What happened on April 19, 2009

OPINION

A solution to California's water shortage goes down the drain By Marc B. Haefele, Marc B. Haefele is a commentator for KPCC-FM (89.3) and writes for Nomada magazine of Buenos Aires.
Obama's tax deduction miscalculation By Doyle Mcmanus
Chief Parker's time is past
For the record
Jacob Zuma, South Africa's unsavory next president By Mark Gevisser, Mark Gevisser is writer in residence at the University of Pretoria and the author of "A Legacy of Liberation: Thabo Mbeki and the Future of the South African Dream."
Parker's file
Taxing their talent By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
Susan Boyle's extraordinary ordinariness By Amy Wilentz, Amy Wilentz is the author, most recently, of "I Feel Earthquakes More Often Than They Happen." She teaches literary journalism at UC Irvine.
Fairness is a tall order
Putting Tokyo on a pedestal
Is Mencia racist or stand-up guy?
Taking aim at Somali pirates

WORLD

ENTERTAINMENT

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

BUSINESS

SPORTS

NATIONAL

TRAVEL

NEWS

For the Record
Reading Spain's Alhambra like a book By Daniel Woolls, Woolls writes for the Associated Press.
Australian capital's pouch runneth over By Rod Mcguirk, McGuirk writes for the Associated Press.
Window on world of Jews in 1930s Poland By Monika Scislowska, Scislowska writes for the Associated Press.
From Our Blogs By David Ng; Thomas H. Maugh Ii; Elina Shatkin
AIG bonuses teach students different lesson Washington Post
The EPA goes to the mattresses By Dana Milbank, Milbank writes for the Washington Post.
Drama and strategy at Monopoly championship By Monica Hesse, Hesse writes for the Washington Post.
Top Of The Ticket By Johanna Neuman

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What happened on April 19, 2009

OPINION

A solution to California's water shortage goes down the drain By Marc B. Haefele, Marc B. Haefele is a commentator for KPCC-FM (89.3) and writes for Nomada magazine of Buenos Aires.

Obama's tax deduction miscalculation By Doyle Mcmanus

Jacob Zuma, South Africa's unsavory next president By Mark Gevisser, Mark Gevisser is writer in residence at the University of Pretoria and the author of "A Legacy of Liberation: Thabo Mbeki and the Future of the South African Dream."

Taxing their talent By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.

Susan Boyle's extraordinary ordinariness By Amy Wilentz, Amy Wilentz is the author, most recently, of "I Feel Earthquakes More Often Than They Happen." She teaches literary journalism at UC Irvine.

WORLD

Obama resists pressure to lift Cuba trade embargo By Peter Nicholas

Americans' medical files go digital, by way of Asia By Paul Watson

Iran sentences Roxana Saberi to 8 years; Washington reacts By Jeffrey Fleishman and Ramin Mostaghim

Christians observe holy fire ritual in Jerusalem Associated Press

Bush the humorist in China Associated Press

China quake survivors still wait for word By Barbara Demick

China mountainside holds untold number of quake dead By Barbara Demick

ANC still dominates South Africa politics By Robyn Dixon

Zimbabwe's Independence Day brings call for unity Associated Press

World Briefing / Turkey Times Wire Reports

World Briefing / Pakistan Times Wire Reports

World Briefing / Somalia Times Wire Reports

World Briefing / Sri Lanka Times Wire Reports

ENTERTAINMENT

Just call it Perrypalooza By Richard Abowitz

Dhani Jones is a good sport By Jon Caramanica

It's uphill all the way in Met Opera's 'The Audition' By Chloe Veltman

'The Song Is You' by Arthur Phillips By Art Winslow, Winslow is a former literary and executive editor of the Nation.

'Conversations With Frank Gehry' by Barbara Isenberg By Christopher Hawthorne, Hawthorne is The Times' architecture critic.

Christopher Lloyd By Choire Sicha

The joys of food, the great outdoors and quiet By Susan Salter Reynolds

Skid Role By Geoff Boucher

'Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi' by Geoff Dyer By Susan Salter Reynolds

Tony Soprano and those other tough guys are muscled out By Mary Mcnamara, TELEVISION CRITIC

The Hammer Museum gets together with artists, outside the box By Susan Emerling

'Pleasure of Being Robbed' and 'Frownland' make strange bedfellows By Mark Olsen

'A Fortunate Age' by Joanna Smith Rakoff By Louisa Thomas, Thomas is a contributing editor for Newsweek.

Kris Kristofferson: pop and country's semi-tough veteran By Randy Lewis

Kieran and Rory Culkin team in 'Lymelife' By Gina Piccalo

Lynn Nottage's 'Ruined' finds life and horror in war-torn Congo By Patrick Pacheco

'West of the West' by Mark Arax By Richard Rayner, Rayner's new book, "A Bright and Guilty Place," will be published in June.

'City Kid' by Nelson George By Erin Aubry Kaplan, Kaplan is a contributing editor to The Times' Opinion pages.

'The Wrestler'; 'Caprica'; 'Frost/Nixon'; 'Notorious'; 'Rhoda' By Noel Murray

Before taking flight By Yvonne Villarreal

Jean Painlevé's revolutionary documentaries paved the way for Cousteau and others By Dennis Lim

'Caprica'; 'Tinted Windows'; 'Obsessed'; 'Cake Boss' By Denise Martin

'Stay Awhile' By Catherine Hein

Culture Monster By David Ng

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

L.A. County probes supervisors' role in land use planning By Garrett Therolf

Moorpark High a smart bet to win another Academic Decathlon By Seema Mehta

Education stimulus funds to aid Cal State, UC systems By Carla Rivera

Bird census at Owens Lake shows nature returning By Louis Sahagun

Three key players on the 9th Circuit Court By Carol J. Williams

Conservatives gaining sway on a liberal bastion By Carol J. Williams

A return to glory for a Santa Monica beach mansion By Martha Groves

Trutanich, Weiss court South L.A. audience By Jack Leonard

Temperature extremes challenge Coachella festivalgoers By Chris Lee

A better way of dealing with society's neediest By Steve Lopez

Ernest Lieblich dies at 94; pioneer of office coffee service was philanthropist for the arts By Elaine Woo

Navy commissions ship to honor Stockdale By Steve Chawkins

Man wanted in fatal USC hit-and-run arrested at border By Ruben Vives

Georges Marciano is rich, so of course he wants to be governor By Cathleen Decker

California Briefing / San Gabriel Valley By Jean Merl

California Briefing / Santa Ana By Paloma Esquivel

BUSINESS

A movie promoter keeps it in the family By Claudia Eller

Dividing debts in divorce By Kathy M. Kristof

Management company employees can't give legal advice By Stephen Glassman and Donie Vanitzian

Finding a financial road map By Kelly Barron and Ann Marsh

Updated Dana Point home is worthy of a James Bond flick By Scott Marshutz

When financial ruin is one misstep away By David Lazarus

Bank bailout plan's 'stress tests' already causing stress By Jim Puzzanghera and E. Scott Reckard

Consumer Briefs / Mortgages Times Staff Reports

Consumer Briefs / Safety Times Staff Reports

Consumer Briefs / Recalls Times Staff Reports

Your Money: Makeover Redux By Ann Marsh

Your Money: Makeover Redux By Ann Marsh

Your Money: Makeover Redux By Ann Marsh

Your Money: Makeover Redux By Ann Marsh

Your Money: Makeover Redux By Ann Marsh

Your Money: Makeover Redux By Kelly Barron