What happened on February 20, 2005

NEWS

BOOKS

Bestsellers
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
In the absurdist corners of contemporary life By Richard Eder, Richard Eder, the former book critic for The Times, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 1987.
The eternal theater of Arthur Miller By Carlos Fuentes, Carlos Fuentes is the author of more than 20 books, including "The Death of Artemio Cruz," "The Old Gringo" and, most recently, "This I Believe: An A to Z of a Life." This tribute was translated from the Spanish by Alfred Mac Adam.
Chameleonic existence in a world gone mad By Gideon Lewis-kraus, Gideon Lewis-Kraus is deputy editor of the Threepenny Review.
Failed visions of civic virtue By Jonathan Kirsch, Jonathan Kirsch is the author of, most recently, "God Against the Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism."
First Fiction By James Marcus
Bestsellers / Paperbacks
After Oz By Lucille Clifton
Compromise. How's that for a revolutionary concept? By Matthew Scully, Matthew Scully is the author of "Dominion" and, until recently, served as special assistant and deputy director of speechwriting for President Bush.
Corpses aplenty and a legal fight to stay alive By Eugen Weber, Eugen Weber is a regular contributor to Book Review.
L.A. novels: a coming-of-age story By Susan Salter Reynolds, Susan Salter Reynolds is a Times staff writer and contributes the Discoveries column in Book Review.

ENTERTAINMENT

OPINION

Hertzberg vs. Villaraigosa
What Makes a Strong Mayor
Jonathan Chait's Insight
Engendering a Debate Over Women's Abilities
Favored Candidates in the Mayoral Race
Free Up the CHP
Hawaii Trip Lands Officials in Hot Water
Explore the Real Issue in L.A. Housing Incident
Who's Bush Helping?
Everyone Has an Opinion
Mideast Pragmatism
We Aren't Fighting to Win Anymore By Andrew J. Bacevich, Andrew J. Bacevich is professor of international relations at Boston University and author of "The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War" (Oxford University Press, 2005).
A Year-Round Party for Blacks By Al Franken, Al Franken is the host of "The Al Franken Show" on Air America Radio, which can be heard weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon on KTLK-AM 1150 in Los Angeles.
It's Been a Privilege By Michael Kinsley
A Soviet Memorial Etched by Ambiguity By D.J. Waldie, D.J. Waldie is the author of "Where We Are Now: Notes From Los Angeles" (Angel City Press, 2004).
We Don't (Love) Stinkin' Yankee Running Dog Warmongers By Michael Soller
Dubya Does Europe By Ivo H. Daalder and Charles A. Kupchan, Ivo H. Daalder is senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Charles A. Kupchan is professor of international affairs at Georgetown University and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Control Our Kids, You Say? We Can Only Do So Much By Sandy Banks, Sandy Banks is a Times editorial writer.
The Forecast for Mainz: Chilly By Jeanne Rubner, Jeanne Rubner is a reporter and editorial writer with the Sueddeutsche Zeitung in Munich.
Wizards Behind the Curtain By Howard Blume
Labor's Lost Love By Jonathan Tasini, Jonathan Tasini, president emeritus of the National Writers Union, is president of the Economic Future Group.
Yeaaaaa arrrrgg ghhhh!!! By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
A Second-Term Shift? By Nancy E. Soderberg, Nancy E. Soderberg, a senior national security advisor in the Clinton administration, is the author of "The Superpower Myth, the Use and Misuse of American Might."
Schwarzenegger's Risky Scribble By Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Sherry Bebitch Jeffe is a senior scholar in the School of Policy, Planning and Development at USC and a political analyst for KNBC.
Technically, It Was a Geek Blast By Joel Stein
The Times Quotes Firebrands and Convicts the City's Cops By Jack Dunphy, Jack Dunphy is a pseudonym for a Los Angeles police officer who writes for the National Review Online.

WORLD

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

NATIONAL

REAL ESTATE

$10-million boost to housing By Diane Wedner, Times Staff Writer
A slice of heaven for bungalow fans By June Casagrande, Special to The Times
Sharp looks, and views to the sea By Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
Last kicks in Beverly Hills home By Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
Rainy-day do's and definite don'ts From Times wire services
Remodeler picks his poison By Kathy Price-robinson, Special to The Times
During repairs, this renter wants to be there By H. May Spitz, Special to The Times
Free guides on senior living
Why now? Why not? By Allison B. Cohen, Special to The Times
HUD details red-tape cost From Times wire reports
Magazine ranks realty franchises From Times wire reports
Briefly From Times wire reports

SCIENCE

SPORTS

MAGAZINE

TRAVEL

What happened on February 20, 2005

NEWS

Belgium Bickering Over French and Dutch, Its Dual Languages By Raf Casert, Associated Press Writer

France to Fete American Pilots By Robert Burns, Associated Press Writer

Unique Ritual Pairs Survivors of Iwo Jima Battle By Eric Talmadge, Associated Press Writer

The Future of the Amazon Is Key to the Earth's Fate, Scientists Say By Charles J. Hanley, Associated Press Writer

Former Marine Seeks His Place in Iwo Jima History By Brian Melley, Associated Press Writer

Energy Burst From Neutron Star Recorded By Stephen Manning, Associated Press Writer

Birders Track 'Vagrant' Hummingbirds By Mary Esch, Associated Press Writer

Inventor Believes in Eternal Life: His Own By Jay Lindsay, Associated Press Writer

Lincoln Belongs to the Ages -- and the Marketplace By Ted Anthony, Associated Press Writer

BOOKS

Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds

In the absurdist corners of contemporary life By Richard Eder, Richard Eder, the former book critic for The Times, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 1987.

The eternal theater of Arthur Miller By Carlos Fuentes, Carlos Fuentes is the author of more than 20 books, including "The Death of Artemio Cruz," "The Old Gringo" and, most recently, "This I Believe: An A to Z of a Life." This tribute was translated from the Spanish by Alfred Mac Adam.

Chameleonic existence in a world gone mad By Gideon Lewis-kraus, Gideon Lewis-Kraus is deputy editor of the Threepenny Review.

Failed visions of civic virtue By Jonathan Kirsch, Jonathan Kirsch is the author of, most recently, "God Against the Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism."

First Fiction By James Marcus

After Oz By Lucille Clifton

Compromise. How's that for a revolutionary concept? By Matthew Scully, Matthew Scully is the author of "Dominion" and, until recently, served as special assistant and deputy director of speechwriting for President Bush.

Corpses aplenty and a legal fight to stay alive By Eugen Weber, Eugen Weber is a regular contributor to Book Review.

L.A. novels: a coming-of-age story By Susan Salter Reynolds, Susan Salter Reynolds is a Times staff writer and contributes the Discoveries column in Book Review.

ENTERTAINMENT

Anime: not just cartoon conflict By Bruce Wallace, Times Staff Writer

Rains rout Ford's theater program By Scott Timberg

Opening 'The Gates' to criticism By Lynne Heffley

A watered-down vision By Christopher Hawthorne, Times Staff Writer

Preserving a rite of the people By David Freeman Special To The Times, Special to The Times

He's just pressing on By Hugh Hart, Special to The Times

A bold force in foursomes By Kyle Gann, Special to The Times

Get a load of this: She's old and fat By Lynn Smith, Times Staff Writer

The crux of luxe By Mary Mcnamara, Times Staff Writer

'Round and 'round By Susan Carpenter, Times Staff Writer

The stuff of stardom By Mark Olsen

'The Wire' takes mythic approach By Laura Miller, Special to The Times

Making straights flush By Meghan Daum, Special to the Times

Vagrant is home for the Eels By Steve Hochman, Special to The Times

The Razzies: Oscar's catty-to-a-fault cousin By Susan King

Music's zesty, but he's testy By Douglas Wolk, Special to The Times

The blog squad can add another notch to its belt By David Shaw

In Walt Whitman, he's found poetry By Don Heckman, Special to The Times

Inventing the future as they go By Don Heckman

Vera, in the moment By Mary Mcnamara, Times Staff Writer

The road to the Oscars is paved with TV parts Times Staff Writer

A battle of heavyweights By Kenneth Turan, Times Staff Writer

The Turks' travels By John Daniszewski, Times Staff Writer

That's just Weird By Lewis Beale, Special to The Times

It can be curtains with no backups on the bench By Mike Boehm, Times Staff Writer

'Dress Warm, Rachel!' By Sue Alexander, Special to The Times

OPINION

We Aren't Fighting to Win Anymore By Andrew J. Bacevich, Andrew J. Bacevich is professor of international relations at Boston University and author of "The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War" (Oxford University Press, 2005).

A Year-Round Party for Blacks By Al Franken, Al Franken is the host of "The Al Franken Show" on Air America Radio, which can be heard weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon on KTLK-AM 1150 in Los Angeles.

It's Been a Privilege By Michael Kinsley

A Soviet Memorial Etched by Ambiguity By D.J. Waldie, D.J. Waldie is the author of "Where We Are Now: Notes From Los Angeles" (Angel City Press, 2004).

We Don't (Love) Stinkin' Yankee Running Dog Warmongers By Michael Soller

Dubya Does Europe By Ivo H. Daalder and Charles A. Kupchan, Ivo H. Daalder is senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Charles A. Kupchan is professor of international affairs at Georgetown University and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Control Our Kids, You Say? We Can Only Do So Much By Sandy Banks, Sandy Banks is a Times editorial writer.

The Forecast for Mainz: Chilly By Jeanne Rubner, Jeanne Rubner is a reporter and editorial writer with the Sueddeutsche Zeitung in Munich.

Wizards Behind the Curtain By Howard Blume

Labor's Lost Love By Jonathan Tasini, Jonathan Tasini, president emeritus of the National Writers Union, is president of the Economic Future Group.

Yeaaaaa arrrrgg ghhhh!!! By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.

A Second-Term Shift? By Nancy E. Soderberg, Nancy E. Soderberg, a senior national security advisor in the Clinton administration, is the author of "The Superpower Myth, the Use and Misuse of American Might."

Schwarzenegger's Risky Scribble By Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Sherry Bebitch Jeffe is a senior scholar in the School of Policy, Planning and Development at USC and a political analyst for KNBC.

Technically, It Was a Geek Blast By Joel Stein

The Times Quotes Firebrands and Convicts the City's Cops By Jack Dunphy, Jack Dunphy is a pseudonym for a Los Angeles police officer who writes for the National Review Online.

WORLD

Ban on Hunting With Dogs Leads to Arrests From Times Wire Reports

Heavy Snow Traps Travelers in Kashmir From Times Wire Reports

Cash Found at Club Was Stolen, Police Say From Times Wire Reports

Pope Resumes Private Audiences, but Not Mass From Times Wire Reports

Doctors Remove Extra Head From Baby Girl From Times Wire Reports

Conference on Political Reform Is Delayed From Times Wire Reports

37 Dead, 150 Missing as Ferry Sinks in Storm From Times Wire Reports

Chalabi Savors Status Gained Outfoxing U.S. By Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Times Staff Writer

60 Flee as Gunmen Storm Haiti Prison By Carol J. Williams and Chantal Regnault, Special to The Times

Kenya's Twist on the Odd Couple By Robyn Dixon, Times Staff Writer

Bridge Spans Centuries of Isolation By Hector Tobar, Times Staff Writer

Shiites Mark Holy Day Amid Hope, Violence By T. Christian Miller, Times Staff Writer

Italians March for Abducted Reporter's Release By Tracy Wilkinson, Times Staff Writer

Acting as an Iraqi First, a Shiite Second By John Daniszewski, Times Staff Writer