What happened on May 14, 2006

NEWS

BOOKS

View from the floor By Steve Almond, Steve Almond is the author of four books, including "The Evil B.B. Chow & Other Stories."
The art of omission By Emily Barton, Emily Barton is the author of the novels "Brookland" and "The Testament of Yves Gundron."
Bestsellers
Life is beautiful By Veronique De Turenne, Veronique de Turenne is book critic for NPR's "Day to Day."
Persistence of memory By Ben Ehrenreich, Ben Ehrenreich is the author of the novel "The Suitors."
Uncommon sense By Mark Luce, Mark Luce teaches English at the Barstow School in Kansas City, Mo., and at the University of Kansas.
Testing the limits By Jon Meacham, Jon Meacham, managing editor of Newsweek, is the author of "American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation."
BESTSELLERS - Paperbacks
A Spicoli state of mind By Matthew Price, Matthew Price, a former video store clerk, is a critic who writes for a variety of publications.
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
Barefoot and poignant By Richard Schickel, Richard Schickel is a film critic for Time and the author of many books, including "Elia Kazan: A Biography," and editor of the forthcoming "The Essential Chaplin."
Lost in the cosmos By Michael Sims, Michael Sims' most recent book is "Adam's Navel: A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Form."
Love's labors By Louisa Thomas, Louisa Thomas is on the editorial staff of the New Yorker.

ENTERTAINMENT

OPINION

The price of tolerance
For governor
Renewal of Cold War
Zoo elephants should be in natural habitats
Steering democracy in the Middle East
`Independent' voters really lean Democratic
Antiwar film overlooked
Backward-compatible video game standard
A bull's-eye on Pelosi By Ross K. Baker, ROSS K. BAKER is a professor of political science at Rutgers University.
Bankrupted by voodoo economics By Jonathan Chait
Forget mommy wars, try martinis By Brett Paesel, BRETT PAESEL'S book, "Mommies Who Drink," will be published this summer.
The mayor's immigration dilemma By Gregory Rodriguez
A historian who saw the future By David S. Brown, DAVID S. BROWN is an associate professor of history at Elizabethtown College and author of "Richard Hofstadter: An Intellectual Biography," published last month.
Getting values for your money By Kelly Candaele, KELLY CANDAELE is a trustee of the Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System.
It's hell in Darfur, but is it genocide? By Michael Clough, From 1987 until 1996, MICHAEL CLOUGH was director of the Africa program at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of "Free at Last? United States Policy Toward Africa and the End of the Cold War."
A hot paper muzzles academia By Eve Fairbanks, Eve Fairbanks works at the New Republic as a reporter-researcher.
Why Perth is booming By Joel Kotkin, JOEL KOTKIN, an Irvine senior fellow at the New America Foundation, is the author of "The City: A Global History."
Bright and wrong By Bruce Kuklick, BRUCE KUKLICK is a professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of the new book "Blind Oracles: Intellectuals and War From Kennan to Kissinger."
Crashing symbols
You don't belong on Wall Street By Kyle Pope, Kyle Pope, a former senior editor at the now-defunct Inside.com, writes about media and business.

WORLD

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

NATIONAL

REAL ESTATE

SCIENCE

Celestial Find at Ancient Andes Site By Thomas H. Maugh Ii, Times Staff Writer

SPORTS

MAGAZINE

Pie Goes Bananas By Martin Booe, Martin Booe has contributed to Bon Appetit and is the co-author of the cookbook "Crave" with French chef Ludo Lefebvre.
By the Way By Kelly Simon, Kelly Simon was the recipient of the Lowell Thomas award for travel writing. She died in 2004.
Classics With a Twist
Feeling the Effects of Internal Conflict By Rick Wartzman
Why Charlie Kaufman Is Us By David L. Ulin, David L. Ulin is The Times' book editor and the author of "The Myth of Solid Ground."
Invisible Students Deserve the Chance to Succeed
It Smelled Good to Her
Why the Venomous Obituary?
Growth By Mona Gable, Mona Gable has written for The Times, Child and Salon.
Thank Heaven By Dan Neil
Yosemite National Park, California By Colin Westerbeck
This Is Our Best Rule Yet. Really. We Swear. By Jennifer Castle, Jennifer Castle is the creator and executive producer of "It's My Life," the PBS website for 8- to 13-year-old "tweens."
Wait for me now, jerk I hike as fast as I can and see more... By John Mckinney
It's a Day Tailor-Made for Ray-Bans
It Was Another Reason to Protest
What Even His Agents at CAA Couldn't Provide Matt Leinart...
Starck on Stark By Michael Webb, Michael Webb is the author, most recently, of "Art/Invention/House." He is also a contributing writer for Architectural Digest.
A Party Divided? By Peter Savodnik, Peter Savodnik is the Moscow Times' political editor.

TRAVEL

What happened on May 14, 2006

NEWS

Lexicon Is Designed to Illuminate the Doubting Tomas By Daniel Woolls, Associated Press Writer

Shrinking Glaciers Bringing a Chill to Swiss Alps Tourism By Sam Cage, Associated Press Writer

Seeking Jewish Family's Fate in Rural Poland By Laurie Copans, Associated Press Writer

Caring for Leprosy Patients Is Out of Nuns' Hands in India State By Kim Barker, Chicago Tribune

For `Most Beautiful Roadway,' an Ugly Fight Over Repairs By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press Writer

For Sick Children, a Helping Paw By Michael Hill, Associated Press Writer

Who's Looking at You, Fella? Could Be She Is By Lisa Anderson, Chicago Tribune

Conservationists Sue to Keep Tiny Owl on Endangered List From the Associated Press

Americans Discover a Lighter Side to Airport Screening By Leslie Miller, Associated Press Writer

BOOKS

View from the floor By Steve Almond, Steve Almond is the author of four books, including "The Evil B.B. Chow & Other Stories."

The art of omission By Emily Barton, Emily Barton is the author of the novels "Brookland" and "The Testament of Yves Gundron."

Life is beautiful By Veronique De Turenne, Veronique de Turenne is book critic for NPR's "Day to Day."

Persistence of memory By Ben Ehrenreich, Ben Ehrenreich is the author of the novel "The Suitors."

Uncommon sense By Mark Luce, Mark Luce teaches English at the Barstow School in Kansas City, Mo., and at the University of Kansas.

Testing the limits By Jon Meacham, Jon Meacham, managing editor of Newsweek, is the author of "American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation."

A Spicoli state of mind By Matthew Price, Matthew Price, a former video store clerk, is a critic who writes for a variety of publications.

Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds

Barefoot and poignant By Richard Schickel, Richard Schickel is a film critic for Time and the author of many books, including "Elia Kazan: A Biography," and editor of the forthcoming "The Essential Chaplin."

Lost in the cosmos By Michael Sims, Michael Sims' most recent book is "Adam's Navel: A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Form."

Love's labors By Louisa Thomas, Louisa Thomas is on the editorial staff of the New Yorker.

ENTERTAINMENT

LACMA dig yields fossil trove By Diane Haithman

Opera group fetes accused teacher By Chris Pasles

He'll take Manhattan By Susan King

A scruffier kind of charisma By Susan King, Times Staff Writer

Art Brut: no inside joke now By Chris Lee, Special to The Times

Princes of prints By Barbara Isenberg, Special to The Times

In the heat of the moment By Tina Daunt, Times Staff Writer

`Trash' talk is familiar to her By Dinah Eng, Special to The Times

The appeal of an iconoclast By Eva Soltes, Special to The Times

Are you talkin' to me? By Ken Bloom, Special to The Times

A director with change on his mind By Carina Chocano, Times Staff Writer

Teen spirit spins the lip-sync world By Deborah Netburn, Times Staff Writer

Cracking the Louvre's code By Geraldine Baum, Special to The Times

Go ahead -- tell her your secrets By Christine N. Ziemba

It's the A-list lunchroom for N.Y. By Matea Gold, Times Staff Writer

Shooting against violence By Reed Johnson, Times Staff Writer

Newsmags enter a whole new reality By Matea Gold, Times Staff Writer

Personal power in modern opera By Mark Swed, Times Staff Writer

From one artist to another By Mary Mcnamara, Times Staff Writer

Little names that make the short list By James Verini, Special to The Times

Tilly dances around the dull By Susan Carpenter, Times Staff Writer

A mix of messages from a voice in the desert By Richard Abowitz, Special to The Times

A second chance at the past By Robert Abele, Special to The Times

You can color him content in his field By Susan King

OPINION

A bull's-eye on Pelosi By Ross K. Baker, ROSS K. BAKER is a professor of political science at Rutgers University.

Bankrupted by voodoo economics By Jonathan Chait

Forget mommy wars, try martinis By Brett Paesel, BRETT PAESEL'S book, "Mommies Who Drink," will be published this summer.

The mayor's immigration dilemma By Gregory Rodriguez

A historian who saw the future By David S. Brown, DAVID S. BROWN is an associate professor of history at Elizabethtown College and author of "Richard Hofstadter: An Intellectual Biography," published last month.

Getting values for your money By Kelly Candaele, KELLY CANDAELE is a trustee of the Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System.

It's hell in Darfur, but is it genocide? By Michael Clough, From 1987 until 1996, MICHAEL CLOUGH was director of the Africa program at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of "Free at Last? United States Policy Toward Africa and the End of the Cold War."

A hot paper muzzles academia By Eve Fairbanks, Eve Fairbanks works at the New Republic as a reporter-researcher.

Why Perth is booming By Joel Kotkin, JOEL KOTKIN, an Irvine senior fellow at the New America Foundation, is the author of "The City: A Global History."

Bright and wrong By Bruce Kuklick, BRUCE KUKLICK is a professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of the new book "Blind Oracles: Intellectuals and War From Kennan to Kissinger."

You don't belong on Wall Street By Kyle Pope, Kyle Pope, a former senior editor at the now-defunct Inside.com, writes about media and business.

WORLD

50,000 Attend Funeral of Man Held in Germany From Times Wire Reports

Putin Sees No Return to Cold War Tension From Times Wire Reports

Thousands Protest Move of U.S. Bases From Times Wire Reports

Government to Curb Powers of Monarch From Times Wire Reports

In the West Bank, an Escort for Palestinian Pupils By Ken Ellingwood, Times Staff Writer

Police Are Targeted in Deadly Attacks, Prison Riots in Brazil By Andrew Downie, Special to The Times

Iran Rules Out Talks With `Bombs Over Our Head' From the Associated Press

Iraqi Children Falling Victim to Malnutrition By Solomon Moore, Times Staff Writer

Turkey's Detente With Kurds Wavers By Tracy Wilkinson, Times Staff Writer

Nigeria Orders More Security for Pipelines From the Associated Press

In Iraq, Soccer Field Is No Longer a Refuge By Bruce Wallace, Times Staff Writer

Blasts in Iraq Damage a Shrine Holy to Shiites From the Associated Press

U.S. Redeploying Troops With Mental Health Issues By Lisa Chedekel and Matthew Kauffman, Hartford Courant

BUSINESS

Calculating Wal-Mart's Savings By Jonathan Birchall, Special to the Times

Emerging Nations Powering Global Economic Boom By Tom Petruno, Times Staff Writer

Developer Works by Building Consensus By Roger Vincent, Times Staff Writer

Sharing Still Divisive By Charles Duhigg, Times Staff Writer

Mexican Stocks on Hot Streak By Marla Dickerson, Times Staff Writer