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What happened on April 20, 2009
WORLD
Obama defends greeting Hugo Chavez By Peter Nicholas
Iraq elects new parliament speaker after 4-month impasse By Liz Sly
French police arrest top ETA suspect By Sebastian Rotella
Boycott keeps Haiti polls quiet Associated Press
Nelson Mandela smiles on candidate Jacob Zuma By Robyn Dixon
U.S. stays away from racism summit Associated Press
Shoe throwing: India's passionate fling By Mark Magnier
World Briefing / Mexico TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Pakistan TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Somalia TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Nigeria TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / West Bank TIMES WIRE REPORTS
HEALTH
Parents, don't be immune to vaccine truths By Rahul Parikh
Examining 'Anticancer: A New Way of Life' By Kendall Powell
DIY: For weight-loss support, use the buddy system By Jeannine Stein
For the record
Psoriasis, Raptiva and PML: Why Genentech pulled the drug By Jill U. Adams
DIY: Meal-planning help without a dietitian By Jeannine Stein
A doctor visit before DIY weight loss By Jeannine Stein
DIY: Personal training via Internet or phone By Jeannine Stein
Weight loss the DIY way By Jeannine Stein
Yoga 'triangle' pose keeps muscles limber By Karen Voight
Study volunteer puts her habits under a microscope By Rosie Mestel
Vitamin D helps his leg pain By Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon
'Fringe's' feral child quandary By Marc Siegel
BUSINESS
Studios struggle to rein in movie marketing costs By Claudia Eller
Ignore the Twittersphere? Major brands learn that they had better respond -- and quick By David Sarno and Alana Semuels
Marijuana valuations in California are hallucinations By Michael Hiltzik
Southern California office market is hammered by recession By Roger Vincent
Political risk is an ignored aspect of foreign investing By Tony Jackson, Tony Jackson is a columnist for the Financial Times of London, in which this review first appeared.
Weapons get smaller, deadlier at China Lake By Peter Pae
Zac Efron, '17 Again' top weekend box office charts By Ben Fritz
Screen Actors Guild board narrowly OKs new contract By Richard Verrier
Exxon Mobil unseats Wal-Mart atop Fortune 500 list Associated Press
Some big banks will need more bailout funds, Obama and aides say Associated Press
Flood of earnings reports may test whether stock rally will continue ASSOCIATED PRESS
Company Town
SPORTS
Sylmar's Tyler Honeycutt stays loyal to volleyball team By Eric Sondheimer
USC lands point guard Lamont Jones By Chris Foster
James McDonald to stay in Dodgers rotation By Bill Shaikin
Trevor Ariza makes his presence felt for Lakers By Mike Bresnahan
Toronto shuts out Oakland, 1-0 Associated Press
Jon Lester lifts Boston to fourth win in a row Associated Press
Twins complete sweep of Angels By Mike Digiovanna
Kevin Jepsen is having back problems By Mike Digiovanna
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers have enough in the tank By Mark Medina
Avengers to fold Arena Football League franchise By Sam Farmer
BCS commissioners to meet in Pasadena this week By Chris Dufresne
Ducks grab 2-0 lead in playoff series with Sharks By Helene Elliott
For Dodgers, it's all about the wins and the grins By Bill Shaikin
Jazz goes from bleak to bleaker against Lakers By Mark Heisler
First down, 15 to go for Lakers By Mike Bresnahan
Lakers' victory seems familiar By Lisa Dillman
Dario Franchitti wins Long Beach Grand Prix, putting his return on fast track By Jim Peltz
76ers stun the Magic, 100-98, on Andre Iguodala's jumper Associated Press
Brian Gay wins Verizon Heritage Open by 10 strokes Associated Press
Andretti Green team starts back but finishes well By Jim Peltz
NFL draft preview: NFC South and AFC South By Sam Farmer
Travis Zajac scores in overtime to lift New Jersey over Carolina, 3-2 Associated Press
Randy Johnson flirts with no-hitter in Giants' 2-0 victory Associated Press
Marlins extend winning streak to seven games Associated Press
Clippers could learn from this German soccer team By Mike Penner
Don't let Joe Talamo's age fool you By Eric Sondheimer
Lakers try to Jazz it up, but it's a Muzak series By T.J. Simers
It's more than a game By Kevin Baxter and Cecilia Sanchez
Marta leads Sol to victory over Pride By Grahame L. Jones
Baseball Top 25 Rankings By Ben Bolch
NATIONAL
Final Katrina negligence case goes to trial By Richard Fausset
Trying to get streetwalkers to leave the streets behind By Angela Rozas
Layoffs are driving change among the Amish By Joshua Boak
Mental damage from CIA tactics is disputed By Sarah Gantz and Ben Meyerson
Emanuel dismisses calls to investigate Justice Department memos From Times Wire Services
3 children dead in Arkansas car crash Associated Press
Mystery ailment kills 14 horses at polo tournament By Sharon Robb
Getting to know the Obamas, on their terms By Peter Wallsten and Faye Fiore
Mining activist gets Goldman Environmental Prize Associated Press
National Briefing / Washington, D.c. TIMES WIRE REPORTS
National Briefing / Texas TIMES WIRE REPORTS
National Briefing / Colorado TIMES WIRE REPORTS
ENTERTAINMENT
'Breaking Bad' crosses into narcocorrido territory By Josh Gajewski
Street By S. Irene Virbila, RESTAURANT CRITIC
In the desert, a chronological convergence By Randy Lewis
French cinema shines in 'City of Lights, City of Angels' By Susan King
'Money Walks': Chapter 13 By Jerry Stahl
Esa-Pekka Salonen exits on a high note By Tim Rutten
'This Week' becoming must-see TV By Meg James
An Appreciation By David L. Ulin, Ulin is book editor of The Times.
Music Review By Chris Pasles
Pop & Hiss By August Brown, Todd Martens and Scott T. Sterling
Opera Review By Mark Swed, MUSIC CRITIC
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Moreno Valley barbershop raids spur a lawsuit By David Kelly
Man shot, wounded by Azusa police By Ari B. Bloomekatz
Gay Episcopal bishop visits Studio City By Harriet Ryan
Driver arrested in hit-and-run death of bicyclist in Echo Park By Corina Knoll
Jerry Brown wants to be a back-to-basics governor By George Skelton
Felix 'Doc' Blanchard dies at 84; 1945 Heisman Trophy winner By Associated Press
Propositions 1D, 1E ask voters to think again By Eric Bailey
Earl Gustkey dies at 69; former L.A. Times sportswriter By Jon Thurber
Gifts for Guns event in Hawaiian Gardens yields 347 firearms By Ari B. Bloomekatz
94-degree heat breaks 95-year-old downtown L.A. weather record By Corina Knoll
An animal activist named Fearing has her foes worried By Eric Bailey
J.G. Ballard dies at 78; British science fiction writer Times Staff and Wire Reports
Villaraigosa budget proposal to include 10% salary cuts By David Zahniser
Some influential Muslim groups question FBI's actions By Paloma Esquivel
Pilot missing after plane disappears off Santa Barbara Times Staff Reports
Tarawa has become a different sort of battlefield By Bob Pool
Work resumes on Valley Performing Arts Center By Ann M. Simmons
California Briefing / South Los Angeles By Corina Knoll
California Briefing / Santa Ana By Corina Knoll
California Briefing / South Los Angeles By David Zahniser
California Briefing / South El Monte By David Zahniser
California Briefing / San Jose By Corina Knoll
NEWS
OPINION
California's proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard
L.A. County sheriff's deputies are told to unwind unarmed
New Orleans' rich history of mixing races By Gregory Rodriguez
George McGovern urges pullout from Iraq this year By George S. Mcgovern, George S. McGovern, a former U.S. senator from South Dakota, was the Democratic nominee for president in 1972.
Derailing California's money train By Robert M. Stern and Molly Milligan, Robert M. Stern is president of the Center for Governmental Studies and a principal coauthor of the 1974 Political Reform Act of California. Molly Milligan is a senior fellow at the center's Governance Project.
Our history is fleeting
A threat from the far right?
Mayor defends Moreno Valley
State insurance programs flawed
An alarming trend in Iran
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