TOP NEWS
Fatah and Hamas Announce Outline of Deal
By ETHAN BRONNER and ISABEL KERSHNER
Fatah and Hamas, rival Palestinian movements, announced an agreement in principle to end the years-long internal schism.
Obama's Pentagon and C.I.A. Picks Show Shift in How U.S. Fights
By MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT
The
latest evidence of a 10-year shift in American missions is seen with
Leon E. Panetta, the intelligence chief, going to the Pentagon, and Gen.
David H. Petraeus going to the C.I.A.
Times Topics: Leon E. Panetta | David H. Petraeus - Panetta Comes Armed With Background in Budget Fights
- Director Petraeus to Face Different Culture at C.I.A.
- Obama Realigning His War Council
- Video: TimesCast | New Appointments Defense
With Document, Obama Seeks to End 'Birther' Issue
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR
The
president's move injected him into the "birther" controversy in the
hope of finally ending it, as aides said, or perhaps even turning it to
his advantage.
Video: Analyzing the Move
Birth CertificateQUOTATION OF THE DAY
"We're not going to be able to solve our problems if we get distracted by sideshows and carnival barkers."
PRESIDENT OBAMA, on the controversy, stoked by Donald Trump, over whether he was born in the United States.
U.S.
Video:
Obama Releases 'Long Form' Birth Records
John
Harwood and Michael D. Shear discuss President Obama's decision to
release a copy of his "long form" birth certificate on Wednesday, hoping
to finally end a long-simmering conspiracy theory.
Opinion
Op-Ed Contributors
Honoring Those Who Said No
By JAMEEL JAFFER and LARRY SIEMS
To
address the damage from the Bush administration's interrogation and
detention policies, the Obama administration should recognize the public
servants who rejected torture.
WORLD
A Syrian Beacon Pays Price for Its Dissent
By ANTHONY SHADID
Dara'a
has become center stage of a Syrian uprising that has posed the
greatest challenge to the Assad family's four decades of rule.
Long Repressed in Syria, an Internal Opposition Takes Shape
By KATHERINE ZOEPF
Six
weeks after antigovernment protests began, a group of opposition
figures in Syria announced what they called a united front and asked for
support from the army.
Push in U.N. for Criticism of Syria Is Rejected
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
Western
nations failed to secure the simplest of Security Council measures: a
press statement calling on Syria's leaders to stop the violence against
their own people.
U.S.
Scores Die in Storms Across South; Tornado Ravages City
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR and TIMOTHY WILLIAMS
A
tornado tore through Tuscaloosa, Ala., destroying homes and buildings.
At least 61 people were killed in the state on Wednesday, and 16 more
died across the South.
In Florida, H.M.O.'s Would Treat Medicaid Patients
By LIZETTE ALVAREZ
The Republican-led Legislature wants to cut costs by shifting to H.M.O.'s from the pay-for-service model.
The Case for Cursive
By KATIE ZEZIMA
Computer keyboards and smartphones might be spelling the gradual death of the fancier ABC's.
BUSINESS
A.I.G. to Sue 2 Firms to Recover Some Losses
By LOUISE STORY
A
lawsuit against ICP Asset Management and Moore Capital makes a case for
$350 million in damages as well as recouping a "windfall."
DealBook
Sokol Is Accused of Misleading Buffett on Trades
By BEN PROTESS and PETER LATTMAN
Berkshire Hathaway said that David L. Sokol had violated standards of ethics in his purchases of shares of Lubrizol.
A Japanese Plant Struggles to Produce a Critical Auto Part
By ANDREW POLLACK and STEVE LOHR
Lack of chips from one plant is a reason auto production has slowed in Japan, the United States and elsewhere.
SPORTS
Panic of Final Stretch Stills Voice of Triple Crown
By JOE DRAPE
Tom
Durkin, who has called the Kentucky Derby 13 times, said he did not
renew his contract with NBC because of the anxiety the race had caused.
Smoltz Is Set to Challenge a Lurking 'Beast Within'
By KAREN CROUSE
John Smoltz, the former major league pitcher, is making his first start this week in a PGA Tour co-sanctioned event.
Judge Denies N.F.L. Petition as Injunction Stays, for Now
By JUDY BATTISTA
United
States District Judge Susan Richard Nelson Wednesday night rebuffed
efforts by the N.F.L. to have its lockout of players reinstated.
ARTS
Summer Movies
Gosh, Sweetie, That's a Big Gun
By A. O. SCOTT and MANOHLA DARGIS
The
summer season brings a cavalcade of testosterone-fueled action heroes,
but in the last year some women and girls have been shooting and clawing
their way into macho territory.
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Girls in Action | Scott and Dargis: Big Questions, Smart Women - Riff: Thelma, Louise and All the Pretty Women
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Summer Movies, Tribeca and More
Deficit Complicates City Ballet Labor Talks
By ROBIN POGREBIN
A
federal mediator has been brought in to help New York City Ballet
strike a deal with its dancers, but the dispute over a new contract has
become even more acrimonious.
Theater Review | 'The Normal Heart'
Raw Anguish of the Plague Years
By BEN BRANTLEY
"The Normal Heart," Larry Kramer's 1985 play about the AIDS epidemic, comes to Broadway in a revival with a top-notch cast.
FASHION & STYLE
The Man Who Made Working Out Cool
By TIM MURPHY
For
20 years, David Barton has ruled the New York gym scene. But marital
woes and financial problems are now his biggest challenges.
Civility on the Way Out? Add Dogs to That List
By BOB MORRIS
High-end
hounds and pampered pooches seem to be acting out everywhere these
days, in doorman buildings, the gated homes of Los Angeles or on
manicured Hamptons lawns.
Up Close
Put Me in That Suit, Coach
By TIM MURPHY
The stylist Rachel Johnson helps the Knicks' Amar'e Stoudemire turn heads off the court.
EDITORIALS
Editorial
A Certificate of Embarrassment
President Obama is finally forced to react to a preposterous political claim about his birth.
Editorial
The Limits of Fed Policy
Ben Bernanke can help, but Congress and the White House must do more to fix the economy.
Editorial
Recidivism's High Cost and a Way to Cut It
States
must rethink parole and probation policies that drive hundreds of
thousands of people back to prison every year, not for new crimes, but
for technical violations.
Editorial
The Duty of Counsel
We
strongly oppose the Defense of Marriage Act, but the decision of a law
firm to stop representing members of Congress who wish to defend the law
is deplorable.
OP-ED
Op-Ed Columnist
Department of Good News
By GAIL COLLINS
Between the royal wedding and the release of the president's birth certificate, what more could you possibly want to be happy?
Op-Ed Columnist
Great Leap Backward
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
While
a dramatic economic rise takes place in China, the country is also host
to an equally dramatic yet much less impressive rise in human rights
violations.
Op-Ed Contributors
Pain at the Pump? We Need More
By DANIEL C. ESTY and MICHAEL E. PORTER
An
emission charge would help tackle the trade imbalance, the deficit and
climate change, while enhancing national security and competitiveness.
