How do I get iCal to stop defaulting new events to all day?

Just updated to Lion. Overall everything is working well. However, I can't stand some of the things the new iCal is doing.
By default it is defaulting new events to all-day (Rather than setting a time like it did before). Is there anyway to change this back?

This was discussed endlessly right after Lion came out.
Short answer: I don't think you can change this behavior in month view.
However: When you type an event, e.g., "Meet with TIm Cook for lunch, 1 pm", iCal is smart enough to set the time (at 1 pm in this example).
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