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What happened on July 19, 2009
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
A wave of forgiveness By Steve Lopez
Oxnard teacher is still haunted by student's slaying By Catherine Saillant
Murder charges in Michael Jackson case are unlikely, sources say By Jack Leonard and Harriet Ryan
L.A. pot dispensaries seek to stay in business by asking to be taxed By John Hoeffel
Higher costs could be unintended consequence of deep cuts By Michael Rothfeld and Evan Halper
Homeless advocate brings his message to the masses through social media By Jessica Garrison
Dog and hare races spawned early battle over animal rights By Larry Harnisch
Some Koreatown residents cultivate more than produce at community garden By Victoria Kim
Kenneth M. Stampp dies at 96; UC Berkeley historian repudiated paternalistic interpretations of slavery By Elaine Woo
San Diego putting the brakes on pedicabs By Tony Perry
Woman, 4-year-old son found dead in Highland Park By Ari B. Bloomekatz
Two light-rail trains crash in San Francisco, injuring 44 From Times Staff And Wire Reports
Military deaths
California, the very emblem of growth, may be slowing down By Cathleen Decker
California Briefing / San Diego By Tony Perry
California Briefing / Whittier By Molly Hennessy-fiske
California Briefing / Santa Clarita By Martha Groves
SCIENCE
'One small step' for man, one massive rocket project for engineers By John Johnson Jr.
SPORTS
Steve Dalkowski had the stuff of legends By Ron Shelton, Writer-director Ron Shelton ("Bull Durham," "White Men Can't Jump," "Tin Cup") spent five years playing infield in the Baltimore Orioles' minor league system.
Minnesota Vikings' Jared Allen talks about hunt for Brett Favre By Sam Farmer
Jon Wilhite doesn't take life for granted By Bill Shaikin
A national pastime for only half the nation By Kurt Streeter
Lake Elsinore Storm mascots are dressed to thrill By Bill Plaschke
Alex Rodriguez finds short porch in right field Associated Press
Minnesota Twins beat Texas Rangers, 4-2 Associated Press
Angels survive a woozy Jered Weaver By Bill Shaikin
Preparations begin for 2010 All-Star game By Bill Shaikin
British Open birdies and bogeys By Chuck Culpepper
Oh, baby: Ross Fisher might have to leave By Chuck Culpepper
Tom Watson leads British Open By Chuck Culpepper
Up next for Chivas USA: Sunday at New England By Grahame L. Jones
Troy Aikman, Lou Holtz in the Hall of Fame Associated Press
Dodgers' win makes it a happy birthday for Joe Torre By Jim Peltz
Jason Schmidt will start against Cincinnati Reds on Monday By Kevin Baxter
Galaxy will be challenged by match with AC Milan By Grahame L. Jones
Up next for Galaxy: Sunday vs. AC Milan By Grahame L. Jones
A 'shocking' Swaps Stakes victory for Bob Baffert By Eric Sondheimer
Italian teams have much to consider in transfer season By Grahame L. Jones
Juan Pierre finally gets his due By Kevin Baxter
Lamar Odom is still without a team By Broderick Turner
Brad Keenan and Nick Lucena defeat former partners By Bill Brink
Report: Arturo Gatti might have killed himself Wire Reports
Cubs rally to beat Nationals, 6-5 Associated Press
Pirates shut out struggling Giants, 2-0 Associated Press
96-year-old is the ace of this hole By Mike Penner
Clayton Kershaw might be a left-hander but is right on By T.J. Simers
U.S. defeats Panama, 2-1, to reach semifinals Associated Press
Serguei Ivanov hangs on to win 14th stage By Lauren Goldman, ; Associated Press
Women killed in Tour de France accident Associated Press
Down The Line By Bill Shaikin
Getting down and dirty
Home Cooking By Solange Reyner, Reyner writes for the Associated Press.
ENTERTAINMENT
Clues in John O'Brien's 'Better' By Erin O'Brien, O'Brien is the author of the novel "Harvey & Eck."
'Usher: Poems' by B.H. Fairchild By David L. Ulin, Ulin is The Times' book editor.
Cat Deeley By Choire Sicha
'Heavy Rotation: Twenty Writers on the Albums That Changed Their Lives' edited by Peter Terzian By Chris Daley, Daley is a Los Angeles-based writer.
If Oscar had nominated 10 best pictures in past years . . . By Susan King
Drake: From teen TV star to rap royalty By Chris Lee
'The Human Rights Watch DVD Collection' By Dennis Lim
'1959: The Year Everything Changed' by Fred Kaplan By Zachary Lazar, Lazar is the author of "Aaron, Approximately," "Sway" and the forthcoming "Evening's Empire."
The reality of TV dating shows By Maria Elena Fernandez
In Armando Iannucci's 'In the Loop,' government policy goes awry By Mark Olsen
Look who's back: space aliens and Lindsay Lohan By Denise Martin
Lucha VaVoom and Cirque Berzerk are L.A.'s theater of the odd By Reed Johnson
The Devil tweets with Robert Olen Butler's help By Carolyn Kellogg
Comics just want to be taken seriously By Saul Austerlitz
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
Philip Glass to perform film, opera works at Hollywood Bowl By Scott Timberg
'Making an Elephant: Writing From Within' by Graham Swift By Ron Carlson, Carlson is the author, most recently, of the novel "The Signal."
Invading the 'Octagon' By David Davis
'The Bill Engvall Show' is crying out for help By Jon Caramanica
A bachelor looks for 'More to Love' By Maria Elena Fernandez
DVDs: 'Watchmen,' 'Ballerina,' 'Coraline' and 'The Great Buck Howard' By Noel Murray
'New Moon' on the rise By Gina Mcintyre
'Glover's Mistake' by Nick Laird By Susan Salter Reynolds, Salter Reynolds is a Times staff writer.
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Collaboration makes way for 'The Pain and the Itch' By Charlotte Stoudt
Samurai in San Francisco By Charles Burress
A drama critic's turn to face the music By Terry Teachout
Title designer Danny Cannon By Cristy Lytal
Vasen, Novalima and Lo Cor de la Plana are among global acts playing L.A. By Andrew Gilbert
Creativity Corner
'Captain Underpants and the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies'; 'The Riot Brothers Books'; 'The Frog Princess'
Jokes & Riddles
'The Dreamer' By Alvaro Huerta, Huerta is the author of "Los Dos Smileys" in the Latino literary anthology, Latinos in Lotus Land. Special thanks to Andrew Huerta for this week's illustration.
Book Review
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WORLD
30 years later, Sandinista revolution ages awkwardly By Tracy Wilkinson
Pakistan admits extremists' involvement in Mumbai attacks By Anshul Rana and Alex Rodriguez
2 killed in U.S. fighter jet crash in Afghanistan By Laura King
Drug cartels imperil immigrants in the desert By Sacha Feinman
Ecuador President Rafael Correa calls FARC video a 'sham' Associated Press
Proposal aims to mend Honduras By Tracy Wilkinson
Bombings, business and the future of Indonesia By John M. Glionna
Pakistan police are on the front line against terrorism By Alex Rodriguez
World Briefing / South Africa TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Somalia TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Russia TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Lebanon TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Britain TIMES WIRE REPORTS
IMAGE
Cosmetic surgery spending back on the upswing By Susan Carpenter
A golden state By Booth Moore, FASHION CRITIC
291 Venice dives into beachwear By Max Padilla
Madewell's '37s jeans By Melissa Magsaysay
Summer outfits take on global accents By Melissa Magsaysay
A big deal at the O.C. fair Image staff
Finding a good plastic surgeon By Susan Carpenter
Popular noninvasive (mostly) cosmetic surgery treatments By Susan Carpenter
Burberry's summer scents are so very un-British By Melissa Magsaysay
BUSINESS
Commercial real estate slumps hard in the Southland By Roger Vincent
Commercial brokers are swimming in empty space By Roger Vincent
So you're a consultant now? Deduct like one By Kathy M. Kristof
Colleague's fatter paycheck irks worker By Alana Semuels
Foreclosure fee added to monthly bill may be illegal By Stephen Glassman and Donie Vanitzian
Five keys to a winning credit score By Kayce T. Ataiyero
The Callaway Cars founder channels his need for speed into producing souped-up Corvettes By Peter Y. Hong
Condos that emphasize privacy By Dinah Eng
Older homes in Whittier By Lauren Beale
Wireless firms make the call to nickel-and-dime customers By David Lazarus
Home-value analysis offered online By Mary Umberger
Empty wallet, bad box office
The truth about Proposition 13
Overfishing led to job losses
Here's how to pay AIG bonuses
Google approach not so different
Good payment record didn't help
Consumer Briefs Times Staff And Wire Reports
Consumer Briefs / Technology Times Staff And Wire Reports
Consumer Briefs / Retail Times Staff And Wire Reports
Consumer Briefs / Recalls Times Staff And Wire Reports
Home, condo sales for area counties
Weekly Mortgage Rates
Rent Watch By Martin Eichner
NATIONAL
Conservative nonprofit offered clout to FedEx -- for millions By Andrew Zajac
Rahm Emanuel to Reid: Viva Las Vegas! By Mark Z. Barabak and Johanna Neuman
Americans won't accept 'long slog' in Afghanistan war, Gates says By Julian E. Barnes
Bethlehem hopes to turn steel mill to gold By Bob Drogin
International Space Station gets 'front porch' Reuters
Diversity a touchy topic at Sotomayor hearings By James Oliphant and David G. Savage
The Nation
National Briefing / New York TIMES WIRE REPORTS
National Briefing / New York TIMES WIRE REPORTS
National Briefing / And Finally . . . TIMES WIRE REPORTS
OPINION
For the Apollo astronauts, a small world By Robert Poole, Robert Poole, a historian at the University of Cumbria, is the author of "Earthrise: How Man First Saw the Earth." earthrise.org.uk
Obama and the Bush years By Doyle Mcmanus
Verdict on Sotomayor
Staring the past in the face By Tom Engelhardt, Tom Engelhardt runs the Nation Institute's TomDispatch.com. This article is adapted from a longer version that appears on that website.
Voices of the drought
Line judges By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist at the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work is also published in USA Today.
Fresno County, left in the dust By Rick Wartzman, Rick Wartzman is the executive director of the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University. He is the author, most recently, of "Obscene in the Extreme: The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath.' "
Pension tensions
Pride and prejudice
Investing in education
TRAVEL
Rooting up ancient Rome By Susan Spano
A playground for grown-ups By Rosemary Mcclure
Sheraton Tucson offers low-rate 'Summer of '69' package By Susan Derby
A bad economy adds up to good vacation deals By Jane Engle
Flagstaff, Ariz.'s otherworldly connections By Jay Jones
Queen Elizabeth may dock at Cape Town port By Rosemary Mcclure; Chris Erskine; Leslie Anne Wiggins; Judi Dash
Rolling and roaming in New Zealand by camper van By Mary Engel
Orcas Island, Wash.: Horseback rides wind through lush forests
The key to successful travel is preparation By Catharine Hamm
Google now offering travel itineraries By Jen Leo
Epic rivalry on and off the field
Frommer's world too wide for some
Tour through the Travel section
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NEWS
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For students in Myanmar, the future lies elsewhere Associated Press
The World By Douglas Birch and Peter Leonard, Birch and Leonard write for the Associated Press.
From Our Blogs By Mark Milian; Scott T. Sterling; David Ng
Cuddlers help premature babies thrive By Bonnie Miller Rubin
Scientists find life in Great Lakes sinkholes By James Janega
Advocates of adoption upset by 'Orphan' film By David Crary, Crary writes for the Associated Press.
Sleep? Not for the Obama administration By Michael D. Shear, Shear writes for the Washington Post.
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