What happened on October 25, 2009

NATIONAL

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

ENTERTAINMENT

OPINION

Privacy and the Patriot Act
Shepard Fairey's true colors By 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.
For the record
The pot calling the kettle a Twinkie By John Kenney, John Kenney is a writer in New York.
With cancer, it's always personal By Paul Lieberman, Paul Lieberman, a former Times staff writer, lives in New York.
Jack Nelson: A newsman's newsman By Doyle Mcmanus
Drawing on misery By 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
Politics and the police
'Smart key,' dumb idea

WORLD

BUSINESS

IMAGE

SCIENCE

SPORTS

TRAVEL

NEWS

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In Sri Lanka, new start for child soldiers By Krishan Francis, Francis writes for the Associated Press.
U.S. drones seek to curb piracy off Somalia By Jason Straziuso
From Our Blogs By Shari Roan; Austin Knoblauch; Kim Murphy; Valerie J. Nelson
Nebraska prison guard's status causes a stir By Nate Jenkins, Jenkins writes for the Associated Press.

What happened on October 25, 2009

NATIONAL

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

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

Scientists aim to dispel fears on H1N1 flu vaccine By William Mullen

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

Obama declares swine flu a national emergency By Janet Hook

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

Pilot on wayward Northwest flight shrugs off incident Associated Press

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

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

Montana wolf hunt is stalked by controversy By Kim Murphy

National Briefing / New Jersey Times Wire Reports

National Briefing / New York Times Wire Reports

National Briefing / And Finally . . . Times Wire Reports

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Clippers take part in South L.A. food giveaway By Robert Faturechi

Vietnam vets finally honored for brutal rescue mission By Alexandra Zavis

UCLA stabbing brings back issue of college students' mental health By Larry Gordon

County-USC hospital ordered to reduce ER wait times By Molly Hennessy-fiske

Army Capt. John L. Hallett III, 30, Concord; among 4 killed by roadside bomb By Martha Groves

Confidential audit faults top L.A. executive By Garrett Therolf

With new police headquarters, LAPD ends an era By Ruben Vives

Over cigars, getting a handle on Trutanich By Steve Lopez

How a girl's stark words got lost in the Polanski spectacle By Joe Mozingo

Rudy De Leon dies at 85; Hollenbeck Youth Center grew from his boxing program By Valerie J. Nelson

The movie capital of yore By Steve Harvey

Public health departments are on the front lines against the flu By Cathleen Decker

California Briefing / Los Angeles Associated Press

California Briefing / Norwalk By Patrick J. Mcdonnell

California Briefing / Pacific Palisades By Esmeralda Bermudez

California Briefing / Eagle Rock By Larry Gordon

California Briefing / Huntington Beach By Shelby Grad

California Briefing / Rancho Cucamonga Associated Press

California Briefing / Santa Ana Associated Press

California Briefing / Sacramento Associated Press

California By Susan Carpenter

California By Susan Carpenter

ENTERTAINMENT

AFI, serving the cineastes of the world By John Horn

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

... With Dave Thomas By Scott Collins

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

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

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

Art meets practical tool in African basket exhibit By Liesl Bradner

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's discord progression By Ann Powers, POP MUSIC CRITIC

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

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

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

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

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

Frederick Fisher's radical vision By Christopher Hawthorne, ARCHITECTURE CRITIC

Some ideas for the next Oscars show By Mary Mcnamara, TELEVISION CRITIC

'The Vampire Archives,' edited by Otto Penzler By 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.

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

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

DVDs: 'The Samuel Fuller Collection' By Dennis Lim

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

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

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

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

Halloween horror fest swoops down on Palms By Richard Abowitz

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

Mein Camp: YouTube videos vent through Hitler movie clip By Robert Lloyd, TELEVISION CRITIC

'The Moonsters' By Patricia Rust

Jacket Copy By Carolyn Kellogg

Book Review By Susan Salter Reynolds

OPINION

Shepard Fairey's true colors By 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.

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

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

Jack Nelson: A newsman's newsman By Doyle Mcmanus

Drawing on misery By 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.

WORLD

As Afghan runoff campaign opens, Taliban again threatens voters By Laura King

Asian summit off to shaky start By Charles Mcdermid And Jakkapun Kaewsangthong, McDermid and Kaewsangthong are special correspondents.

In Naples' mob, there's no glass ceiling By Maria De Cristofaro, De Cristofaro is a special correspondent.

Fleeing drought in the Horn of Africa By Edmund Sanders

Dalit women find their voice through a newspaper By Mark Magnier