TOP NEWS
Allies Are Split on Goal and Exit Strategy of Libya Mission
By STEVEN LEE MYERS and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
The
questions swirling around the operation's command mirrored the
strategic divisions over how exactly the coalition will bring it to an
end.
Many U.S. Blacks Moving to South, Reversing Trend
By SABRINA TAVERNISE and ROBERT GEBELOFF
The
percentage of the nation's African-American population living in the
South has hit its highest point in half a century, census data shows.
But Nobody Pays That
G.E.'s Strategies Let It Avoid Taxes Altogether
By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI
General Electric is skilled at avoiding taxes, lately to the extent that the Treasury owes the company money.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"The
notion of the North and its cities as the promised land has been a
powerful part of African-American life, culture and history, and now it
all seems to be passing by."
CLEMENT PRICE, professor of history at
U.S.
Interactive Map:
Mapping the 2010 U.S. Census
Population growth and decline, changes in racial and ethnic concentrations and housing development.
Opinion
Opinionator
In Defense of 'Dithering'
By TIMOTHY EGAN
President Obama's deliberative approach has, for the most part, served him well.
WORLD
Islamist Group Is Rising Force in a New Egypt
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
The
Muslim Brotherhood, once banned, is now a tacit partner with the
military government that many fear will thwart fundamental changes.
Japan Raises Possibility of Breach in Reactor Vessel
By DAVID JOLLY and HIROKO TABUCHI
Japan's
effort to contain the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant
suffered a setback, an official said on Friday, citing evidence that the
reactor vessel of the No. 3 unit may have been damaged.
Memo From Moscow
Leaders' Spat Tests Skills of Survival in the Kremlin
By ELLEN BARRY
Faced
with rare disagreement between Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and
President Dmitri Medvedev - over Libya - members of Russia's elite chose
to avoid backing one or the other.
U.S.
Census Data Presents Rise in Multiracial Population of Youths
By SUSAN SAULNY
Among
American children, the multiracial population has increased almost 50
percent since 2000, making it the fastest growing youth group, according
to census data released Thursday.
Lobbyists' Long Effort to Revive Nuclear Industry Faces New Test
By ERIC LICHTBLAU
Interest
in nuclear energy grew during the presidencies of both George W. Bush
and Barack Obama, but now the industry faces an uncertain future.
Madonna's Charity Fails in Bid to Finance School
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Plans
to build the $15 million school have been abandoned amid criticism of
what auditors called $3.8 million in outlandish expenditures.
BUSINESS
A Radical Kind of Reactor
By KEITH BRADSHER
China is building two nuclear reactors with a radically different design that is meant to decrease the chances of a meltdown.
Graphic: A Different Kind of Nuclear Reactor in ChinaToyota, Struggling With Part Shortages, to Restart Car Lines
By NICK BUNKLEY and DAVID JOLLY
As
automakers scramble to ensure a reliable supply of parts from Japan,
Toyota said it would restart production of Prius and Lexus hybrids next
week.
Some Weigh Restructuring Portugal's Debt
By LANDON THOMAS Jr.
Some economists say Europe should force investors to take a loss on their bond holdings rather than bail Portugal out.
SPORTS
Mets Are Said to Be Suffering Sizable Losses
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and RICHARD SANDOMIR
The
team's losses, projected to hit another $50 million or more this
season, come with a range of implications for its owners, who are trying
to sell a portion of the club.
West: Arizona 93, Duke 77
A Makeover Continues as Arizona Stuns Duke
By SAM AMICK
Derrick
Williams scored a career-high 32 points and his Arizona teammates
showed they're not just a one-man team, upsetting the defending national
champion Duke.
Southeast: Butler 61, Wisconsin 54
Butler Relies on Defense to Stymie Wisconsin
By PETE THAMEL
There
are no more surprises when the Bulldogs dismantle a higher seed, this
time earning a trip to the Southeast Regional final by ousting the No. 4
seeded Badgers.
ARTS
Theater Review | 'The Book of Mormon'
Missionary Men With Confidence in Sunshine
By BEN BRANTLEY
"The
Book of Mormon," a collaboration between the creator's of "South Park"
and the composer of "Avenue Q," is that rare thing: an old-fashioned,
pleasure-giving musical.
Television Review | 'Mildred Pierce'
A Mother's Love, Unrequited
By ALESSANDRA STANLEY
Kate Winslet stars in the HBO mini-series "Mildred Pierce," a literally faithful version of the James M. Cain novel.
Interactive FeatureArt Review
Bleak Visions From Early-20th-Century Rebels
By ROBERTA SMITH
The
Museum of Modern Art's "German Expressionism: The Graphic Impulse,"
beginning Sunday, is infused with an urgent, crackling energy, by turns
joyful, satiric, grim and tragic.
MOVIES
Movie Review | 'Potiche'
Labor Strife? Send in the Boss's Wife
By A. O. SCOTT
Catherine
Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu join forces in the 1970s-era comedy
"Potiche," about a trophy wife who must run the family business.
Movie Review | 'Miral'
Hopes and Struggles in a Difficult Land
By A. O. SCOTT
Julian Schnabel brings "Miral," based on Rula Jebreal's novel, to the screen.
Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011
A Lustrous Pinnacle of Hollywood Glamour
By MEL GUSSOW
Elizabeth Taylor, whose name was synonymous with Hollywood glamour, dazzled generations of moviegoers with her beauty.
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Critics' Picks: 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf'EDITORIALS
Editorial
N.Y.C. vs. N.Y.S., the Pension Battle
New York City should take control of its finances, and pension costs, back from Albany.
Editorial
Egypt's Unfinished Revolution
The
protests that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak were just the first
phase in a transition to what may be a democratic future.
Editorial
Let Them Eat Cutbacks
Sad wonder that cuts in food stamps are the latest proposal heading for the House Republicans' budgetary chopping block.
OP-ED
Inflated Worries
By LAURENCE H. MEYER
The
Federal Reserve is right to pay more attention to "core," inflation,
which excludes food and energy prices, when it sets monetary policy.
Op-Ed Columnist
The Austerity Delusion
By PAUL KRUGMAN
These
days, you're not considered serious in Washington unless you profess
allegiance to the same doctrine that's failing so dismally in Europe.
Columnist Page | Blog - Roger Cohen is off today.
Op-Ed Columnist
The Ego Advantage
By DAVID BROOKS
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's unhinged megalomania may just be the key to his longevity.
Op-Ed Contributor
The Boss Falls. Then What?
By GREGORY JOHNSEN
Either the United States and its allies help Yemen rebuild, or militants will.
