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What happened on October 22, 2006
NEWS
Stolen icon travels a well-worn trail By Brian Murphy, Associated Press Writer
Moroccans risking all to get to Spain By Mar Roman, Associated Press Writer
In Poland, a rabbi is installed Associated Press
Remote Colombian isle is a shark haven By Toby Muse, Associated Press Writer
Poverty moves from the city to the suburbs By Sara Olkon and Darnell Little, Chicago Tribune
Disagreeable now? You may be smarter later By Joe Burris, Baltimore Sun
Families increasingly super-sizing By David Crary, Associated Press Writer
Vermont rocks tell a tale of the sea By Wilson Ring, Associated Press Writer
Military widows struggle to move on By Jason George, Chicago Tribune
BOOKS
Tortured souls By Steve Almond, Steve Almond is the author of the story collections "The Evil B.B. Chow" and "My Life in Heavy Metal."
Man of steel By Anthony Arthur, Anthony Arthur's biography "Radical Innocent: Upton Sinclair" was published in June.
Bestsellers
Innocent lost By Susan Carpenter, Susan Carpenter is a Times staff writer.
Sight specific By Bernard Cooper, Bernard Cooper is the art critic for Los Angeles Magazine. His most recent book is "The Bill From My Father."
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
The Big Apple of his eye By Mark Doty, Mark Doty is the author of several books of poetry, including "School of the Arts," and the forthcoming memoir "Dog Years."
Capital gains By Orli Low
Lower East Side story By Charles Mcnulty, Charles McNulty is The Times' theater critic.
Bestsellers / Paperbacks
The Botox generation By Susan Salter Reynolds, Susan Salter Reynolds is a Times Staff writer.
Talking heads By Lisa Teasley, Lisa Teasley's most recent novel is "Heat Signature."
Imitation of life By David L. Ulin, David L. Ulin is book editor of The Times.
Right angles By Art Winslow, Art Winslow's introduction to H.L.Mencken's collected coverage of the Scopes trial can be found in the recently published "A Religious Orgy in Tennessee."
ENTERTAINMENT
What's all this about conceit and cake? By Rachel Abramowitz, Times Staff Writer
Miami sees L.A. with a `Red Eye' By Suzanne Muchnic
Euripedes sells out the Getty Villa By Mike Boehm
Culture Clash goes Greek By Mike Boehm
It's a tough universe By Kate Aurthur
With this revival, a `Chorus' of memories By Lynne Heffley, Times Staff Writer
One bite and you're hooked By Susan King, Times Staff Writer
A day of fun for foster children
Recognizing achievement against the odds
He's the guy that you hate to love By Rob Kendt, Special to The Times
Duo flies across the dance floor By Susan King
A garden of earthly XTC delights By Casey Dolan;chris Lee
Trading bullets for beats By Chris Lee, Times Staff Writer
For the standards, new life By Don Heckman, Special to The Times
Funny Americans
Art stardom
Good L.A. opera
Lifetime frets about reaching a certain age By Choire Sicha, Special to The Times
More to the story after 200 years of bad press By Charles Taylor, Special to The Times
Countrymen, get reacquainted By Stanley Meisler, Special to The Times
Creating something from nihilism By Robert W. Welkos, Times Staff Writer
Off The News
Just Stew being Stew By Mike Boehm, Times Staff Writer
He's funny, yes?
A maternal bond brought them together By Maria Elena Fernandez, Times Staff Writer
Happy anniversary, Luke and Laura! (Even if it hasn't been a blissful 25 years.) By Kate Aurthur, Times Staff Writer
`Hooray for Hollywood' Johnny Mercer & Richard A. Whiting / 1937 By Geoff Boucher
For audio lovers, yet another blow By Mark Swed, Times Staff Writer
By design, she gives credit where it's due By Susan King
Fly on the wings of an exciting dragon story
OPINION
Turnabout in the O.C.
Plucking the peacock network
The road to Damascus
Mounting U.S. deaths as we 'stay the course'
Accountability for, advocacy of torture
How big is the Republicans' tent?
Stein's glib sarcasm of church service offensive
It just doesn't add up By Jonathan Chait
A lesson from the '50s By Howard A. Rodman, HOWARD A. RODMAN chairs the writing division at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He wrote the screenplay adaptation of "Joe Gould's Secret."
Seoul man By Gregory Rodriguez, GREGORY RODRIGUEZ is an Irvine senior fellow at the New America Foundation. grodriguez@latimescolumnists.com
Madonna's choice By Karen Stabiner, KAREN STABINER is the editor of the anthology "The Empty Nest," to be published in May.
The ostrich and the owl: a bird's-eye view of Europe By Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a former Dutch legislator from Somalia, now lives in the U.S., where she is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
Designing dissent By Milton Glaser, MILTON GLASER, a graphic designer, has had one-man shows at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He is the coauthor of "The Design of Dissent," just out in paperback from Rockport Publishers.
Till debt do us part? By Jacob S. Hacker, JACOB S. HACKER, a professor of political science at Yale University and a fellow at the New America Foundation, is the author of "The Great Risk Shift: The Assault on American Jobs, Families, Health Care, and Retirement -- And How You Can Fight Back."
A revolution in your pocket By Steven Levy, Steven Levy, a senior editor at Newsweek, is the author of "The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture and Coolness."
The Earl Warren precedent By Jim Newton, Jim Newton is city-county bureau chief for The Times and the author of "Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made." jim.newton@latimes.com
The unsinkable Jerry Brown By Martin F. Nolan, MARTIN F. NOLAN covered national politics for the Boston Globe for 40 years.
Making the most of more of us By Joel Pett
The failure of welfare reform By Amy L. Wax, AMY L. WAX is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
The sound of you By Thomas De Zengotita, THOMAS DE ZENGOTITA, a contributing editor at Harper's Magazine, is the author of "Mediated" and recipient of the 2006 Marshall McLuhan Award.
WORLD
President tries to revive peace talks From Times Wire Reports
Crackdown targets airport employees From Times Wire Reports
Tropical storm poses threat From Times Wire Reports
The selfless and the dead By Raheem Salman and Doug Smith, Times Staff Writers
Bush weighs Iraq war options amid pressure By Chuck Neubauer and Julian Barnes, Times Staff Writers
Panama to vote on canal expansion By Chris Kraul, Times Staff Writer
Insurgents kill 3 U.S. troops in Iraq By Borzou Daragahi, Times Staff Writer
Georgia denies military plan From the Associated Press
Congo hippos may face extinction From the Associated Press
50 years later, a new Hungarian uprising By Jeffrey Fleishman, Times Staff Writer
Iraq official appeals to Sadr on militias By Borzou Daragahi, Times Staff Writer
Schroeder airs his Bush reservations From the Associated Press
Diplomatic juggling act in Russia By David Holley, Times Staff Writer
BUSINESS
Running for office? Better run from Colbert By Jim Puzzanghera, Times Staff Writer
A test for the SEC's chief By Jonathan Peterson, Times Staff Writer
Elmo's tickled red By Abigail Goldman, Times Staff Writer
Airbus' delay will benefit taxpayers
Your license may expire but your identity doesn't
Corporate criminals deserve hard penalties
Taxing domestic oil will increase imports
Layaway takes saving out of your hands
When stuffing stockings, beware of presents that keep on taking By Kathy M. Kristof, Times Staff Writer
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Times warns about `cult of the yogis'
War casualties
If it's Tuesday, it must be Seoul By Duke Helfand, Times Staff Writer
School garden that had gone to seed gets a green thumbs up By Deborah Schoch, Times Staff Writer
Gov. ramps up pressure over O.C. mailing By Scott Martelle and Susannah Rosenblatt, Times Staff Writers
Phyllis Kirk, 79; acted in `House of Wax' and TV's `The Thin Man' By Valerie J. Nelson, Times Staff Writer
A site worth 70 million words By Cara Mia Dimassa, Times Staff Writer
Quietly accepting another Iraq death By Steve Lopez, Reach the columnist at steve.lopez@latimes.com and read previous columns at www.latimes.com.
After the hugs, reality sets in -- another Iraq tour looms By Tony Perry, Times Staff Writer
Marketgoers reflect on verdict By Steve Hymon and Jean Merl, Times Staff Writers
Orange County calendar of events
L.A. street life was soft back in the day By Steve Harvey
Chandler's prized collection sold By Rong-gong Lin Ii, Times Staff Writer
Army Sgt. Joseph W. Perry, 23, Alpine; killed by a sniper in Iraq By James Ricci, Times Staff Writer
O.C. considers trying to counter Nguyen mailer By Mai Tran, Times Staff Writer
Army Cpl. Fernando D. Robinson, 21, Hawthorne; killed in Afghanistan By Carla Rivera, Times Staff Writer
Actors guild names director From a Times Staff Writer
Islamic scholar from South Africa is denied entry into United States From the Associated Press
Money talks when topic is ballot endorsements By Dan Morain, Times Staff Writer
Army Cpl. Kenny F. Stanton Jr., 20, Hemet; killed by a roadside bomb By Valerie Reitman, Times Staff Writer
A 19th century firecracker flames out in her private life By Cecilia Rasmussen, Times Staff Writer
Transplant Monitor Lax In Oversight By Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber, Times Staff Writers
There's still time to register to vote Nov. 7
The Defense Department last week also identified the...
NATIONAL
Panel clears justice who backed Miers From Times Wire Reports
California jumper dies at bridge festival From Times Wire Reports
More 9/11 remains found in manholes From Times Wire Reports
Train derailment, explosions probed From Times Wire Reports
`It feels like we're back in the '60s' By Jenny Jarvie, Times Staff Writer
Democrat fighting to hold lead in Illinois House race By P.J. Huffstutter, Times Staff Writer
Bush's Family Profits From `No Child' Act By Walter F. Roche Jr., Times Staff Writer
A possibly fatal flaw in GOP formula for success By Ronald Brownstein
Phone-sex election ad offends both candidates From the Associated Press
To our readers By Dean Baquet, Editor
Hazing keeps big pests at bay in Oregon By Lynn Marshall, Times Staff Writer
Three states could swing Senate control By Ronald Brownstein, Times Staff Writer
A space vision crashes, burns By John Johnson Jr., Times Staff Writer
REAL ESTATE
Kiss deposit goodbye; you'll meet again By Kevin Postema, Special to The Times
Expat villages spring up as construction booms By Ann Brenoff, Times Staff Writer
It's got star quality By Jessica C. Lee, Special to The Times
One for nature lovers By Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
He'd like to thank the realty market By Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
Plunging into Baja By Ann Brenoff, Times Staff Writer
Average mortgage rates and indexes
SCIENCE
Alaska villagers living in bird flu's flight path By Jia-rui Chong, Times Staff Writer
Rocketing into commercial spaceflight By John Johnson Jr., Times Staff Writer
SPORTS
The Nickel Package By Sam Farmer
His place in history went hand in glove with theirs By J.A. Adande, J.A. Adande can be reached at j.a.adande@latimes.com. To read more by Adande, go to latimes.com/adandeblog.
Unable, and perhaps unwilling, to perform By Sam Farmer
at No. 20 Oklahoma 24, Colorado 3: Allen Patrick ran for... From the Associated Press
Drivers may get lost in translation By Mike Penner, Times Staff Writer
Chivas is nearly at full strength By Grahame L. Jones, Times Staff Writer
Clemson looks powerful From the Associated Press
Many key decisions ahead for Dunleavy By Jason Reid, Times Staff Writer
Miami adds just another ugly chapter after its latest brawl By Shaun Powell, Newsday
They Didn't Have A Prayer
Coach keeping it real By Eric Stephens, Times Staff Writer
Walker had Irish on run, but Bruins blew his cover By Chris Dufresne, Times Staff Writer
James Davis
Matteson shoots 65 and leads From the Associated Press
They said it couldn't be done By Greg Johnson, Times Staff Writer
Harvick now concentrating on Nextel Cup
Mitchell claimer does it again By Bob Mieszerski, Times Staff Writer
Seahawks miss Hutchinson's leadership From the Associated Press
Relaxed Gesture will try to end a five-race skid By Bob Mieszerski
If Tverdovsky plays, more power to them By Chris Foster, Times Staff Writer
For Odom, it's all in the timing By Mike Bresnahan, Times Staff Writer
FC Dallas assumes control From the Associated Press
Wood continues family tradition From the Associated Press
Schendel finally wins All-Star Showdown By Steven Herbert, From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Home seems like no help to Burton By Ed Hinton, Special to The Times
Sacramento's Musselman arrested on DUI charge By Lisa Dillman, From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Justice finally may get a piece of the action By Sam Farmer
Feet, don't fail them By Sam Farmer, Times Staff Writer
Senators get first win in six home games From the Associated Press
Too bad Leinart is on wrong team By Bob Oates, Special to The Times
Occidental rolls over Pomona-Pitzer From Times Staff Reports
Washington State delivers a crucial blow to Oregon From the Associated Press
Lynch has California on track From the Associated Press
Passive Tigers can't even ruffle Cardinals' feathers By Bill Plaschke, Bill Plaschke can be reached at bill.plaschke@latimes.com. To read previous Plaschke columns, go to latimes.com/plaschke.
It's all looking up for Cardinals By Tim Brown, Times Staff Writer
Jones: `No love lost here' for Weaver By Tim Brown, Times Staff Writer
Bruins lose, but help unmask overrated Irish By T.J. Simers, T.J. Simers can be reached at t.j.simers@latimes.com. To read previous columns by Simers, go to latimes.com/simers.
Quite a turnaround for Michigan State By Peter Yoon, Times Staff Writer
Indiana State's skid ends at 24 games By Peter Yoon
Golden chance is gone for U.S. By Pete Thomas, Times Staff Writer
Tennessee finishes job on Alabama From the Associated Press
Texas bailed out by Bailey in end From the Associated Press
591/2 minutes of fame By Lonnie White, Times Staff Writer
Bruins couldn't run for a key first down By Lonnie White; Chris Dufresne, From Times Staff Reports
`A bad taste in your mouth' By Lonnie White, Times Staff Writer
There have been bumps in Wie's road From the Associated Press
MAGAZINE
90402 By Jessica Gelt
Is Justice Served? By Eric Berkowitz, Eric Berkowitz is the legal editor for the Los Angeles Daily Journal. He has written for LA Weekly and the Associated Press.
What We Wore By Elizabeth Khuri, Elizabeth Khuri is an assistant Style editor for West and has written for Women's Wear Daily.
God's Entourage By Amber Nasrulla, Amber Nasrulla has written for Los Angeles magazine, Toronto Life and Elle Canada.
You Saw It Here First By Randye Hoder, Randye Hoder has written for West, The Times' Op-Ed page and Wall Street Journal.
A Show of Faith in Sodom on the Pacific By Rick Wartzman
A Real Original By Joan Saunders Wixen, Joan Saunders Wixen has written for the Detroit News, Miami Herald, San Francisco Chronicle and others.
The Rebirth of L.A.'s Buildings
Leimert Park Is Nothing Like a 'Little Ghost Town'
The Future of 'Star Trek'
Fond South-Central Memories
Will the True Raw Food 'Queen' Please Stand Up?
All Dogs . . . . By Dan Neil
Stendhal (1959) By Colin Westerbeck
Learn to Act Like the Person You Really Want to Be By Michael Raysses, Michael Raysses is a writer, actor and NPR commentator.
Salt Lick By Edan Lepucki, Edan Lepucki is an L.A. native and graduate of the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Swimwear Revolution By Barbara Thornburg, Barbara Thornburg is a senior editor for West.
TRAVEL
Dreamy, with a strong French accent By Susan Fogwell, Special to The Times
Bisbee's own brand of expressionism By Hope Hamashige, Special to The Times
Winter sale is on for the Caribbean By Arthur Frommer, Special to The Times
Deal of the week By R.J. Mcclure
Europe's sleeping beauty By Mary Mcnamara, Times Staff Writer
My favorite things
No more back-seat navigators with GPS By Edward Segal, Special to The Times
Most unwelcome traveling companions: flu and cold bugs By Kathleen Doheny, Special to The Times
Ed-ventures: Sort of like summer camp, but for grown-ups By Rosie Dempsey, Special to The Times
Near Vegas: Ice queen or king for a day By Amy Hubbard
Continental flying ahead of the rest
All in all, a nice way to see the fall
Made-up tots are Myanmar's shame
Too bad Macao is becoming a Vegas
Southwest has a Love connection By Jane Engle, Times Staff Writer
The South Island's thrill rides By Marcy Barack, Special to The Times
Rattled, but Hawaii's rolling on By Beverly Beyette, Times Staff Writer
California: San Diego walking tour
Where the ice maker's always full
Ready-to-wear in Portland By Tam Leach
Trek the isles, from A to Q By Maggie Barnett, Times Staff Writer
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