What happened on October 25, 2009

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OPINION

Privacy and the Patriot Act
Shepard Fairey's true colors Charlotte Allen, Charlotte Allen is the author of "The Human Christ: The Search for the Historical Jesus" and a contributing editor to the Minding the Campus website of the Manhattan Institute.
Politics and the police
For the record
With cancer, it's always personal Paul Lieberman, Paul Lieberman, a former Times staff writer, lives in New York.
The pot calling the kettle a Twinkie John Kenney, John Kenney is a writer in New York.
'Smart key,' dumb idea
Drawing on misery Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Lexington Herald-Leader in Kentucky. His work is also published by USA Today.
Well-deserved pay cut
Jack Nelson: A newsman's newsman DOYLE McMANUS

NATIONAL

BUSINESS

NEWS

In Sri Lanka, new start for child soldiers Krishan Francis, Francis writes for the Associated Press.
For The Record
For The Record
From Our Blogs Shari Roan; Austin Knoblauch; Kim Murphy; Valerie J. Nelson
For The Record
For The Record
U.S. drones seek to curb piracy off Somalia Jason Straziuso
Planning your trip to Grant Wood's Iowa By Jay Jones, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Nebraska prison guard's status causes a stir Nate Jenkins, Jenkins writes for the Associated Press.

ENTERTAINMENT

TRAVEL

WORLD

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

SPORTS

SCIENCE

What happened on October 25, 2009

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Weird ingredients in hair products Alene Dawson

Vince offers luxury casual wear for fall Max Padilla

Sequins adding shine to daytime dressing Melissa Magsaysay

We've got a monster crush Adam Tschorn

Wild, wacky and weird Adam Tschorn

L.A. Fashion Week: spring 2010 collections Melissa Magsaysay

Benefits and fundraisers Ellen Olivier

Halloween looks start with makeup Melissa Magsaysay

OPINION

Shepard Fairey's true colors Charlotte Allen, Charlotte Allen is the author of "The Human Christ: The Search for the Historical Jesus" and a contributing editor to the Minding the Campus website of the Manhattan Institute.

With cancer, it's always personal Paul Lieberman, Paul Lieberman, a former Times staff writer, lives in New York.

The pot calling the kettle a Twinkie John Kenney, John Kenney is a writer in New York.

Drawing on misery Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Lexington Herald-Leader in Kentucky. His work is also published by USA Today.

Jack Nelson: A newsman's newsman DOYLE McMANUS

NATIONAL

New details in crash that prompted Toyota recall Ken Bensinger and Ralph Vartabedian

Montana wolf hunt is stalked by controversy Kim Murphy

Biden says Obama had to sell him on the vice president job Andrew Malcolm and Johanna Neuman

National Briefing / New York Times Wire Reports

Pilot on wayward Northwest flight shrugs off incident Associated Press

Gay marriage fights fuel debate over petitioners' rights David G. Savage and Carol J. Williams

National Briefing / And Finally . . . Times Wire Reports

Democratic Party encounters 'Obama Hangover' in state, local elections Peter Nicholas

White House confronts the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Tom Hamburger and Alexander C. Hart

National Briefing / New Jersey Times Wire Reports

Obama declares swine flu a national emergency Janet Hook

Scientists aim to dispel fears on H1N1 flu vaccine William Mullen

Outhouses are No. 1 in Nevada town's race Ashley Powers

BUSINESS

Credit account dispute could stall mortgage application By Kenneth R. Harney

Fox Animation Studios' president started out as an intern Claudia Eller

Home of the Week update Lauren Beale

Rent Watch Martin Eichner, Project Sentinel

Muriel Siebert calls for hedge fund regulation Kathy M. Kristof

Electric vehicles are charging up the automotive industry Ken Bensinger

Fortress-like home protects 85-year-old details Darrell Satzman

Citibank shows why credit card holders need protection DAVID LAZARUS

NEWS

In Sri Lanka, new start for child soldiers Krishan Francis, Francis writes for the Associated Press.

From Our Blogs Shari Roan; Austin Knoblauch; Kim Murphy; Valerie J. Nelson

U.S. drones seek to curb piracy off Somalia Jason Straziuso

Planning your trip to Grant Wood's Iowa By Jay Jones, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Nebraska prison guard's status causes a stir Nate Jenkins, Jenkins writes for the Associated Press.

ENTERTAINMENT

Tavis Smiley's exhibit 'America I Am: The African American Imprint' comes to L.A. Mike Boehm

Diane Meyer's 'Without a Car in the World' Sharon Mizota

'The House of the Devil' goes for scary, not gory Mark Olsen

'Dracula: The Un-Dead' by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt Leslie S. Klinger, Klinger is editor of "The New Annotated Dracula" and "The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes."

Tackling Knut Hamsun Matthew Shaer, Shaer writes regularly about books for the Washington Post and Bookforum, among other publications.

Huntington Library marks Harlem Renaissance in L.A. Karen Wada

Making the U2 set so big that it's invisible Mikael Wood

... With Dave Thomas Scott Collins

Mein Camp: YouTube videos vent through Hitler movie clip ROBERT LLOYD, TELEVISION CRITIC

'Say Anything . . .' says so much Sam Adams

Jacket Copy Carolyn Kellogg

Off The Shelf: At church, she found her own kind of salvation By Victoria Patterson

'Battlestar Galactica: The Plan' DVD to hit stores this week Denise Martin

Some ideas for the next Oscars show Mary McNamara, TELEVISION CRITIC

'Ice Age: Dawn of The Dinosaurs'; 'Battlestar Galactica: The Plan'; 'Orphan'; 'The Prisoner'; 'Whatever Works' Noel Murray

'Normal People Don't Live Like This' by Dylan Landis Susan Salter Reynolds, Salter Reynolds is a Times staff writer.

Book Review Susan Salter Reynolds

'Last Night in Twisted River' by John Irving Daniel Mallory, Mallory researches modernist literature at New College, Oxford.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's discord progression ANN POWERS, POP MUSIC CRITIC

AFI, serving the cineastes of the world John Horn

Word Play: The uneasy territory between girls and men By Sonja Bolle

Art meets practical tool in African basket exhibit Liesl Bradner

'Friday Night Lights' has a team of fierce rivals Jon Caramanica

'The Vampire Archives,' edited by Otto Penzler Richard Rayner, Rayner is the author, most recently, of "A Bright and Guilty Place" and writes the Paperback Writers column, which appears monthly at latimes.com/books.

'The Big Burn' by Timothy Egan Michael Joseph Gross, Gross is the author of "Starstruck: When a Fan Gets Close to Fame."

'Tiepolo Pink' by Roberto Calasso Thomas McGonigle, McGonigle is the author of "The Corpse Dream of N. Petkov" and "Going to Patchogue."

DVDs: 'The Samuel Fuller Collection' Dennis Lim

Culture Clash: Staying irreverent yet relevant after 25 years Reed Johnson

Frederick Fisher's radical vision CHRISTOPHER HAWTHORNE, ARCHITECTURE CRITIC

Halloween horror fest swoops down on Palms Richard Abowitz

TRAVEL

Hotel cancellations can cost you Jane Engle

Adams, Jefferson hit the road in England Susan Spano

'American Gothic's' Grant Wood lived here Jay Jones