What happened on April 08, 2007

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Rapture amid the redwoods By Thomas Curwen, thomas.curwen@latimes.com Thomas Curwen is an editor at large for The Times.
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds, susan.reynolds@latimes.com
The lady steamroller By Richard Eder, Richard Eder, a former Times book critic, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 1987.
Holocaust 4-sale By Tara Ison, Tara Ison is the author of the novels "A Child Out of Alcatraz" and "The List."
Time-traveling light By Mark S. Luce, Mark S. Luce lives in Kansas City, Mo., where he teaches at the Barstow School. He also teaches at the University of Kansas.
A friendship triangle By James Marcus, James Marcus is the author of "Amazonia: Five Years at the Epicenter of the Dot.Com Juggernaut."
Watching the detectives By Thomas Mcgonigle, Thomas McGonigle is the author of the novels "Going to Patchogue" and "The Corpse Dream of N. Petkov."
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Lighting dark corners By Susan Salter Reynolds, susan.reynolds@latimes.com Susan Salter Reynolds is a Times staff writer.
Saddle champ By Richard Schickel, Richard Schickel is the author of many books, including "Elia Kazan: A Biography," "The Essential Chaplin: Perspectives on the Life and Art of the Great Comedian" and "D.W. Griffith: An American Life."
Life without father By Paula L. Woods, Paula L. Woods, a member of the National Book Critics Circle, is the author of the Det. Charlotte Justice novels, including, most recently, "Strange Bedfellows."
This glass is totally empty By Louisa Thomas, Louisa Thomas is on the editorial staff of the New Yorker.

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OPINION

The other white meat
Bet on the Internet
Keep Oxnard clean
Death-with-dignity bill supported
Outcomes differ at VA hospitals
The bottom line on needs and wants
McCain in Iraq
State of welfare isn't pretty
The greening of the West By Ronald Brownstein, Ronald Brownstein is The Times' national affairs columnist.
The parade passes by By Michael Dare, MICHAEL DARE is a photographer and writer. His website is dareland.com.
L.A.'s vanishing vacancies By Marc B. Haefele
Patron saint of distracted students By Walter Isaacson, Walter Isaacson, president of the Aspen Institute, is the author of "Einstein: His Life and Universe," which will be published this week.
Don't forget the lessons of ClintonCare By Ezra Klein, EZRA KLEIN writes for the American Prospect. His blog is EzraKlein.com.
The lobbying life By Toby Moffett, Toby Moffett, a former Democratic congressman from Connecticut, is a Washington lobbyist.
Bottom lines By -- Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
Is L.A.'s middle class coming back? By Bill Pitkin, BILL PITKIN is research director at United Way of Greater Los Angeles.
Illegal? Lucky you're Irish By Gregory Rodriguez, grodriguez@latimescolumnists.com
The ERA: still a bad idea By Phyllis Schlafly, PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY, the author of 20 books, is the president of Eagle Forum, a national pro-family volunteer organization. eagleforum.org.
Tracking all those third rails By Swati Pandey, SWATI PANDEY is a researcher for The Times' editorial pages.
The three-state solution By Jonathan Turley, JONATHAN TURLEY is a professor of public interest law at George Washington University.

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What happened on April 08, 2007

NEWS

A cease-fire without end in Western Sahara By John Thorne, Associated Press Writer

Going kosher has become good business in China By Evan Osnos, Chicago Tribune

A night and a handshake to remember By Tom Hundley, Chicago Tribune

Poisoning risk rises for exotic-fish eaters By Michael Casey, Associated Press Writer

Fingering `abandoned' DNA By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press

Doggie yoga: Sit, stay and say `om' By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Associated Press Writer

Cache of letters finds an audience new -- and old By Bonnie Miller Rubin, Chicago Tribune

Medal sale on EBay draws FBI's interest By Josh Noel, Chicago Tribune

Pregnant workers filing more bias complaints By Hanah Cho, Baltimore Sun

Website aims to `create an EBay for money' lending By Eileen Ambrose, Baltimore Sun

BOOKS

Rapture amid the redwoods By Thomas Curwen, thomas.curwen@latimes.com Thomas Curwen is an editor at large for The Times.

Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds, susan.reynolds@latimes.com

The lady steamroller By Richard Eder, Richard Eder, a former Times book critic, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 1987.

Holocaust 4-sale By Tara Ison, Tara Ison is the author of the novels "A Child Out of Alcatraz" and "The List."

Time-traveling light By Mark S. Luce, Mark S. Luce lives in Kansas City, Mo., where he teaches at the Barstow School. He also teaches at the University of Kansas.

A friendship triangle By James Marcus, James Marcus is the author of "Amazonia: Five Years at the Epicenter of the Dot.Com Juggernaut."

Watching the detectives By Thomas Mcgonigle, Thomas McGonigle is the author of the novels "Going to Patchogue" and "The Corpse Dream of N. Petkov."

Lighting dark corners By Susan Salter Reynolds, susan.reynolds@latimes.com Susan Salter Reynolds is a Times staff writer.

Saddle champ By Richard Schickel, Richard Schickel is the author of many books, including "Elia Kazan: A Biography," "The Essential Chaplin: Perspectives on the Life and Art of the Great Comedian" and "D.W. Griffith: An American Life."

Life without father By Paula L. Woods, Paula L. Woods, a member of the National Book Critics Circle, is the author of the Det. Charlotte Justice novels, including, most recently, "Strange Bedfellows."

This glass is totally empty By Louisa Thomas, Louisa Thomas is on the editorial staff of the New Yorker.

ENTERTAINMENT

Conor Oberst sails into the mystic By Richard Cromelin, Times Staff Writer

Subversive. Incomprehensible. With fries. By Gina Piccalo, Times Staff Writer

The Wild West's changing face By Susan King, Times Staff Writer

Escapism artist By Choire Sicha, Special to The Times

Ensemble effort in 'Bobby' By Susan King

Timbaland taps '80s for 'Shock' By Chris Lee;geoff Boucher

Crowd Control By Chris Lee, Times Staff Writer

Death, tarantulas, and Byrds and bees By Scott Timberg, Times Staff Writer

It's a direct route into the family business By Lisa Rosen, Special to The Times

Moving a century function forward By Stanley Meisler, Special to The Times

Attuned to possibilities By Victoria Looseleaf, Special to The Times

Pop punkette rocks the page By Geoff Boucher

Think 'Lord of the Flies,' but a spring-break version By Jon Caramanica, Special to The Times

Premiere is a piece of cake By Elizabeth Snead

They definitely go their own way By Elizabeth Snead

Behind laughs, a serious subject By Elizabeth Snead

And no party is complete without ... By Elizabeth Snead

Celeb siblings on best behavior at Nick awards fete By Elizabeth Snead

Crowd Control By Patrick Pacheco, Special to The Times

The spirit is willing By Susan Josephs, Special to The Times

'Payback' time for director By Dennis Lim, Special to The Times

Stimulated by a world of 'Sims' By Diane Haithman

Vinny's dark place; Bright Eyes; e-mail enlightenment By Deborah Netburn

'Why You'd Want to Live Here' By Geoff Boucher

A Cable Capo's Legacy By Lynn Smith, Times Staff Writer

Automated art: Give it a hand By Margaret Wappler

Operation Scribe By Kathleen Sharp, Special to The Times

A little less of 'Spamalot' By Richard Abowitz, Special to The Times

Before you wear that, he's got a few words By Deborah Netburn, Times Staff Writer

Some like it hot, as caterers know By Susan King

A professor finds a way to send his dreams aloft By Jo Perry, Special to The Times

`My Friend Danny' By Beulah K. Colvin, Special to The Times

OPINION

The greening of the West By Ronald Brownstein, Ronald Brownstein is The Times' national affairs columnist.

The parade passes by By Michael Dare, MICHAEL DARE is a photographer and writer. His website is dareland.com.

L.A.'s vanishing vacancies By Marc B. Haefele

Patron saint of distracted students By Walter Isaacson, Walter Isaacson, president of the Aspen Institute, is the author of "Einstein: His Life and Universe," which will be published this week.

Don't forget the lessons of ClintonCare By Ezra Klein, EZRA KLEIN writes for the American Prospect. His blog is EzraKlein.com.

The lobbying life By Toby Moffett, Toby Moffett, a former Democratic congressman from Connecticut, is a Washington lobbyist.

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

Is L.A.'s middle class coming back? By Bill Pitkin, BILL PITKIN is research director at United Way of Greater Los Angeles.

Illegal? Lucky you're Irish By Gregory Rodriguez, grodriguez@latimescolumnists.com

The ERA: still a bad idea By Phyllis Schlafly, PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY, the author of 20 books, is the president of Eagle Forum, a national pro-family volunteer organization. eagleforum.org.

Tracking all those third rails By Swati Pandey, SWATI PANDEY is a researcher for The Times' editorial pages.

The three-state solution By Jonathan Turley, JONATHAN TURLEY is a professor of public interest law at George Washington University.

WORLD

Foreign minister hurt in car crash From Times Wire Reports

Shiite-Sunni gun battles leave 40 dead From Times Wire Reports

Conquering the Amazon From Times Wire Reports

Captain charged with negligence From Times Wire Reports

Groups demand justice in slaying From Times Wire Reports

Thousands attend `holy fire' ritual From the Associated Press

Palestinians call Israeli airstrike a cease-fire breach By Rushdi Abu Alouf and Richard Boudreaux, Special to The Times

U.N. report raises pressure on China to cut pollution By Mark Magnier, Times Staff Writer

Tehran refuses to let Maliki fly over Iran From the Associated Press