TOP NEWS
Fight on Budget Poses Test for Two Leaders
By JEFF ZELENY
President Obama and Speaker John A. Boehner face challenges from adversaries as well as their own followers.
Obama Is Set to Redo Team on War Policy
By DAVID E. SANGER and THOM SHANKER
Some key members of the national security team are departing, potentially revamping the entire dynamic of the next war council.
Military Analysis
Libyan Rebels Don't Really Add Up to an Army
By C. J. CHIVERS
Many of the fighters are brave, but by almost all measures by which a military might be assessed, they are a hapless bunch.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"Suddenly, the world was extending its hand to us. We learned we're not alone."
Mayor Katsunobu Sakurai of Minamisoma, who made a videotaped plea for help to his tsunami-stricken town in Japan.
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Video:
Obama and the Budget Battle
The
Times's Jackie Calmes discusses the challenges and opportunities for
President Obama in the current impasse over the 2011 and 2012 budgets.
Opinion
Opinionator
Gitmo Fatigue at the Supreme Court
By LINDA GREENHOUSE
Three
rejected appeals this week may mean the justices have nothing left to
say about the legality of the detentions at Guantánamo Bay.
WORLD
Bahrain's Rulers Tighten Their Grip on Battered Opposition
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS
The
splintered Shiite opposition in Bahrain is seeking ways to regain
momentum after the nation's Sunni rulers crushed opposition protests
last month.
Defense Chief Is on Mission to Mend Saudi Relations
By ELISABETH BUMILLER
The meeting is an effort to warm up unusually cold relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia.
Syria Tries to Placate Sunnis and Kurds
By LIAM STACK and KATHERINE ZOEPF
The
government of President Bashar al-Assad offered several unusual
gestures on Wednesday intended to earn it good will among Sunnis and
Kurds.
U.S.
Police Lesson: Social Network Tools Have 2 Edges
By ERICA GOODE
Facebook and Twitter can be valuable to law enforcement agencies, but careless postings get departments in trouble.
Fueled by Protests, Angry Wisconsin Voters Show Up to Fight
By MONICA DAVEY
What seems beyond debate is that Wisconsin voters have rarely been quite so split, so worked up, so mad.
A Fixture of Hollywood's Past, Now Tarnished by Strife
By JENNIFER MEDINA
After
decades of glamour, the Woman's Club of Hollywood now finds itself torn
by lawsuits and an internal struggle for power that threatens its
survival.
BUSINESS
Disabled, but Looking for Work
By MOTOKO RICH
The
number of people collecting Social Security disability benefits is
rising, and the agency's Ticket to Work employment program has done
little to ease the burden.
DealBook
Prosecution Rests Its Case in Galleon Trial
By PETER LATTMAN
After
presenting secretly recorded telephone conversations between Raj
Rajaratnam and his supposed accomplices, the government rested its case
against him.
U.S. and Colombia Near Trade Pact
By HELENE COOPER and STEVEN GREENHOUSE
Colombia has agreed to do more to protect union leaders, which the administration hopes will help with Congress.
SPORTS
On Baseball
0-5 Red Sox Are Looking for Answers
By TYLER KEPNER
Though
five games is an absurdly small sample size, only one team in the
wild-card era, the 1995 Cincinnati Reds, has reached the postseason
after starting 0-5.
Yankees' Soriano Apologizes for Absence After Loss | Yankees vs. Twins, PPD - Roundup: Tampa Bay Loses Again; Texas Moves to 6-0
Phillies 10, Mets 7
Pelfrey's Problems Show Mets Are Missing an Ace
By DAVID WALDSTEIN
The Mets' No. 1 starter, Mike Pelfrey, did not make it out of the third inning and gave up seven runs.
Knicks 97, 76ers 92
Knicks Move Up a Notch, but Are Bruised in the Process
By HOWARD BECK
Chauncey
Billups bruised his right thigh in the third quarter as the Knicks
overtook the 76ers for sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
ARTS
Rehearse Me a Little, Wherever You Are
By DAVE ITZKOFF
A
new production of "Company" has resorted to a grab bag of strategies,
shortcuts and cheats to get its far-flung cast of A-list performers
quickly up to speed.
Television Review | 'Gigolos'
Gross? Maybe. But It Got Me on TV, Right?
By ALESSANDRA STANLEY
A bluntly pornographic Showtime reality series depicts five male prostitutes who cater exclusively to women.
Critic's Notebook
To Renovate, and Surpass, City's Legacy
By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF
New
Orleans seeks to attract a federal grant as a way to overhaul its
Iberville public housing complex and neighboring areas of the city.
FASHION & STYLE
As Days Grow Longer, So Do Hems
By RUTH LA FERLA
This
spring, willowy, flowing dresses and skirts are sweeping the pavements,
and the shops. Yet the covered-up look is often far from prim.
A Collector of People Along With Art
By GUY TREBAY
A one-of-a-kind art dealer had a natural flair for storytelling, self-promotion and social climbing.
Star Designer Leaves Balmain Fashion House
By ERIC WILSON
The departure of Christophe Decarnin is the latest in a string of shake-ups at luxury fashion houses.
EDITORIALS
Editorial
Wal-Mart v. Women
If
the Supreme Court rejects the employment discrimination lawsuit against
Wal-Mart, it will send a chilling message that some companies are too
big to be held accountable.
Editorial
Better Protecting Prisoners
New rules intended to end rape and other abuse in prison are sound, as far as they go.
Editorial
A Temporary Reprieve for Nassau Bus Riders
A
late infusion of cash from Albany has postponed a plan to cripple
Nassau County's bus service, but only until the end of the year.
Editorial | Appreciations
George Tooker
By LAWRENCE DOWNES
"Government
Bureau," a 1956 painting by George Tooker, who died on March 27, is one
of the best-known depictions of modern alienation and despair.
OP-ED
Op-Ed Contributor
Out of Context
By CAROLINE ALEXANDER
How the 9/11 memorial in New York misuses a passage from Virgil's "Aeneid."
Op-Ed Columnist
Medicine on the Move
By GAIL COLLINS
It's very difficult to be a civilian in the world of science.
Op-Ed Columnist
Why Pay Congress?
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
As
we face a government shutdown, one group of federal employees is
expected to keep getting paid: the members of Congress who are causing
this mess.
