What happened on September 19, 2004

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A rogue dealer and old masters By Edmund Fawcett, Edmund Fawcett is a contributor to several publications, including the (London) Times Literary Supplement, the Guardian (London) and the Royal Academy of Arts magazine.
How we grew up together By Jonathan Kirsch, Jonathan Kirsch, a contributing writer to Book Review, is the author of "God Against the Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism."
Jewish and nearly Jewish By Paul Krassner, Paul Krassner is the author of "Murder at the Conspiracy Convention and Other American Absurdities." His latest anthology is "Magic Mushrooms and Other Highs: From Toad Slime to Ecstasy."
More than words
Searching for the light By Tom Nolan, Tom Nolan is the author of "Ross Macdonald: A Biography" and editor of the forthcoming "The Couple Next Door: Collected Short Mysteries of Margaret Millar."
Bestsellers / Paperbacks
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
First Fiction By Mark Rozzo
A lesson in human nature By Merle Rubin, Merle Rubin is a contributing writer to Book Review.
Remembrance of hopes past By Benjamin Schwarz, Benjamin Schwarz is the literary editor and the national editor of the Atlantic Monthly.

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Snapshots of a Crisis
More Fuel on the Fire
Not Everyone Is Laughing at Bush's 'Fun'
For His Next Trick ...
Is the Iraq War Illegal?
Walking and Seeing
The Violence Against Women in Darfur
Cathedral Also Serves as a Parish Church
Sanctity of Divorce
Tapping Solutions to the World's Water Crisis
The D.C. Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight By David Cole, David Cole is a law professor at Georgetown University and author of "Enemy Aliens: Double Standards and Constitutional Freedoms in the War on Terrorism" (New Press, 2003).
Sure, Trash It; It's Only a Part of Our History By Gale Holland, Gale Holland is a Los Angeles journalist.
A Meal That's the Real Deal (With Apologies to Dr. Seuss) By Jim Sollisch, Jim Sollisch is creative director at a Cleveland advertising agency.
One-Size-Fits-All Sentences in a Judicial Muddle By James D. Zirin, James D. Zirin is a lawyer in New York.
Preventable Nightmare By Graham Allison, Graham Allison is director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. His new book is "Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe." For more information, see www.nuclearterror.org.
Who's Better in the Driver's Seat? By Arthur I. Blaustein, Arthur Blaustein was chairman of the President's National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity during the Carter administration. He is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, where he teaches social and economic policy. His most recent books are "Make a Difference" and "The American Promise."
Cream of the Crop, or Mush? By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
You Can Do Better? Show Us.
Saving California Centrism By Kevin Starr, Kevin Starr is University Professor of History at USC and California state librarian emeritus. His "Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003" has just been published by Alfred A. Knopf.
Who's Better in the Driver's Seat? By Irwin M. Stelzer, Irwin M. Stelzer is director of energy policy studies at the Hudson Institute and a contributing editor to the Weekly Standard.
For the Bosniaks, the U.S. Ideal Is in Ruins By Lara J. Nettelfield and Sarah Wagner, Lara J. Nettelfield, a PhD candidate in political science at Columbia University, and Sarah Wagner, a PhD candidate in anthropology at Harvard University, are Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellows in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Bloggers' 'Moment' Doesn't Make for a Revolution By Ben Wasserstein, Ben Wasserstein is a writer in New York.

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The End of Television as We Know It By Bryce Zabel, Bryce Zabel served as chairman and CEO of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences from 2001 to 2003, the first writer in that post since Rod Serling. Zabel's current project, a miniseries adaptation of "The Poseidon Adventure," is now in production in South Africa, and he will write and produce "Fall from Grace" for USA Network.
The Dream Team By Mark Edward Harris, Mark Edward Harris last wrote for the magazine on the Athens Olympics marathon route.
Rhyme, Sally, Rhyme By Mark Edward Harris
Lunch Lessons By Leilah Bernstein, Leilah Bernstein is an associate editor at the magazine.
In living color By Barbara Thornburg
Smashed Potatoes and Roast Beast By Paul Vercammen, Paul Vercammen last wrote for the magazine about Little League all-star team selections.
Driving Fast Won't Get You Anywhere if You're Dead
It's Time We Used Natural Gas
How to Resolve Our Traffic Woes
The Needle and the Damage Done By Michael T. Jarvis
A Shell of Its Former Self
High-Concept How-to Books By Michael T. Jarvis
They Changed Their Minds on Three Strikes. Can They Change the Voters'? By Joe Domanick, Joe Domanick last wrote for the magazine about Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton. He is a Senior Fellow at USC Annenberg's Institute for Justice and Journalism, and the author of "Cruel Justice: Three Strikes and the Politics of Crime in America's Golden State."

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What happened on September 19, 2004

NEWS

Retro Tour in Latvia Comes With a Night in Soviet Jail By Timothy Jacobs, Associated Press Writer

Japanese Soldier Faces the Poison of His Past By Eric Talmadge, Associated Press Writer

Deaths of Illegal Crossers Up in Arizona By Beth Defalco, Associated Press Writer

Marble Quarry Stands as Bridge to Past By Adam Gorlick, Associated Press Writer

Tech Investment Yields Mixed Return for College By Justin Pope, Associated Press Writer

Creating 'Cool' Cities a Hot Trend for States By Martha Irvine, Associated Press Writer

Mortgage Fraud Surges Since 2001, FBI Reports By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Writer

'A Drinking Club for Those With a Running Problem' By Dan Nephin, Associated Press Writer

Southern States Trying to Recover From Ivan By Pauline Arrillaga, Associated Press Writer

Now Americans Can Put a Personal Stamp on Their Mail By Ted Anthony, Associated Press Writer

Bringing Shelter to the Reservation By Sarah R. Craig, Associated Press Writer

Nurse Directs Her Own Surgery From Associated Press

Scores of Sites Extol Achievements by American Women By Ben Dobbin, Associated Press Writer

Rob Lowe is ready to let the good times roll By Jay Bobbin, Special to The Times

BOOKS

A rogue dealer and old masters By Edmund Fawcett, Edmund Fawcett is a contributor to several publications, including the (London) Times Literary Supplement, the Guardian (London) and the Royal Academy of Arts magazine.

How we grew up together By Jonathan Kirsch, Jonathan Kirsch, a contributing writer to Book Review, is the author of "God Against the Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism."

Jewish and nearly Jewish By Paul Krassner, Paul Krassner is the author of "Murder at the Conspiracy Convention and Other American Absurdities." His latest anthology is "Magic Mushrooms and Other Highs: From Toad Slime to Ecstasy."

Searching for the light By Tom Nolan, Tom Nolan is the author of "Ross Macdonald: A Biography" and editor of the forthcoming "The Couple Next Door: Collected Short Mysteries of Margaret Millar."

Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds

First Fiction By Mark Rozzo

A lesson in human nature By Merle Rubin, Merle Rubin is a contributing writer to Book Review.

Remembrance of hopes past By Benjamin Schwarz, Benjamin Schwarz is the literary editor and the national editor of the Atlantic Monthly.

ENTERTAINMENT

Of stogies and state By Steven Barrie-anthony, Times Staff Writer

Many political axes to grind By Geoff Boucher, Times Staff Writer

The Worth Of 'A Nation' By Greg Braxton

Deadpan dads By Paul Brownfield, Times Staff Writer

Lifting a red velvet curtain By Anupama Chopra, Special to The Times

A tip of the hat to the men and women of the cloth By Susan King, Times Staff Writer

So, Disney Hall isn't the last word in design By Diane Haithman, Times Staff Writer

Making a break in a loveless world By Susan King

The best of the season By Jess Holl

The best of the season By Steven Johnson

The best of the season By Frank Torrez

The best of the season By Bettie Rinehart

The best of the season By James E. Fowler

The best of the season By Chris Barton

The best of the season By Steven Johnson

The lore of the Game By Robert Hilburn, Times Staff Writer

Something's happening in Culver City By Diane Haithman, Times Staff Writer

Groundbreaker Coleman to pay visit to Disney Hall By Don Heckman, Special to The Times

Eminem's dual-threat dominance By Steve Hochman, Special to The Times

Suddenly, it's Sylvia in the spotlight By Lewis Segal

Moving back to MoMA's house By Louise Roug

The sounds of things to come By Chris Pasles, Times Staff Writer

Friends in high places By Maria Elena Fernandez

A roving jack of all genres By Mark Swed

Where they're coming from By Louise Roug, Times Staff Writer

Earthly positions By Lewis Segal, Times Staff Writer

Presidential campaigns are stuck in the spin cycle By David Shaw

A nanny stages a comeback By Don Shirley

Decried from Day One By Susan King, Times Staff Writer

Boston's uncommon conductor By Mark Swed

Quality pays, even in the silly season By Kenneth Turan, Times Staff Writer

A toast to the coast By Karen Wada, Special to The Times

Deciphering hip-hop lyrics is now only a click away By Christine N. Ziemba

'Not a Snap!' By Sherrill Kushner, Special to The Times

OPINION

The D.C. Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight By David Cole, David Cole is a law professor at Georgetown University and author of "Enemy Aliens: Double Standards and Constitutional Freedoms in the War on Terrorism" (New Press, 2003).

Sure, Trash It; It's Only a Part of Our History By Gale Holland, Gale Holland is a Los Angeles journalist.

A Meal That's the Real Deal (With Apologies to Dr. Seuss) By Jim Sollisch, Jim Sollisch is creative director at a Cleveland advertising agency.

One-Size-Fits-All Sentences in a Judicial Muddle By James D. Zirin, James D. Zirin is a lawyer in New York.

Cream of the Crop, or Mush? By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.

Saving California Centrism By Kevin Starr, Kevin Starr is University Professor of History at USC and California state librarian emeritus. His "Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003" has just been published by Alfred A. Knopf.

Who's Better in the Driver's Seat? By Irwin M. Stelzer, Irwin M. Stelzer is director of energy policy studies at the Hudson Institute and a contributing editor to the Weekly Standard.

Bloggers' 'Moment' Doesn't Make for a Revolution By Ben Wasserstein, Ben Wasserstein is a writer in New York.

WORLD

Afghan Advocates of Election Targeted by Militants From Associated Press

Iraqi Airways Resumes International Flights From Associated Press

Four Bombing Suspects Held in Indonesia From Associated Press

British Troops Leave Cleric's Basra Office From Associated Press

Appointees Warned to Accept Pay Cuts From Times Wire Reports

Upper House Approves Nonproliferation Bill From Times Wire Reports

'Longhair's' Advice Falls on Deaf Ears From Times Wire Reports

Rain and Mudslides Kill 14, Destroy Homes From Times Wire Reports

Media Watchdog Urges Release of Journalists From Times Wire Reports

China Marks War Anniversary From Associated Press