What happened on May 17, 2009

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OPINION

Atheists: No God, no reason, just whining By Charlotte Allen, Charlotte Allen is the author of "The Human Christ: The Search for the Historical Jesus" and a contributing editor to the Minding the Campus website of the Manhattan Institute.
Outsourcing American dreams and Hollywood endings By Pico Iyer, Pico Iyer is the author, most recently, of "The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama."
Resolving the coming demographic disaster By Michelle Goldberg, Michelle Goldberg is the author of "The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World."
Yes on Props. 1A, 1C, 1D, 1E and 1F
Cash-for-clunkers program crashes up against the environment By Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang, Dan Becker is director of the Safe Climate Campaign. James Gerstenzang covered Washington for The Times for 24 years.
The psychology behind boom and bust By Doyle Mcmanus
Matter of degrees By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
Heritage for sale
Raising cash is not 'goofy'
Obama's Vietnam
Without a prayer

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The World By William J. Kole, Kole writes for the Associated Press.
The World By Julhas Alam, Alam writes for the Associated Press.
32,000 left feet
The World By Jill Lawless, Lawless writes for the Associated Press.
Bargain meals -- the new nouvelle cuisine By Angela Charlton and Charlton Writes For The Associated Press.
Piracy appears random Associated Press
Shifting sands
Reason To Smile
In an ailing economy, some businesses thrive By Deb Riechmann, Riechmann writes for the Associated Press.
From Our Blogs By Lisa Fung; Jeannine Stein; Carolyn Kellogg
She checked it out, then spaced out By Michael E. Ruane, Ruane writes for the Washington Post.
The Nation By Robert Mitchum
The Nation By Janet Mcconnaughey, McConnaughey writes for the Associated Press.

What happened on May 17, 2009

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Lauren Luke's makeup tutorials lead to a new line of work By Whitney Friedlander

Go ahead, haggle By Susan Carpenter

A new set of shades By Adam Tschorn

Ripped, torn and trendy By Melissa Magsaysay

Tracy Feith's fast fashion line at Target By Booth Moore, FASHION CRITIC

South Paradiso leather revives the arty East West rock look By Booth Moore, Fashion Critic

Aldo for summer By Max Padilla

Legacy Of Rock Fashion By Booth Moore

OPINION

Atheists: No God, no reason, just whining By Charlotte Allen, Charlotte Allen is the author of "The Human Christ: The Search for the Historical Jesus" and a contributing editor to the Minding the Campus website of the Manhattan Institute.

Outsourcing American dreams and Hollywood endings By Pico Iyer, Pico Iyer is the author, most recently, of "The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama."

Resolving the coming demographic disaster By Michelle Goldberg, Michelle Goldberg is the author of "The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World."

Cash-for-clunkers program crashes up against the environment By Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang, Dan Becker is director of the Safe Climate Campaign. James Gerstenzang covered Washington for The Times for 24 years.

The psychology behind boom and bust By Doyle Mcmanus

Matter of degrees By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.

NATIONAL

At Burt's Bees, business is humming By David Zucchino

Biodefense labs make bad neighbors, residents say By Bob Drogin

Florida Bay proposals would restrict boaters By David Fleshler

Colorado climatologists explain 'average hurricane season' forecast By Robert Nolin

Obama picks GOP's Jon Huntsman as ambassador to China By Richard Simon

Obama puts pragmatism over promises By Christi Parsons and Janet Hook

Hubble gets a camera repair, new spectrograph Associated Press

Gay advocates have a proposition for Obama By Johanna Neuman

National Briefing / Wisconsin TIMES WIRE REPORTS

National Briefing / Alaska TIMES WIRE REPORTS

National Briefing / Arizona TIMES WIRE REPORTS

National Briefing / Washington, D.c. TIMES WIRE REPORTS

BUSINESS

More C-sections, more problems By Lisa Girion

A giant leap toward space-based solar power By Marc Lifsher

Charlie Munger's got a billion words of wisdom By Kathy M. Kristof

Giving it up for graduates, newlyweds By Alana Semuels

Still cultivating his passion for avocados By Jerry Hirsch

Craftsman rusticity meets a 21st century sensibility By Scott Marshutz

Home Of The Week Update By Lauren Beale

Here we go again: Health insurers say they support reform By David Lazarus

Consumer Briefs / Tourism Times Staff And Wire Reports

Consumer Briefs / Apartments Times Staff And Wire Reports

Consumer Briefs / Candy Times Staff And Wire Reports

Consumer Briefs / Recall Times Staff And Wire Reports

Rent Watch By Martin Eichner, Project Sentinel

ENTERTAINMENT

Second violinists are first-class musicians By Constance Meyer

'The Red Shoes' shines anew By Kenneth Turan, FILM CRITIC

Robin Tunney, 'The Mentalist' By Choire Sicha

Stephan Elliott takes on Noel Coward By Rebecca Ascher-walsh

'Transit' by Bernard Share By George Ducker, Ducker is a writer in Los Angeles.

'Ernest Bloch and Eric Zeisl: Fifty Years Later' honors L.A.'s Jewish artists By Debra Levine

'Curiosities of Literature: A Feast for Book Lovers'; 'Close Calls With Nonsense: Reading New Poetry'; 'The Whole Five Feet: What the Great Books Taught Me About Life, Death, and Pretty Much Everything Else' By Susan Salter Reynolds

'Road Dogs': More Leonard made for Hollywood By Hal Espen, Espen is a former senior editor at the New Yorker and was editor of Outside magazine from 1999 to 2006.

Eminem's 'Relapse' By Ann Powers, Pop Music Critic

'Sunnyside: A Novel' by Glen David Gold By Richard Rayner, Rayner's new book, "A Bright and Guilty Place: Murder, Corruption, and L.A.'s Scandalous Coming of Age," will be published next month.

At the Grammy Museum, Moshe Brakha's 'Occupation Dreamer' By Yvonne Villarreal

Parting, such sweet sorrow By Mark Olsen

Kara DioGuardi warms to the hot seat By Kate Aurthur

Kelly McGillis prepares for 'The Little Foxes' at Pasadena Playhouse By Irene Lacher

McG, the machine behind 'Terminator Salvation' By Geoff Boucher

'Che's Afterlife: The Legacy of an Image' by Michael Casey By David L. Ulin, Ulin is book editor of The Times.

'Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood' by Michael Lewis By Christopher Noxon, Noxon is the father of three and the author of "Rejuvenile: Kickball, Cartoons, Cupcakes, and the Reinvention of the American Grown-Up."

The faux mystery that is 'How I Met Your Mother' By Jon Caramanica

'Valkyrie'; 'Fanboys'; 'My Bloody Valentine'; 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop'; 'True Blood' By Noel Murray

'Postman Always Rings Twice' inspires 'Jerichow' By Ella Taylor

Puppet masters aren't toying around By Holly Myers

'Sonata Mulattica: Poems' by Rita Dove By Paula L. Woods, Woods is a writer and frequent contributor to The Times' book reviews. Her crime novels include "Strange Bedfellows" and "Inner City Blues."

Shohei Imamura views life from the lower rungs By Sam Adams

'Glee' is guaranteed to make you happy By Denise Martin

'Upcycling: Recuperating Past Lives' at A+D Museum By Liesl Bradner

Lady Luck strikes out in downtown Vegas By Richard Abowitz

Sometimes embarrassing, sometimes surprising, the sub-genre has muddled through the decades. By Jeff Weiss

Servant in space By Diane Fisher

WORLD

Afghan civilian deaths: Who is to blame? By Laura King

Somaliland strives to distinguish itself in troubled region By Edmund Sanders

Gay activists in Moscow thwarted By Megan K. Stack

Cologne tries to recover its memory amid rubble of city archive By Henry Chu

Germans seek job protections Associated Press

India's Congress Party wins strong support in national election By Mark Magnier and Pavitra Ramaswamy