New York Times

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  NYT: Times Wire

• N.H.L. Scores: Leafs Beat Canes in Battle of Tail-Enders

  By The New York Times

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:05 am

  Results from games of Friday, Nov. 6.

• Watch This Space

  By MONICA KHEMSUROV

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:52 pm

  For Faye Toogood, September’s London Design Festival was a coming-out party of sorts. After spending nearly a decade styling for the British magazine The World of Interiors and developing her signature raw-meets-refined look, she started quietly building her own full-service creative studio in 2008, remaining under the radar despite redesigning Dover Street Market’s shoe department and creating fanciful window displays for Liberty. But following two buzzed-about installations that she curated at the London festival and her high-profile work for Tom Dixon — which includes a catalog and a…

• Family Planning

  By PILAR VILADAS

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:52 pm

  The extended family is a wonderful thing, but so is privacy. It’s not easy to balance the two when designing a house, particularly if you don’t have the land or budget, or both, to build a compound. But with ingenuity and a little luck, even a modest house on a small site can accommodate three generations with breathing room to spare.

• King of the Playground

  By JILL SINGER

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:52 pm

  When you think about it, the Rockwell Group has been in the business of playgrounds for years, creating a showy interior for a glamorous jeweler, a JetBlue terminal and Nobu restaurants from New York to Dubai. So the Imagination Playground at Burling Slip, which opens next summer in a former parking lot near South Street Seaport, is a logical next step. The peanut-shaped park is inspired by midcentury adventure playgrounds, where children used found objects and postwar debris. It features sand and water, Playground Associates to oversee the action, and more than 350 loose parts, including…

• Just My Size

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:51 pm

  HAPPY HOME From Left: silhouette lamp by robert kuo for Mcguire, $3,791. Go to mcguirefurniture.com. cindy Lamp by ferruccio laviani for kartell,.

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  NYT: Front Page

• Chinese Agencies Struggle Over How to Handle Video Game

  By MICHAEL WINES

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:22 am

  Two government agencies are facing off over the right to regulate the popular online game World of Warcraft.

• Prospect of More U.S. Troops Worries Afghan Public

  By ALISSA J. RUBIN

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:16 am

  Eight years of war have left people in Afghanistan exhausted, impatient and increasingly unsure that the Taliban can be defeated.

• Virtual Goods Start Bringing Real Paydays

  By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and BRAD STONE

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:10 am

  It is quickly becoming commonplace for people to spend a few dollars to get ahead in an online game or to give a friend a gift on a social network.

• Broader Measure of Unemployment Stands at 17.5%

  By DAVID LEONHARDT

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:09 am

  The official jobless rate excludes millions of people who have given up looking for work and part-time workers who want to be working full time.

• Bonuses Uncertain for Bloomberg Election Aides

  By MICHAEL BARBARO

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:05 am

  The closeness of the vote may jeopardize the quadrennial payouts — some as high as $400,000 — that the mayor has routinely showered on his campaign workers.

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  NYT: Most E-Mailed

• She Ran to Gunfire, and Ended It

  By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:45 pm

  Kimberly Munley, who brought down the gunman, was on her way to have her car repaired when she jumped into action.

• 36 Hours in Nashville

  By KEITH MULVIHILL

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:53 pm

  There’s more to the city than country music, especially in once-sleepy neighborhoods that are now beating to a stylish, new rhythm.

• U.S. Unemployment Rate Hits 10.2%, Highest in 26 Years

  By PETER S. GOODMAN

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:23 pm

  The number of unemployed rose to 15.7 million in October, as 190,000 nonfarm jobs were lost, the government said, and economists do not expect relief until next year.

• Modern Love: A Brief Visit From My Soldier Son

  By CHARLES RUSH

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:52 pm

  Amid anxiety, a family celebrates the wonders of military life with a wedding for a son going off to war.

• Design Review | 'Bauhaus': Finding a Bit of Animal House in the Bauhaus

  By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:25 pm

  The exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art takes a sledgehammer to the clichés, particularly the notion that the Bauhaus marched in lockstep to a single vision.

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  NYT: Opinion

• Op-Extra Columnist | Heading Home: All That Glitters

  By DOUG GLANVILLE

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:08 pm

  What effect will the World Series win have on Alex Rodriguez?

• Editorial: Investors Beware

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:04 pm

  President Obama and his aides need to do a lot more to close the regulatory gaps that allowed the financial system to spin dangerously out of control.

• Editorial: The Horror at Fort Hood

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:03 pm

  After the tragic attack on soldiers at a Texas Army base, it is important to avoid drawing prejudicial conclusions from Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s background.

• Letter: Payments to Hospitals

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:25 pm

  To the Editor:.

• Letter: War and the Rampage

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:24 pm

  To the Editor:.

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  NYT: U.S. News

• Prospect of More U.S. Troops Worries Afghan Public

  By ALISSA J. RUBIN

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:16 am

  Eight years of war have left people in Afghanistan exhausted, impatient and increasingly unsure that the Taliban can be defeated.

• From Humdrum Day to a Scene of Chaos

  By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and RAY RIVERA

  7 Nov 2009 | 1:30 am

  Survivors of the shooting say that in a few seconds, everything changed.

• Army Tests Sole-Killer Theory as Details Emerge

  By CLIFFORD KRAUSS and JAMES DAO

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:26 am

  Officials were not prepared to say whether the attack was the act of a lone and troubled man or connected to terrorist groups, foreign or domestic.

• She Ran to Gunfire, and Ended It

  By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:45 pm

  Kimberly Munley, who brought down the gunman, was on her way to have her car repaired when she jumped into action.

• Gunman Shoots 6 and Kills 1 in Fla.

  By JENNIFER STEINHAUER

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:31 pm

  A gunman identified as Jason Rodriguez, 40, walked into his former workplace and opened fire on Friday, officials said.

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  NYT: New York Region

• Bonuses Uncertain for Bloomberg Election Aides

  By MICHAEL BARBARO

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:05 am

  The closeness of the vote may jeopardize the quadrennial payouts — some as high as $400,000 — that the mayor has routinely showered on his campaign workers.

• Reporter’s Notebook: In a Child’s Company, Champions Become Gods

  By TYLER KEPNER

  7 Nov 2009 | 1:50 am

  In the Canyon of Heroes, teenage revelers stomped and hollered, horns blared and paper fluttered everywhere in the wind.

• Local Stop | Wall Street: Follow the Money, and the History

  By ALAN FEUER

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:29 am

  Wall Street may be a center of American finance, but it is also a neighborhood filled with shops, cafes and history.

• All Along Broadway, Pinstripes, Proposals and Chants to ‘Go for 28’

  By JACK CURRY

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:43 pm

  As the Yankees’ Nick Swisher put it, getting up at 6:30 a.m. was not hard because “you know someone is going to be cheering for you all day.”

• Big City: Happy Times at the Dog Run, Now Coming to an End

  By SUSAN DOMINUS

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:06 pm

  After finding a new community at the small-dog run in Washington Square Park, a retired surgeon prepares to move back to Ohio.

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  NYT: The City

• Versailles or Kykuit?

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The Rockefeller estate in Pocantico Hills, N.Y., remains a popular tourist destination.

• With a Tranquil Air, a Respite From Fast-Paced Lives

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  An exhibition from the permanent collection of the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton traces the evolution of American landscape painting.

• Rough Rider’s Easy Ride

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Despite the troubled economy, Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt’s home, a federal historic site, is getting busier.

• Surprising Twists on Old Favorites

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  At the Tap House, a new chef has refocused the menu on classic dishes at reasonable prices.

• Baronial Charm and Treats

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  In the 19th-century manor house of a railroad baron, fresh baked goods, sandwiches and salads are available to Bayard Cutting Arboretum visitors.

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  NYT: World News

• Chinese Agencies Struggle Over How to Handle Video Game

  By MICHAEL WINES

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:22 am

  Two government agencies are facing off over the right to regulate the popular online game World of Warcraft.

• Prospect of More U.S. Troops Worries Afghan Public

  By ALISSA J. RUBIN

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:16 am

  Eight years of war have left people in Afghanistan exhausted, impatient and increasingly unsure that the Taliban can be defeated.

• Man Admits to Murder of Lawyer in Moscow

  By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:52 pm

  The man suspected of murdering a prominent human rights lawyer and a journalist last January said he committed the crime out of “personal enmity.”

• Brown Warns Afghan Leader on Corruption

  By JOHN F. BURNS and ALAN COWELL

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:51 pm

  The prime minister said that President Hamid Karzai would lose British support if he failed to stem corruption.

• Seeing Paris in 5 Boroughs of New York

  By RALPH BLUMENTHAL

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:49 pm

  In the 100-year-old Grand Concourse, the Bronx has its own Champs-Élysées. But what about the other boroughs?

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  NYT: Business

• Chinese Agencies Struggle Over How to Handle Video Game

  By MICHAEL WINES

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:22 am

  Two government agencies are facing off over the right to regulate the popular online game World of Warcraft.

• Virtual Goods Start Bringing Real Paydays

  By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and BRAD STONE

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:10 am

  It is quickly becoming commonplace for people to spend a few dollars to get ahead in an online game or to give a friend a gift on a social network.

• Broader Measure of Unemployment Stands at 17.5%

  By DAVID LEONHARDT

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:09 am

  The official jobless rate excludes millions of people who have given up looking for work and part-time workers who want to be working full time.

• Stocks and Bonds: Seeing the Glass Half Full Despite the Day’s Reports

  By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:18 am

  The market had been expecting unemployment to top 10 percent before peaking. But the pace of job losses has accelerated and the rate is likely to go higher.

• Official Endorses Workplace Clinics for Vaccine Distribution

  By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:20 pm

  The official said swine flu vaccine should be distributed through many outlets, to get it to high-risk people quickly.

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  NYT: Media & Advertising

• John Mashek, Veteran Political Reporter, Is Dead at 77

  By WILLIAM GRIMES

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:56 pm

  Mr. Mashek was a reporter and columnist for nearly half a century for U.S. News & World Report, The Boston Globe and other publications.

• Talk to The Times: The Choice Blog

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:25 am

  Jacques Steinberg is answering questions from readers.

• Fox Wins Election Night Ratings on Cable

  By BRIAN STELTER

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:45 am

  As Republicans won governor’s races in New Jersey and Virginia, the Fox News Channel saw Nielsen ratings gains.

• Advertising: After a Brutal Year, Marketers Regroup to Share War Stories and Ideas

  By STUART ELLIOTT

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:40 pm

  Attendance at the Association of National Advertisers conference is about the same as in 2008, but the atmosphere has changed.

• Scripps Buys Major Stake in Travel Channel

  By BRIAN STELTER and ZACHERY KOUWE

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:34 pm

  The deal values the cable channel at nearly a billion dollars, a price that some analysts say they believe is too high.

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  NYT: World Business

• Chinese Agencies Struggle Over Video Game

  By MICHAEL WINES

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:11 pm

  Two government agencies are facing off over the right to regulate the popular online game World of Warcraft.

• Turning Happy Hour Into a Global Job Search

  By DAN LEVIN

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:53 pm

  As the New York economy founders, job seekers are using social events to forge foreign connections that hold hopes of new careers.

• World Briefing | Africa: Ivory Coast: Judge Rejects Request in Toxic Waste Case

  By ADAM NOSSITER

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:49 pm

  About $45 million intended to compensate 30,000 victims of a toxic waste dumping scandal in Ivory Coast will not be diverted to a self-appointed community representative, a judge in Abidjan ruled Friday.

• Enthusiasm for I.P.O.'s Starts to Fade Across Asia

  By NARAYANAN SOMASUNDARAM and PRASHANT MEHRA

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:38 pm

  There are signs that the primary equity window that saw a big revival two quarters ago is beginning to quickly shut.

• Beijing Denounces U.S. Duties on Chinese-Made Pipes

  By REUTERS

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:37 pm

  China denounced new duties as protectionist, a week before President Obama is due in China talks.

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  NYT: Small Business

• Tool Kit: Helpful Hints From the Printed Page

  By PAUL B. BROWN

  5 Nov 2009 | 3:24 am

  Several recently published books may help entrepreneurs cope with tough times.

• Practically Speaking: One in Four Businesses Calls the Owner ‘Ma’am’

  By MICKEY MEECE

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:37 pm

  More than a quarter of all businesses are women-owned, but a high proportion of those are one-woman shops. Organizations are working to help them size up.

• Op-Ed Contributor: Help Small Businesses Hire Again

  By MARK ZANDI

  4 Nov 2009 | 5:14 pm

  In order to ensure that the economic recovery becomes a lasting expansion, the government must enact policy to deal with employment, particularly for small businesses.

• In the Shadow of Yankee Stadium, an Off Year

  By PATRICK McGEEHAN

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:33 pm

  Businesses near the team’s new stadium say they have not shared in the team’s success this season.

• Burden of Safety Law Imperils Small Toymakers

  By LESLIE WAYNE

  2 Nov 2009 | 1:40 pm

  The law requiring safety standards for products used by children is costly for handcrafters and small businesses.

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  NYT: Your Money

• U.S. Readies Jobless Aid and Help on Homes

  By JACKIE CALMES and DAVID STOUT

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:51 pm

  The White House said that President Obama would sign the measure, which passed after weeks of delay.

• Patient Money: In Anxious Times, Medical Help for the Mind as Well as the Body

  By LESLEY ALDERMAN

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:37 pm

  A new law requires that next year big group plans provide the same level of care for mental health as for medical ones.

• Your Money: Money Issues That Can Test Even a Rock-Solid Marriage

  By RON LIEBER

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:24 pm

  Money may be the root of all evil, and in a marriage it can certainly be the seed of trouble. Here are five things couples should do to sidestep difficulties.

• U.S. Unemployment Rate Hits 10.2%, Highest in 26 Years

  By PETER S. GOODMAN

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:23 pm

  The number of unemployed rose to 15.7 million in October, as 190,000 nonfarm jobs were lost, the government said, and economists do not expect relief until next year.

• Shortcuts: Bridging the Workplace Generation Gap: It Starts With a Text

  By ALINA TUGEND

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:53 pm

  The book “How Not to Act Old” has some tips to help the 40-plus crowd communicate with younger co-workers.

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  NYT: Deal Book

• Treasury Rejects Sale of Tax Credits to Goldman

  By DealBook

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:58 pm

  As expected, the Treasury Department blocked the sale of Fannie Mae's unused tax credits to Goldman Sachs late Friday, arguing that the government would lose more money on taxes than it would gain from the proposed deal.

• EBay Settles Suit Over Skype Sale

  By DealBook

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:35 pm

  EBay has formally settled the litigation around its sale of Skype, settling a dispute with the online calling service's founders.

• Madoff Trustee Drops $279 Million Merkin Claim

  By DealBook

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:42 pm

  The trustee liquidating Bernard L. Madoff's investment firm has dropped a $279 million claim against the New York financier J. Ezra Merkin's hedge funds, which invested one-fourth of their money with the now-convicted swindler.

• Like Son, Like Father at JPMorgan Chase

  By DealBook

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:44 pm

  Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, no longer has to look very far for parental advice. His father is joining the bank's securities business.

• Landry's: The New Frankenstein?

  By Steven M. Davidoff

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:46 pm

  The Deal Professor examines the buyout of Landry's Restaurant, a leveraged deal that was terminated in the financial crisis and resurrected from the dead this week.

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  NYT: Education

• M.I.T. Considers Increase in Student Body by 300

  By JACQUES STEINBERG

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:13 pm

  MIT is considering expanding its student body by more than 7 percent if it is able to create additional student housing.

• Pension Checks of Retired New York City Teachers Canceled

  By JENNIFER 8. LEE

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:48 pm

  City and union officials attributed the mistake to the Bank of New York Mellon, which said it would return the money and cover any resulting overdraft fees.

• Concierges and Marble Baths: For Some at Columbia, This Is Dorm Life

  By LISA W. FODERARO

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:47 pm

  Taking advantage of the real estate downturn, the university bought the Arbor, a sleek condominium project in Riverdale that now houses graduate students.

• Prep Schools Face Cuts in Student Aid

  By GERALDINE FABRIKANT

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:44 pm

  The institutions’ endowments have suffered, making schools scramble for ways to keep their doors open to students who do not come from wealthy families.

• The R.O.T.C. Dilemma

  By MICHAEL WINERIP

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:54 pm

  The ban of the program at the elites is in its 40th year. Yet the students are hardly antimilitary. The opposite, in fact. Is it time to bring R.O.T.C. back?

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  NYT: Health

• Official Endorses Workplace Clinics for Vaccine Distribution

  By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:20 pm

  The official said swine flu vaccine should be distributed through many outlets, to get it to high-risk people quickly.

• Political Memo: On Health Care, Democrats Play Down Election Results

  By ADAM NAGOURNEY

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:11 pm

  Even politically vulnerable Democrats in Congress said the party’s losses in two governor’s races this week were not big influences on their decision on health care.

• Pelosi Faces Competing Pressures on Health Care

  By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:09 pm

  Speaker Nancy Pelosi raises funds in part to help re-elect her most vulnerable members, many from Republican-leaning districts leery of liberal health care proposals.

• Truck Carrying Flu Vaccine Supply Is Stolen

  By MONICA DAVEY

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:06 pm

  The vaccine was recovered, and the thieves may not have even known it was in the truck, but is no longer considered usable.

• Regarding Tamiflu, Doctors and Patients Face a Question of When to Act

  By SHAILA DEWAN

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:06 pm

  There has been some confusion among doctors about whether to prescribe the antiviral drug Tamiflu for less severe cases.

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  NYT Health: Research

• Giving Sight by Therapy With Genes

  By PAM BELLUCK

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:40 pm

  Once clinging to his mother and father, now playing Little League and riding go-carts, an 8-year-old benefited from a new technique.

• Research Shows Neighborhoods Where AIDS Treatments Lag

  By CAROL POGASH

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:40 am

  The San Francisco heath department is mapping the city to show where the sickest AIDS patients live, part of an effort to identify where care should be focused.

• Vital Signs: Screening: Many Doctors Do Unneeded Pap Smears, Study Finds

  By RONI CARYN RABIN

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:54 pm

  A survey of 1,212 primary care doctors found that most had overused cervical cancer screening.

• Older Bypass Method Is Best, a Study Shows

  By GINA KOLATA

  4 Nov 2009 | 11:47 pm

  A rigorous evaluation of bypass operations with and without heart-lung machines found that outcomes were better in cases using the machines.

• Personal Health: A Breathing Technique Offers Help for People With Asthma

  By JANE E. BRODY

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:55 pm

  An alternative technique developed by a Russian doctor more than a half-century ago has been found effective in some trials.

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  NYT: Fitness & Nutrition

• Recipes for Health: Puree of Chickpea Soup

  By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:58 pm

  This delicate, velvety soup is a surprising departure from the hearty stews in which chickpeas often appear.

• How Posted Calories Affect Food Orders

  By RONI CARYN RABIN

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:29 am

  One study said an effort had no effect on residents in poor neighborhoods, while another saw modest changes citywide.

• Personal Health: A Breathing Technique Offers Help for People With Asthma

  By JANE E. BRODY

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:55 pm

  An alternative technique developed by a Russian doctor more than a half-century ago has been found effective in some trials.

• Really?: The Claim: A Person Can Pay Off a Sleep Debt by Sleeping Late on Weekends

  By ANAHAD O’CONNOR

  2 Nov 2009 | 10:27 pm

  Studies have found that, even after increasing sleep, it can take a week or more for the cognitive and physiological consequences of too little rest to wear off.

• Well: A Marathon Run in the Slow Lane

  By TARA PARKER-POPE

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:55 pm

  Marathons around the country are getting slower as more charity runners and run-walkers take part.

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  NYT: Health: Money & Policy

• Political Memo: On Health Care, Democrats Play Down Election Results

  By ADAM NAGOURNEY

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:11 pm

  Even politically vulnerable Democrats in Congress said the party’s losses in two governor’s races this week were not big influences on their decision on health care.

• Pelosi Faces Competing Pressures on Health Care

  By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:09 pm

  Speaker Nancy Pelosi raises funds in part to help re-elect her most vulnerable members, many from Republican-leaning districts leery of liberal health care proposals.

• Patient Money: In Anxious Times, Medical Help for the Mind as Well as the Body

  By LESLEY ALDERMAN

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:37 pm

  A new law requires that next year big group plans provide the same level of care for mental health as for medical ones.

• House Democrats Seek Allies for Health Care Vote

  By CARL HULSE and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:45 am

  Vote counters say they are confident they will have the numbers when the House floor vote begins Saturday.

• Officials Defend Distribution of Flu Vaccine to Companies

  By JENNY ANDERSON

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:39 pm

  Citigroup received 1,200 doses and Goldman Sachs got 200, as shortages have continued and hospitals have not received the supplies they have requested.

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  NYT: Science

• Observatory: North American Origins for the Falklands Wolf

  By HENRY FOUNTAIN

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:05 am

  A genetic analysis helped solve some of the mystery about the origins of a species that was once found on islands off the Argentinian coast.

• National Briefing | West: California: Sewers for Malibu

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:16 pm

  Officials have banned septic tanks in parts of Malibu, ending years of wrangling among surfers, environmentalists and residents in the celebrity-filled community.

• Paul C. Zamecnik, Biologist Who Helped Discover an RNA Molecule, Dies at 96

  By VICKI GLASER

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:06 pm

  Dr. Zamecnik also revealed a method for blocking individual genes that pointed the way to a new class of drugs.

• Creationism, Minus a Young Earth, Emerges in the Islamic World

  By KENNETH CHANG

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:44 pm

  A growing number of Muslims seem to accept the idea of a very old planet but reject human evolution, international academics said at a recent conference.

• Giving Sight by Therapy With Genes

  By PAM BELLUCK

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:40 pm

  Once clinging to his mother and father, now playing Little League and riding go-carts, an 8-year-old benefited from a new technique.

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  NYT: Environment

• Rules on Modified Corn Skirted, Study Says

  By ANDREW POLLACK

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:27 pm

  As many as 25 percent of the American farmers growing genetically engineered corn are no longer complying with federal rules intended to maintain the resistance of the crops to damage from insects.

• Democrats Push Climate Bill Through Panel Without G.O.P. Debate

  By JOHN M. BRODER

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:49 am

  The move suggested that President Obama and Democratic supporters of the bill will have serious problems assembling the votes needed to enact it when it comes to the Senate floor.

• California Water Overhaul Caps Use

  By JENNIFER STEINHAUER

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:12 am

  Lawmakers passed bills to address a protracted drought in the biggest water overhaul since the 1960s.

• National Briefing | South: Georgia: September Floods Analyzed

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:17 am

  Scientists knew the recent flooding that enveloped parts of Georgia was rare but a new analysis is showing just how unusual the heavy rains were.

• Groups Press U.S. and China on Carbon

  By EDWARD WONG

  4 Nov 2009 | 6:06 pm

  Two research organizations want the two countries to put more money into developing use of carbon capture technology.

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  NYT: Space & Cosmos

• Winner in Contest Involving Space Elevator

  By KENNETH CHANG

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:28 pm

  Passenger and cargo travel up and down a 60,000-mile cable is still decades in the future.

• Qian Xuesen, Father of China’s Space Program, Dies at 98

  By MICHAEL WINES

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:29 pm

  Mr. Qian was a rocket scientist who led China’s space and military rocketry efforts after he was drummed out of the U.S. during the redbaiting of the McCarthy era.

• Findings on Mysterious Haze at Galaxy’s Center

  By DENNIS OVERBYE

  31 Oct 2009 | 12:52 am

  Astronomers said the particles around the core of the Milky Way might be the decayed remains of the long-sought dark matter that constituted a quarter of the universe.

• NASA Rocket Takes Off as Clouds Break

  By KENNETH CHANG

  30 Oct 2009 | 2:47 pm

  After weather delays, the Ares I-X, a prototype of NASA’s next-generation rocket, zipped off the launch pad.

• 7.3 Billion Years Later, Einstein’s Theory Prevails

  By DENNIS OVERBYE

  30 Oct 2009 | 2:47 pm

  Astronomers said a contest between gamma rays of differing energies and wavelengths tested a proclamation by Einstein on the speed of light.

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  NYT: Technology

• Chinese Agencies Struggle Over How to Handle Video Game

  By MICHAEL WINES

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:22 am

  Two government agencies are facing off over the right to regulate the popular online game World of Warcraft.

• Virtual Goods Start Bringing Real Paydays

  By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and BRAD STONE

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:10 am

  It is quickly becoming commonplace for people to spend a few dollars to get ahead in an online game or to give a friend a gift on a social network.

• Activision Posts Profit and Reaffirms Outlook

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:26 pm

  Lower costs and a good response for games such as Guitar Hero 5 and World of Warcraft helped the company in the third quarter.

• Research in Motion Plans Big Share Buyback

  By IAN AUSTEN

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:26 pm

  Stock in the company, creator of the BlackBerry smartphone, has lost about a third of its value since September.

• Founders Win a Piece of Skype From eBay

  By BRAD STONE

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:08 pm

  The founders of Skype will drop their lawsuits against the company and a consortium of buyers who bid to purchase Skype. In exchange, the founders will get a 14 percent share in the new Skype.

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  NYT: Bits

• Lessons From the War Over Skype

  By Brad Stone

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:06 pm

  The legal skirmish over eBay's sale of Skype has been resolved. What has it taught us?

• Adding a 'SixthSense' to Your Cellphone

  By Vikas Bajaj

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:25 am

  A camera-based device developed by an M.I.T. researcher turns walls into computer interfaces and allows users to issue commands through gestures. The technology is aimed at cellphone users.

• Does Technology Reduce Social Isolation?

  By Stefanie Olsen

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:15 pm

  Americans are more isolated than ever, but don't blame the technology, says a new Pew study. It suggests that the Internet and cellphones actually expand our social networks.

• Can Eventbrite Shine in Ticketmaster's World?

  By Brad Stone

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:52 am

  The online ticketing company has raised $6.5 million from Sequoia Capital.

• Google Offers Users a Peek at Stored Data

  By Miguel Helft

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am

  Google has created a privacy dashboard for users to easily see the information it collects on them.

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  NYT: Personal Tech

• Some TVs Go Directly Online for Streaming Movies

  By JOHN R. QUAIN

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:21 pm

  Several manufacturers are putting Web connectivity into their TV sets as movies streamed directly from the Internet have become more popular.

• State of the Art: A Place to Put Your Apps

  By DAVID POGUE

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:38 pm

  Motorola offers the Droid, a mobile device that defies categories. It’s not exactly a smartphone, not exactly an iPhone. It’s...

• Phone Smart: What Your Phone Might Do for You Two Years From Now

  By BOB TEDESCHI

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:26 pm

  The mobile devices of late 2011 might physically resemble the current smartphones, but they will be much more computer than phone.

• Satellite Radio for iPhone and iPod Touch

  By Stephen Williams

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:39 am

  A new adapter from Sirius XM turns iPhones and iPod Touches into satellite-radio receivers.

• Tech Is Back. And This Time, It's Personal.

  By Sam Grobart

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:37 am

  A new, redesigned Personal Tech section on nytimes.com is now live.

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  NYT: Pogue's Posts

• Cleaning Up the Clutter Online

  By David Pogue

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:42 am

  A new Web tool strips away all the flashing and the blinking and leaves you with clean, readable prose.

• Medical Apps for the iPhone

  By David Pogue

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:39 am

  Last week, I spoke at the TED MED conference. My assignment was to speak for 18 minutes about medical apps for the iPhone. Sounds easy, right? Only one problem: there are about 7,000 medical apps.

• Return to Sender

  By David Pogue

  30 Oct 2009 | 3:59 pm

  Have an amazing idea? Here's why Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer and Sergey Brin don't want to hear about it.

• Are You Nice or Am I Famous?

  By David Pogue

  27 Oct 2009 | 4:28 pm

  Do columnists or other prominent people get special white-glove treatment from customer-service reps? Hard to say, but anecdotally, the evidence is thin.

• Pogue Answers Reader Questions on Windows 7

  By David Pogue

  22 Oct 2009 | 10:36 am

  Whenever I review something that affects so many people, I can count on getting a lot of feedback - and I did, even though the review appeared only last night. Here's a sampling, with my responses.

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  NYT: Arts

• Music Review | New York City Opera: City Opera Returns in Its Newly Inviting Home

  By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:49 pm

  The company opened its 2009-10 season on Thursday night with a celebratory program, “American Voices,” and for once at an opening-night gala, there really was a great deal to celebrate.

• Exhibition Review | 'A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy': At the Morgan, the Jane Austen Her Family Knew

  By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:47 pm

  “A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy,” a new exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, includes many personal letters and early manuscripts by the author.

• Dance Review | Nancy Garcia and Chase Granoff: Looking Back, and Taking It Forward

  By GIA KOURLAS

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:39 pm

  Nancy Garcia and Chase Granoff take historical references seriously in two new works being performed at the Kitchen.

• Music Review | New York Philharmonic: Swirling Sonorities, With Asian Poems Translated Into German

  By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:37 pm

  Neeme Jarvi conducted the New York Philharmonic in Alexander Zemlinsky’s “Lyric Symphony” on Thursday at Avery Fisher Hall.

• Bridge: Wondering What to Lead? Listen Closely to the Bidding

  By PHILLIP ALDER

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:36 pm

  The North American Open Pairs title is decided at the Spring North American Championships, which will be in Reno, Nev., in March.

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  NYT: Art & Design

• Exhibition Review | 'A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy': At the Morgan, the Jane Austen Her Family Knew

  By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:16 pm

  “A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy,” a new exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, includes many personal letters and early manuscripts by the author.

• Design Review | 'Bauhaus': Finding a Bit of Animal House in the Bauhaus

  By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:25 pm

  The exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art takes a sledgehammer to the clichés, particularly the notion that the Bauhaus marched in lockstep to a single vision.

• Antiques: 18th-Century Furniture That Sincerely Flatters

  By EVE M. KAHN

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:52 am

  At Philip Colleck Ltd., a display of the furniture known as chinoiserie and japonaiserie is surprisingly transporting.

• Art Review | Roni Horn: Gaining a Voice and an Identity in Minimalism

  By ROBERTA SMITH

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:48 am

  The Whitney Museum has accorded two full floors to Roni Horn’s exhibition of sculpture, drawings and photographs. In places the show is so spaciously installed that her work looks lost.

• Museum and Gallery Listings

  Selective listings from art critics of The New York Times.

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:47 pm

  ART.

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  NYT: Music

• Music Review | New York Philharmonic: Swirling Sonorities, With Asian Poems Translated Into German

  By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:37 pm

  Neeme Jarvi conducted the New York Philharmonic in Alexander Zemlinsky’s “Lyric Symphony” on Thursday at Avery Fisher Hall.

• Music Review | New York City Opera: City Opera Returns in Its Newly Inviting Home

  By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:16 pm

  The company opened its 2009-10 season on Thursday night with a celebratory program, “American Voices,” and for once at an opening-night gala, there really was a great deal to celebrate.

• Stacy Rowles, Jazz Musician, Is Dead at 54

  By BEN RATLIFF

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:14 pm

  The jazz trumpeter, fluegelhorn player and singer had been active on the Los Angeles jazz scene since the 1980s.

• Classical Music/Opera Listings

  By THE NEW YORK TIMES

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:35 pm

  CLASSICAL.

• Music Review: A Mix of Flash and Idealism at the Latin Grammys

  By JON PARELES

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:46 am

  Glitz and heart-on-sleeve emotionality mingled, every so often, with political and social messages at the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards.

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  NYT: Television

• Wanda Sykes Has a Show (or So They Tell Her)

  By EDWARD WYATT

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:23 pm

  “The Wanda Sykes Show,” a new weekly late-night talk show that mixes stand-up material, taped segments and panel discussions, begins on Saturday on Fox.

• Video Game Review | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: A Game That Takes Aim at Bigger Screens

  By SETH SCHIESEL

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:07 pm

  Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, for the PlayStation 3 console, is perhaps the best-looking game on any system and provides a cinematic entertainment experience.

• Television: Same Street, Different World: ‘Sesame’ Turns 40

  By ALESSANDRA STANLEY

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:20 pm

  Over the years, “Sesame Street” has replaced the graffiti and gritty smudges of city life with green spaces, tofu and yoga.

• The Newest Face in the Late-Night Party

  By BILL CARTER

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:10 pm

  The arrival of George Lopez’s new nightly program, “Lopez Tonight” on TBS, is breaking up what Jay Leno likes to call “the parade of nine white men” on the late-night talk shows.

• Television: Donning Anew the Miniskirt of a Predator

  By DAVE ITZKOFF

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:04 pm

  Heather Locklear, who gave the original “Melrose Place” much of its intrigue and sizzle in the 1990s, will join the new version of the soap on Nov. 17.

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  NYT: Automobiles

• Greentech: Air Quality Is Now an Inside Job

  By KIRK SEAMAN

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:07 am

  With the average American spending almost two hours a day in a car, according to the Ecology Center, there is ample opportunity for exposure to toxic chemicals.

• Behind the Wheel | Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport: Pinnacle of the Past, Just $2.1 Million

  By LAWRENCE ULRICH

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:06 am

  For that price, a rare species of car owner gets a rocket that gleams across the planet’s surface faster than any true production automobile that has come before.

• Design: Graceful Interchanges, Now Doubling as Civic Sculpture

  By PHIL PATTON

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:04 am

  Today’s highway intersections are getting more consideration, both as landmarks and utilitarian features of life.

• Behind the Wheel | 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400: A Hybrid Stakes Out High Ground

  By LAWRENCE ULRICH

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:56 am

  The Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHybrid manages to improve fuel economy even as it offers the size and luxury typical of the S-Class.

• For Rear-Seat Passengers, Ford Puts Air Bags in Belts

  By NICK BUNKLEY

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:43 pm

  Ford is trying to differentiate its technology as a way to attract new customers.

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  NYT: Books

• Long-Delayed Opening for History of, and by, Joseph Papp

  By PATRICIA COHEN

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:19 pm

  If Joseph Papp had had his way, “Free for All,” Kenneth Turan’s newly published oral history of Papp and the Public Theater he helped found, would never have seen the light of day.

• Exhibition Review | 'A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy': At the Morgan, the Jane Austen Her Family Knew

  By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:16 pm

  “A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy,” a new exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, includes many personal letters and early manuscripts by the author.

• Short Cuts

  By MARK HARRIS

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:36 pm

  The life of Robert Altman, told in interviews with nearly 200 of his friends, colleagues and family members.

• She Did Go Home Again

  By KATE CHRISTENSEN

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:36 pm

  A wonderfully intelligent and frank memoir about the Mennonite upbringing Rhoda Janzen returned to after an emotional and physical crisis.

• Master of Disaster

  By JOANNA SCOTT

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:32 pm

  John Irving’s new novel follows a father and son through 50 years in “a world of accidents.”

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  NYT: Book Reviews

• Short Cuts

  By MARK HARRIS

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:36 pm

  The life of Robert Altman, told in interviews with nearly 200 of his friends, colleagues and family members.

• She Did Go Home Again

  By KATE CHRISTENSEN

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:36 pm

  A wonderfully intelligent and frank memoir about the Mennonite upbringing Rhoda Janzen returned to after an emotional and physical crisis.

• Master of Disaster

  By JOANNA SCOTT

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:32 pm

  John Irving’s new novel follows a father and son through 50 years in “a world of accidents.”

• Children’s Books: Poached, Then Coddled

  By SHERIE POSESORSKI

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:33 pm

  A duck discovers a huge speckled egg in “The Odd Egg”; readers free a frog by opening the pop-up book “Big Frog Can’t Fit In.”

• Children’s Books: Family Circle

  By ANDREW BAST

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:32 pm

  A journey in pictures and verse from an unexplored beach to a busy music-filled family room and into a tranquil, moonlit night.

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  NYT: Dining & Wine

• A Good Appetite: A Satisfying, Speedy Braise

  By Melissa Clark

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:12 pm

  Pork, garlic and rosemary are classic together, especially when paired with tomato.

• Journeys: Tastes of Newly Fashionable Valparaíso, Chile

  By VANESSA GREGORY

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:51 am

  The dining scene has evolved to match the romantic allure of the city, with its battered cobblestones and crumbling 19th-century mansions.

• A Bountiful Buzz

  By Elisabeth Goodridge

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:48 am

  An exceptionally busy hive on the grounds of the White House lawn has had an extraordinarily productive season.

• Heavy Is the Toque at a State Dinner

  By KATRINA HERON

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:27 pm

  As the Obamas’ first state dinner approaches, San Francisco chef René Verdon reflects on his tenure in the kitchen of the Kennedy White House.

• Michael Ronis, Manhattan Chef, Dies at 60

  By DOUGLAS MARTIN

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:08 pm

  Mr. Ronis helped develop Carmine’s, one of New York City’s most popular restaurants.

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  NYT: Fashion & Style

• Generation B: As Luck Would Have It ...

  By MICHAEL WINERIP

  7 Nov 2009 | 1:07 am

  After surviving a heart attack on the New York subway, Michael Kiernan, 50, is trying to be a better partner to his longtime girlfriend and seize each day a little more.

• Can a Boy Wear a Skirt to School?

  By JAN HOFFMAN

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:51 pm

  A growing number of teenagers have been dressing to articulate gender identity and sexual orientation, confounding school officials, whose responses have ranged from indifference to applause to bans.

• Jay-Z, His Bid for King of the Hill

  By BEN SISARIO

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:52 pm

  The rap star is shooting not only for popularity with his song “Empire State of Mind,” but also for a symbolic crown: the king of New York music.

• Losing the Limo: New Fashion Dolls

  By RUTH LA FERLA

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:48 pm

  More funky than flashy, a phalanx of doe-eyed fashion dolls are jostling for attention on toy shelves this season.

• Social Q’s: Meet the Parents, Again

  By PHILIP GALANES

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:16 pm

  This week, answers to readers’ questions about dealing with a boyfriend’s mother, how long to wait to date after a spouse dies and thank-you notes at baby showers.

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  NYT: Weddings/Celebrations

• Vows Preview: Melissa Johnson and Timothy Lagasse

  By ABBY ELLIN

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm

  Melissa Johnson is known for her sardonic humor and love of dark, gory films. So no one was more surprised than she when she fell for Timothy Lagasse, an endlessly upbeat, puppet designer.

• Say ‘I Do’ to Rock

  By BRETT MARTIN

  1 Nov 2009 | 11:01 am

  Smirk all you want at wedding bands. These ex-indie rockers are having the last laugh.

• Sarah Dien, Andrew Grabel

  1 Nov 2009 | 2:15 am

  Sarah Sydney Dien and Andrew Paull Grabel were married Saturday evening at the Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle, N.Y. Rabbi Aubrey L. Glazer officiated.

• Cori Love, Joshua Zeichner

  1 Nov 2009 | 1:35 am

  Cori Jennifer Love and Dr. Joshua Adam Zeichner were married Saturday evening at the Garden City Hotel in Garden City, N.Y. Rabbi Beth Klafter officiated.

• Hester Weeden, Paul Minor Jr.

  1 Nov 2009 | 1:28 am

  Hester Reed Weeden and Paul Stephen Minor Jr. were married Saturday evening at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in New York. The Rev. Andrew C. Mead, the church’s rector, performed the ceremony, with the Rev. C. Hugh Hildesley, also an Episcopal priest and a cousin of the bride, taking part.

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  NYT: Home & Garden

• The Decline and Fall of the Bachelor Pad

  By SARAH MASLIN NIR

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:51 pm

  The economy has clobbered many young, single men. And when bachelors scale down, crash pads replace seductive lairs.

• Habitats | Lafayette Street: A Production Called Home

  By CONSTANCE ROSENBLUM

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:34 pm

  Sturgis Warner, a theater director, uses contraptions he built to make the most of his space in a fifth-floor walk-up in the East Village.

• Shopping With Kim Zimmer: When Suds Subside

  By HARVEY ARATON

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:49 pm

  The long-reigning diva of “Guiding Light,” the soap opera whose 57-year run on television ended in September, shopped for furnishings and affordable creature comforts.

• A Dream Home Undone by Divorce

  By PENELOPE GREEN

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:25 pm

  Leslie Williams bought what she thought was her dream house, but her marriage was finished long before the renovation.

• Building With Whole Trees

  By ANNE RAVER

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:38 pm

  Roald Gundersen is an architect who may revolutionize the building industry.

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  NYT: Magazine

• The Ethicist: Waiting for the Lawn Tractor

  By RANDY COHEN

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:44 pm

  When a bonus might be a bribe; when upholding school rules might be hypocrisy; and when eavesdropping might be freeloading.

• Can Modern Dance Be Preserved?

  By ARTHUR LUBOW

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:43 pm

  The work of choreographers like Merce Cunningham is notoriously hard to document and recreate. When the dancers depart, will the dances disappear?

• Dick Armey Is Back on the Attack

  By MICHAEL SOKOLOVE

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am

  The former House majority leader Dick Armey has taken his politics and ideas to the right-wing protest movement.

• Making Health Care Better

  By DAVID LEONHARDT

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am

  The evidence-based medicine practiced at Intermountain hospital could be the cure for American health care.

• Lives: Appointment in Istanbul

  By HENRY ALFORD

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:57 am

  Between two adults (same sex, different cultures), a question of intent.

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  NYT: Movies

• Film: A New Attack on the Iraq War Film

  By DEBORAH SONTAG

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:36 pm

  “The Messenger” portrays conflict on the home front: the struggles of those who tell the next of kin their loved ones are dead.

• Movie Review | 'Precious': Howls of a Life, Buried Deep Within

  By A. O. SCOTT

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:48 pm

  “Precious” is a hybrid, a mash-up that might have been ungainly, but that manages to be graceful instead.

• Film: Unleashing Life’s Wild Things

  By A. O. SCOTT

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:28 pm

  A new breed of children’s movies play a kind of reverse dress-up, disguising adult anxieties in the costumes of innocent make-believe and fanciful spectacle.

• Movie Review | 'Disney’s A Christmas Carol': Ghosts of Technology Present

  By A. O. SCOTT

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:24 pm

  “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, is a branded piece of shiny seasonal entertainment.

• Movie Review | 'The Box': Simplifying One Life, Complicating Another

  By MANOHLA DARGIS

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:13 pm

  “The Box” is sincere and sinister and inevitably ambitious.

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  NYT: Real Estate

• In the Region | New Jersey: A Makeover Plan, Up Close

  By ANTOINETTE MARTIN

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:48 pm

  Progress is being made in converting Newark’s empty lots and abandoned buildings into new housing, despite a crushing recession.

• Big Deal: Almost Family

  By JOSH BARBANEL

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:48 pm

  Joseph A. Olshefski, who spent much of his adult life at 313 East 58th, is now acting as the broker for the owner, who is selling it.

• Living In | Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.: Where Rivers Meet, Ahh-Inspiring Views

  By ELSA BRENNER

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:47 pm

  About 40 percent of Croton-on-Hudson is set aside as parkland, and the area is known for its rivers.

• Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: Howard L. Michaels

  By VIVIAN MARINO

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:06 pm

  Mr. Michaels is the chairman and chief executive of the Carlton Group, a real estate investment bank that specializes in equity and debt placement.

• Mortgages: HUD Combats Discrimination

  By BOB TEDESCHI

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:06 pm

  The federal government is poised to enact rules to combat discrimination on loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration.

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  NYT: Theater

• Theater Review | 'The Lily’s Revenge': The Bridegroom Wore Eye Shadow, Petals and Lime Fishnet

  By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:36 pm

  “The Lily’s Revenge,” a scrappy spectacle written by and starring the drag artist Taylor Mac, splashes across the stage at Here Arts Center in a tide of lime green fishnet and sequins.

• ‘Spider-Man’ Is Given a New Lead Producer

  By PATRICK HEALY

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:28 pm

  A rock concert promoter said on Friday that he was taking over production of the coming Broadway musical “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark,” and that the troubled show would open in 2010.

• Long-Delayed Opening for History of, and by, Joseph Papp

  By PATRICIA COHEN

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:19 pm

  If Joseph Papp had had his way, “Free for All,” Kenneth Turan’s newly published oral history of Papp and the Public Theater he helped found, would never have seen the light of day.

• Theater Review | 'The New Electric Ballroom': Sisterly Bonds, Tight Enough to Strangle

  By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:49 pm

  The bonds of family are kept pulled tight — to the point of strangulation — in this mordantly funny, weirdly transfixing play written and directed by Enda Walsh.

• Whispers Offstage? Could Be Actor’s Next Line

  By PATRICK HEALY

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:47 pm

  Although line prompters once played a part in theater, audiences now expect that actors will know their parts.

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  NYT: Travel

• 36 Hours in Nashville

  By KEITH MULVIHILL

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:53 pm

  There’s more to the city than country music, especially in once-sleepy neighborhoods that are now beating to a stylish, new rhythm.

• Globespotters: Celebrating Light at Madrid’s Palacio de Cristal

  By ANDREW FERREN

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm

  So subtle are the installations by the Belgian artist Joelle Tuerlinck that on entering the gorgeous light-filled glass pavilion you might not even notice them.

• Where Art and Faith Embrace in Gura Humorului, Romania

  By RUTH ELLEN GRUBER

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:47 pm

  The Bucovina region in the far north, wrote the scholar Silviu Sanie, is “one of those blessed realms where sacred and secular monuments have enriched the enchanting natural landscape.”

• Next Stop: Alto Alentejo, Unsung but Not for Long

  By ROBERT GOFF

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:46 pm

  Carpeted with cork oaks, whitewashed villages and olive trees, this region in southeastern Portugal is emerging as a stylish backwater for the international set.

• Bijagós, a Tranquil Haven in a Troubled Land

  By ADAM NOSSITER

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:29 pm

  To visit this spattering of 88 palm-fringed and thinly populated islands off the coast of West Africa is to enter both another world and another century.

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  NYT: Connecticut

• Please Visit, but Don’t Expect an Invitation

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Connecticut’s tourism commission now has a budget of $1 a year down from $4.3 million.

• New and Fresh and Full of Hope

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Cafe Manolo opened recently, offering a simple menu, efficient service and terrific food that places a premium on freshness.

• Tofu to Go

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The Bridge, a tofu factory in Middletown, gives tours and sells tofu and related vegetarian and related items like seitan and amasake.

• Real Rembrandts, and the Also-Rans

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  In “Rembrandt’s People,” the Wadsworth Atheneum contrasts genuine Rembrandt portraits from some of the great museums with two now-discredited works.

• Supreme Court Refuses to Stop Release of Documents in Priest Sex Cases

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The justices said they would not hear a last-ditch appeal from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, which has fought for years to keep the public from seeing the papers.

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  NYT: Long Island

• Events on Long Island

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Arts listings for the week of November 8, 2009.

• A Bistro Known by Word of Mouth

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  In three and a half years, Ludlow Bistro has built a word-of-mouth reputation for its food, style and service.

• Baronial Charm and Treats

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  In the 19th-century manor house of a railroad baron, fresh baked goods, sandwiches and salads are available to Bayard Cutting Arboretum visitors.

• One-of-a-Kind Houses

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  For those who crave a historic house along with all the charms and challenges it can entail there are a few other architectural gems to be found across the Island.

• Rough Rider’s Easy Ride

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Despite the troubled economy, Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt’s home, a federal historic site, is getting busier.

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  NYT: New Jersey

• This ‘Green’ Is Not a Color

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The Green Door Cafe places an emphasis on organic, natural, local and sustainable food.

• Beauty From Sometimes Shaky Hands

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The Full Circle Celebration in Peapack, N.J., features paintings and more from severely disabled patients at the Matheny Medical and Educational Center.

• Resurrecting a Fount of Invention

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  After six years of renovations, the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange has reopened and is showing people a much fuller portrait of the inventor’s world and work.

• An Artist’s Touch, in and Out of the Kitchen

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Francesco Palmieri, the chef and owner of the Orange Squirrel, demonstrates his creative spirit in his restaurant’s menu and its décor.

• Unlucky and Aloof, Corzine Fell Short of Trenton Goals

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  As governor, Jon S. Corzine was considered too distant to fully engage in the tussle of governing, and he faced setbacks that were not entirely his fault.

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  NYT: Westchester

• After 96 Novels, Still Waiting for a Best Seller

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Todd Strasser of Larchmont often uses fictionalized versions of nearby towns and schools in his novels for children and young adults.

• Surprising Twists on Old Favorites

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  At the Tap House, a new chef has refocused the menu on classic dishes at reasonable prices.

• Where Rivers Meet, Ahh-Inspiring Views

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  About 40 percent of Croton-on-Hudson is set aside as parkland, and the area is known for its rivers.

• Peekskill to Cut the Ribbon on a Child-Crafted Trail of Tiles

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The Public Tile Project opens on Sunday at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill.

• Versailles or Kykuit?

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The Rockefeller estate in Pocantico Hills, N.Y., remains a popular tourist destination.

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  NYT: Washington

• Democrats Gird for Health Debate, With No Deal on Abortion

  By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and ROBERT PEAR

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:24 pm

  As both parties girded for a historic debate on the House floor, Democratic leaders implored the undecided to vote yes on a bill that they said would be remembered as a landmark achievement.

• National Briefing | Washington: Bill Seeks Terrorist-Proof Chemicals

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:18 pm

  The House passed legislation that would give the government the authority to force companies to replace chemicals that terrorists could use in attacks with safer alternatives.

• Political Memo: On Health Care, Democrats Play Down Election Results

  By ADAM NAGOURNEY

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:11 pm

  Even politically vulnerable Democrats in Congress said the party’s losses in two governor’s races this week were not big influences on their decision on health care.

• Pelosi Faces Competing Pressures on Health Care

  By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:09 pm

  Speaker Nancy Pelosi raises funds in part to help re-elect her most vulnerable members, many from Republican-leaning districts leery of liberal health care proposals.

• U.S. Readies Jobless Aid and Help on Homes

  By JACKIE CALMES and DAVID STOUT

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:51 pm

  The White House said that President Obama would sign the measure, which passed after weeks of delay.

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  NYT: Africa

• World Briefing | Africa: Ivory Coast: Judge Rejects Request in Toxic Waste Case

  By ADAM NOSSITER

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:49 pm

  About $45 million intended to compensate 30,000 victims of a toxic waste dumping scandal in Ivory Coast will not be diverted to a self-appointed community representative, a judge in Abidjan ruled Friday.

• World Briefing | Africa: Spain Dismisses Demand to Release 2 Somali Pirates

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:48 pm

  Spain said Friday that it would not free two captured pirates as demanded by fellow brigands who are holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off the coast of Somalia.

• Group Won’t Suspend Zimbabwe on Mining Abuses

  By CELIA W. DUGGER

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:47 pm

  Members of the United Nations-endorsed Kimberley Process will send a monitor to decide whether future exports of rough diamonds from eastern Zimbabwe can be certified as conflict-free.

• World Briefing | Africa: Madagascar: Rivals Accept Deal on Unity Government

  By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:38 pm

  Under the accord, President Andry Rajoelina will remain in the office, but with two “co-presidents” from other political camps.

• U.N. Panel Accuses 2 Iranians of Breaking Darfur Arms Embargo

  By REUTERS

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:37 pm

  Two businessmen were linked to video surveillance devices that were sold to Sudan and used by drones.

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  NYT: Americas

• Latin American Leaders Seek to Rein in Media, Press Group Says

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:41 pm

  The head of a press association complained of governments’ revoking broadcast licenses, fostering hostility toward journalists and giving a free hand to government supporters.

• As Honduran Deal Failed, Split Behind Crisis Grew

  By ELISABETH MALKIN

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:39 pm

  At each stage, the camps of the ousted president and of the acting president have been on different pages.

• World Briefing | The Americas: Venezuela: Indians Die From Swine Flu

  By SIMON ROMERO

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:49 pm

  The spread of the H1N1 virus to remote parts of the Amazon rain forest in Venezuela caused the deaths of at least five Yanomami Indians in the past two weeks.

• Paraguayan President Replaces Military Leadership

  By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:41 pm

  The new commanders were sworn in a day after President Fernando Lugo abruptly removed the leaders of the army, navy and air force amid speculation of a possible coup attempt.

• World Briefing | The Americas: Honduras: Ousted Leader Questions U.S. Policy

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  4 Nov 2009 | 11:53 pm

  Manuel Zelaya is asking the Obama administration to explain why United States officials say they will recognize Honduran elections on Nov. 29 even if he is not returned to power first.

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  NYT: Asia Pacific

• Chinese Agencies Struggle Over Video Game

  By MICHAEL WINES

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:11 pm

  Two government agencies are facing off over the right to regulate the popular online game World of Warcraft.

• World Briefing | Asia: South Korea: The 950th Time Is a Charm

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:49 pm

  A woman who had tried to pass the written exam for a driver’s license almost every day since April 2005 has finally succeeded, on her 950th attempt.

• Gunmen Attack Another Army Officer in Pakistani Capital

  By SABRINA TAVERNISE and MARK McDONALD

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:45 pm

  The drive-by shooting, which left the brigadier and his military driver injured, was the third such attack against senior military officers in 15 days.

• NATO Soldiers Missing as Taliban Reports Recovery of Two Bodies

  By ALISSA J. RUBIN

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:45 pm

  As allied forces search for two missing soldiers in Afghanistan a Taliban spokesman said fighters had recovered the bodies of two drowned soldiers.

• Prospect of More U.S. Troops Worries Afghan Public

  By ALISSA J. RUBIN

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:31 pm

  Eight years of war have left people exhausted, impatient and increasingly unsure that the Taliban can be defeated.

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  NYT: Europe

• Man Admits to Murder of Lawyer in Moscow

  By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:52 pm

  The man suspected of murdering a prominent human rights lawyer and a journalist last January said he committed the crime out of “personal enmity.”

• Brown Warns Afghan Leader on Corruption

  By JOHN F. BURNS and ALAN COWELL

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:51 pm

  The prime minister said that President Hamid Karzai would lose British support if he failed to stem corruption.

• Seeing Paris in 5 Boroughs of New York

  By RALPH BLUMENTHAL

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:49 pm

  In the 100-year-old Grand Concourse, the Bronx has its own Champs-Élysées. But what about the other boroughs?

• World Briefing | Africa: Spain Dismisses Demand to Release 2 Somali Pirates

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:48 pm

  Spain said Friday that it would not free two captured pirates as demanded by fellow brigands who are holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off the coast of Somalia.

• British Bankers Defend Their Pay and Bonuses

  By JULIA WERDIGIER

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:21 pm

  Regulators, central bankers and citizens are criticizing bankers for continuing large compensation packages while receiving government funds.

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  NYT: Middle East

• World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Ministry Assails U.N. Vote on War Conduct

  By ISABEL KERSHNER

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:49 pm

  Israel on Friday rejected a United Nations General Assembly vote endorsing a report accusing it of war crimes in Gaza last winter, saying that the resolution did not have “the support of the moral majority.”

• Yemeni Rebels and Saudis Clash at Border

  By ROBERT F. WORTH

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:46 pm

  Saudi military and Yemeni rebels both claimed to have inflicted casualties and captured enemy soldiers as border clashes continued.

• Adversities Await Iraqis Who Return Home

  By JOHN LELAND

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:45 pm

  More than half a million Iraqi families have left their homes since 2003, and one international group has identified fewer than 60,000 who have returned.

• Group Documents Sexual Assaults in Iran Postelection Crackdown

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:40 pm

  Human Rights Watch says one of the cases appeared in an official report, but was dropped by the government.

• U.N. Panel Accuses 2 Iranians of Breaking Darfur Arms Embargo

  By REUTERS

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:37 pm

  Two businessmen were linked to video surveillance devices that were sold to Sudan and used by drones.

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  NYT: Escapes

• Lobsters That Got Away, and Those That Didn’t

  By CHARLES McGRATH

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:56 am

  In a small town on the south coast of Massachusetts, a summer resident learns to lobster like a local, at about $50 a pound.

• Living Here | Motor-Restricted Lakes: Quiet on the Waterfront

  As told to BETHANY LYTTLE

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:35 pm

  “Life on the lake was a lot different than the life we had come from. But our experiment was a success.”

• American Journeys | Marietta, Ohio: A Historic River Town Where the West Began

  By ROBERT C. YEAGER

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:58 pm

  As the birthplace of governors, senators and even a vice president, Marietta has had a historic impact on its state and nation that transcends its small size.

• Cure for Urban Blight: Plant Lots of Sculpture

  By BETSY RUBINER

  29 Oct 2009 | 11:08 pm

  This fall, a 4.4-acre site in downtown Des Moines will become a sculpture park, with works by Willem de Kooning and Louise Bourgeois.

• Coming ’Round (and Up) the Mountain

  By JAN BENZEL

  29 Oct 2009 | 11:04 pm

  With a comfortable base in Lake Placid, N.Y., a mother follows her daughter’s lead in a hike up one of the many High Peaks in the six-million-acre Adirondack Park.

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  NYT: Week in Review

• From Iraq, Lessons for the Next War

  By ALISSA J. RUBIN

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:52 am

  A longing to find in another country a mirror of ourselves can push aside the stark reality.

• Good Dog, Smart Dog

  By SARAH KERSHAW

  2 Nov 2009 | 6:01 am

  The increasingly complicated work of service dogs suggests there’s more to the canine brain than a good nose and an instinct to please.

• Prime Number

  1 Nov 2009 | 12:10 am

  40%: The percentage of Americans identifying their political views as conservative.

• Grist: Half a Man Is Better Than None

  1 Nov 2009 | 12:09 am

  Women in Siberia are lobbying to legalize polygamy.

• The Shape of a Recession

  By CATHERINE RAMPELL

  31 Oct 2009 | 10:30 pm

  The shape of a recession matters; here are a few possibilities. (Beware the “L.”)

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  NYT: Sports

• Reporter’s Notebook: In a Child’s Company, Champions Become Gods

  By TYLER KEPNER

  7 Nov 2009 | 1:50 am

  In the Canyon of Heroes, teenage revelers stomped and hollered, horns blared and paper fluttered everywhere in the wind.

• Analysis: A Sign, Perhaps, in a Filly’s Victory

  By JOE DRAPE

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:52 pm

  A victory by Life Is Sweet in the Ladies’ Classic portends well for her sometime training partner Zenyatta, who will race in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday.

• N.H.L. Roundup: Helped by Ex-Isles Goalie, Devils Win Fourth in a Row

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:48 pm

  After falling behind in the first period, the Devils came back with two goals in the second and goalie Yann Danis secured the victory in the third.

• Breeders’ Cup Picks for Saturday

  By JOE DRAPE

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:46 pm

  The Breeders’ Cup concludes Saturday at Santa Anita Park with eight races.

• N.B.A. Roundup: At 0-6, Nets Off to Worst Start in Franchise History

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:45 pm

  Andre Iguodala scored 16 points, including a late 3-pointer to give the 76ers the lead and send the short-handed Nets to their worst start in franchise history.

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  NYT: College Basketball

• Sooners Still Benefiting From Griffin’s Stardom

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  31 Oct 2009 | 2:58 pm

  Oklahoma basketball is on the rise, with a top coach in Jeff Capel and a top player who has helped bring in other top players.

• Stick Around: Villanova Has Final Four Potential

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  31 Oct 2009 | 2:57 pm

  Jay Wright and Scottie Reynolds, the Wildcats’ coach and star guard, passed up the N.B.A. to try to make another strong run at a title.

• Hopes Soar in Calipari’s First Season at Kentucky

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  31 Oct 2009 | 2:53 pm

  Coach John Calipari is only too aware that all the handshakes, hugs and well-received stump speeches will not matter if he does not win. Now.

• Documents in Fraud Case Made Public by Florida State

  By KATIE THOMAS and KEN BELSON

  15 Oct 2009 | 7:31 am

  Florida State complied with a court ruling by making public documents from the N.C.A.A.’s investigation into academic fraud at the university.

• Binghamton Basketball Coach Placed on Leave

  By PETE THAMEL

  15 Oct 2009 | 12:55 am

  The university cited “continuing incidents of concern” that failed to meet the “university’s high standards” in disciplining Kevin Broadus.

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  NYT: College Football

• Southern White Teams Just Didn’t Play Black Ones, but One Game Ended All That

  By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN

  26 Oct 2009 | 1:45 pm

  At a homecoming event in Tallahassee, Fla., veterans of a groundbreaking football game in 1969 come back to celebrate.

• Cincinnati QB Pike Gets Cast Modified

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  26 Oct 2009 | 1:10 pm

  CINCINNATI (AP) -- Quarterback Tony Pike was scheduled to have the cast on his non-throwing arm modified Monday, hoping it will speed his return for fifth-ranked Cincinnati.

• Florida No. 1 Again in N.C.A.A. Football Poll

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  26 Oct 2009 | 8:29 am

  Florida regained the top spot Sunday in The Associated Press poll from Alabama, which was ranked No. 1 for a week ahead of the Gators.

• Oklahoma’s Bradford Chooses Season-Ending Surgery and Will Try for Draft

  By THAYER EVANS

  26 Oct 2009 | 7:53 am

  Sam Bradford, who won the Heisman Trophy last season, returned in hope of winning a national championship but injured his shoulder.

• Florida Is No. 1 Again in AP Poll

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  26 Oct 2009 | 1:24 am

  Florida regained the top spot Sunday in the Associated Press poll from Alabama, which had been ranked No. 1 for a week ahead of the Gators.

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  NYT: Golf

• Mickelson Takes Lead Over Woods, Watney at HSBC

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am

  SHANGHAI (AP) -- Tiger Woods stalled with pars. Phil Mickelson poured it on with birdies.

• Bo Bae Song Leads Mizuno Classic

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:50 pm

  SHIMA, Japan (AP) -- South Korea's Bo Bae Song birdied the final hole for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the Mizuno Classic.

• Tiger's Late Push Takes Him to Share of HSBC Lead

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:20 am

  SHANGHAI (AP) -- The gallery kept growing until it stretched along all 603 yards of the eighth hole at Sheshan International. It took a little longer before Tiger Woods gave them what they came to see Friday in the HSBC Champions.

• Brittany Lang Shoots 66 for Mizuno Classic Lead

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:50 am

  SHIMA, Japan (AP) -- American Brittany Lang shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Japan's Nobuko Kizawa and South Korea's Hee Young Park after the first round of the Mizuno Classic.

• Watney's Amazing Ride Leads to the Top

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:10 pm

  SHANGHAI (AP) -- So much for that notion that American golfers don't travel well.

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  NYT: Hockey

• NHL Standings

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:20 am

  All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division.

• N.H.L. Roundup: Helped by Ex-Isles Goalie, Devils Win Fourth in a Row

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:48 pm

  After falling behind in the first period, the Devils came back with two goals in the second and goalie Yann Danis secured the victory in the third.

• Avs Move to 6-0 at Home With 4-3 Shootout Win

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:20 pm

  DENVER (AP) -- Chris Stewart scored in the eighth round of the shootout, helping the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche remain unbeaten at home with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

• NHL Standings

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:20 pm

  All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division.

• Richards, Morrow Send Stars Past Canucks

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:20 pm

  DALLAS (AP) -- Brad Richards scored midway through the second period, Brenden Morrow added a third-period power-play goal, and the Dallas Stars beat Vancouver 2-1 despite a 45-save performance by Canucks rookie Cory Schneider on Friday night.

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  NYT: More Sports

• Reporter’s Notebook: In a Child’s Company, Champions Become Gods

  By TYLER KEPNER

  7 Nov 2009 | 1:50 am

  In the Canyon of Heroes, teenage revelers stomped and hollered, horns blared and paper fluttered everywhere in the wind.

• Analysis: A Sign, Perhaps, in a Filly’s Victory

  By JOE DRAPE

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:52 pm

  A victory by Life Is Sweet in the Ladies’ Classic portends well for her sometime training partner Zenyatta, who will race in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday.

• N.H.L. Roundup: Helped by Ex-Isles Goalie, Devils Win Fourth in a Row

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:48 pm

  After falling behind in the first period, the Devils came back with two goals in the second and goalie Yann Danis secured the victory in the third.

• Breeders’ Cup Picks for Saturday

  By JOE DRAPE

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:46 pm

  The Breeders’ Cup concludes Saturday at Santa Anita Park with eight races.

• N.B.A. Roundup: At 0-6, Nets Off to Worst Start in Franchise History

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:45 pm

  Andre Iguodala scored 16 points, including a late 3-pointer to give the 76ers the lead and send the short-handed Nets to their worst start in franchise history.

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  NYT: Baseball

• Reporter’s Notebook: In a Child’s Company, Champions Become Gods

  By TYLER KEPNER

  7 Nov 2009 | 1:50 am

  In the Canyon of Heroes, teenage revelers stomped and hollered, horns blared and paper fluttered everywhere in the wind.

• All Along Broadway, Pinstripes, Proposals and Chants to ‘Go for 28’

  By JACK CURRY

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:43 pm

  As the Yankees’ Nick Swisher put it, getting up at 6:30 a.m. was not hard because “you know someone is going to be cheering for you all day.”

• Sports of The Times: Amid Celebrations and the Cheers, Cashman Reflects

  By GEORGE VECSEY

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:30 pm

  The Yankees’ general manager has been part of a number of World Series titles, and he has urged his players to enjoy the moment.

• Yankee Fans Celebrate Their Newest Champions

  By THE NEW YORK TIMES

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:32 pm

  In Lower Manhattan on Friday, the Yankees celebrated their 27th World Series championship with a parade.

• After the Championship Comes the Challenge

  By TYLER KEPNER

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:01 pm

  The Yankees’ first test comes immediately, a clash of sentiment and practicality involving two of their best players.

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  NYT: Pro Basketball

• NBA Standings

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:20 am

  All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division.

• Kobe Stays Hot as Injury - Hit Lakers Beat Grizzlies

  By REUTERS

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:11 am

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant became the youngest NBA player to reach 24,000 points on Friday, the Lakers' guard scoring 41 to lead injury-hit Los Angeles to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

• N.B.A. Roundup: At 0-6, Nets Off to Worst Start in Franchise History

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:45 pm

  Andre Iguodala scored 16 points, including a late 3-pointer to give the 76ers the lead and send the short-handed Nets to their worst start in franchise history.

• James Brings Buzz to Garden, but Keeps Plans to a Murmur

  By JONATHAN ABRAMS

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:32 pm

  LeBron James made his only regular-season visit to New York, and at times there seemed to be more than one of him on the court.

• Cavaliers 101, Knicks 91: Fans at Garden Were Thrilled, but Not by Knicks

  By HOWARD BECK

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:21 pm

  LeBron James had 33 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists in his only visit to the Garden this season, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a convincing victory over the Knicks.

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  NYT: Pro Football

• NFL Standings

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:20 am

  All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East.

• N.F.L. Roundup: Colts Lose Two Veterans on a Sturdy Defense

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:45 pm

  Cornerback Marlin Jackson and strong safety Bob Sanders were lost for the season as the team placed them on injured reserve.

• As Giants Slump, Coughlin Searches for Answers

  By JOE LAPOINTE

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:34 pm

  At times, they have seemed confused and discouraged and if the Giants lose at home on Sunday to San Diego, they will begin their bye-week break in their worst slump in three years.

• Lombardi’s Life Heads for Broadway

  By RICHARD SANDOMIR

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:33 pm

  The life of Vince Lombardi, who revived the Green Bay Packers franchise and became the tough-minded icon of coaching success, is the subject of a new play that may come to Broadway.

• Colts Put CB Jackson, S Sanders on IR

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:50 pm

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The injury bug is still haunting the Indianapolis Colts.

• 
  NYT: Soccer

• Soccer: Shakhtar, Galatasaray and Bremen Advance in Europa League

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:21 am

  Shakhtar Donetsk and Red Bull Salzburg stretched their perfect records in the Europa League soccer competition on Thursday, with the Ukrainian club securing a place in the next round alongside Galatasaray and Werder Bremen.

• Soccer Strike Is Avoided in Spain After a Tax Increase

  By ANDRÉS CALA

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:09 pm

  The owners of Spanish soccer teams backtracked Friday on their threat to halt the country's top league, deciding instead to open negotiations with the government over a fiscal reform plan that would almost double the tax burden on foreign players.

• New Mexico Suspends Hair-Pulling Soccer Player

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:10 pm

  PROVO, Utah (AP) -- A New Mexico soccer player has become an Internet celebrity for the wrong reasons.

• Chelsea CEO: Team May Sell Stadium Naming Rights

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am

  LONDON (AP) -- The chief executive of English soccer club Chelsea says the team is aiming to win the Champions League twice in the next five years and may sell its stadium naming rights to help fund the attempt.

• Champions League: Lyon’s Last-Minute Goal Puts Liverpool in Danger

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  4 Nov 2009 | 11:38 pm

  Liverpool’s chances of progressing in the European Champions League took a hit when it conceded a late goal in a 1-1 draw at Lyon.

• 
  NYT: Jim Dwyer

• 2,000-Year-Old Scrolls, Internet-Era Crime

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Prosecutors saw a crime in the way a prolific Internet commentator using many aliases tried to influence academic debate on the Dead Sea Scrolls.

• What to Make of a Big Deal Gone Sour

  3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  A cautionary lesson for the mayor from Stuyvesant Town, a place that seems to be headed for one of the greatest financial collapses in city history.

• Getting Dirty Greasing the Wheels for Friends

  31 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  For Anthony S. Seminerio, a former assemblyman, arranging deals that enriched hospital executives came at a high price.

• Like a Skyline Is Etched in His Head

  27 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Stephen Wiltshire, working only from the memory of a helicopter flight over New York, has been rendering the city’s 305 square miles along an arc of paper that is 19 feet long.

• Yankees Claimed a Park; Children Got Bus Rides

  24 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Neighborhood children are waiting for the new parks promised in the deal for a new baseball stadium.

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  NYT: Susan Dominus

• Happy Times at the Dog Run, Now Coming to an End

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  After finding a new community at the small-dog run in Washington Square Park, a retired surgeon prepares to move back to Ohio.

• Lament on the Fading Culture of the Printed Word

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Some will survive the publishing industry’s current crisis, but the culture of living well off the exchange of ideas will not.

• Where 30 Is Ancient, Youthful at 80

  30 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  In the East Village, the epicenter of Manhattan’s young and hip, revelers at a senior center Halloween party had generous supplies of flash and vivacity.

• From No Home to Back Home on Broadway

  26 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  A year after being homeless, Terri White is back on Broadway with a showstopper in “Finian’s Rainbow.”

• Link Prices All Over Town to the Time

  23 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Why limit time-related discounts to subways? Let prices go up or down according to demand at certain hours.

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  NYT: Paul Krugman

• Obama Faces His Anzio

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  President Obama chose a cautious approach rather than bold action on the economy, and the decision may haunt Democrats for years to come.

• Too Little of a Good Thing

  1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The Obama stimulus plan is helping, but it is not nearly enough. Unless something changes, high unemployment will continue for years to come.

• The Defining Moment

  29 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The health care legislation on the table isn’t perfect, but it’s as good as anyone could reasonably have expected. It is time for everyone to decide which side they’re on.

• After Reform Passes

  25 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  If the Massachusetts experience is any guide, health care reform will have broad public support once it’s in place.

• The Chinese Disconnect

  22 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Something should be done about China’s weak-currency policy, which poses a growing threat to the rest of the world economy.

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  NYT: Thomas L. Friedman

• The Best Allies Money Can Buy

  3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  America has been able to fight two wars with few allies because we’ve hired the help.

• More Poetry, Please

  31 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  President Obama does not have a communication problem, but a “narrative” problem. Without one, his message is lost.

• Don’t Build Up

  27 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The U.S. does not have the Afghan partners, the allies, the domestic support or the financial resources to justify a nation-building effort in Afghanistan.

• Eyes on the Prize

  24 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Let’s figure out Afghanistan. But Iraq must remain a priority. Transform Iraq and it will impact the whole Arab-Muslim world.

• The New Untouchables

  20 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Those who create services, opportunities and ways to recruit work can compete on the world market. That is the key to understanding our education challenge today.

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  NYT: Dan Barry

• Amid Ruin of Flint, Seeing Hope in a Garden

  18 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Sprouting turnips and cleared sidewalks give the residents of a street on the north side of Flint, Mich., a reason for optimism.

• Burlesque Days Again for the Feather Boa Crowd

  1 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The Golden Days of Burlesque Historical Society brings together performers from the circuit, pre-1965.

• Weed Heroes: The War on the Invader Cogongrass

  20 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm

  In Alabama, stimulus funds are ammo in the battle against a pest on the scale of kudzu.

• Volunteers Find Muck and Meaning in Service

  6 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm

  AmeriCorps credits the recession and President Obama, while critics call the program “busywork.” But the growing number of young adults volunteering fulltime cite their desire to serve.

• My Brain on Chemo: Alive and Alert

  31 Aug 2009 | 9:00 pm

  My chemotherapy brought vomiting, hair loss and acute clarity.

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  NYT: David Carr

• Business Is a Beat Deflated

  1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  So you might expect the business press to be striking up the band and restocking the cigar cabinet. But the business of covering business may never really come back.

• A Big Deal, but Not a Good One

  25 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  We haven’t seen anything quite like these Comcast-NBC Universal talks since the merger of Time Warner and AOL. And that turned out well, right?

• Villa de Leyva, a Graceful Window on Colonial Colombia

  24 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  This preserved colonial city of whitewashed houses and grand churches meets contemporary life on its own terms.

• A Newsroom Subsidized? Minds Reel

  18 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  A report by Leonard Downie Jr., formerly of The Washington Post, sets forth a number of ways to pay for journalism. One of them is government money.

• Romance Fades, Partnership Endures

  17 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Movie roles brought Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova of the group, the Swell Season, together. Music keeps them together.

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  NYT: Andrew Ross Sorkin

• Buffett Bets Big on Railroads’ Future

  3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  In buying Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Warren E. Buffett is hoping that the demand for shipping by train will remain strong or even grow.

• Comcast Said to Be Close to Gaining NBC Universal

  1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  G.E. would continue to hold 49 percent of NBC Universal at first, but would be expected to shed that over several years.

• The Race to Save Lehman Brothers

  19 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  In this excerpt from a new book, Lehman’s chairman reaches out in several directions to find relief for his sinking firm.

• Bruce Wasserstein, Lazard Banker and Engineer of High-Stakes Deals, Dies at 61

  14 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Bruce Wasserstein, the Wall Street investment banker who helped pioneer the hostile takeover in the 1980s and reshaped the mergers and acquisitions business into a high art, died Wednesday in Manhattan. Mr. Wasserstein, 61, was the chairman and chief executive of Lazard and had a home in Manhattan. The cause of death has not been determined, a company spokeswoman said, though he had been hospitalized earlier this week for what was described as an irregular heartbeat.

• Don’t Fail, or Reward Success

  12 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The bigger question about Wall Street bonuses is whether the enormous sums of money are proper and whether the executives have the right incentives.

• 
  NYT: David Leonhardt

• Making Health Care Better

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The evidence-based medicine practiced at Intermountain hospital could be the cure for American health care.

• Broader Measure of Unemployment Stands at 17.5%

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The official jobless rate excludes millions of people who have given up looking for work and part-time workers who want to be working full time.

• Through a Glass Less Darkly

  3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  When an economy is just coming out of recession, its weaknesses are always more obvious than its potential strengths.

• A Drop in the Wrong Bucket

  27 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The president has proposed sending a $250 check to every Social Security recipient, but some economists recoil.

• You Gotta Have Clutch

  24 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  A dialogue between two World Series stars, Reggie Jackson and Bob Gibson, about their glory days.

• 
  NYT: David Pogue

• Medical Apps for the iPhone

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Last week, I spoke at the TED MED conference. My assignment was to speak for 18 minutes about medical apps for the iPhone. Sounds easy, right? Only one problem: there are about 7,000 medical apps.

• A Place to Put Your Apps

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Motorola offers the Droid, a mobile device that defies categories. It’s not exactly a smartphone, not exactly an iPhone. It’s...

• New Models From Motorola, HTC and BlackBerry

  28 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  All three companies are back with much more impressive, much more refined new smartphones.

• Windows 7 Keeps the Good, Tries to Fix Flaws

  21 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system fixes much of what users hated about the much-maligned Vista.

• Cameras That Dazzle, and Dismay

  14 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  New cameras from Samsung and Nikon offer sparkling abilities, but the pictures need some oomph.

• 
  NYT: Joe Nocera

• Warming to the Yankees: A Story of Betrayal

  31 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Very sorry, mom, and everyone on your side of the family. But I have seen the light at last and have become ... a Yankee fan.

• CliffsNotes of Columns to Come

  30 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Hockey and lotteries are among the topics Joe Nocera plans to write about more fully after he returns from his book leave.

• Short Memories at Goldman

  23 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  It is uncertain how much of the $16 billion Goldman Sachs has set aside for bonuses can be attributed to government assistance, but it has got to be a substantial amount, which leads to a question: Where’s our bonus?

• Pay Cuts, but Little Headway on Larger Goals

  22 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Kenneth R. Feinberg may succeed in trimming back executive pay, but only shareholders can curtail greed in the corner offices.

• The View From Inside a Depression

  16 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  A lawyer chronicling the Depression in the ’30s concluded that the only proper course was to “use your own judgment and do your own thinking.”

• 
  NYT: Ron Lieber

• Money Issues That Can Test Even a Rock-Solid Marriage

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Money may be the root of all evil, and in a marriage it can certainly be the seed of trouble. Here are five things couples should do to sidestep difficulties.

• A Free Credit Score Followed by a Monthly Bill

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The government is trying to counter what it says are ads that trick consumers into paying for credit monitoring.

• Money Talks to Have Before Marriage

  23 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Love may move mountains, but money can crumble the strongest marriage. A good way to head off problems is to discuss financial issues before the ceremony.

• For Financial Planners, a Year of Tough Questions

  16 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Five planners discuss the hard questions they faced from their worried clients, and some of the answers they gave.

• The High Price of Being a Gay Couple

  2 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  From health care and pensions to family planning, life is more expensive for same-sex couples.

• 
  NYT: Gretchen Morgenson

• When Shareholders Crack the Whip

  31 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  A landslide against board incumbents at Texas Industries is an example of what happens when shareholders act like the company owners that they are.

• Can Citigroup Carry Its Own Weight?

  31 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Citigroup has received government aid several times in the past 80 years, and this time around, some investors see its infusion of federal cash as a good sign.

• If Lenders Say ‘The Dog Ate Your Mortgage’

  24 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Judges are scrutinizing the methods lenders have used in foreclosures. One ruling eliminated a mortgage debt because the lender didn’t prove it held the note.

• Wall Street Follies: The Next Act

  24 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Cutting a huge paycheck down to size and other measures won’t keep the world safe from financial wizardry.

• Don’t Let Exceptions Kill the Rule

  17 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The House Financial Services Committee’s bill to regulate derivatives is a step in the right direction but has too many exceptions.

• 
  NYT: Editorial Columnists

• Stress Beyond Belief

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Sending service members on numerous combat tours exacts a horrendous price on their mental health and the readiness of our armed forces.

• Obama’s to Fix

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The financial crisis may have begun on George W. Bush’s watch, but the lack of jobs is now President Obama’s problem, and he needs to act quickly to solve it.

• Weekend Sports Lineup

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  If the House health care vote happens this weekend, perhaps you will want to flip back and forth between the football games.

• Obama Faces His Anzio

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  President Obama chose a cautious approach rather than bold action on the economy, and the decision may haunt Democrats for years to come.

• Bunkers or Breakthrough?

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  With Mohamed ElBaradei in his last month at the International Atomic Energy Agency, now is the time for a deal on Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

• 
  NYT: Charles M. Blow

• Obama’s to Fix

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The financial crisis may have begun on George W. Bush’s watch, but the lack of jobs is now President Obama’s problem, and he needs to act quickly to solve it.

• The Magic of Michelle

  23 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  This is America. We respect fearlessness, regardless of what we feel about the person who embodies it. With Michelle Obama, we have it both ways.

• OP-ED COLUMNIST; Impatiently Waiting

  16 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  When, Mr. President? When will your deeds catch up to your words? The people who worked tirelessly to get you elected are getting tired of waiting. According to a Gallup poll released on Wednesday, Americans' satisfaction with the way things are going in the country has hit a six-month low, and those decreases were led, in both percentage and percentage-point decreases, by Democrats and independents, not by Republicans. The fierce urgency of now has melted into the maddening wait for whenever.

• No More Suffering in Silence

  9 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  We must do a better job of helping children who are sexually assaulted realize they are not alone, not at fault and not powerless.

• OP-ED COLUMNIST; Ephemeral Comfort of Conservatism

  2 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  After November's Republican rout, and after Republican Party identification hit a record low and the party's approval rating reached a near-record low, many liberals openly hoped that the G.O.P. and its conservative tenets would go the way of the Whigs. Au contraire. A series of recent Gallup polls has actually detected an uptick in conservative sentiment across a broad range of measures. For example:

• 
  NYT: David Brooks

• What Independents Want

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Independents can’t always articulate what they want, but they withdraw from any party that threatens turmoil and risk.

• Cellphones, Texts and Lovers

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Cellphones and texting technology give suitors instantaneous contact, without the stability of guidance from the community.

• The Tenacity Question

  29 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Military experts say that President Obama is intellectually sophisticated, but they do not know if he has the determination needed from a war president.

• The Fatal Conceit

  26 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The effort to cap executives’ compensation is a good example of overconfidence in government to solve everything.

• The Quiet Revolution

  22 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The Obama administration is using its competitive Race to the Top fund to push states to embrace real education reform.

• 
  NYT: Roger Cohen

• Bunkers or Breakthrough?

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  With Mohamed ElBaradei in his last month at the International Atomic Energy Agency, now is the time for a deal on Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

• The Hinge of History

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Iran is experiencing a brutal clampdown, but memories of 1989 suggest that the dam must break when a repressive regime and the society it rules march in opposite directions.

• A Tittle-Tattle World

  29 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  A lovable British gossip magazine will continue to thrive in London, in Moscow and possibly next in Shanghai. There will always be antics to chronicle.

• Britain Resolves, U.S. Wavers

  26 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  More troops for Afghanistan? As Barack Obama hesitates, a talk with David Miliband, the British foreign secretary, offers as good an indication as any of what the president will do.

• Miliband on Cameron

  22 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  A rightward Tory lurch in Europe troubles David Miliband, the British foreign secretary, and President Obama.

• 
  NYT: Gail Collins

• Weekend Sports Lineup

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  If the House health care vote happens this weekend, perhaps you will want to flip back and forth between the football games.

• Hark! The Voters Speak!

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Endorsements don’t work if they’re oblique and half-hearted, as if they had been sent via Candygram.

• The Eye of the Beholder

  9 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  In New Jersey’s gubernatorial race, a candidate’s weight is now an issue. As Americans get fatter, who will be qualified to run for office?

• The Lion King in Winter

  7 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  If his colleagues want Charles Rangel to step down as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, he certainly won’t go without a push.

• All You Have to Do Is Dream

  2 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  As a nation we seem to be overstocked on dreams involving fame and fortune, particularly the ones that come untethered to any plans for actual achievement.

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  NYT: Maureen Dowd

• Who Are You Calling a Narcissist, Rush?

  3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Rush Limbaugh is more than ever the face of the Republican Party. He’s also the mouth.

• Port Mortuary’s Pull

  31 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  President Obama promised to renovate American society, but is trapped in the money pits of a recession and two wars.

• Oval Man Cave

  27 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  After getting knocked for being traditionally male and for stories about a frat-house atmosphere, the president is finally willing to let women in on the games.

• The Nuns’ Story

  24 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Forty years after feminism utterly changed America, nuns are still considered second-class citizens by the Roman Catholic Church.

• Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures

  20 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Publications once buoyed by splashy ads evoking drinking and sex are now conjuring ways to use those vices to subsidize the news.

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  NYT: Bob Herbert

• Stress Beyond Belief

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Sending service members on numerous combat tours exacts a horrendous price on their mental health and the readiness of our armed forces.

• A Glimpse of the Future?

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  President Obama gave a stirring speech on the crucial issue of energy last week, but it lacked the excitement that should accompany an important national mission.

• Constraining America’s Brightest

  30 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Instead of getting a chance to set the world on fire, college graduates are facing a gloomy economy, unpaid internships and unemployment.

• Changing the World

  26 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Americans need to shake off their passivity in confronting today’s problems and believe that their actions can make a difference.

• We Know What He Means

  23 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Why has Mayor Michael Bloomberg allowed Rudy Giuliani to fan the flames of racial tension while campaigning on his behalf?

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  NYT: Nicholas D. Kristof

• Unhealthy America

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The greatest distortion about the health care debate is that reform will destroy the best health care system in the world.

• New Life for the Pariahs

  31 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  An American doctor offers hope to women or, often, girls of 13, 14, 15 in West Africa who are ostracized because of incontinence.

• More Schools, Not Troops

  28 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  A compelling argument against more troops in Afghanistan rests on this trade-off: For the cost of an additional soldier stationed in Afghanistan for a year, nearly 20 schools could be built.

• More Troops Are a Bad Bet

  21 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  If billions of dollars of aid to Pakistan can trigger nationalistic resentment, don’t expect a benign reaction in Afghanistan to tens of thousands of additional American troops.

• Democrats and Schools

  14 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Education reform is the central front in the war on poverty, the civil rights issue of our time.

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  NYT: Frank Rich

• The G.O.P. Stalinists Invade Upstate New York

  31 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The battle for upstate New York confirms just how swiftly the right has devolved into a wacky, paranoid cult that is as eager to eat its own as it is to destroy President Obama.

• In Defense of the ‘Balloon Boy’ Dad

  24 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  To see what “balloon boy” says about 2009, you have to look past the sentimental moral absolutes.

• Goldman Can Spare You a Dime

  17 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The less we know about Goldman Sachs, the easier it is for reckless gambling to return to capitalism’s casino.

• Two Wrongs Make Another Fiasco

  10 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The most surreal aspect of the Afghanistan debate is the Beltway credence given to the ravings of the blunderers who got us into this mess.

• The Rabbit Ragu Democrats

  3 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  We’re not even nine months into the new administration, yet swaggering lobbyists seem determined to prove that the Beltway’s pay-for-play culture still exists.

• 
  NYT: Obituaries

• John Mashek, Veteran Political Reporter, Is Dead at 77

  By WILLIAM GRIMES

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:56 pm

  Mr. Mashek was a reporter and columnist for nearly half a century for U.S. News & World Report, The Boston Globe and other publications.

• Paul C. Zamecnik, Biologist Who Helped Discover an RNA Molecule, Dies at 96

  By VICKI GLASER

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:06 pm

  Dr. Zamecnik also revealed a method for blocking individual genes that pointed the way to a new class of drugs.

• Lou Filippo, Who Judged 85 World Title Fights, Dies at 83

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:52 pm

  Mr. Filippo, a member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame, appeared in several “Rocky” movies and had 28 wins as a professional boxer.

• Stacy Rowles, Jazz Musician, Is Dead at 54

  By BEN RATLIFF

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:14 pm

  The jazz trumpeter, fluegelhorn player and singer had been active on the Los Angeles jazz scene since the 1980s.

• Nien Cheng, Memoirist, Is Dead at 94

  By WILLIAM GRIMES

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:14 pm

  Ms. Cheng’s memoir, “Life and Death in Shanghai,” offered a harrowing account of the Cultural Revolution in China.

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  NYT: ArtsBeat

• 'South Park'-GLAAD Debate Rings Familiar

  By The New York Times

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:35 pm

  A Times article from 1991 on efforts at that time to take the sting out of the word "queer." If you've been following the conversation about "South Park" today, a lot of it will sound familiar.

• The Week in Culture Pictures, Nov. 6

  By The New York Times

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:31 pm

  A slide show of photographs of cultural events from this week.

• 'Spider-Man' Musical Announces New Producers, Star

  By Dave Itzkoff

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:41 pm

  After a meeting Friday to determine the fate of the Broadway musical "Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark," its creative team announced new producers as well as the actor who will portray the title character.

• Actor Fired From 'Orphans' Home Cycle' Is Compensated

  By Dave Itzkoff

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:38 pm

  Actors' Equity Association said that an actor who was fired from a Hartford Stage theater production after attaching reminders of his dialogue to his costume has been compensated for pay he says he was owed.

• A&E Sets Dates for Jackson Family Reality Series

  By Brian Stelter

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:05 pm

  "The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty" will debut December 13 with a pair of one-hour episodes.

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  NYT: At War

• Same Booms, Different Terrain

  By Dexter Filkins

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:20 pm

  While it is sometimes useful to note the similarities in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, in this case it is useful - it helps in your understanding - to note a very large difference.

• Visiting Grave Sites, Imagining Worlds

  By Alissa J. Rubin

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:38 pm

  In Kabul there is a British cemetery, which in truth has only a few visible British headstones these days and mostly is filled with Europeans, but it stands as a reminder of how poorly the West has done in this part of the world.

• Coverage of the Fort Hood Shootings

  By The New York Times

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:04 am

  The New York Times is continuing its coverage of the shootings at Fort Hood story.

• A Chat About 'The Good Soldiers'

  By The New York Times

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:05 am

  David Finkel talks about his book, "The Good Soldiers," based on eight months in Iraq with a battalion sent as part of the surge.

• Training and Trusting Local Forces

  By Tim Hsia

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:17 am

  The recent killing of five British soldiers by an Afghan police officer demonstrates some of the worst of the challenges U.S. and allied troops have in training local forces.

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  NYT: Bats

• Rodriguez Savors First Title

  By Jack Curry

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:37 pm

  A few minutes after Alex Rodriguez jumped off a parade float Friday, he stopped to answer questions about an embarrassing, challenging and, ultimately, victorious season. But, before Rodriguez talked too much about this season, he referenced 2004, a season that ended shockingly for the Yankees.

• Not Even Ribcage Injury Stopped Rivera

  By Jack Curry

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:10 pm

  Mariano Rivera pitched with a ribcage injury during the postseason. If Rivera had faltered in Game 6 of the World Series, would he have been fit enough to pitch in a Game 7 against the Phillies?

• New York Honors the Yankees

  By Connor Ennis

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:17 am

  The Yankees parade through New York's Canyon of Heroes to celebrate their 27th World Series title.

• Jeter Jokes With Letterman

  By Jack Curry

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:04 pm

  Derek Jeter had a strategy for handling questions from David Letterman when he and his Yankee teammates appeared on Letterman's show. Letterman tells the jokes, but Jeter went on the offensive with him.

• Mets and Putz Will Probably Part Ways

  By Ben Shpigel

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:21 pm

  The Mets do not plan to exercise their $9.1 million option on J.J. Putz and will pay him a $1 million buyout.

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  NYT: Bitten

• Worry Less, Cook More

  By Mark Bittman

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:36 am

  With cooking, it's important to stop worrying about perfection, and just do it.

• From Poland, a Light but Creamy Soup

  By Annemarie Conte

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:59 pm

  After a trip to Poland, I had to duplicate the light but creamy cauliflower soup.

• BPA in Canned Food

  By Mark Bittman

  3 Nov 2009 | 11:44 am

  Consumer Reports has looked at the presence of, and dangers of, BPA in canned foods.

• The Evening Snack Tradition

  By Edward Schneider

  3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  The custom in Italy of going out for a nice drink in the early evening and using stuzzichini to satisfy hunger without having a too-filling dinner is an appealing one.

• Processed Foods and Depression

  By Mark Bittman

  2 Nov 2009 | 1:05 pm

  Do processed foods cause depression?

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  NYT: The Caucus

• Obama Quietly Visits Wounded Troops

  By Jeff Zeleny

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:56 pm

  During a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the president awarded two Purple Hearts.

• Gibbs on Protests, Jobs

  By Kate Phillips

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:46 pm

  The White House press secretary responds to Republican contentions about the health care bill.

• Kerry on Afghanistan, Running Mates

  By Kate Phillips

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:34 am

  The Democratic senator talks about a variety of issues in a new video interview.

• Two New Lawmakers Join House Democrats

  By Kate Phillips

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:10 am

  Bill Owens became the second of two new Democratic congressmen in the House of Representatives early Friday afternoon.

• A Challenge for the Commander in Chief

  By Jeff Zeleny

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:21 am

  President Obama faces a delicate question in the wake of the Fort Hood shootings.

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  NYT: The Choice

• A Young Champion of Women's Colleges

  By Hannah Smith

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:52 am

  A high school senior offers her reasons for applying to women's colleges.

• Will There Soon Be Room For More Students at M.I.T.?

  By Jacques Steinberg

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:33 am

  The dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology floats the possibility of increasing the size of the student body.

• The Shifting Definitions of Merit in Admissions

  By Jacques Steinberg

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:12 am

  A father asks why his son was rejected by Columbia, while a classmate the father considers less qualified (who happens to be a minority) was admitted.

• Where Room and Board Is Nearing $16,000 a Year

  By Jacques Steinberg

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:16 am

  A college Web site takes the measure of the nation's most expensive dorm rooms.

• Bleak News for Colleges, Too

  By Jack Kadden

  3 Nov 2009 | 12:42 pm

  A survey by Moody's finds that many private colleges are expecting a net decline in revenue from tuition and fees.

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  NYT: City Room

• A Night Among the Landmarks and Living Legends

  By Charles Kipps

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:08 pm

  A romp around town, ending up behind the head of a Yankee legend.

• Two Fish Poachers Arrested in Brooklyn

  By Sam Sifton

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:50 pm

  Two men were arrested in Brooklyn for hauling almost 300 pounds of illegally caught striped bass up to their truck.

• Family of Officer Who Committed Suicide Sues City

  By John Eligon

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:12 am

  The family of a police officer who killed himself after he was accused of improperly ordering the Taser shooting of an emotionally disturbed man has sued the city.

• Falling Under a Spell

  By Justin G. Sullivan

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:42 am

  Blogtalk: The Department of Education gets spellbound; a bling-free return of a Chelsea gallery; and restaurant rules that get people talking.

• Answers About New York City Politics, Part 3

  By The New York Times

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am

  Taking Questions: Bruce F. Berg, professor and the author of "New York City Politics: Governing Gotham," responds to readers' questions.

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  NYT: Diner's Journal

• Two Fish Poachers Arrested in Brooklyn

  By Sam Sifton

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:13 am

  Two men arrested in Brooklyn for poaching striped bass.

• Celebrating a Champion With Curry

  By The New York Times

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:06 pm

  Go! Go! Curry, shrine to Hideki Matsui, drew a huge crowd at lunch today.

• More Rules for Restaurant Staffers

  By Sam Sifton

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:37 pm

  Part 2 of Bruce Buschel's list of 100 Rules for Restaurant Staffers.

• Shake Shack to Open in Miami

  By Florence Fabricant

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:47 am

  Shake Shack will open in Miami, making it Danny Meyer's first restaurant outside of New York.

• Del Posto Posts New Prix Fixe, Fewer Tables

  By Sam Sifton

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:21 am

  A new lunch menu at Del Posto, and fewer tables.

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  NYT: Dot Earth

• New York State Official Moves to E.P.A.

  By Sindya N. Bhanoo

  5 Nov 2009 | 3:47 pm

  Judith Enck, Gov. A. Paterson's deputy secretary for environment has been appointed to the Environmental Protection Agency as the administrator of Region 2.

• Religion's Role in the Climate Challenge

  By Andrew C. Revkin

  3 Nov 2009 | 2:38 pm

  Leaders of the world's major religions seek climate commitments at Windsor Castle.

• Al Gore's Climate Choice

  By Andrew C. Revkin

  3 Nov 2009 | 4:59 am

  Al Gore's new book finds the core of the climate challenge, and solutions, in the human brain.

• E.P.A. Lawyers Challenge 'Cap and Trade' for Climate

  By Andrew C. Revkin

  2 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am

  Two government environmental lawyers say global warming needs a big response, just not the one pushed by President Obama and Democrats in Congress.

• Fresh Warnings on Climate Overstatement

  By Andrew C. Revkin

  30 Oct 2009 | 8:29 am

  Scientists point to the risks of glossing over climate complexity in warnings on warming.

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  NYT: Economix

• Wages: A Comparison With Past Recessions

  By David Leonhardt

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:02 pm

  Since the recession began, inflation-adjusted weekly pay has risen 1 percent. It fell in the downturns of the mid-1970s and early 1980s.

• Who's Hurting the Most?

  By Catherine Rampell

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:41 pm

  The job market is bad for almost everyone. But it is especially bad for those who are young, less educated, male or black.

• Still Getting Better, but Slowly

  By David Leonhardt

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:32 am

  Job losses have continued to slow in recent months, though not at the pace they had been slowing this summer.

• EconoQuiz

  By R.M. Schneiderman and Catherine Rampell

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:30 am

  A quiz on economic issues in the news.

• Explaining the Big Jump in Unemployment

  By Catherine Rampell

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:49 am

  How could a smaller decrease in employment be accompanied by a bigger increase in unemployment?

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  NYT: Executive Suite

• When Will the S.E.C. Ever Admit They Made a Mistake?

  By Joe Nocera

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  That's the question from a lawyer whose client was acquitted in a stock scheme and won an order for the S.E.C. to pay legal fees -- a ruling the agency is contesting.

• My Shocking Secret — Revealed

  By Joe Nocera

  30 Oct 2009 | 3:57 pm

  But before the revelation, and a hiatus, a look at how the business media have become the new watchdogs of Wall Street.

• Goldman Sachs: Hey, We're the Good Guys!

  By Joe Nocera

  27 Oct 2009 | 9:20 am

  Goldman Sachs responds to a column suggesting that it has the taxpayers to thank for its recent profits.

• Bailouts and Bonuses

  By Joe Nocera

  23 Oct 2009 | 4:43 pm

  No other segment of industry pays out 50 percent of its revenues in bonuses, only Wall Street.

• Clearing a Name at Lehman

  By Joe Nocera

  21 Oct 2009 | 5:31 pm

  Revisiting the circumstances surrounding an analyst's departure from Lehman Brothers.

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  NYT: The Fifth Down

• Lineup Changes for the Giants?

  By Joe Lapointe

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:06 am

  At least two starting positions are likely to change on the Giants' defense when they try to end a three-game losing streak Sunday against the San Diego Chargers at Giants Stadium.

• Week 9 N.F.L. Matchups

  By Mike Tanier

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:39 am

  Week 9 N.F.L. matchups

• Why Can't Giants Stop the Big Play?

  By Toni Monkovic

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Two weeks ago, the Giants had the No. 1 defense in the N.F.L. Now they can't seem to stop anybody.

• Week 9 Game Probabilities, and a Forecast for Giants-Chargers

  By Brian Burke

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  While the consensus is that the Giants are a 4- or 5-point favorite against the Chargers, my system is telling me the matchup is much more even.

• Week 9 in Fantasy Football Matchups

  By Justin Sablich and Jason Sablich

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:38 pm

  The Brothers Sablich are here to help with fantasy football analysis for Week 9. They will also answer reader questions until 5 p.m on Friday.

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  NYT: Formula One

• Toyota Pulls Out of Formula One

  By Brad Spurgeon

  3 Nov 2009 | 6:18 pm

  Such a move has long been rumored, and it could pave the way for a new competitor.

• Post-F1 Season Announcements

  By Brad Spurgeon

  2 Nov 2009 | 8:29 am

  Bridgestone to leave F1 after 2010, Williams announces 2010 driver line up.

• Agnes's Paddock Notes From Abu Dhabi

  By Brad Spurgeon

  1 Nov 2009 | 9:22 am

  Paddock notes from the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

• Vettel Drives to Abu Dhabi Victory and Second in the Series

  By Brad Spurgeon

  1 Nov 2009 | 7:10 am

  Sebastian Vettel won the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

• Moving Target Qualifying in Abu Dhabi

  By Brad Spurgeon

  31 Oct 2009 | 7:12 am

  Lewis Hamilton scores pole position in Abu Dhabi.

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  NYT: The Local - Fort-Greene

• To Do Tomorrow: Plant Tulip (in Park)

  By The Local

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:22 pm

  Volunteers needed to plant tulip bulbs in Fort Greene Park.

• Keaton Charge Downgraded

  By Andy Newman

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:20 pm

  A grand jury declined to indict Sean Keaton of PS 20 on the assault charges prosecutors has sought. Instead, they charged Mr. Keaton with the lesser offense of menacing.

• FG/CH Gets U.N. Visit

  By Michael Premo

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:21 pm

  A multi-media slide show illustrates the kinds of tales from the housing front that were expressed last week during a visit to the neighborhoods by United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing.

• The Day: Yankees Succor Needy, Uplift Downtrodden

  By Andy Newman

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:44 pm

  More business openings, and more on the horizon.

• Saffron: Clothes, Flowers and Family

  By Anne Szustek

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:20 am

  In the shadow of the Atlantic Terminal mall, Saffron offers original art, artfully cut flowers, vintage clothes and a family vibe.

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  NYT: Frugal Traveler

• Inside the Beltway, With Baby Aboard

  By Matt Gross

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  Dad, daughter and 20 pounds of baby gear go to Washington.

• Staying With Newfound Friends, for a Fee

  By Matt Gross

  28 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am

  AirBnB.com is a Web site that connects budget travelers with locals who are offering anything from an air mattress in their living room to a private bedroom in a luxury loft.

• Q&A With the Travel Photographer Robert Caplin

  By Matt Gross

  21 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am

  Learn how to shoot like a magazine photographer on a shoestring budget. 

• Going With the Glow: A Fall-Foliage Bike Ride

  By Matt Gross

  13 Oct 2009 | 6:48 pm

  The Frugal Traveler goes leaf-peeping on the cheap, and takes a commuter train to the Harlem River Valley in upstate New York.

• Near Whistler, a Place to Play for Less

  By Matt Gross

  6 Oct 2009 | 8:00 pm

  The town of Squamish, a bit more than an hour north of Vancouver, offers rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking and affordability.

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  NYT: Gadgetwise

• An App That Keeps Gamers' Orders in Order

  By Roy Furchgott

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:35 am

  Users of the game-rental site Gamefly can now manage their account, order games, read gaming news or even find cheat codes from their iPhone.

• Afraid of Flying? There's An App for That (Kinda)

  By Roy Furchgott

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:25 am

  Vrigin Atlantic offers its "Flying Without Fear" program as an iPhone app. Just don't use it on takeoff and landing.

• Paramount's Flash-Drive Strategy: More Than Meets the Eye

  By Stephen Williams

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:20 am

  The movie studio plans on releasing the latest Transformers film on a USB drive in addition to DVD and Blu-ray.

• Tech Is Back. And This Time, It's Personal.

  By Sam Grobart

  4 Nov 2009 | 3:46 pm

  A new, redesigned Personal Tech section on nytimes.com is now live.

• Satellite Radio for iPhone and iPod Touch

  By Stephen Williams

  4 Nov 2009 | 3:44 pm

  A new adapter from Sirius XM turns iPhones and iPod Touches into satellite-radio receivers.

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  NYT: Gambit

• Players Remain Deadlocked at Moscow Tournament

  By Dylan Loeb McClain

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:41 pm

  All games on second day of elite tournament in Moscow end in draws.

• Strong Memorial Tournament to Past Champion Begins in Moscow

  By Dylan Loeb McClain

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:40 pm

  All of the games from Round 1 end in ties at one of the strongest tournaments of the year.

• A Trove of Fischer Photographs Surfaces

  By Dylan Loeb McClain

  15 Oct 2009 | 6:38 pm

  Personal photographs of Bobby Fischer from trips to the Philippines in 1967 and 1973 have been put on YouTube.

• Beware of Chess-Playing Energy Drinks

  By Dylan Loeb McClain

  13 Oct 2009 | 1:28 pm

  Video of someone dressed as an energy drink beating chess hustlers in Washington Square Park.

• Zatonskih Is U.S. Women's Champion Again

  By Dylan Loeb McClain

  12 Oct 2009 | 8:51 pm

  Anna Zatonskih repeats as U.S. women's champion.

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  NYT: Globespotters

• Prague Looks Back to Its Revolution

  By Dinah Spritzer

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  Events in Prague commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution explore the grueling struggle for freedom during more than four decades of Soviet-managed totalitarianism in eastern Europe.

• Hiking Hong Kong? 'Tis the Season

  By Alex Frew McMillan

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am

  You get a very different perspective on Hong Kong if you get out of the city - and doing so is surprisingly easy.

• Riding the Roads as the Romans Do

  By Jessica Donati

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am

  A short guide to getting around Rome on its favorite conveyance: the Vespa scooter.

• One Artist Journeys Down Another's 'Road'

  By Lauren Houssin

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

  Ed Ruscha, an artist very familiar with the road culture of America, has dedicated a new project to the 1957 novel that made that brought that subject to the masses: Jack Kerouac's "On the Road."

• Berlin Wall Returns, in Human Form

  By Kimberly Bradley

  4 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  1989, the Berlin Wall was breached, parting the Iron Curtain to the joy of both East Berliners and the rest of the world. Twenty years later, the British artist and curator Martin Butler is hoping to the put the wall back up.

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  NYT: The Lede

• Latest Updates on Shootings at Fort Hood

  By Robert Mackey

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:42 am

  Updates on the shooting rampage on Thursday by an Army psychiatrist facing deployment to one of America's war zones, who killed 13 people and wounded 30 others at Fort Hood, the huge Army base in central Texas.

• Mass Shooting at Fort Hood

  By Robert Mackey

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:07 pm

  As many as 12 people were killed and 31 wounded in a mass shooting at the Army base at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday. The suspected gunman, a military psychiatrist, was wounded but remains alive.

• Palestinian Leader Says He Will Retire

  By Robert Mackey

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:17 am

  Aides say Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, is so frustrated by the lack of progress in peace negotiations with both the Israeli government and the leadership of Hamas that he has decided not to seek another term in elections scheduled for January.

• Video of Protests in Iran on Anniversary of Embassy Seizure

  By Jack Healy

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:04 am

  State-sponsored demonstrations marking the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the United States Embassy in Tehran were met today by opposition protests, which in turn were broken up by police and paramilitaries.

• Dogs, Forensic Science and 'Scent Lineups'

  By John Schwartz

  3 Nov 2009 | 9:19 pm

  The practice of using dogs for suspect lineups has come under criticism.

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  NYT: Lens

• On Assignment: In Dark Corners, Hope

  By David W. Dunlap

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:05 pm

  As the chief photographer of the annual Neediest Cases Fund, Michelle Agins walks time and again into the lives of people who need help.

• Pictures of the Day: Friday, Nov. 6

  By Elias E. Lopez and Raymond McCrea Jones

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:08 pm

  Grief and somber disbelief were palpable at the Fort Hood Army base, a day after a rampage that left 13 people dead.

• Must See: Videos Worth Watching

  By Erik Olsen and Kassie Bracken

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:10 am

  The subjects of this week's videos include the Roan Valley in Colorado, a Swiss artist named Zimoun, a most unusual romantic relationship and some Winter Olympic hopefuls.

• Showcase: Inside 'The Puerto Rican Diaspora'

  By David Gonzalez

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:01 pm

  Frank Espada traveled widely to lovingly document his Puerto Rican countrymen and women engaged in ballet and theater, drug rehab and field work.

• Pictures of the Day: Thursday, Nov. 5

  By Lisa Tarchak and Kayne Rogers

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:58 pm

  A Scottish soldier was laid to rest on Thursday, part of a toll in Afghanistan that has increased Britons' concern about involvement in the war there.

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  NYT: The Local - Maplewood

• Name That Art

  By Tina Kelley

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:04 pm

  Pick a name for the new art installation taking shape from objects found at the Recycling Center in Maplewood. And enjoy the slide show!

• Should I Say Something? The Operator

  By Alisa Deitz and Gina Bruce

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:10 pm

  A telephone operator was extremely rude to me? Should I report her to her bosses?

• The Week in Sports: Millburn Girls Soccer Rolling

  By Jean-Pierre Mestanza

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:36 pm

  The Millburn girls soccer team will face off against Cranford in the semi-finals of the State Sectional Championship, in what is expected to be a great match up.

• Off the Shelf: What's Hot at Trader Joe's?

  By Monica Puri Bangia

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:45 am

  Minutes after Trader Joe's cut a lei to inaugurate its new store in Millburn, I -- and plenty of shoppers -- were on the hunt for our favorite products. Here's what some of the shoppers were buying.

• The Day: Welcome, Trader Joe's

  By Monica Puri Bangia

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:38 am

  Food samples and activities for the kids greeted the first customers to the new Trader Joe's in Millburn when the store opened for the first time this morning.

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  NYT: Media Decoder

• Fox News Channel Draws a Large Audience for Coverage of Fort Hood Shootings

  By Brian Stelter

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:05 pm

  The normally top-rated Fox News Channel was by far the most popular source for information about the shootings at Fort Hood on Thursday.

• Marketers Call for Multicultural Focus

  By Stuart Elliott

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:04 pm

  Increasing the attention paid to multicultural or ethnic consumers is a smart strategy, according to speakers at the opening general session of the 99th annual conference of the Association of National Advertisers.

• A.N.A. Hears Marketers Stress Fundamentals

  By Stuart Elliott

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am

  At the 99th annual conference of the Association of National Advertisers attendees are urged to pay attention to the fundamentals of marketing during tough economic times.

• 'Mr. Bono, Tear Down This Wall!'

  By The Editors

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:46 am

  MTV Networks denies building a wall in Berlin for a U2 show.

• Speed Read for Friday, Nov. 6

  By The Editors

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:11 am

  Highlights from today's media coverage in The New York Times.

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  NYT: The Moral of the Story

• A New Way to Comment on Moral of the Story

  By Randy Cohen

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:18 am

  Starting today, the comments section of this blog will work a little differently, in ways that should be familiar to those of you who comment on articles in the Times.

• Following Up on Whether We Must Vote

  By Randy Cohen

  4 Nov 2009 | 7:48 am

  More thoughts about whether we should support nonpartisan efforts to get people to vote.

• Must You Vote?

  By Randy Cohen

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:01 pm

  Should we support nonpartisan efforts to get people to vote as a putative duty of citizenship?

• More Thoughts on Talking About Religion

  By Randy Cohen

  28 Oct 2009 | 12:43 pm

  A follow up on yesterday's post about why designating something "religious" exempts it from ethical analysis.

• Can We Talk About Religion, Please?

  By Randy Cohen

  26 Oct 2009 | 9:02 pm

  Does merely designating something "religious" exempt it from ethical analysis?

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  NYT: Motherlode

• Are Same-Sex Couples Better Parents?

  By Lisa Belkin

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:32 am

  Are the parenting styles of same-sex couples and the psychological development of their children different from families led by heterosexual couples?

• Explaining Why Mom or Dad Can't Play

  By Lisa Belkin

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:53 pm

  What are the best ways to explain something temporary but disabling to a toddler?

• Helping Our Children With Stress

  By Lisa Belkin

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:46 am

  In a recent survey, children were asked about their stress levels. The conclusion? Not only are our kids feeling it, we parents aren't noticing.

• How (Not) to Calm a Child on a Plane

  By Lisa Belkin

  4 Nov 2009 | 1:04 pm

  In a guest post, a mother gives advice on how to survive a midair disaster.

• A New Way to Comment on Motherlode

  By Lisa Belkin

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:37 am

  Starting today the comments section of this blog will work a little differently, in ways that will be familiar to those of you who also comment on news articles in the Times.

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  NYT: The New Old Age

• The Bright Side of C.C.R.C.'s

  By Paula Span

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am

  One couple's rationale for moving to a C.C.R.C.

• 'Mom Always Liked You Best'

  By Paula Span

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:41 am

  Why the favored child, not the most qualified, becomes the caregiver.

• Limited Mobility of Another Sort

  By Paula Span

  28 Oct 2009 | 12:28 pm

  In a continuing care retirement community, the nursing home is close at hand, but that doesn't make it easy for residents to move there.

• Maybe Grief Isn't So Bad After All

  By Paula Span

  22 Oct 2009 | 9:30 am

  An optimistic new book finds that grief is something people cope with "often more easily than they thought possible."

• Easing Tensions in the Nursing Home

  By Paula Span

  19 Oct 2009 | 9:12 am

  Conflicts between family members and nursing home staff may be familiar, but they are not inevitable, researchers say.

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  NYT: Floyd Norris

• Where the Jobs Are

  By Floyd Norris

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am

  Recession? Not in health care employment.

• Employment Looks Better

  By Floyd Norris

  2 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm

  Jobs in the United States appear poised to start rising soon, judging from the latest report on manufacturing employment.

• Worst Idea of 2009

  By Floyd Norris

  2 Nov 2009 | 2:29 pm

  The ultimate outrage from Goldman Sachs.

• Bankruptcy, 10 Years After

  By Floyd Norris

  30 Oct 2009 | 2:36 pm

  The joy of bankruptcy: Wait 10 years. Get pennies.

• Why Didn't Inventories Go Up?

  By Floyd Norris

  29 Oct 2009 | 1:41 pm

  The G.D.P. report looks good, and may end up even better when it's revised based on more data.

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  NYT: On the Runway

• Fine-Spun Leaves and Other New Clothes

  By Cathy Horyn

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:09 pm

  A fairly comprehensive article on sustainable fashion ran in the current issue of Audubon magazine.

• More Than McCardell

  By Cathy Horyn

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:01 am

  Resort collections have become such a big part of the fashion scene, almost losing their original purpose, that I was struck by the novelty of Caroline Rennolds Milbank's new book, "Resort Fashion, Style in Sun-Drenched Climates" (Rizzoli: $65).

• The Ivanka Factor

  By Cathy Horyn

  27 Oct 2009 | 12:37 pm

  "I was driving around Hoboken at nine-thirty on Sunday night," said Vera Wang, when I called to ask about Ivanka Trump's wedding dress. No, Ms. Wang did not miss the wedding on Sunday, at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., but apparently she and her husband, Arthur Becker, missed a turn on their way back to Manhattan.

• Louis Vuitton: Hanging Out

  By Cathy Horyn

  7 Oct 2009 | 9:03 am

  From flossy clogs to tasseled satchel bags and cute print dresses layered over t-shirts and biker shorts, Louis Vuitton today was all about hanging out with your friends in the summer.

• Hedged In

  By Cathy Horyn

  7 Oct 2009 | 9:00 am

  I loved this explosion of Afros, captured during the finale at Louis Vuitton.

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  NYT: Paper Cuts

• Book Review Podcast: Special Children's Books Edition

  By The New York Times

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:09 am

  This week: A special look at our fall children's books issue with Adam Gopnik, Julie Just and Ryan Southerland; the pro wrestler Hulk Hogan on his memoir, "My Life Outside the Ring"; Motoko Rich with notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler with best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

• Stray Questions for: Woody Holton

  By Gregory Cowles

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  Woody Holton's book "Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution" was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2007. His new book, "Abigail Adams," was released this week.

• Living With Music: A Playlist by Adam Langer

  By Blake Wilson

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  "Writing a memoir about my relationship with my father - and about a book he always wanted to write about the Bonus March of 1932 - required many updates to my iTunes playlist."

• What It Took to Sell a Book

  By Blake Wilson

  3 Nov 2009 | 1:40 pm

  My colleague Dwight Garner kicked off this blog two and a half years ago with a slide show of advertisements that he'd discovered in old copies of the Book Review. After that, his posts on vintage book ads became a semi-regular feature in Paper Cuts. And today his book on the subject hits stores: "Read Me: A Century of Classic American Book Advertisements."

• A Nice Polite Chat With Hulk Hogan

  By Dave Itzkoff

  30 Oct 2009 | 12:54 pm

  In this video segment, Mr. Hogan speaks with me about his new book and wrestling career, and puts me in a headlock.

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  NYT: The Pour

• Vintage Baseball

  By Eric Asimov

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:12 am

  Some baseball announcers are like fine wine, others are like plonk.

• Gemischter Satz

  By Eric Asimov

  3 Nov 2009 | 11:53 am

  In my column in Wednesday's newspaper, I've written about some gorgeous Austrian wines that are newly available in the United States. What makes these wines so unusual? They come from vineyards within the city limits of Vienna.

• The Mystery of Marketing

  By Eric Asimov

  30 Oct 2009 | 6:47 am

  Diageo's Wily Jack makes a mystery out of wine marketing.

• A Plea for Peaceful Coexistence

  By Eric Asimov

  27 Oct 2009 | 10:01 am

  Beer lovers, wine lovers, can't we all just get along?

• Ripeness Isn't All

  By Eric Asimov

  20 Oct 2009 | 10:58 am

  More American winemakers are creating less full-bodied flavors.

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  NYT: Prescriptions

• For Those Scoring at Home

  By David M. Herszenhorn

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:31 pm

  Hideki Matsui won't be there, but the House vote on health care reform is a World Series of sorts for fans of big-time politics.

• White House Officially Endorses House Health Bill

  By David M. Herszenhorn

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:41 pm

  In a singularly unsurprising statement released on Friday, the White House urged passage of the House health care bill.

• Democrat Gives Up Single-Payer Measure to Back Party Leaders

  By David M. Herszenhorn

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:16 am

  A House Democrat agrees to give up on a single-payer measure help streamline the voting on health care.

• Pushing for Clearer Drug Labels

  By Natasha Singer

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:59 am

  In the Senate health committee's bill, a proposal for drug labels that are easier for consumers to understand.

• With Doctors in Short Supply, Responsibilities for Nurses May Expand

  By Michelle Andrews

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am

  A health care overhaul is likely to exacerbate a looming shortage of primary care physicians. Enter the nurse practitioners.

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  NYT: The Quad

• Weekly Pick 'Em: The Tide Gets a Test

  By Connor Ennis

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:11 pm

  Could L.S.U. hand Alabama its first loss of the season?

• Weekly Matchups: Playoff Time

  By Fred Bierman

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:57 am

  Expect Alabama-L.S.U. to be a defensive struggle.

• A Chaminade Moment for LeMoyne

  By Connor Ennis

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:34 am

  LeMoyne's upset of Syracuse on Tuesday brought back memories of Chaminade stunning No. 1 Virginia in 1983.

• Team Unity Around the Camp Fire

  By Alison Lacey

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:44 am

  A team camping trip has helped the Iowa State women's basketball team grow closer.

• Raising Boise State's Profile

  By Connor Ennis

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:03 am

  The Western Athletic Conference has enlisted the services of a public relations firm to get Boise State's name out to members of the news media.

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  NYT: Slap Shot

• N.H.L. Scores: Leafs Beat Canes in Battle of Tail-Enders

  By The New York Times

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:05 am

  Results from games of Friday, Nov. 6.

• The Morning Skate: What the Salary Cap Hath Wrought, Kings Gain Believers and Lafleur's Film

  By Stu Hackel

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:17 pm

  The N.H.L.'s strict salary cap narrows horizons for the Red Wings and Bruins.

• 11/6/09: Elias Returning for Devils, and Neil's Huge Check on Hedman

  By Jeff Z. Klein

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:50 am

  The Devils' all-time leading scorer is expected to make his season debut, and a thunderous check in an N.H.L. game resembles a recent infamous check in the O.H.L.

• N.H.L. Scores: Kopitar's Kings School Crosby's Pens

  By The New York Times

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:02 am

  Results from games of Thursday, Nov. 5

• The Morning Skate: David Branch's Harsh Decision

  By Stu Hackel

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:32 pm

  The O.H.L. decision to suspend a player for the rest of the season following a dangerous body check into the end boards has drawn mixed reaction.

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  NYT: Straight Sets

• Q. & A. With Stacey Allaster: Reform in Women's Game

  By Christopher Clarey

  24 Oct 2009 | 2:50 pm

  Stacey Allaster, the new chairwoman and chief executive of the WTA Tour, had a tough act to follow but has acted decisively on several fronts.

• Henin Joins List of Notable Comebacks

  By Jeffrey Marcus

  22 Sep 2009 | 1:41 pm

  By announcing her comeback, former No. 1 Justine Henin adds herself to a list of women who have left tennis, only to return

• Op-Ed: Challenge, Anyone?

  By The New York Times

  21 Sep 2009 | 7:58 am

  Statistics show that professional tennis players could benefit substantially by questioning more calls.

• One Word Costs Federer $1,500

  By Jeffrey Marcus

  17 Sep 2009 | 1:54 pm

  Roger Federer was fined less than one-hundredth of a percent of his earnings.

• 'Can I Speak in Spanish?'

  By The New York Times

  15 Sep 2009 | 8:54 am

  Juan Martín del Potro's upset of Roger Federer at the United States Open on Monday has prompted a strong reaction among tennis fans, not only because he dethroned a five-time champion, but also because of the awkward moments after the match.

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  NYT: Tierney Lab

• Martin Gardner Prize

  By John Tierney

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:43 pm

  The judges have a prize for the best tribute to Martin Gardner, and the readers have solutions to Mr. Gardner's puzzles.

• Treating the Pain Epidemic

  By John Tierney

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:23 pm

  Chronic pain affects more than 70 million Americans, which makes it more widespread than heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined. So why don't more doctors and researchers take it seriously?

• Office Gossip Strategies

  By John Tierney

  2 Nov 2009 | 2:32 pm

  What's the gossip in your office? What's the gossip doing to your office? And what are the best strategies for gossips or anti-gossips to employ in the office?

• Monday Puzzle: The Case of the Mixed-Up Princes(s)

  By Pradeep Mutalik

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:01 am

  Wouldn't it be nice to have a technique, a magic bullet, that guaranteed you the highest probability of making your best choice in your mate?

• The Cosmic Countdown in Geneva Goes On

  By Dennis Overbye

  31 Oct 2009 | 10:10 am

  Scientists at CERN have sent a beam of protons into the Large Hadron Collider, and ran them part way around the giant underground ring successfully before dumping them.

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  NYT: Goal

• Revs Seek to Make Playoff Game Blanco's Last in M.L.S.

  By Jeffrey Marcus

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:40 pm

  The New England Revolution haven't had much success in Chicago in the M.L.S. playoffs. But if they can defend a one goal league, they may be able to end Cuauhtemoc Blanco's M.L.S. career.

• Milan's No. 10 Responds to Times Readers

  By Clarence Seedorf

  4 Nov 2009 | 3:47 pm

  A day after his A.C. Milan team tied 1-1 with Real Madrid in the Champions League, Clarence Seedorf answered questions from New York Times readers.

• Red Bulls' Boss Speaks

  By Jack Bell

  4 Nov 2009 | 3:05 pm

  Dietmar Beiersdorfer, the new sporting director of all Red Bull soccer properties, spoke Wednesday exclusively with The New York Times.

• How Did Barca Fare in Russian Test?

  By Jeffrey Marcus

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:01 pm

  Rubin Kazan held Barcelona to a tie in Russia, two weeks after defeating the European champion in Spain.

• Submit Questions for A.C. Milan's Clarence Seedorf

  By The New York Times

  3 Nov 2009 | 1:45 pm

  Clarence Seedorf, the A.C. Milan midfielder, will answer reader questions this week after his team's Champions League match against Real Madrid.

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  NYT: Times Traveler

• Women's Suffrage Campaign at Full Tilt

  By William S. Niederkorn

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:01 pm

  There is no letup in the campaign for women's suffrage, because "women of wealth and social position ... within the last year have enlisted actively in it and have given it the sinews of war.

• Two Shot in Chinatown as Tong War Erupts

  By William S. Niederkorn

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:01 pm

  Two members of a Chinese secret society, or tong, shot two members of another tong in New York City's Chinatown last night, mortally wounding one and crippling the other.

• Gustaf Mahler Unveils a New Philharmonic

  By William S. Niederkorn

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:01 pm

  Gustav Mahler, the new conductor of a wholly reorganized New York Philharmonic Society, opened the orchestra's 68th season last night at Carnegie Hall with works by Beethoven, Richard Strauss and Franz Liszt.

• Three Women Named to Board of Education

  By William S. Niederkorn

  3 Nov 2009 | 9:01 pm

  In a rare but not unprecedented move, Mayor George B. McClellan Jr. appointed three women to the 12-member Board of Education.

• William J. Gaynor Elected Mayor of New York

  By William S. Niederkorn

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:01 pm

  Voters elected William J. Gaynor yesterday as the next mayor of New York, a victory for Tammany Hall, but the Republican Fusion ticket won control of the powerful Board of Estimate and captured the offices of controller, presidency of the Board of Aldermen, and all borough presidencies except Queens.

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  NYT: Green Inc.

• More Readers Air Their (Clean) Laundry

  By Green Inc.

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:22 am

  In our fourth installment, Green Inc. readers respond to our post on efficiency, clothes dryers, and the resurgence of backyard line-drying with pictures of their clotheslines.

• Defining 'Sustainable' Palm Oil Production

  By Pete Browne

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:49 am

  The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil upset some conservationists when it concluded its annual meeting this week without including greenhouse gas emissions standards in its certification process.

• Syngas With Carbon Capture at Cook Inlet

  By Stefan Milkowski

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:26 am

  As the nation looks for ways to burn coal without producing so much carbon dioxide, developers, researchers, and environmentalists are looking at underground coal gasification, or U.C.G., with cautious optimism.

• Study: Managing Emissions Intensity

  By John Collins Rudolf

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:59 am

  A new World Bank study finds that some countries have managed to de-link economic growth and CO2 emissions.

• On Our Radar ...

  By R.M. Schneiderman

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:21 pm

  The aesthetics of the Prius (or lack thereof) and other energy and environment stories from around the Web.

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  NYT: Well

• Five Ways to Cook Chickpeas

  By Tara Parker-Pope

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:29 pm

  Chickpeas have been cultivated in the Mediterranean for thousands of years. They are good cold or hot, at home in a stew, soup or casserole, or without adornment in a salad or pasta.

• The Risk of Home Fetal Heart Monitors

  By Tara Parker-Pope

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:22 am

  British doctors are warning parents-to-be that home heart monitors can give a false sense of security and lead to delays in medical treatment.

• Walking for Miles in New York City

  By Tara Parker-Pope

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:47 am

  Maggie Nesciur, a waitress in Brooklyn, has structured her life around walking the New York City streets, covering as much as 43 miles in a day.

• Making the Most of Mental Health Benefits

  By Tara Parker-Pope

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:32 am

  A new Mental Health Parity Act takes effect for most insurance plans on Jan. 1, and it's likely that your mental health coverage has changed -- possibly for the better.

• The Cat Who Got Swine Flu

  By Tara Parker-Pope

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:37 am

  A few days after two members of an Ames, Iowa family came down with the flu, they noticed their 13-year-old cat wasn't feeling too well either. The cat has since become the first documented case of a feline contracting the new H1N1 virus, commonly called swine flu.

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  NYT: Idea of the Day

• Earth to Aliens: Forget It

  By Tom Kuntz

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:28 am

  Friday | Today's idea: To alien colonizers from outer space, Earth really wouldn't look all that inhabitable, a science fiction writer says. What a fluke life on this planet truly is. [Charlie's Blog]

• Does Technology Devalue Old People?

  By Alan Lee

  5 Nov 2009 | 3:33 am

  Thursday | Today's idea: "The same technological progress that enables our society to keep an ever-larger percentage of old folks' bodies going has simultaneously reduced the value of the minds within those bodies," a blogger says. What to do? [Philip Greenspun's Weblog]

• The 7 Survival Habits of Byzantium

  By Tom Kuntz

  4 Nov 2009 | 3:31 am

  Wednesday | Today's idea: The Byzantine Empire, which outlasted the western Roman Empire by centuries, points the way to preserving Pax Americana now, a historian says -- through diplomacy and subterfuge rather than full-scale war. [Foreign Policy]

• Free Online Sperm and Its Perils

  By Tom Kuntz

  3 Nov 2009 | 3:28 am

  Tuesday | Priced out of expensive regulated sperm banks, prospective parents are turning to a "booming gray market" in unregulated sperm donation, an article says. Let us count the ways this may not be a good idea. [Double X]

• Why Don't We Eat Fido?

  By Tom Kuntz

  2 Nov 2009 | 3:33 am

  Monday | Today's idea: "Food is not rational," an essay says. "Food is culture, habit, craving and identity" -- and that is why much of the world doesn't eat dog, even though there are perfectly good reasons to do so. [Wall Street Journal]

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  NYT: Wheels

• G.M. Recalling 53,000 Cars for Fuel Leak

  By Christopher Jensen

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am

  General Motors is recalling almost 53,000 Chevrolet Cobalts, Saturn Ions and Pontiac G5s because a fuel leak could cause a fire.

• D.W.I. Recliner Sells for $11,000

  By Stephen Williams

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:13 am

  The now-infamous motorized recliner of Proctor has been sold in an eBay auction for $10,999.99, and no one is happier than the police chief of the small Minnesota town. "It's finally out of my hair, and now my life can return to normal," Police Chief Walter Wobig said.

• G.M. Pulls Out an Old Chevy to Present a Crate Engine

  By Rex Roy

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:30 am

  The carmaker's presence at the SEMA Show was significantly reduced compared with last year, with its display cut in half and fewer customized vehicles per square foot.

• 'Green' and Pony Cars on the Same Stage at SEMA Show

  By Jerry Garrett

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:49 pm

  The automotive after-market parts and accessories industry, which holds its biggest gathering annually at the Specialty Equipment Market Association's trade show, would appear to be still alive, if not quite as well as it used to be.

• The Plethore LC-750, a Canadian Supercar

  By Kristen Hall-Geisler

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:28 am

  When you think Canada, you think supercar, non? If you don't, the new car company HTT Technologies is hoping you will by the end of 2010, when its first project, the Plethore LC-750, becomes available in the United States.

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  NYT: In Transit

• The Sunday Preview

  By The New York Times

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

  To visit the Archipelago of the Bijagós - a spattering of 88 palm-fringed and thinly populated islands off the coast of West Africa - is to enter another world and another century.

• Phoenix Couple Apparently Needed Extra Bags

  By Dan Saltzstein

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:13 pm

  Lost any luggage recently? If you've flown through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, you may have your answer.

• Travel Deals: Times Square Hotel Has Dress Rehearsal

  By Allison Busacca

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:44 am

  The Portland Square Hotel, a moderately-priced hotel in Times Square in Manhattan, is undergoing a multimillion dollar upgrade, and is expected to reopen next year with a new name, Sanctuary.

• Chefs Descend on Caymans

  By Dan Saltzstein

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm

  The Cayman Islands isn't exactly a culinary destination like New York or Paris, but during one week in January, it's where you'll find some of the best chefs in America.

• Q&A: New York City for a Teenage Visitor

  By David G. Allan

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:30 am

  "Do you have any ideas for entertaining teenage visitors in New York City? My teenage cousin is coming to New York, and I'd like to find some fun things to do with her."

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  NYT: Wordplay

• Oh, I Don't Know

  By Patrick Merrell

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  A challenging Saturday stumper.

• Pilgrimage

  By Patrick Merrell

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  A Friday puzzle that moves up in the world.

• A Grotesque Romance

  By Patrick Merrell

  4 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  A Thursday with a secret that's lurking.

• Foreboding Cartoons?

  By Patrick Merrell

  3 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  A Wednesday debut from the halls of M.I.T.

• One of the Three Green R's

  By Patrick Merrell

  2 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  Coming at a Tuesday puzzle from some different angles.

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  NYT: Laugh Lines

• 'Screaming Incoherently'

  By Alan Lee

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:27 am

  Monologue | Aired Thursday night on "The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien": During a speech, President Obama embarrassed his daughter, Malia. Did you hear about this? Embarrassed his daughter Malia by revealing that she recently got a 73 on a science test. Yeah, yeah, then Malia embarrassed him by asking him how the governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey turned out.

• 'Don't Blame Me'

  By Alan Lee

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:24 am

  strong>Monologue | Aired Thursday night on "The Late Show With David Letterman": Well, if you are not happy about Mayor Bloomberg being mayor, don't blame me, okay. If you are not happy about this, don't blame me. I voted for -- well, I don't remember his name.

• 'Casinos in Cleveland'

  By Alan Lee

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:21 am

  Monologue | Aired Thursday night on "The Jay Leno Show": President Obama says that his economic plan has saved or created one million new jobs. Well, one million and two if you count the jobs he created for governors of Virginia and New Jersey.

• 'The Currency of Today's Economy'

  By Alan Lee

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:18 am

  Monologue | Aired Thursday night on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon": During his speech in Wisconsin yesterday, President Obama explained that he was upset with his daughter, Malia, after she got a 73 on her science test. When I heard that, I was like, "73? I would have killed for a 73."

• 'Yes to Medical Marijuana'

  By Alan Lee

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:57 am

  Monologue | Aired Wednesday night on "The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien": Yesterday was election day and the people of New Jersey elected a new governor. That's right. Yeah, and I don't know how he did it, but congratulations to newly elected New Jersey Governor, Hamid Karzai.

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  NYT: You're the Boss

• 100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (Part 2)

  By Bruce Buschel

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am

  More things the servers will never do at our restaurateur-to-be's new restaurant.

• Small Business Goes to Washington (Part 2)

  By Robb Mandelbaum

  4 Nov 2009 | 1:54 pm

  Groups favoring a public option as part of a health care reform plan sent 134 business owners to Washington to lobby their legislators. Some came away frustrated.

• Buying a Business Instead of Starting One

  By Barbara Taylor

  4 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  Buying a going concern seems like a common-sense approach to business ownership, yet the thought doesn't occur to many entrepreneurs.

• Small Business Goes to Washington

  By Robb Mandelbaum

  3 Nov 2009 | 8:16 pm

  As entrepreneurs gave their views on health care reform before a Senate committee, they didn't always keep to the script the Democrats had written for the day.

• An Economist's Prescription for Aiding Small Business

  By The Editors

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:07 am

  To help small businesses, Mark Zandi of Moody's Economy.com has called for looser reins on S.B.A. lending and broader provisions for money-losing companies to recoup back taxes. What do you think?

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  NYT: And the Pursuit of Happiness

• E Pluribus Unum

  By Maira Kalman

  29 Oct 2009 | 6:24 pm

  A walk through the bicameral and bipartisan halls of Congress.

• For Goodness' Sake

  By Maira Kalman

  24 Sep 2009 | 3:47 pm

  Maira Kalman visits City Hall, the marriage bureau and a pretty sewage treatment plant.

• 'I Lift My Lamp Beside the Golden Door'

  By Maira Kalman

  27 Aug 2009 | 6:02 pm

  Maira Kalman explains how everyone got to America.

• Can Do

  By Maira Kalman

  30 Jul 2009 | 6:58 pm

  How Benjamin Franklin turned America into the land of invention.

• Time Wastes Too Fast

  By Maira Kalman

  25 Jun 2009 | 6:08 pm

  If you want to understand the United States and its people, says Maira Kalman, you need to visit Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home in Virginia.

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  NYT: The Opinionator

• Weekend Opinionator: Are Democrats, Too, Facing a Civil War?

  By Tobin Harshaw

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:40 pm

  Hard-left Democrats and their gay allies may challenge moderate candidates.

• Maine Event

  By Eric Etheridge

  4 Nov 2009 | 1:15 pm

  The state's ballot repeal of its recent gay marriage law took pundits off guard.

• Exit Polls and Exit, Corzine

  By Tobin Harshaw

  3 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm

  In the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races, did President Obama also lose?

• One Year In

  By Eric Etheridge

  3 Nov 2009 | 2:25 pm

  Has Barack Obama changed the world, or has it changed him?

• Afghan 'Fiasco'

  By Eric Etheridge

  2 Nov 2009 | 2:32 pm

  How bad was the election that returned Karzai to power? Pundits count the ways.

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  NYT: Timothy Egan - Outposts

• 4 Nov 2009 | 6:30 pm

  By The Editors

  4 Nov 2009 | 6:30 pm

  Timothy Egan is away this week.

• Napoleon's Dynamite

  By Timothy Egan

  28 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm

  A Napoleonic perspective on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

• 14 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm

  By The Editors

  14 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm

  Timothy Egan is away this week.

• Restoration Harvest

  By Timothy Egan

  7 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm

  Even though organic might not always mean better, this is a good time of year to think about where our food comes from.

• Secret Lives of the Presidents

  By Timothy Egan

  30 Sep 2009 | 6:30 pm

  What if presidents spoke their minds instead of taking positions and making pronouncements often wildly at odds with their true beliefs?

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  NYT: Allison Arieff - By Design

• Not New, But Improved

  By Allison Arieff

  1 Nov 2009 | 5:30 pm

  A big step forward in product design simply involves using better materials.

• Pavement to Parks

  By Allison Arieff

  22 Sep 2009 | 7:00 pm

  Cities are trying innovative new approaches to turning empty space into park space.

• Competing for a Cause

  By Allison Arieff

  10 Sep 2009 | 6:30 pm

  At the intersection of design and education, an opportunity to improve school facilities through competitions and the involvement of students.

• Designs on Policy

  By Allison Arieff

  19 Jul 2009 | 6:30 pm

  Better design can improve currency, application forms and the bureaucracy in general.

• Rethinking the Mall

  By Allison Arieff

  1 Jun 2009 | 7:25 pm

  At a convention for shopping mall designers and developers, a glimpse of the future and, unfortunately, the past.

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  NYT: Room for Debate

• Combat Stress and the Fort Hood Gunman

  By The Editors

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:09 pm

  Is post-traumatic stress among caregivers a significant problem?

• Abbas Makes His Move

  By The Editors

  5 Nov 2009 | 5:23 pm

  What's behind the Palestinian president's surprising announcement?

• What Did the Election Mean?

  By The Editors

  4 Nov 2009 | 11:54 am

  Lessons learned for Democrats and Republicans.

• Buffett's Bet on Trains

  By The Editors

  3 Nov 2009 | 5:29 pm

  Railroads were once the engines of the U.S. economy. What role do they play now?

• U.S. Options and the Karzai Brothers

  By The Editors

  2 Nov 2009 | 1:45 pm

  What are the prospects for reform in the Afghan government?

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  NYT: The Conversation

• Reading the Election Tea Leaves

  By David Brooks and Gail Collins

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:41 pm

  What the results mean.

• Self-Image and Party Politics

  By David Brooks and Bob Herbert

  29 Oct 2009 | 9:36 am

  Are you baffled by what Democrats and Republicans are doing? If so, you're not alone.

• Support for the Troops

  By David Brooks and Bob Herbert

  22 Oct 2009 | 1:25 pm

  What can civilians do to share some of the burden of fighting a war?

• The Economy Is Still in a Funk

  By David Brooks and Bob Herbert

  15 Oct 2009 | 9:45 am

  David Brooks and Bob Herbert lament the poor health of the U.S. economy, particularly the joblessness.

• What Bush Wrought

  By David Brooks and Gail Collins

  7 Oct 2009 | 10:30 am

  Thanks to Iraq and tax cuts, an energy bill looks more problematic than health care reform.

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  NYT: Schott's Vocab

• Weekend Competition: Steve Martin Luther King Lear

  By Ben Schott

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am

  This weekend, the Oulipian theme continues as co-vocabularists are invited to create composite individuals. For example: Elton John Lenon; Al Gore Vidal Sassoon; and Benjamin Harrison Ford Madox Ford.

• Metrotextual

  By Ben Schott

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am

  A description of men who use "kisses" when texting.

• Gee-yoncé

  By Ben Schott

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

  Nickname given to Lady Gaga after filming the music video for Beyoncé's single, "Video Phone."

• Non-Fire Night

  By Ben Schott

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:21 am

  Health and safety inspired bonfire-less bonfire night celebrations.

• Kosegare

  By Ben Schott

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  The name given to a network of young farmers in Japan - used to mean "farmer's son" - hoping to make farming trendy.

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  NYT: Judith Warner - Domestic Disturbances

• 5 Nov 2009 | 6:30 pm

  By The Editors

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:30 pm

  Judith Warner is away this week.

• Perils of the Recession Generation

  By Judith Warner

  29 Oct 2009 | 6:05 pm

  Children and teenagers are suffering from the recession, much as they did during the Great Depression. One difference is, back in the 1930s, greater efforts were made to help them.

• When We're Equal, We'll Be Happy

  By Judith Warner

  22 Oct 2009 | 6:26 pm

  Why aren't women happier? Because there are still too many obstacles to equality.

• I Feel It Coming Together

  By Judith Warner

  15 Oct 2009 | 6:10 pm

  Facing mid-life and mortality head on, with a little song and dance.

• The Choice Myth

  By Judith Warner

  8 Oct 2009 | 6:08 pm

  In case it was needed, more evidence that most mothers who leave the workforce do so by necessity, not choice.

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  NYT: Talk Show - Dick Cavett Speaks Again

• Richard Burton: An Afterword

  By Dick Cavett

  30 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm

  When Richard Burton was touring in "Camelot," some of the "choices" he made as an actor were beyond his control.

• Richard Burton: A Regretful Au Revoir

  By Dick Cavett

  9 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm

  In the final installment of a four-part interview from 1980, Richard Burton talks about drinking, among other things.

• A Third Bit of Burton

  By Dick Cavett

  25 Sep 2009 | 6:30 pm

  Twenty-five years after Richard Burton's death, another archival interview, this one focusing on Hollywood, with stories about Greta Garbo, Humphrey Bogart and others.

• Strange, Dear, but True, Dear

  By Dick Cavett

  11 Sep 2009 | 6:30 pm

  An extraordinary coincidence involving a book, a house and (in a supporting role) F.D.R.

• Another Bit of Burton

  By Dick Cavett

  28 Aug 2009 | 6:30 pm

  The author and host remembers Richard Burton, Paul Scofield and Domenick Dunne.

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  NYT: Freakonomics

• What Are the Most Notable Quotes From 2009?

  By Fred Shapiro

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:43 am

  Yale Book of Quotations editor Fred solicits your nominations for most notable quote of 2009.

• A Different Kind of Organ Market?

  By Freakonomics

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am

  Who gets bumped to the front of UCLA medical center's liver-transplant line? The godfather of the Japanese mafia, according to this 60 Minutes video...

• Charity Won't Contain This Secondary Market

  By Daniel Hamermesh

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:20 am

  Each year I receive about 10 introductory economics textbooks from publishers. The purpose is to induce me to adopt the book in my 500-student principles class...

• Do Earmarks Matter?

  By Freakonomics

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:31 am

  Making fun of earmarked Congressional spending is easy, feel-good entertainment. But is it a distraction from the bigger problem?

• SuperFreakonomics Book Club: Emily Oster Answers Your Questions

  By Stephen J. Dubner

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:34 am

  Our first guest was University of Chicago economist Emily Oster, whose research, co-authored with Robert Jensen, formed the basis of the section where we discuss how the introduction of television turned out to be an unlikely boon for rural Indian women. (I should have also mentioned that we cite Emily's fascinating research on how women were regularly put to death for centuries on charges of witchcraft.)

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  NYT: Stanley Fish - Think Again

• 26 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm

  By The Editors

  26 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm

  Stanley Fish is away this week.

• Academics Under Siege

  By Stanley Fish

  19 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm

  Reader responses and further debate on the issue of academic freedom and the law.

• The Rise and Fall of Academic Abstention

  By Stanley Fish

  12 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm

  A new book examines the growing impact of the law on academic freedom.

• The Andes Chronicles

  By Stanley Fish

  5 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm

  A postcard from an unusual small town that, against all odds, works.

• 28 Sep 2009 | 6:30 pm

  By The Editors

  28 Sep 2009 | 6:30 pm

  Stanley Fish is away this week.

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  NYT: Happy Days

• Is That All There Is?

  By The Editors

  5 Nov 2009 | 3:13 pm

  Readers respond to the final essay in the 2009 Happy Days series.

• Happy Ending

  By Todd May

  2 Nov 2009 | 5:25 pm

  In order for our lives to have meaning, we need to die.

• Kierkegaard on the Couch

  By Gordon Marino

  28 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm

  Have we lost the distinction between psychological and spiritual disorders, between depression and despair?

• The Art of Defying Death

  By Elizabeth Kadetsky

  14 Oct 2009 | 6:25 pm

  How yoga helped one woman survive an attack and its aftermath.

• Olivia Judson on Humans and Suicide

  By The Editors

  14 Oct 2009 | 6:17 am

  A Times online columnist tackles an essential question of survival.

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  NYT: Olivia Judson - The Wild Side

• License to Wonder

  By Olivia Judson

  3 Nov 2009 | 6:30 pm

  Yes, science relies on facts, but also on speculation and inspiration.

• A Language of Smiles

  By Olivia Judson

  27 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm

  When it comes to mood adjustment, is it possible that putting on a happy face might actually work?

• 20 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm

  By The Editors

  20 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm

  Olivia Judson is away this week.

• A Long, Melancholy Roar

  By Olivia Judson

  13 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm

  Humans have learned to fear attacks from certain quarters -- lions, crocodiles, and so forth -- but not from others that are both less obvious and more deadly.

• 'Leopard Behind You!'

  By Olivia Judson

  6 Oct 2009 | 6:45 pm

  Not only do many animals have sufficient vocabularies to sound an alarm when predators are near, but they're able to get very specific.

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  NYT: Home Fires

• Surviving Fort Hood

  By Joseph A. Kinney

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:09 am

  The killings at Fort Hood are a reminder of our failure to deal with the psychological wounds of war.

• Oceans Apart

  By Sandi Austin

  4 Nov 2009 | 6:30 pm

  A young mother and veteran on the pains of family separation during wartime.

• The Times 'Women at Arms' Series

  By The Editors

  1 Nov 2009 | 4:25 am

  A look at a Times series on women in today's military.

• Revelations of a Mere Mortal

  By Jeffrey D. Barnett

  27 Oct 2009 | 2:26 pm

  How confrontations with violence and death in Iraq changed one Marine's outlook on life.

• The Minefield at Home

  By Michael Jernigan

  25 Oct 2009 | 6:00 pm

  Why many returning veterans feel like strangers.