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What happened on May 21, 2009
ENTERTAINMENT
Porn star Sasha Grey gets a mainstream role By Chris Lee
CBS shifts hits, picks up 'Medium' from NBC By Scott Collins; Maria Elena Fernandez
'Inglourious Basterds' divides Cannes crowd By Patrick Goldstein
'The Little Mermaid' turns 20 By Susan King
KIIS-FM still No. 1, but rival KLSX-FM gains By Steve Carney
Live: Allman Brothers at the Greek By Chris Barton
'Easy Rider' 40 years later By Betsy Sharkey
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier has five new rides By Elina Shatkin
'American Idol' hits a high note in ratings By Denise Martin
Scenes from the 'American Idol' Season 8 finale By Richard Rushfield and Denise Martin
Kris Allen beats Adam Lambert By Ann Powers, POP MUSIC CRITIC
'Night at the Smithsonian's' mummy dearest By Michael Ordona
Re-creating the Vatican for 'Angels & Demons' By Patrick Kevin Day
Regent Releasing carves a niche among independent distributors By John Horn
'Terminator' takes on 'Museum' in hunt for box-office record By John Horn
Book Review By Erik Himmelsbach
Quick Takes By Randy Lewis
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes By Chris Lee
Quick Takes Bloomberg News
Quick Takes Associated Press
SPORTS
Will and grace By Melissa Rohlin
WWE event booted from Denver will be at Staples Center By Lance Pugmire
Tigers beat Rangers, 5-3, despite hitting into triple play Associated Press
Yankees beat Orioles, 11-4, for their eighth win in a row Associated Press
Stealing third is worth the risk for Angels By Mike Digiovanna
Angels are shut down in Seattle By Mike Digiovanna
Lakers leading series, but they still need to improve By Mike Bresnahan
Local schools angle for playoffs By Gary Klein
Denver Nuggets love their tattoos By Jerry Crowe
Manny Ramirez may choose to remain silent By Dylan Hernandez
Dodgers complete sweep of Mets By Dylan Hernandez
Another title for Lakers' Phil Jackson? Yep, it's Mr. Too Cool By Chris Erskine
Track-and-field prelims are on deck By Eric Sondheimer
Rethinking Lakers-Nuggets series
Kobe Bryant could use some help in Game 2 By Broderick Turner
LeBron James scores 49, but Cavaliers lose to Magic By Lisa Dillman
Michael Vick is released from prison By Staff and Wire Reports and Pete Thomas;
Another potential buyer surfaces for Phoenix Coyotes Associated Press
Good news and bad for Braves Associated Press
Cincinnati's Aaron Harang shuts down Phillies Associated Press
Nuggets' Kenyon Martin has a broken finger on left hand By Sam Farmer
Phil Mickelson leaves golf tour to be with wife By Teddy Greenstein
Griffin already a Clippers selling point By Mark Medina
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
California braces for brutal budget cuts By Patrick Mcgreevy and Michael Rothfeld
L.A.'s biggest pensioner is also its harbinger of doom By Rich Connell
7 Southern California hospitals fined for violations By Rong-gong Lin Ii and Kimi Yoshino
Santa Monica, Malibu beaches among state's 10 most polluted By Martha Groves
Schools prepare for devastating losses of funding By Seema Mehta and Jason Song
Distrust of lawmakers came through loud and clear By George Skelton
California's charter schools gets mixed scores in new study By Mitchell Landsberg
Trutanich defeats Weiss in L.A. city attorney's race By David Zahniser and Maeve Reston
Two Chus among candidates for congressional seat By Carla Hall
L.A.'s 5th Council District race still undecided By Cara Mia Dimassa
L.A. County, cities clash over liability issue By Molly Hennessy-fiske
Judges exempt from pay cut that will affect other court employees By Victoria Kim
Self-defense claimed in rapper Dolla's killing By Ari B. Bloomekatz and Richard Winton
California unlikely to be told 'drop dead' By Robin Abcarian
California election results
Herbert York dies at 87; scientist and arms-control leader By Tony Perry
California begs U.S. Treasury to backstop loans By Evan Halper and Tom Petruno
Nicholas Maw, British composer, dies at 73 By Emily Langer, Langer writes for the Washington Post.
Passings TIMES STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
Pirates are but one chapter in a family's global adventure story By Alexandra Zavis
L.A. officials weigh exclusive deal with Italian rail firm By Maeve Reston
Gun scare at UCI serves as test for text-alert system By Tony Barboza and Paloma Esquivel
Wayne Allwine, voice of Mickey Mouse, dies at 62 By Dennis Mclellan
L.A. County's election winners and losers By David Zahniser
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Joel Rubin
California Briefing / Sacramento By Bettina Boxall
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Andrew Blankstein
California Briefing / San Diego By Tony Perry
California Briefing / Long Beach By Corina Knoll
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Corina Knoll
BUSINESS
Schwarzenegger missed his golden opportunity to give Californians the truth By Michael Hiltzik
Green Day's 'Breakdown' racks up sales By Todd Martens
Three Santa Ana charity fundraisers settle charges with FTC By David Colker
Mexico economy shrinks 8.2 percent in 1Q Associated Press
Chrysler names future successor to Robert Nardelli By Ken Bensinger
Craigslist CEO sues over SC's prosecution threat By David Sarno
Congress sends Obama major new credit card rules By Nancy Trejos, Trejos writes for the Washington Post.
Fed sees hopeful signs but downgrades '09 forecast By Annys Shin, Shin writes for the Washington Post.
Faith in GM has hurt small investors By Ken Bensinger and P.J. Huffstutter
Japan economy shrinks at record 15.2 percent pace By Blaine Harden, Harden writes for the Washington Post.
Stocks open higher as BofA raises capital Associated Press
Panama moves to top of Obama's list for a trade agreement By Chris Kraul
The biggest summer thrills may be at amusement park ticket booths By Hugo Martin
Divided SEC proposes investor access plan Associated Press
Business Briefing / Real Estate TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Business Briefing / Automobiles TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Business Briefing / Earnings TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Business Briefing / Earnings TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Business Briefing / Television TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Business Briefing / Pensions TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Business Briefing / Courts TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Company Town
WORLD
Children abused at Catholic-run schools in Ireland, report says By Henry Chu
Film on Nanjing massacre shows Japanese soldiers in new light By John M. Glionna
U.S. probe finds 20 to 30 civilians may have been killed in Afghanistan battle By Laura King
World Briefing Times Wire Reports
Crash raises more concerns about Indonesia air safety Associated Press
Iran leader announces successful missile test By Borzou Daragahi
Iraq car bomb kills 34 Associated Press
Italian trial of CIA agents will continue, judge rules By Maria De Cristofaro and Sebastian Rotella
Mexico senator takes leave amid scandal By Tracy Wilkinson
Suu Kyi trial briefly opened to diplomats Associated Press
Pakistan army says dozens of Taliban killed Associated Press
World Briefing / Paraguay Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Egypt Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Cambodia Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Sri Lanka Times Wire Reports
NATIONAL
In Florida, a high (-tech) eye on smugglers By Luis F. Perez
Torture and terror: Q&A on Guantanamo By Michael Muskal
Obama moves to regain initiative on Guantanamo closure By Julian E. Barnes and Josh Meyer
Conservatives take aim at Supreme Court candidates By James Oliphant
L.A. Unified makes computer science accessible By Rebecca Cole
New York City officials struggle for balanced response to swine flu By Tina Susman
Four arrested in alleged New York bomb plot By Josh Meyer
The Nation Times Wire Reports
The Nation Times Wire Reports
The Nation Times Wire Reports
The Nation Times Wire Reports
The Nation Times Wire Reports
The Nation
OPINION
The COLA wars By Andrew G. Biggs, Andrew G. Biggs is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and was previously the principal deputy commissioner of the Social Security Administration.
Beyond Guantanamo
California needs a state constitutional convention
DVDs and the big picture
Letters
On commencement addresses By Meghan Daum
Letters
Letters
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