist Coattails By Mark Magnier, Times Staff Writer
Striking a Balance in Secular Turkey By Amberin Zaman, Special to The Times
Cleric's Militia Still Controls Najaf Mosque By David Holley and Edmund Sanders, Times Staff Writers
5 Suspected of Plotting Attacks Held in Pakistan From Times Wire Services
Sadr City Sings Its Praises of Cleric By Alissa J. Rubin, Times Staff Writer
Sudan, U.N. Sign Deal on Darfur From Associated Press
Militia Found a Gap in U.S. Armor By Edmund Sanders, Times Staff Writer
Audit of Chavez Vote Upholds the Results From Times Wire Services
In Mexico, Vigilantism Rises on Surge of Crime, Public Disgust By Chris Kraul, Times Staff Writer
BUSINESS
'Mr. Botox' Case Raises Some Brows By Denise Gellene, Times Staff Writer
More to Boeing's Plight Than Subsidies for Airbus By James Flanigan
Study on Wal-Mart Carries Built-In Bias
Mixed-Use Casden Project Built on Collaborative Effort
Supermarket Workers Poorly Served by Union
Raising Cap on Damages Just Brings More Suits
State's Tourism Decline May Be Self-Inflicted
One Simple Remedy for Rising Healthcare Costs
In Google IPO, the Marketplace Wins By Tom Petruno, Times Staff Writer
Long Race for Grand Ave. Developer By Roger Vincent, Times Staff Writer
TOP STORIES -- Aug. 15-20 From Times Staff
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
New Routes Just for Trucks Urged By Sharon Bernstein and Deborah Schoch, Times Staff Writers
Hair May Link Student to Vandalism of SUVs From Times Staff Reports
Woman Held in Fatal Stabbing of Son, 10 From Times Staff Reports
School Shuts Its Doors By Erika Hayasaki, Times Staff Writer
Church Gets Mileage From Its Gas Subsidy By Kevin Pang, Times Staff Writer
From Wasteland to a Showplace for Native Plants By Nikki Usher, Times Staff Writer
Marine Corps Pfc. Fernando Hannon, 19, Wildomar; Killed in Explosion By Zeke Minaya, Times Staff Writer
Put the Squeeze on Lemon Teachers By Steve Lopez
Children's Care Effort Left to Wither Away By Sue Fox, Times Staff Writer
Tribe Backing a Casino for O.C. Plays Its Plans Close to the Vest By Mike Anton, Times Staff Writer
J. Irwin Miller, 95; Patron of City's Architecture By Claudia Luther, Times Staff Writer
Addition to Nixon Library Opens
New Wing at Nixon Center
Motorcyclist Hit, Killed on Freeway Is Identified From Times Staff Reports
Swimmer's Body Found Near Weapons Station From Times Staff Reports
Feud With a Mayor? It's Not the O.C. Way By Dana Parsons
Plan Aims to Reduce Truck Congestion at Ports By Sue Fox, Times Staff Writer
Rose Bowl to Court NFL With Luxury-Suite Towers By Cara Mia Dimassa, Times Staff Writer
Punctuation Marks Get Their Day (-- 'Finally!?') From Times Staff and Wire Reports
No Leads in Couple's Slayings on Beach From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Feinstein Decries Gov.'s Bay Area Casino Deal From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Officials Seek Federal Aid for Hmong Refugees From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Democrats Close to Choosing Senate Leader By Jordan Rau, Times Staff Writer
Rumors Put Through Mill By Amanda Covarrubias, Times Staff Writer
Eyes on the Sky
'Dirty' Bomb's Impact Studied By David Pierson, Times Staff Writer
DJ Mortgaged His House to Bring the Beatles to the Bowl By Cecilia Rasmussen, Times Staff Writer
Budget Dispute Goes On, but So Do Talks By Catherine Saillant, Times Staff Writer
Other Deaths
Blue Whales Offering Big Show Off O.C. By Dave Mckibben, Times Staff Writer
NATIONAL
Farmlands Seen as Fertile for Terrorism By Charles Piller, Times Staff Writer
If Lobster Eating Was an Olympic Event ... From Times Wire Reports
10 Campers Are Injured in Thunderstorm From Times Wire Reports
Slavery Museum Divides Cincinnati, and a Family From Times Wire Reports
Deadly Fire Attributed to Marijuana Cultivation From Times Wire Reports
Al Qaeda Finances Down, Panel Says By Greg Miller, Times Staff Writer
Focus Shifts to Kerry's Antiwar Activities in '70s By Maria L. La Ganga and Matea Gold, Times Staff Writers
Discount May Cost Marshals Their Cover By Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Times Staff Writer
Bush's Nephew Courts Americans in Mexico From Associated Press
GOP Boon May Turn Into Bust for N.Y. By Josh Getlin, Times Staff Writer
Officer Recalls Boat Mission With Kerry By William B. Rood, Chicago Tribune
Bush Aims to Solidify His Base By Ronald Brownstein, Times Staff Writer
Kerry Critic Sticks to Claims By Matea Gold, Times Staff Writer
Aiming to Get Out the Fabulous Vote
Arms Report Won't Speculate By Greg Miller, Times Staff Writer
Politicians Make Use of Wrestlers' Hold on Youths By Johanna Neuman, Times Staff Writer
REAL ESTATE
Made to party, lavish contemporary beckons guests By Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
Seeing less of pop diva in Malibu By Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
Friends in deed By Jennifer Lisle, Special to The Times
Fewer are able to buy a home From Times wire reports
Housing starts, home sales boom From Times wire reports
Briefly From Times wire reports
SPORTS
Hey, Guys, Can I Play? Aw, C'mon, Please? Pretty Please?
Indians Lose Again, 8-1 From Associated Press
It's Worth the Wait for the Angels By Mike Digiovanna, Times Staff Writer
Scioscia: McPherson Stays in Minor Leagues for Now By Mike Digiovanna, Times Staff Writer
Wallace Not Ready to Talk About Retiring From Associated Press
He's Leader of the Pats By Sam Farmer, Times Staff Writer
This Gift Might Not Last Him Very Long By Larry Stewart, Times Staff Writer
Original Model By Gary Klein, Times Staff Writer
From Out of State? You're Out of Luck By Bill Christine, Times Staff Writer
Green Stops Living in Past By Jason Reid, Times Staff Writer
Gagne Gets a Chance to Relax By Jason Reid, Times Staff Writer
Gibbs Is Capital Improvement From Associated Press
Race Returns Home to a Different Greece From Associated Press
Tradition Is Fashionable Again at USC and LSU From Associated Press
Sampson's Debut Is a Firetrap By Paul Gutierrez, Times Staff Writer
It's Not Just Out of the Park, but Really Out of This World By Ross Newhan
Amorama Saves Her Best for Last By Bill Christine, Times Staff Writer
Funny Cide, Sarava Look to Rebound By Insider Trading
Conejo Valley Has First Test Today By Dan Arritt
Babe On The Fly Is Cleared for Takeoff By Los Alamitos
Wizards' Road Victory Puts Them in Tie for First From Associated Press
Beltre's a Keeper, but Riches Will Beckon By Ross Newhan
Cink Takes Command With a 68 From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Palmer Gives Hope to Bengals From Associated Press
Astros Ride Fast Lane to Victory From Associated Press
Mohr Is Less for Giants in 11-9 Loss to Mets From Associated Press
U.S. Gymnast May Share Gold Won in Scoring Error By Alan Abrahamson and Diane Pucin, Times Staff Writers
Everybody Out of the Pool
U.S. Women Getting Close to a Beach Bash By Alan Abrahamson, Times Staff Writer
At Least Dirrell Gets the Point of This Event By Steve Springer, Times Staff Writer
Greene Tries for 100 Repeat By Helene Elliott; Diane Pucin; Steve Springer
The Buzz in Athens Still Just a Whisper By Tracy Wilkinson and Greg Krikorian, Times Staff Writers
Not by a Longshot By Bill Dwyre, Times Staff Writer
Iraq Is One Win From a Medal By Grahame L. Jones, Times Staff Writer
For Klims, Son's Health Is Golden By Bill Dwyre, Times Staff Writer
The Games People Play Are Now Under Protest By Mike Penner
Pieces of Eight for Phelps By Lisa Dillman, Times Staff Writer
A Clean Lift of a Nation's Spirits By Bill Plaschke
U.S. Gets Medal on Appeal From Associated Press
Russia Foils U.S. Medal Hopes From Times Wire Services
Softball Team Has a Humble Pitch By Bill Dwyre, Times Staff Writer
Records Fall, Medals Won in Splashy Finale By Lisa Dillman, Times Staff Writer
It Takes a While, but Gonzalez Beats Dent for Bronze By Mike Penner, Times Staff Writer
Henin-Hardenne Recovers for Gold By Steve Springer, Times Staff Writer
100 Goes to Great Unknown By Helene Elliott, Times Staff Writer
Dragila Fails to Get Clearance in Vault By Helene Elliott, Times Staff Writer
Sheer Abby By Grahame L. Jones, Times Staff Writer
Injury Drops Haworth to Sixth From Associated Press
Life and Basketball in Shades of Brown By Dave Kindred, Sporting News
Quotebook
Who Said the Dodgers Never Had a Prayer? By T.J. Simers
Olson Pleased With Offense By Lonnie White, Times Staff Writer
They're Ready to Carry the Load By Gary Klein, Times Staff Writer
Williams' Court of Last Resort By Robyn Norwood, Times Staff Writer
MAGAZINE
Dancing With Rose By Lauren Kessler, Lauren Kessler last wrote for the magazine about the Coast Starlight train. She directs the graduate program in literary nonfiction at the University of Oregon. Her most recent book is "Clever Girl" (HarperCollins, 2003).
Now Wear This By Janet Kinosian
Riding From Shadow By Wendy Moon, Wendy Moon is a freelance writer living in Northridge.
The Wing and I By Adam Tschorn, Adam Tschorn last wrote for the magazine about cheesecake.
We Will Rock Your Jingle By Eryn Brown
Tweaking the traditional By Barbara Thornburg
Bottled Water's Right Up There With Low-Carb Craze
Our Hero, the Secretary of State
The Unapologetic Warrior By Tony Perry, Tony Perry is The Times' San Diego bureau chief. He last wrote for the magazine about reporting from Iraq.
The California Coast's Friend in Deed By J. Michael Kennedy, J. Michael Kennedy is a Times staff writer.
Waxing Eloquent By Leslee Komaiko
Seismic Gifts
The Medium Is the Message
The Other Cult of Diana By Susan Straight, Susan Straight last wrote for the magazine about fruit trees.
TRAVEL
Less service, more savings on the Web By Arthur Frommer, Special to The Times
Chicago, city of the uplifted gaze By John Muncie, Special to The Times
Deal of the week
Dresden's spirit soars once more By Susan Spano, Times Staff Writer
Like it or not, Modernist design has a place here too By Susan Spano, Times Staff Writer
King of your own castle and sandcastle By Matt Lait, Times Staff Writer
Stick to government websites for worldwide medical updates By Kathleen Doheny, Special to The Times
It's taxation without representation for hotel occupants By Jane Engle, Times Staff Writer
They'll skip the tips -- and the cruise
The beef over Paris McDonald's
Setting boundaries in economy class
Hotels cut ties with 2 websites InterContinental Hotels... Compiled by Jane Engle
Butcher, baker, candlestick maker By Keith Rockmael, Special to The Times
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