IPhoto '09 won't launch

I had a serious problem with my security certificates. So I backed up my files using Time Machine and dragging and copying some others to an external HD, copied down my IDs and passwords. Then I performed a clean install of Snow Leopard. Previously, I had migrated all my files and applications from my old MacBook Pro. Everything worked fine, even when I upgraded to Snow Leopard. Then I began to re-install my applications or "restore" them using Time Machine. iPhoto '09 was one of those I restored with Time Machine. Except iPhoto '09 will not launch.
This is the message I get:
iPhoto cannot be opened because of a problem.
Check with the developer to make sure iPhoto works with this version of Mac OS X. You may need to reinstall the application. Be sure to install any available updates for the application and Mac OS X.
On my previous MacBook Pro, I had the iLife package bundled with the System (iPhoto, iMovie, iWeb, etc). I migrated everything over to this computer. I no longer have that older computer or the original system disks that came with it. Any ideas why my backup iPhoto won't work? Or what I can do to salvage it?

The iPhoto application or the components of the OS architecture it uses are damaged / incorrect.
You say you don't have the disks that came with the old computer...how about this one? If this computer is newer it too would have come with iLife (all new Macs do).
If you have your original install disks for the computer or an iLife '09 install disk follow this article to reinstall: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3249
If you don't have those disks, you want them. They allow you to Repair / Reinstall your software. Call Apple to buy a replacement set: www.apple.com/contact.
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7   com.apple.iPhoto               0x0000000107619647 0x1075c6000 + 341575
8   com.apple.iPhoto               0x0000000107af5d7e 0x1075c6000 + 5438846
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