A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
'Martyrs by the millions'
Holiday suicide attacks by Islamic militants, Israel's military response, and Arafat's praise of the "martyrs" push the Middle East toward total war-and pull the United States into the middle
Holiday of horror
3/27: Suicide bomber Abdel-Basset Odeh paced outside the lobby of a hotel in Netanya where over 250 Jews were gathering for a Seder mark...
Notebook
Culture
Culture
The Music
1 O Brother, Where Art Thou? Various Artists 64 weeks on the chart ...
Culture
Lights out in an empty room
Artists today, having for the most part given up on beauty, meaning, and aesthetic standards, are trying instead to be "challenging," or shocking. But this becomes harder and harder to do. ...
Culture
Hope and hoops
Death threats, hate mail, and diminished fan support nearly drove basketball coach Mike Davis away from Indiana University, where he was hired two years ago to replace head coach Bob Knight, a man...
Dispatches
Quotables
Quotables
He was a shadow of himself. -Los Angeles Lakers basketball coach Phil Jackson, after his former player, Michael Jordan, scored a career-low two points in a game last week between Mr. Jordan...
The Buzz
The Buzz
L.A. TIMES SPOTLIGHTS COLSON'S RELIANCE ON GHOSTWRITERS Seeing ghosts Ghostwriting and celebrity-author marketing practices are in the spotlight again. The latest flap began with a recent Ch...
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Quick Takes
LICENSE TO KILL The Netherlands became the first country to legalize mercy killings as the country's notorious euthanasia law went into effect this month. Doctors may now openly put ill patients t...
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Flash Traffic
President Bush's battle to help the GOP retake the Senate is scheduled to take him to Iowa on April 15 and South Dakota on April 24. The White House hopes to breathe life into the weak campaign of...
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Top News
Scoring system:5 points for news stories appearing on the front page of The Washington Post, 3 for stories on the next two pages of the "A" sectio...
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'Breaking faith' update
Campus Crusade for Christ last week suspended Pastor Haman Cross Jr. from its roster of speakers following a WORLD report on clergy sexual abuse ("Breaking faith," published March 22, cover date M...