TUESDAY BRIEFING
Editors’ choice: A few years ago, Glenn Close, Holly Hunter,
Lili Taylor, Parker Posey, Mary-Louise Parker and Kyra Sedgwick were all in film. Now each has her own television series. Mary McNamara wants to know why the movie industry is letting go of some of its best talent. CALENDAR, E1
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The World
Fallouja mosque bomb blast kills 10
A suicide bomber detonates a vest packed with explosives in a Sunni Arab mosque in Fallouja, killing 10 and shattering a period of relative calm for a region that was once the most volatile hotbed of Iraq’s insurgency. Page A4
Turkish warning
On the eve of a devout Muslim’s expected accession to Turkey’s presidency, the secular military leadership issues a warning against any attempt to erode the constitutional separation of religion and state. Page A5
The Nation
Treatment changes for detained kids
Children detained with their parents at a Texas center for illegal immigrants will receive more nutritious meals, better healthcare and more freedom to move about under a legal settlement announced by the federal government and the American Civil Liberties Union. Page A8
Senator’s arrest
Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct involving his arrest in the men’s room of the Minneapolis airport. Page A8
C02 on the prairie
Increased levels of the greenhouse gas may have a hand in converting the world’s grasslands -- a crucial food source for livestock -- into a landscape of useless woody shrubs. Page A10
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California
Gambling petition battle looms
A high-stakes political battle may be coming to a shopping center near you. A union and a racetrack owner are asking people to sign petitions that would undo Indian gambling deals. On the other side are tribes hoping to thwart them by persuading people not to sign. Page B1
Access to records
The public has the right to inspect the hiring records of police agencies throughout California and to learn the names and salaries of government employees, the state Supreme Court decided. Page B1
Business
Taiwanese firm to buy Gateway
Irvine-based computer maker Gateway Inc. agrees to be acquired by Acer Inc. of Taiwan for $710 million in cash. The combined company would displace Apple as the No. 3 computer seller in the U.S. market. Page C1
Latin film flair
Salma Hayek and her producing partner have long sought to launch a mini-studio to cater to Latino audiences. Now that their plans have traction, the pair talk about their goals. Page C3
HP pushing print
Hewlett-Packard Co. is launching a marketing campaign today to get digital-age consumers to think more about printers. Page C3--
Sports
Stanford faces major challenges
There’s nowhere to go but up for Stanford’s football team, which is led by new Coach Jim Harbaugh. The Cardinal, which opens its season Saturday by playing host to UCLA, has lost 13 home games in a row. Page D3
Photo finish
Lauryn Williams, the U.S. sprinter who won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics, loses the 100-meter dash at the world track championships by thousandths of a second to Veronica Campbell of Jamaica. Page D8
Obituaries
Physicist warned of radiation risks
Dr. John W. Gofman, the medical physicist whose fight for what he considered scientific honesty in understanding the health effects of ionizing radiation made him a pariah to the nuclear power industry and the government, died of heart failure Aug. 15. He was 88. Page B8
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Calendar
A statement about what could be
Edward Kienholz’s provocative “The Illegal Operation” is included in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s exhibition on Southern California art from the 1960s and ‘70s. By including four borrowed works, LACMA makes wishful thinking part of the show. Page E1
Lots of subtext
There are more colorful characters on “The Closer,” but J.K. Simmons’ portrayal of LAPD Assistant Chief Will Pope is the harmonic glue that knits the cast together, writes television critic Robert Lloyd. Page E1
Still eclectic
The ground-breaking “Morning Becomes Eclectic” on KCRW is 30. A nine-hour Labor Day special will celebrate the milestone. Page E1
Learning the drill
Inner-City Filmmakers is a film boot camp, and the participants are thankful for it. Page E3