What happened on March 14, 2010

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Keeping ‘The Runaways’ raw and real By Steffie Nelson, Special to The Times
Shopping: Vera Wang opens L.A. flagship By Max Padilla, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Olympians share makeup tips By Alene Dawson, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Fashion Week events By Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times
The Runaways’ look: The eyes had it By Melissa Magsaysay, Los Angeles Times
Fall fashion trends and ideas By Booth Moore, Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic
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Scene & Heard: ‘Glamour’s Most Glamorous’ at Louis Vuitton By Ellen Olivier, Special to the Los Angeles Times

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What happened on March 14, 2010

BUSINESS

IRS tells homeowners how to get tax relief if a lender forgives part of their debt By Kenneth R. Harney

Before filing for bankruptcy, try living within your means Liz Pulliam Weston, Money Talk

Toyota is just the latest automaker to face auto safety litigation By Carol J. Williams

Salvation Army is a residential real estate powerhouse By Stuart Pfeifer

Car alarms and beeps: What boards and owners can do about the noise By Stephen Glassman and Donie Vanitzian

A gushing combination of showbiz, engineering By Darrell Satzman

Deceptive arguments are being made in California's water wars Michael Hiltzik

Contemporary serenity in Bel-Air By Dinah Eng

Identity theft may be prelude to more serious crime Kathy M. Kristof, Personal Finance

Toyota was asked in 2007 to consider installing software to prevent sudden acceleration By Ken Bensinger and Ralph Vartabedian

NATIONAL

Florida on guard against giant snails By Anthony Colarossi

Obama seeks to overhaul No Child Left Behind By Richard A. Serrano

Orlando rape victim's nightmare may finally end By Bianca Prieto

Ireland frees American woman in terrorist plot By Nicholas Riccardi

Justice's wife launches 'tea party' group By Kathleen Hennessey

Challenging a judicial norm Kathleen Hennessey, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

$700 ransom doesn't pay off for kidnapping suspect Chicago Tribune

PETA's money comes with a message for cash-strapped city By DeeDee Correll

Conservative media in deep over false fishing ban By Johanna Neuman

PETA's money comes with a message for cash-strapped city By DeeDee Correll

Miles from the Strip, visions of an upscale village dim By Ashley Powers

OPINION

The Big Idea -- it's bad education policy By Diane Ravitch

Law and disorders By Carla Jacobs

Hard reign in Britain By Alex Massie

D.C.'s self-help solution By Bill Persky and Bruce Kluger

Will the 'Blue Dogs' hunt for Obama? Doyle McManus

TRAVEL

Barcelona’s artistic side By Rosemary McClure, Reporting from Barcelona

Shanghai's Peninsula Hotel harks back to city's 'Paris of the East' days By Beverly Beyette, Reporting from Shanghai

Planning your trip to Barcelona By Rosemary McClure

A warm welcome to Death Valley By Jessica Gelt

What you can expect if you complain to hotel management By Judy Mandell

Getting a hotel to make it right By Judy Mandell

Packlate.com keeps a lid on vacation rental costs By Jen Leo

Travel films and other events From The Los Angeles Times

Readers recommend: Boston's Old Town Trolley narrated tour From The Los Angeles Times

Cruise prices are rebounding in 2010, but bargains still can be found By Jane Engle

Need to know: Carlsbad Ranch flowers, finding trails, mapping software From The Los Angeles Times

Planning your trip to Tecopa, Calif. By Jessica Gelt

After 18 years of traveling, 14 top hotels By Christopher Reynolds

IMAGE

Keeping ‘The Runaways’ raw and real By Steffie Nelson, Special to The Times

Shopping: Vera Wang opens L.A. flagship By Max Padilla, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Olympians share makeup tips By Alene Dawson, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Fashion Week events By Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times

The Runaways’ look: The eyes had it By Melissa Magsaysay, Los Angeles Times

Fall fashion trends and ideas By Booth Moore, Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic

Scene & Heard: ‘Glamour’s Most Glamorous’ at Louis Vuitton By Ellen Olivier, Special to the Los Angeles Times

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Federal investigations reveal a police department in turmoil By Scott Glover and Andrew Blankstein

The (Miss) Universe in its hand By Steve Harvey

Rep. Richardson's flight of fancy Steve Lopez

Gang shooting victim must overcome pain to walk again By Kate Linthicum

Group pushes back against medical marijuana law By John Hoeffel

Vivian Monroe dies at 85; shaped the Constitutional Rights Foundation By Valerie J. Nelson

Alvin Simon dies at 82; owner of premier L.A.-area restaurants By Claire Noland

Artesia is speaking the language of inclusion By Anna Gorman

Churches get the runaround during the L.A. Marathon By Martha Groves

Franklin High's Academic Decathlon team is first to compete at state tournament By Nicole Santa Cruz

Another girl's death, another law By Cathleen Decker

GOP hopefuls spar over their ideological purity By Michael Finnegan and Seema Mehta

The dream: Plant a tree for each veteran By Esmeralda Bermudez

WORLD

China's elephants jostle for a little room By Barbara Demick and Nicole Liu

In Mexico, 13 killed in Acapulco area, 11 others elsewhere in Guerrero By Tracy Wilkinson

How Dubai unraveled a homicide, frame by frame By Borzou Daragahi

3 killed in drug-related shootings in Mexico By Tracy Wilkinson

In Beijing, the people's circus is underway By Barbara Demick and David Pierson

Afghanistan agrees to open its electoral commission to foreigners By Jeffrey Fleishman

Afghanistan suicide bombings kill 31 By Jeffrey Fleishman and M. Karim Faiez

Maliki has shaky lead in Iraq vote count By Ned Parker and Usama Redha

Chinese premier slams U.S. 'protectionism,' says yuan is not too low By David Pierson

Vatican officials defend pope in German abuse scandal By Maria De Cristofaro and Henry Chu

Hillary Rodham Clinton's harsh words stun Israel By Paul Richter

ENTERTAINMENT

'Backing Into Forward: A Memoir' by Jules Feiffer By Josh Lambert