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U.S. spying is up, but not prosecutions

By Richard B. Schmitt

Civil liberties groups say Americans' rights have eroded since 9/11 without much to show for it.

Gas prices thin freeway traffic

By Steve Hymon and Jia-Rui Chong

Congestion seems to be down, a silver lining to costly fuel and a weak economy.

In Myanmar, self-reliance is key

By a Times staff writer

Battered residents try to rebuild, salvaging what they can, as a tropical depression heads their way. Photos

• Regime lets U.S. plane, aid teams enter

Where Clinton went wrong

By Robin Abcarian

Onetime friend and mentor Jean Houston says the senator has had trouble portraying her authentic self.

• McCain advisor defends gas-tax break

Blog: Clinton campaign boss: Don't push!

(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Purple people pleasers

By Francisco Vara-Orta

Jacaranda flowers may leave a sticky residue, but they sure brighten up the street. Photos

• 7.8 quake rocks central China

• Fabian Nuñez's mixed legacy

• Paris pawnshop is now taking wine

• Show Tracker: The return of '90210'

• Actor Farina booked in weapons case

Mother's Day at Fred Jordan Missions | Photos

She does the Angels' laundry | Photos | Video

Jazz beat Lakers to even series | Plaschke | Photos

Culver City's restaurant row, which is expanding as fast as a SimCity game, gained yet another hip eatery when the new M Cafe de Chaya lifted its plywood and opened its doors on Sunday.

--Amy Scattergood

Daily Dish | More blogs

An unseemly alliance

By James Kirchick

South Africa's president stands idly by as Mugabe and his thugs ruin Zimbabwe.

EDITORIALS|OP-ED|LETTERS

SPORTS: LAKERS BLOG

Game Thread- Lakers vs. Jazz, Game 4

POLITICS: TOP OF THE TICKET

L.A. HISTORY: THE DAILY MIRROR

ENVIRONMENT: EMERALD CITY

REAL ESTATE: L.A. LAND

FOOD: DAILY DISH

LOCAL: L.A. NOW

EDUCATION: THE HOMEROOM

WORLD: BABYLON & BEYOND

California/Local »

•	Fred Jordan Missions celebrates Mother's Day

•	Nuñez leaves the speaker's post

•	Some of California's most gifted students are being ignored, advocates say

•	Bryant's overtime performance a sore spot for Lakers

•	She knows all the dirt on the Angels

•	Former confidant says USC's Mayo received illegal benefits

•	Your Money: A week of e-mail scams

•	Some movies are entitled to do well

•	In mortgage market, ‘walkaway’ homeowners may be urban myth

•	7.8 magnitude quake rocks China

•	Lebanon's Sunni bloc built militia, officials say

•	Serbian president's party claims election victory

•	Hillary Clinton failed to master the female approach, former mentor says

•	22 dead in Missouri, Oklahoma, Georgia after new round of storms

•	Domestic spying far outpaces terrorism prosecutions

•	Roy Snelling, 73; renowned entomologist was an expert on ants

•	Gospel singer Dottie Rambo dies in tour bus wreck in Mo.

•	Joyce 'Dottie' Rambo, 74; influential gospel singer, songwriter

HEALTH

Fitness by the sea: The low-down on the appeal of beach workouts. Photos

Autos

Mercury to go bye-bye? No new products next year. Photos

Home

A futuristic, midcentury movie set for 'Speed Racer.' Photos

SUMMER MOVIE SNEAKS

SUMMER MOVIE SNEAKS

Beat the heat with the films of summer.
Review: 'Speed Racer'

Real Estate

Foreclosed and for sale: Bank-owned houses from Pasadena to Culver City. Photos

Magazine

We asked and you delivered. Check out our reader-submitted photos of their wedding day. Photos

Party all day and night in glittery, glamorous Miami. Audio slideshow | Versace's Miami mansion, Casa Casuarina

The Guide - BETA

Tap into your inner "Speed Racer" at these go-kart tracks.
Metromix.com: Hollywood's hottest rides

ENCORE: Bright Beginning -- the cherry season's upon us.

Staff and global photos for the week of May 4-May 10. Global | Regional

Eleanor Coppola's "Notes on a Life" provides intimate glimpses into a filmmaking family. Sunday Book Review

Good Form: Yoga pose stretches leg, back muscles. More Good Form columns

The renowned 'orchestra of voices' is hitting the road -- -- the state's historic Camino Real that links the mission sites.

Entertainment »

Channel Island: SAG strike watch

Will 'Ugly Betty' and others strike?

- Upfronts | - A-Z: 'Ugly Betty'

MORE: Bad movie moms; 'Iron Man' No. 1

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