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What happened on January 07, 2007
TRAVEL
The Red Rider Beverly Beyette, Times Staff Writer
Check that cancellation clause or bookings could be costly James Gilden, Special to The Times
France: A dining spot worth the search
Antarctica's Mr. Clean Susan Spano, Times Staff Writer
To be or not to be? It'll be in D.C. Jane Engle, Times Staff Writer
Deal of the week R.J. McClure
Bird lovers, let passions take wing Amy Hubbard
Tours & Cruises Maggie Barnett, Times Staff Writer
Airline attendants deserve praise
LAX needs better transit connection
A Patagonian panorama
Green, getting its legs John M. Glionna, Times Staff Writer
From soup to nuts: Jane Engle, Times Staff Writer
Farewell to the pricey perfume
Carving their place in history Anne Gordon, Special to The Times
What's on the travel agenda for this year? Arthur Frommer, Special to The Times
These will help you think warm thoughts Judi Dash
Warning issued on Bangkok Vani Rangachar; Jane Engle; Catharine Hamm, Staff and wire reports
Atop the world of the Maya Ben Brazil, Special to The Times
Snag the best seat on the plane Chris Vedelago, Special to The Times
OPINION
A final flight into the history books Paul Thornton, PAUL THORNTON is a researcher for The Times' editorial page.
Phallus 101 Charlotte Allen, Charlotte Allen is an editor at Beliefnet and the author of "The Human Christ: The Search for the Historical Jesus."
Roots of anger Tanya K. Hernandez, Tanya K. Hernandez is a professor of law at Rutgers University Law School.
Setting the rules
For O.C., life goes on
Neocons in the driver's seat again
Hopes, fears amid transfer of power
Understanding statue's history
The long nightmare hasn't ended Matt Welch, MATT WELCH is assistant editor of The Times' editorial pages.
Reports support breast surgery
Face cards Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
A judicious salary
Can Arnold win on healthcare? Lou Cannon, Lou Cannon is the author of five books on Ronald Reagan, most recently "Governor Reagan: His Rise to Power."
Through rose-colored microscopes Richard Dawkins;Max Tegmark;Jonathan Haidt;James O'Donnell;Steven Pinker;Jean Pigozzi;Jared Diamond;J. Craig Venter;Roger Highfield
Beethoven and a Barcalounger Miles Hoffman, MILES HOFFMAN is violist for the American Chamber Players, a music commentator for NPR's "Morning Edition" and the author of "The NPR Classical Music Companion."
Changing China: good try, but no sale GREGORY RODRIGUEZ
Health education gets top marks
Plenty of prescriptions, but no cures SWATI PANDEY
Oh, now the right wants to talk nice JONATHAN CHAIT
A dim view of executions
Arab nationalism's last gasp Robert D. Kaplan, ROBERT D. KAPLAN is a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly and a visiting professor at the U.S. Naval Academy. He is the author of "The Arabists," among other books.
REAL ESTATE
One simple rule for prorating rent: All months have 30 days From Project Sentinel
Here's to good health Therese Kosterman, Special to The Times
And now for something completely different Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune
Pin some blame on city planners
Fixer? Break it down Marnell Jameson, Special to The Times
Cher shows her flip side Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
Successful or just well-connected?
Those reverse mortgages have pitfalls
Today is disaster preparation day Gayle Pollard-Terry, Times Staff Writer
Ranch is a cut above the herd Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
NATIONAL
A teen mom, dropout turned D.C. police chief Johanna Neuman, Times Staff Writer
Dark cloud over good works of Gates Foundation Charles Piller, Edmund Sanders and Robyn Dixon, Times Staff Writers
Farrakhan has 12-hour surgery From Times Wire Reports
Man accused in Winfrey extortion bid Matt O'Connor, Chicago Tribune
Snow sweeps 2 cars off highway Nicholas Riccardi, Times Staff Writer
Snowman draws abominable horde From Times Wire Reports
Project manages to shore up the beach From Times Wire Reports
Taxiing plane clips another at JFK From Times Wire Reports
Toys R Us honors baby after protests From Times Wire Reports
Sheehan to join protest of U.S. prison From Times Wire Reports
Week of homicides racks New Orleans Ann M. Simmons, Times Staff Writer
Genocide question hits home Maura Reynolds, Times Staff Writer
Polygamist leader evidence in court From Times Wire Reports
Unneeded ice becomes a Florida headache, cubed Carol J. Williams, Times Staff Writer
Bush aides lay groundwork for Iraq surge Doyle McManus and Maura Reynolds, Times Staff Writers
Dissent case will test limits of officers' speech Teresa Watanabe, Times Staff Writer
MAGAZINE
Mad Max J.R. Moehringer, J.R. Moehringer is a senior writer for West. He also is the author of the memoir "The Tender Bar." His 1997 boxing story for the Los Angeles Times Magazine, "Resurrecting the Champ," has been turned into a movie starring Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett, to be released later this year.
Sylvia Sidney, Hollywood (1931) Colin Westerbeck
Treasuring That Delicious Goo
Never Let Horse Sense Get in the Story's Way Peter Schneider
Great Shapes Elizabeth Khuri
High Times Dan Neil
90704 Jessica Gelt
Persian Palaces: Carefully Constructed or Full of Flaws?
The Migrant Workers' Plight
The Agoraphobic's Holiday Jill Glass, Jill Glass is completing work on her L.A.-themed collection, "The Agoraphobic's Holiday and Other Stories." She was senior vice president of marketing at A&M Records.
Slender Roots Kevin McKiernan
The Quickest Potluck Fix
The Really Big One Susan E. Hough, Susan E. Hough is Scientist-in-Charge of the U.S. Geological Survey Pasadena office and author of "Richter's Scale: Measure of an Earthquake, Measure of a Man."
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Marine Cpl. Joshua D. Pickard, 20, Merced; killed by a sniper in Iraq Charles Ornstein, Times Staff Writer
Cold comfort on the street Brady MacDonald, Times Staff Writer
Dashing for a cross and fortune Deborah Schoch, Times Staff Writer
The Orange County Republican politicos love and hate Catherine Saillant, Times Staff Writer
Terrell Hansen, 65; recipient of heart transplant inspired a novel Dennis McLellan, Times Staff Writer
Tom Wilson, 74; former Rams halfback fought to get benefits for NFL retirees Claire Noland, Times Staff Writer
Rural areas have a doctor deficiency Lee Romney, Times Staff Writer
Apartment vandalism has neighbors on edge Rong-Gong Lin II, Times Staff Writer
Fire damages Century City office tower From a Times Staff Writer
Soccer isn't as big in New Hampshire, either Steve Harvey
Other deaths
Going nowhere on the Westside Steve Lopez
Times printers vote to unionize James Rainey, Times Staff Writer
Moving to unite blacks, Latinos in a neighborhood plagued by fear Robert J. Lopez, Times Staff Writer
Robber of O.C. bank, thrift is a return customer Ashley Powers, Times Staff Writer
Amputee aims at setting a record time for marathon Dave McKibben, Times Staff Writer
National film critics select 'Pan's Labyrinth' as best picture Susan King, Times Staff Writer
Circumstances sometimes restrain inaugurations' pomp Cecilia Rasmussen, Times Staff Writer
Marine Lance Cpl. Fernando Tamayo, 19, Fontana; among 4 troops killed in blast Janet Wilson, Times Staff Writer
County to take title to Disney Hall Susannah Rosenblatt, Times Staff Writer
Momofuku Ando, 96; inventor's Cup Noodle became an instant hit Bruce Wallace, Times Staff Writer
ENTERTAINMENT
No Hollywood ending Gina Piccalo, Times Staff Writer
Sounds to match to the 'Children of Men' vision Kevin Crust, Times Staff Writer
Up-and-comer on Avenue of the Stars Scott Timberg
Can you say `James Brown'? Geoff Boucher ; Randy Lewis, Times Staff Writer
A crash course in Arabic music Don Heckman, Special to The Times
Kurtag lifts the silence Mark Swed, Times Staff Writer
A hard look at life on the kibbutz Ken Ellingwood, Times Staff Writer
If your friend is called a witch, are you one too?
It was all so amateurish, in a good way Richard Rushfield, Times Staff Writer
Riding the wake of the Web Phil Sutcliffe, Special to The Times
Downtown's proof of potential
Philanthropic? Not in business
Irresponsible role?
Reshaping the muse mold Ann Powers, Times Staff Writer
Chillin' in Antarctica, with art on the rocks
His latest role: Coming clean Robert W. Welkos, Times Staff Writer
`Nashville Star' cultivates country Jon Caramanica, Special to The Times
Petty fan hopes for many more
And the winner for awards show overload is ... DEBORAH NETBURN
Conjuring up an indie success SUSAN KING
'The Sprites' thrives in Broadway's ecosystem Matea Gold, Times Staff Writer
Hits, misses on New Year's Eve Samantha Bonar
The surreal deal at LACMA is Magritte after 5 Mike Boehm
'The Apprentice' has its work cut out for it in L.A. Martin Miller, Times Staff Writer
An intelligent take on stupidity reborn Dennis Lim, Special to The Times
Screenwriters still get overlooked
The many upsides of going underground Scott Timberg, Times Staff Writer
Seeing double wasn't even the half of it Christopher Knight, Times Staff Writer
Before `Howl,' the hospital Scott Timberg, Times Staff Writer
A fashion pioneer in a stylist-free era Booth Moore, Times Staff Writer
Modern art's train reaches the station Suzanne Muchnic, Times Staff Writer
Amping It Up: Agustin Gurza, Times Staff Writer
For these singing and dancing kids, life begins at `13' Iris Schneider
A patron at the helm? Diane Haithman, Times Staff Writer
BUSINESS
A green limo is no stretch David Colker, Times Staff Writer
On Monday: mutual funds
Late tax changes create opportunity, confusion Kathy M. Kristof, Times Staff Writer
Still in the spotlight Jim Puzzanghera, Times Staff Writer
Let's force medical insurers to play fair
Return trip for electric vehicles John O'Dell, Times Staff Writer
NEWS
In Britain, wigs may be cast out of the courts David Stringer, Associated Press
Spanish icon of luck is bewitched by the stars Sarah Andrews, Associated Press
Thai officials hope to put `coyote girls' in their place Jocelyn Gecker, The Associated Press
Too many cooks and not enough kitchens Kim Curtis, Associated Press
Aegean islet is a celebrated dump Nicholas Paphitis, Associated Press
Where's Waldo McBurney? Still working at 104 Carl Manning, Associated Press
Waiting for the promised land Les Neuhaus, Associated Press
Oil fueling separatist fervor anew in Biafra Dulue Mbachu, Associated Press
BOOKS
The big chill Jon Fasman, Jon Fasman is the author of the novel "The Geographer's Library."
Discoveries Susan Salter Reynolds, susan.reynolds@latimes.com
A reverie runs through it Judith Lewis, Judith Lewis is a staff writer at LA Weekly.
Bestsellers
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One nation, under God ... Jon Wiener, Jon Wiener, a history professor at UC Irvine, is the author of numerous books, most recently "Historians in Trouble: Plagiarism, Fraud and Politics in the Ivory Tower."
Bleak house Jane Ciabattari, Jane Ciabattari is the author of the short-story collection "Stealing the Fire" and a contributor to the National Book Critics Circle's blog Critical Mass.
Carnal knowledge Steve Almond, Steve Almond is the author of the short-story collections "My Life in Heavy Metal" and "The Evil B.B. Chow."
The Mumbai connection Susan Salter Reynolds, Susan Salter Reynolds is a Times staff writer.
Cut loose in the cosmos David L. Ulin, David L. Ulin is book editor of The Times.
Dionysian rave Mark Coleman, Mark Coleman is the author of "Playback: From the Victrola to MP3, 100 Years of Music, Machines, and Money."
A bug's life Benjamin Weissman, Benjamin Weissman is the author of two books of short fiction, most recently "Headless."
WORLD
Antitank mines hamper progress of U.S.-Iraqi assault Alexandra Zavis, Times Staff Writer
Ethiopia's intervention may destabilize region Edmund Sanders, Times Staff Writer
U.s. Puts The Squeeze On Iran's Oil Fields Kim Murphy, Times Staff Writer
Brown assails execution of Hussein From Times Wire Reports
Toll in Assam clashes tops 55 From Times Wire Reports
Maliki unveils effort to end bloodshed Solomon Moore, Times Staff Writer
Not a whiff of drug trade found in Tijuana stops Sam Enriquez, Times Staff Writer
Witness accounts of attack on civilians revealed From Times Wire Services
Calming voice sought in a restive region Tony Perry, Times Staff Writer
Abbas bans Hamas police force Richard Boudreaux and Maher Abukhater, Special to The Times
SPORTS
USC's Danelo found dead Gary Klein and Jerry Crowe, Times Staff Writers
Meyer picks best of leftovers Chris Dufresne, Times Staff Writer
Team tries to shake off tough loss Eric Stephens, Times Staff Writer
Titans end skid to Pacific Peter Yoon, From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Oregon trail leads to UCLA's first loss Diane Pucin, Times Staff Writer
Wallace leads Bulls past the Pistons From the Associated Press
Bruins' loss an early wake-up call Ben Bolch, Times Staff Writer
Cowboys are penalized for not holding Sam Farmer, Times Staff Writer
Clippers slip in Atlanta Jason Reid, Times Staff Writer
Only one loss, but it's in conference Diane Pucin, Times Staff Writer
The Times' Rankings MARK HEISLER
Cassell returns to bench Jason Reid, Times Staff Writer
No doubt, Peter defeats Toney From the Associated Press
USC shows pros how Bob Oates, Special to the Times
Oregon trail leads to UCLA's first loss Bill Plaschke
Now You Know
The Right Choice Bernie Wilson, Associated Press
He's hoping 13 will be lucky Bernie Wilson, Associated Press
Tyler makes the breaks Eric Sondheimer
The anti-Clarett Chris Dufresne, Times Staff Writer
Wizards' defense proves offensive Brian Mahoney, Associated Press
Three Points PAUL NETTER
Virginia Tech upsets Duke From the Associated Press
Coast To Coast Mark Heisler
He makes Eagles dare to be good Mike Terry
Bears are focusing on getting over hump Rick Gano, Associated Press
Coming Attractions MARK HEISLER
Corp brings up the level with his passing, running Martin Henderson, Times Staff Writer
Poly turns to Rowe to get things going Dan Arritt
It pained Riley just to watch Heat Mark Heisler
Too bad Broncos can't buck the system J.A. Adande
Kings end long skid against Red Wings Chris Foster, Times Staff Writer
Washington State upsets Arizona in overtime From the Associated Press
Cincinnati holds on for victory From the Associated Press
Offense TIMES STAFF
Bynum is early to rise Mike Bresnahan, Times Staff Writer
Trojans profit from this margin Ben Bolch, Times Staff Writer
Final rankings
Singh takes a three-shot lead Larry Stewart, From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Sarkisian, Kiffin drawing interest from other teams Gary Klein
Coughlin faces tough adversary in Reid Shaun Powell, Newsday
Defense saves the day for Colts From the Associated Press
Mmmm, tastes like crocodile Mike Penner, Times Staff Writer
Stewart picks up top-rider torch Jim Peltz, Times Staff Writer
Dixie Meister wins by a nose Bob Mieszerski, Times Staff Writer
In Maine, skiing gets its tribute Glenn Adams, Associated Press
Giants, Jets fuel flames Sam Farmer, Times Staff Writer
Family carries on after a tragic day at Rose Bowl T.J. SIMERS
In vote, can Cal touch `em all? David Ginsburg, Associated Press
Memory lane Helene Elliott, Times Staff Writer
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