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What happened on May 11, 2009
BUSINESS
Craigslist's erotic services ads draw more fire from states By David Sarno
Hulu's tug of war with TV By Dawn C. Chmielewski and Meg James
Mini E lease program has electric vehicle fans all charged up By Ken Bensinger
Text messaging pioneer was a good judge of characters By Mark Milian
'Star Trek' boldly beams up $72.5 million in opening weekend By Ben Fritz
Weekly roundup of the top five in each category:
Village Roadshow Pictures repays Warner Bros. By Ben Fritz
Addressing the 'too big to fail' problem By Michael Hiltzik
Wall Street puts retail activity front and center Associated Press
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Young first-time candidate roils race By Jean Merl
Parents are urged to demand more from L.A. schools By Howard Blume
An L.A. neighborhood where peafowl don't run afoul By Cara Mia Dimassa
Homecoming for some evacuees, heartbreak for others By Louis Sahagun
Naturalized citizens are poised to reshape California's political landscape By Teresa Watanabe
Boy playing with toy gun is shot by sheriff's deputy Times staff reports
Stephen Bruton, 60; Texas musician played with Kris Kristofferson, T Bone Burnett By Randy Lewis
Little attention paid to race for 2 seats on L.A. Community College board By Gale Holland
Pope bears a message of Catholic-Jewish cooperation By Duke Helfand
SEIU may be linked to ultimatum on withholding stimulus funds By Evan Halper
Donations to Weiss are hard to sort out By Maeve Reston
Someone clearing brush may have started Jesusita fire, authorities say By Tony Barboza
Last captured SLA member is released from prison By Ari B. Bloomekatz
Venetia Phair dies at 90; as a girl, she named Pluto Associated Press
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Robert J. Lopez
California Briefing / Corona By Robert J. Lopez
California Briefing / Sausalito Associated Press
California Briefing / Elysian Park By Robert J. Lopez
A meal for mothers on their day
PASSINGS / Evgenios Spatharis Times Staff Reports
PASSINGS / Linda Dangcil Times Staff Reports
NATIONAL
Buzzwords: Rephrasing Obama's lexicon By Peter Nicholas and Jim Tankersley
In Colorado, coyote protectors clash with a hired gun By Deedee Correll
Cheney sides with Limbaugh over Powell Associated Press
Obama takes center stage at correspondents' dinner Associated Press
Healthcare groups vow to cut spending By Noam N. Levey
CBS Sports golf analyst David Feherty apologizes for Pelosi, Reid joke Associated Press
For Michael Steele, it's 100 days and counting By Paul West
National Briefing / West Virginia Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / Florida Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / Illinois Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / And Finally . . . Times Wire Reports
HEALTH
Antidepressants: The right people aren't always getting them By Valerie Ulene
Vitamin D and turmeric for allergies By Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon
Counting calories is a tough math problem By Jeannine Stein
Mother-to-be sacrifices her chance of surviving cancer for her baby By Linda Reid Chassiakos
Birth control pills may stymie muscle gain By Jeannine Stein
Folic acid might be losing its sheen By Emily Sohn
Exercise tubing for resistance training By Karen Voight
All-in-one bikes By Roy M. Wallack
Random snacking takes bite out of freelancer's goals By Jeannine Stein
Restaurant meals add up for a busy event planner By Jeannine Stein
Do the math, lose the weight By Jeannine Stein
Insurers reward good behaviors By Francesca Lunzer Kritz
ENTERTAINMENT
Farrah Fawcett: 'Under a microscope' and holding onto hope By Charles Ornstein
A spirited adieu for a retiring ballerina By Susan Reiter
Apatow's film going a long way for laughs By Patrick Goldstein
'The Way Home' by George Pelecanos By Sarah Weinman, Weinman writes "Dark Passages," a monthly mystery and suspense column, for latimes.com/books and blogs about the genre at www.sarahweinman.com.
Review: 'Crowns' at Nate Holden Performing Arts Center By F. Kathleen Foley
LIVE: The Dead at the Forum and KIIS-FM's Wango Tango at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine By August Brown and Jeff Weiss
SCENE SETTER: Domenico Ristorante By Jessica Gelt
One more trek as Spock By Geoff Boucher
When CJ Boyer tweets, Santa Barbara pays attention By James Rainey
Art Review By Christopher Knight, ART CRITIC
Music Review By Rick Schultz
Opera Review By Chris Pasles
Music Review By Mark Swed, MUSIC CRITIC
WORLD
Economic downturn finally hits Iraq By Liz Sly
China tamps down volunteer spirit that arose after earthquake Associated Press
Lawyers seek reduced sentence for journalist jailed in Iran By Ramin Mostaghim and Borzou Daragahi
Better intelligence is needed after troops exit, Pelosi says Associated Press
A trip to Mexico's Museum of Drugs By Ken Ellingwood
Pakistanis stream from valley after curfew is lifted Associated Press
Pope Benedict XVI heads for Israel By Richard Boudreaux
Pope encourages Christians in Middle East to persevere By Jeffrey Fleishman
Sri Lankan army, Tamil Tigers trade blame over deadly attack By Mian Ridge and Mark Magnier
Jacob Zuma seeks to reassure with Cabinet picks By Robyn Dixon
World Briefing / Somalia Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Afghanistan Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Russia Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Indonesia Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / China Times Wire Reports
NEWS
OPINION
The special election: Turning California around
Full speed ahead on Long Beach port improvements
Defending Dawn Johnsen
Lessons of a flu virus By Arthur Allen, Arthur Allen is the author of "Vaccine: the Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver."
Catholic Church's long road to accepting Judaism By Marvin Hier, Rabbi Marvin Hier is the founder and dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
The jilted Latino voter By Gregory Rodriguez
Home sweet kindling
Doctors and the dying
Confidentially speaking
Picking apart a labored logic
SPORTS
Ken Griffey Jr.'s homer leads the Mariners Associated Press
Johnny Damon's homer lifts Yankees Associated Press
Angels' Scot Shields supports own case By Mike Digiovanna
Angels complete sweep of the Royals By Mike Digiovanna
Baseball top 25 rankings By Ben Bloch
Torre on Manny: He's still beat up over this thing By Dylan Hernandez
Darren Helm steps up in Red Wings victory By Helene Elliott
Listless play has Ducks on the verge of elimination By Helene Elliott
Galaxy ties Seattle Sounders, 1-1 Associated Press
Lamar Odom's injury gives Lakers one more reason to worry By Mike Bresnahan
No Yao for Rockets; plenty of 'ow' for Lakers By Mike Bresnahan
Owner says Dodgers will thrive despite Manny Ramirez scandal By Dylan Hernandez
Celtics beat Magic, 95-94, on jumper at final horn By Brian Schmitz
Richard Gasquet tests positive for cocaine Staff And Wire Reports
Boston's Tim Thomas stops 19 for first playoff shutout Associated Press
Double by Colby Rasmus lifts the Cardinals Associated Press
Diamondbacks outlast Nationals, 10-8 Associated Press
UCLA to outline plans for Pauley Pavilion By David Wharton
Lakers get what they give when it comes to Game 4 By Bill Plaschke
Filly makes move toward Preakness Associated Press
Taking part in a left-swing conspiracy By Mike Penner
Lakers should be red-faced; instead they're seeing red By T.J. Simers
Kelly Smith and Marta share spotlight in tie By Grahame L. Jones
Brothers have their act together By Eric Sondheimer
Henrik Stenson dominates final round to win TPC By Teddy Greenstein
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