Many took umbrage at his staunchly pro-development views, which he once summarized this way: “Virginity is a good thing, but birth is necessary for progress.”But nobody ever accused Wally Hickel of failing to think big. Last week he introduced his transition team and began planning a victory tour of the country.In his speech, Lopez Obrador warned Calderon that he would have trouble governing if he was allowed to take office without a full recount.”I call on the rightist candidate to act responsibly,” Lopez Obrador said “If he maintains that he won, he has no reason to refuse. Texas and Kentucky have made the switch, hoping to maintain federal funding and more easily track the epidemic.A bill in the California Legislature that would have required switching to names reporting stalled earlier this year, but state officials and advocacy groups predicted it would be resurrected before long.”I wouldn’t be surprised to see this conversation revisited very soon in Sacramento,” said Darrel Cummings, chief of staff for the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center, an initial opponent of names reporting.Cummings said the center has consulted legal experts to ensure that any names-based system would protect patient confidentiality.Between July 2002 and last month, the state received 37,937 reports of patients with HIV, considerably fewer than the 80,000 HIV cases once estimated statewide.It is believed that a quarter to a third of those who are infected do not know it, so the difference does not entirely result from reporting flaws.Through the end of June, Los Angeles County had reported 13,914 HIV cases to the state, according to the California Department of Health Services. I grew up when sweeping back and forth across the grid was just part of city life. The compromise package would be placed on the ballot as a bipartisan alternative to the controversial initiatives.A compromise on budget reform could easily fix the power-shift flaw. One of the more interesting rooms in baseball this week was inside Angel Stadium, down two corridors, around a bend and to the left.Jim Leyland hung his clothes there for three weekdays. Details: (310) 246-1801.*This week*–* PGA TOUR Zurich Classic of New Orleans*–** Site: New Orleans.* Schedule: Today-Sunday.* Course: English Turn Golf & Country Club (7,116 yards, par 72).* Purse: $6 million.

Running time: 2 hours, 20 minutes.*’Mexicans’ in Intimate settingAs a showcase for the Luckman Fine Arts Complex’s well-appointed new Intimate Theatre, “They Shoot Mexicans, Don’t They?” is a veritable multimedia smorgasbord, with exquisite live music by Quetzal Flores’ five-piece band, original black-and-white film clips and loving simulations by Isaac and Judith Artenstein, sinuous dances choreographed by Francisco Martinez and Jose Lopez’s gorgeous lighting designs across Victoria Petrovich’s movable set pieces.As theater, though, “They Shoot Mexicans” is scattered and flimsy. Paris’ plan to produce more Frenchmen had better serve as a wake-up call for ambitious economic and immigration reforms. troops, who stormed the city Saturday.Rebel positions were found mainly deserted Sunday, and the troops discovered tunnels below the city through which the insurgents were believed to have fled to the surrounding countryside.Even so, the offensive took a heavy toll on the insurgents, with almost 200 dead and more than 315 captured, Iraqi military officials said.Brig Gen. “I gave in far too easily to her demands, teaching her at a young age that with the right sort of manipulation, she could always have her way.”Still, Carroll said, she hopes the memoir will humanize Love.”To most people, she is a name that has a lot of drama associated with it,” she wrote in an e-mail. Any car or engine can be claimed by any other entrant for from $50,000 for an engine to $200,000 for a race-ready F1 car.Favorites include Jim Santos of San Jose in a 2000 CART Reynard, Eddie Nehir of North Hollywood in a ‘96 CART Lola, Greg Gordon of Colorado Springs in a 2001 IRL Chevy and Chuck McConnell of Arroyo Grande in an ‘81 McLaren-Ford that was driven by John Watson, winner of the 1985 Long Beach Grand Prix, last of the Formula One seaside races.The 100-mile race will be held in two 50-mile segments, starting at 1 p.m.

The trail head is on the left, behind the sanctuary office, up a 50-foot driveway.*6. Twelve stations in the top 30 markets did not run the show at all or put it on in the middle of the night.”I believe this was a concerted campaign to destroy the program on ideological grounds,” said Paul Friedman, the program’s executive producer.. So Bear Family could complete the birth-of-rock portrait by doing a parallel series devoted to the country music hits of the same period. He uses it to escape and wears it in adventures that are geopolitical in context and centered on a character who will die without his armor.