What happened on March 08, 2009

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OPINION

Clarifying the war on terror
Court nomination fights -- enough! By Dahlia Lithwick, Dahlia Lithwick is a senior editor at Slate.
Fear and loathing in Pakistan By Doyle Mcmanus
Pat Bagley's prize By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
The curve in 'The Road Not Taken' By Brian Shott, Shott, a freelance writer in Oakland, has written for the San Francisco Chronicle and New America Media. and Brian
California's Inland Empire By Susan Straight, Susan Straight's most recent novel is "A Million Nightingales."
Stop the rant
Sneaky versus security
Guns and fear
Baffling hobby

NEWS

For The Record
For The Record
For The Record
Piracy drives TV, film producers out of African markets By Katrina Manson, Manson writes for Reuters.
Clinton embraced despite EU gaffes By David Brunnstrom, Brunnstrom writes for Reuters
The World By Katy Pownall, Pownall writes for the Associated Press.
From our Blogs By Jeannine Stein; Stephanie Chang; Pete Thomas
These are uneasy times for nonprofits, and their donors By David Crary, Crary writes for the Associated Press.
Shoemakers add years to their craft By Marc Fisher, Fisher writes for the Washington Post.
Top Of The Ticket By Andrew Malcolm

What happened on March 08, 2009

BUSINESS

Talk isn't cheap? For cellphone users, not talking is costly too By David Lazarus

File your tax returns free or for a fee? How to decide By Kathy M. Kristof

It's a renter's market, but there are pitfalls Associated Press

Reserve studies used as basis for special assessments might be unreliable By Stephen Glassman and Donie Vanitzian

Timing can land you a cheaper airfare Times Wire Reports

New law creates tax break hide-and-seek By Kathy M. Kristof

Before Broadcom, he led team that built Windows By Alex Pham

A G.W. Smith classic in Montecito enters the 21st century By Frank Nelson

Torrance-area town houses By Lauren Beale

View-Master scenic reels end 70-year run Associated Press

Consumer Briefs / Computers Times Wire Reports

Consumer Briefs / Video Games Times Wire Reports

Consumer Briefs / Recalls Times Wire Reports

Rise in underwater homeowners seen By Peter Y. Hong

Home loan delinquencies By Peter Y. Hong

Stabilizing the housing market By Lauren Beale

Real Estate By Janet Portman, Inman News

NATIONAL

Family disputes Army's suicide finding in daughter's death By David Zucchino

Anthrax hoaxes pile up, as does their cost By Bob Drogin

Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court liberal? By David G. Savage

GOP senators change stance on judicial filibusters -- a rule they nearly abolished By David G. Savage and James Oliphant

Obama may have trouble keeping Democrats on his track By Peter Nicholas

President Obama's storyteller in chief By Mike Dorning

A bumpy beginning for new RNC Chairman Michael Steele By James Oliphant

National Briefing / Ohio Times Wire Reports

National Briefing / Illinois Times Wire Reports

National Briefing / Florida Times Wire Reports

National Briefing / And Finally . . . Times Wire Reports

IMAGE

Male models: from subway to runway By Adam Tschorn

Forever 21 to extend sizes with new line By Emili Vesilind

Mattel's Barbie influenced these L.A. designers By Emili Vesilind

What does a male model tote around? By Adam Tschorn

The classic huarache, all pumped up By Melissa Magsaysay

1980s fashions are totally revisited By Booth Moore, FASHION CRITIC

The forward-lookers: Prada, Versace, Marni, Jil Sander By Booth Moore

Society for Rational Dress debuts Barneys Co-Op line By Max Padilla

ENTERTAINMENT

'Losing My Religion' by William Lobdell By Heather King, King is the author of the memoir "Redeemed: Stumbling Toward God, Sanity and the Peace That Passes All Understanding."

The Improv, Laugh Factory and the Comedy Store are top tier of open-mike nights By Elina Shatkin

'12': a Russian version of '12 Angry Men' By Mark Olsen

Cognitive scientists seek to quantify body movement By Anne Marie Welsh

Crossing Borders By Reed Johnson

'Let the Right One In' tackles vampires but is no 'Twilight' By Dennis Lim

'Ruins: A Novel,' by Achy Obejas By Mark S. Luce, Luce lives in Kansas City, Mo., where he teaches at the Barstow School and the University of Kansas.

Bryan Cranston of 'Breaking Bad': On the Set By Josh Gajewski

Carla Gugino of 'Watchmen' By Choire Sicha

'Beyond Uncertainty' by David C. Cassidy By Sara Lippincott, Lippincott is a free-lance editor specializing in science.

'On Moving' by Louise DeSalvo; 'The Winter Sun' by Fanny Howe; 'Salvation Army' by Abdellah Taia. By Susan Salter Rreynolds

'Sunshine Cleaning': clues at the scene of the relationship By Susan King

'Pow-Wow: Charting the Fault Lines in the American Experience -- Two Centuries of Short Fiction,' co-edited by Ishmael Reed and Carla Blank By David L. Ulin

'Decoding the Heavens' by Jo Marchant By Michael Sims, Sims has written for various publications including American Archaeology and the New Statesman and is the author, most recently, of "In the Womb: Animals From the National Geographic Society."

John Cheever: New volumes spotlight his life and work By Susan Salter Reynolds

'Law & Order' and a stiff upper lip By Greg Braxton

'The Book of Night Women' by Marlon James By Susan Straight, Straight's most recent novel, "A Million Nightingales," is about a mixed-race woman in 19th century Louisiana.

'Wife Swap': Voyeurism with a message (sometimes) By Jon Caramanica

'Pinocchio,' 'Happy-Go-Lucky,' 'Milk,' 'Rachel Getting Married,' 'Role Models,' 'Synecdoche, New York' By Noel Murray

The channeler By Margaret Wappler

Kelly Clarkson, Pinocchio and 'Tokyo Sonata' By Denise Martin

Stephen Eich, former managing director of the Geffen Playhouse By Diane Haithman

Plucky Theatre Tribe gets a gift on its 10th birthday By David Ng

L.A.'s artistic iconoclasts By Sharon Mizota

Llyn Foulkes gets satisfaction from his contraption By Sharon Mizota

'The Nightingale' By Kay Haugaard

Jacket Copy By Carolyn Kellogg

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Border arrests drop to 1970s levels By Richard Marosi

Cole's French dip restaurant revives a slice of the past By Steve Harvey

Great Park kicks out Cal State Fullerton's Irvine campus By Paloma Esquivel

A faithful diner's last will and condiments By My-thuan Tran

Proof of Anaheim math teacher's skill is in students' test scores By Carla Rivera

Computer calls the shots for L.A. County children in peril By Garrett Therolf

A Little Tokyo church finds the answer to its prayers By Duke Helfand

Colleen Howe dies at 76; 'Mrs. Hockey' was wife of Hall of Famer Gordie Howe Associated Press

Soldier's love of books touched others By Nathan Olivarez-giles

Western San Fernando Valley gave Villaraigosa a no-confidence vote By Phil Willon

Irby Mandrell, father and longtime manager of country singer Barbara Mandrell, dies at 84 By Claire Noland