What happened on May 24, 2009

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Earl Warren, a justice with empathy By Jim Newton, Jim Newton is editor of The Times' editorial pages and the author of "Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made."
Visions of a lush, green South L.A. By Toni Ann Johnson, Toni Ann Johnson is the Humanitas Prize-winning screenwriter of the films "Crown Heights" and "Ruby Bridges." She is a neighborhood council board member in Southwest Los Angeles.
Lift the LAPD consent decree
C-17 jobs unite California's left and right By Doyle Mcmanus
Battle lines By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work is also published in USA Today.
Parks' pension
Cheney: his fans and foes
The economy from two angles
Knot Tied

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Pope the latest convert to Facebook and iPhones By Ariel David, David writes for the Associated Press.
Hanoi residents annoyed by public addresses By Ben Stocking, Stocking writes for the Associated Press. Vu Tien Hong contributed to this report.
From Our Blogs By Brady Macdonald; August Brown; Shari Roan; Leslie Anne Wiggins
To daughters, she's Sgt. Mom By Christian Davenport, Davenport writes for the Washington Post.
Muzak isn't playing a dirge By Pete Iacobelli, Iacobelli writes for the Associated Press.
Hard times for high-tech By Martha Mendoza, Mendoza writes for the Associated Press.
The man behind those maddening numbers By David Nakamura, Nakamura writes for the Washington Post.

What happened on May 24, 2009

NATIONAL

Farms downsize with miniature cows By P.J. Huffstutter

Testosterone-related treatment for autism stirs controversy By Trine Tsouderos

Early retirement claims increase dramatically By Mike Dorning

High-tech ways to combat terrorism By Bob Drogin

Getting scientific about arts education By Liz Bowie

Obama's NASA selection is a boost for manned spaceflight By John Johnson Jr.

Obama upbeat on healthcare, sees California's in a bind By Mike Dorning

Las Vegas sees chance for Obama to make amends By Ashley Powers

Dust storms speed snowmelt in Colorado By Nicholas Riccardi

Clinton to lift limits on benefits for gay diplomats Associated Press

Twitter trackers follow public reaction to swine flu By Rebecca Cole

Harry Reid may need all the help he can get By Andrew Malcolm

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ENTERTAINMENT

Spike Lee's 'Do the Right Thing' turns 20 By Jason Matloff

'Jon & Kate Plus 8' meets genuine reality By Jon Caramanica

Jesse James is very much alive By Susan Carpenter

'If Birds Gather Your Hair for Nesting' by Anna Journey By Laurel Maury

'The Winter Vault' by Anne Michaels By Richard Eder, Eder, a former book critic of The Times, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 1987.

David Benoit: All that jazz and more By Scott Timberg

'How to Cook a Tapir' by Joan Fry; 'Tide, Feather, Snow' by Miranda Weiss; 'Falconer on the Edge' by Rachel Dickinson. By Susan Salter Reynolds

At the Marche, filmmakers' diamonds in the rough By Kenneth Turan, FILM CRITIC

Lionel Richie: Man of the world By Choire Sicha

At Paris' Pompidou Center, the year of the women By Suzanne Muchnic

Yojiro Takita's 'Departures' has a surprising journey By Mark Olsen

'Rex' by Jose Manuel Prieto By Art Winslow, Winslow is a former literary and executive editor of the Nation.

'Cuba' by Julia E. Sweig By Marjorie Miller, Miller is an editorial writer at The Times.

'Travel Tips for Aztlan' rides cutting-edge of Latin radio By Reed Johnson

'Will You Take Me as I Am: Joni Mitchell's Blue Period' by Michelle Mercer By Chris Daley, Daley is a Los Angeles-based writer.

Kevin Bruce uncovers California's small-town murals By Liesl Bradner

'New in Town'; 'Designing Women: The Complete First Season'; 'The Sky Crawlers' By Noel Murray

The pole vaults into a new role By Susan Josephs

Bill Pullman, Julia Stiles discuss 'Oleanna' By Patrick Pacheco

Reynolds Price relives the past in high spirits By Susan Salter Reynolds

'Summer Hours'; 'Pushing Daisies'; 'Drag Me to Hell'; 'Amanda Leigh'; 'Designing Women' By Denise Martin

Stephen Belber: 'Is it better to write for Hollywood?' By Stephen Belber

'Burn This Book' edited by Toni Morrison By Janet Kinosian, Kinosian is a freelance critic.

Michael Bay, master of the 'huge canvas' By Geoff Boucher

'Escape to freedom' By Marcia Lynch

Culture Monster By David Ng

WORLD

Ex-president's suicide leaves S. Korea with questions about its leaders By John M. Glionna

Panama could become next narco battleground By Chris Kraul

Al Qaeda recruits back in Europe, but why? By Sebastian Rotella

Distraught man on the edge is given an unhelping hand Associated Press

Hillary Clinton's diplomacy raises some eyebrows By Paul Richter

Egypt's Ayman Nour reports attack Associated Press

U.S holds journalist without charges in Iraq By Liz Sly

2 Americans killed in Baghdad Associated Press

Pakistan troops battle for control of key city in Swat Valley By Alex Rodriguez

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OPINION

Earl Warren, a justice with empathy By Jim Newton, Jim Newton is editor of The Times' editorial pages and the author of "Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made."

Visions of a lush, green South L.A. By Toni Ann Johnson, Toni Ann Johnson is the Humanitas Prize-winning screenwriter of the films "Crown Heights" and "Ruby Bridges." She is a neighborhood council board member in Southwest Los Angeles.

C-17 jobs unite California's left and right By Doyle Mcmanus

Battle lines By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work is also published in USA Today.

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

By one vote, an election in lost in Rosemead By Carla Hall

Hulu's No. 1 sensation basks in the camera glow By Steve Lopez

Deputies enforce foreclosure evictions By Jessica Garrison

State policies work against good fiscal management By Evan Halper

Slicing up California's budget pie By Cara Mia Dimassa

Cactus wren gets another chance in Culver City By Louis Sahagun

1,800 loving tributes offered for California's war dead By Megan Garvey

Member of Gambino crime family deported to Italy By Victoria Kim

Army Pfc. Bryce Gautier, 22, Cypress; killed in explosion By Raja Abdulrahim

Marian Wagstaff dies at 97; teacher integrated Compton school's faculty in 1940s By Elaine Woo

Ralph D. Winter dies at 84; Christian missionary was one of America's most influential evangelicals By Claire Noland

L.A. weighs changes in billboard law By David Zahniser

Business still booming for an old railway restaurant By Steve Harvey

Army Spc. Jake Velloza, 22, Inverness; killed in attack by Iraqi soldiers By Julie Cart

A state in search of a leader By Cathleen Decker