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TableofContents—August8,2008Togotoastory,clickanyheadline.Toreturntothispage,usethearrowbuttonthatwillappearatthebottomleftcornerofyourwindow.Keytosymbols(Note:thesesymbolsareactiveonlywhenconnectedtotheInternet):e-mailthisarticle:printer-friendlypage:WorldLatinleftistsreshapedemocracy(page1)BoliviansvoteSundayonthefateofPresidentEvoMoralesInmedalsrace,morecountriesinrunning(page1)Gamesentereraofunprecedentedequality.USArmymicrograntshelprevivesmallIraqibusinesses(page4)Grantrecipientsneedtobeheldmoreaccountableforloans,saysoldiers.Venezuelanbusinessmanturnsthievesintoemployees(page4)AlbertoVollmer'sprogramsforpoorsquattersandyounghoodlumsseenasamodelfordefusingsocialtensions.CallsforFrancetorethinkitsAfricarole(page6)ARwandanreportthisweekchargedPariswithcomplicityinthe1994genocide.WhatAsiawantsfromthenextU.S.president(page7)ThewishlistincludescontinuedsecurityaidtobalanceChina,greaterengagement,andtrade.USAHowdidanthraxsuspectIvinskeepsecurityclearance?(page1)Thearmymicrobiologistsoughtaidformentalhealthyearsago.Todetercrime,LosAngelesleavestheparklightson(page1)TheSummerNightLightsprogram,startedinJuly,combatsgangandgunviolenceduringthesummermonthsbykeepingparksandrecreationcentersinLosAngeles'shighest-crimedistrictsopenuntilmidnightVeteransgroupsseekdedicatedfundingforhealthcare(page2)TheV.A.hasyearlyfundingcrunchesbecauseoflagtimeinCongress'sappropriationsprocess,theysay.Stridesinfightinghomelessness(page2)Thenumberofthosechronicallyhomelesshassharplydeclined,anewreportsays.Butfamilyhomelessnessmaybeontherise.Campaign'08entersgoofystage(page3)ParisHiltonforpresident!Justkidding,buttheelection'ssillyseasonmaybeerodingObama's'celebrity.'EditorialDoapeshavehumanrights?(page8)Spainmaysoongiverightstogreatapes.Thatcouldbettertheirtreatment.Butitwilleroderights.LetterstotheEditor(page8)ReaderswriteabouttheConfederateflag.AppreciationforJohnK.Cooley(page8)ThelongtimeMonitorcorrespondentdistinguishedhimselfintheMiddleEast.OpinionI'mtorntoseenewspapersgo(page9)Ilovemylaptop,butI'llmissthefeelofpaper.Fair-tradecoffee:notworthahillofbeans(page9)It'sanoblecause,butit'sabaddealforcoffeegrowers.Arts&CultureReinventingrumba,Catalanstyle(page13)Barcelona-basedbandswrapthetraditionalSpanishgypsymusicintourbanrhythmsinanever-evolvingnewfusion.Designingtheplaceswewait(page13)Newbookonlobbiesandwaitingroomsexploresthecreativebeautyofspacesfortimesinbetween.OnFilm(page14)PeterRainerReviewsSixPicks:RecommendationsfromtheMonitorstaff(page16)SigurRós'slatestalbum,alookatmodernChinesearchitecture,pianopopforfansofKeane,andmore.BackstoryFunnyFriday(page20)Keepthehairdryeroutofpolitics.FunnyFriday(page20)Youarenowfreetocryaboutthecountry.TheHomeForumWeatherpatternsthatareallinourminds(page18)Canwecomeupwithabetterwordthan'brainstorming'?Whenyourgrownchildisfaraway(page18)AChristianScienceperspectiveondailylife.Overthehedge:Thecoolestdadtostopbydaycare(page19)LittlePaulwasawestruckbytheuniformwornbyanotherboy'sfather.Whoseplayisthis,anyway?(page19)'Anastasia'wasaseasonedactresswhogotthegeneralgistofOscarWilde'swords.NewsinBriefEtc.(page3)World(page7)USA(page3)VOL.100,NO.179COPYRIGHT©2008THECHRISTIANSCIENCEPUBLISHINGSOCIETY—AllrightsreservedARTS,13‘Toinjurenoman,buttoblessallmankind’BOSTON˙FRIDAYAUGUST8,2008LATESTNEWS&EXTENDEDCOVERAGE:csmonitor.comONEDOLLARPHOTOSBYAPANDREUTERSByMICHAELB.FARRELLSTAFFWRITERLOSANGELES–ThelightsburnedlateonarecentSaturday,castinganinvitingglowoverRossSnyderParkinanoto-riouslyroughSouthLosAngelesneighborhood.Theparkpulsatedwiththesoundofchildrenasthecommunitystakeditsclaim–atleastforafewhours–tothefieldsandbenchesthattypicallyturnintotheprovinceofgangmemberswhennightfalls.Throughoutthesummer,LosAngelesMayorAntonioVillaraigosaiskeepingeightcityparksandadjoiningrec-reationcentersopenuntilmidnightfournightsaweekinsomeofthecity’shighest-crimedistricts.There’sbasket-ballandsoccer,hip-hopandfreefood.Hehopesit’senoughtodrawsomeofthecity’smostat-riskyoungpeopleawayfromtheswayofthe720gangsactiveinthecity.Itistoosoontojudgetheimpactoftheprogramdubbed“SummerNightLights”thatbeganJuly4,butearlyindi-catorssuggestit’shavinganeffect.AsofAug.2,homi-cidesdropped5.2percentcitywidecomparedwiththesameperiodlastyearandLosAngelesrecorded19homicideslastmonth,comparedwith42inJuly2007.That’sthelow-estmonthlytotalsinceMarch1970.Thecitydidnotprovidesta-tisticsfortheareasaroundtheGANGLANDTodetercrime,LosAngelesleavestheparklightsonParisHiltonforpresident?Campaignsillinessmayhurtbothcandidates’image.3LanddealAVenezuelanbusinessman’sinnovativesolutiontosquatters.4LatinleftistsreshapedemocracyBySARAMILLERLLANASTAFFWRITERMEXICOCITY–Inahigh-stakesvote,BolivianswilldecideSundaywhetherpopulistPresidentEvoMoralesgetstokeephisjob.It’sthelatestinastringofpopularvotescalledforbyLatinAmerica’snewcropofleftistleaderswhosereformshavebroughtasenseofinclusiontothepoorand,somesay,strengtheneddemocracy.Butotherssayitreversestheregion’sdemocraticgains.Bybringingvotesdirectlytothepeople,leadersarebypassingchecksandbalancesandcen-tralizingpowerintheir