TOP NEWS
U.S. Backers of Israel Pressure Obama Over Policy on Iran
By MARK LANDLER
From Congress to
a major conference of American Jews and other supporters of Israel,
President Obama is being buffeted by calls for a more aggressive posture
toward Tehran.
Romney Traces Obama's Path on Delegates
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR
Mitt Romney is
turning in earnest, his aides say, to a strategy of slow-but-sure
delegate accumulation to beat back Rick Santorum.
The Long Run
From 'Nominal Catholic' to Clarion of Faith
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and LAURIE GOODSTEIN
Over the past
two decades, Rick Santorum has undergone a religious transformation that
is now spurring a national conversation about faith in the public
sphere.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"The Senate can't agree to cross the street. Iran has done more to bring us together than anything in the world."
SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM, Republican of South Carolina, on momentum for tougher action against Iran.
World
Photographs:
Glimpses of the Armed Opposition in Syria
The Free Syrian
Army, mostly military defectors, are outnumbered and outgunned. Yet,
support for the uprising is strong in Idlib Province, even as residents
endure hardships.
Opinion
Opinion
When Innocence Isn't Enough
By RAYMOND BONNER
Once a person
has been convicted, even on unimaginably shaky grounds, an almost
inexorable process - one that ends in execution - is set in motion.
WORLD
Bearing Witness in Syria: A War Reporter's Last Days
By TYLER HICKS
Tyler Hicks, a
photographer for The New York Times, recounted his trip into Syria last
month with Anthony Shadid, a Times correspondent who died during the
assignment.
Syria's Government Blocks Aid Convoy, Tightening Its Hold on a Devastated Area
By KAREEM FAHIM and HWAIDA SAAD
As the
government continued to block an aid convoy from entering a neighborhood
in Homs, refugees and activists reported that government forces were
turning their guns on other restive cities.
French-German Border Shapes More Than Territory
By STEVEN ERLANGER
The disparities
in the economies of Germany and France, visible in border towns between
the two countries, have emerged as focal points of the French
presidential campaign.
U.S.
When Living in Limbo Avoids Living on the Street
By SUSAN SAULNY
Forced by the
harsh realities of the real estate market, lenders are increasingly
likely to allow defaulting owners to remain in their homes.
BP Deal Opens a New Phase, but Case Is Far From Closed
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
The announcement
late Friday of a proposed $7.8 billion deal in the BP civil trial is
not the end of the case; the next steps in the process will take time,
and the terms still must be approved by a judge.
Towns Search for Survivors After Widespread Storms
By STEVEN YACCINO
Residents across
the South and Midwest assessed the damage after a string of tornadoes
and severe thunderstorms on Friday left dozens of people dead.
BUSINESS
Mission Control, Built for Cities
By NATASHA SINGER
I.B.M. has
designed a new operations center for the city of Rio de Janeiro,
coordinating all kinds of functions under one roof. The company hopes
the project will lead to a huge worldwide business.
In a Flood Tide of Digital Data, an Ark Full of Books
By DAVID STREITFELD
As society
embraces all forms of digital entertainment, a latter-day Noah is
looking the other way. Brewster Kahle, who runs the Internet Archive, a
nonprofit, hopes to collect one copy of every book.
Trying to Feel Like a Million Bucks, Too
By JANET MORRISSEY
Many of the
business world's titans stay in shape at Sitaras Fitness, a Midtown
Manhattan gym that is the brainchild of a bodybuilder. He - and his
software - track the members' progress.
SPORTS
Star-to-Be Who Never Was
By HARVEY ARATON
Lenny Cooke has
yet to discover what or who he is supposed to be since it became obvious
years ago that he would not fulfill his once presumed destiny and
become an N.B.A. star.
Video Feature: Scenes From Lenny Cooke's JourneyHigh School Players Forced to Choose in Soccer's New Way
By SAM BORDEN
A shift by the
United States Soccer Federation will require elite male players on its
Development Academy teams to participate in a nearly year-round season.
Bounties Called 'Inmates Governing Themselves'
By GREG BISHOP
The former Jet Trevor Pryce said that incentives, or bounties, were routine and informal among N.F.L. players.
ARTS
Read All About It! Kids Vex Titans!
By DAN BARRY
"Newsies the
Musical," a coming Disney Broadway production, recounts a strike waged
in 1899 by New York newsboys (with a few historical embellishments).
Interactive Feature: The Kids Who Shouted the NewsCable's New Pack of Girls, Trying on the Woman Thing
By DAVE ITZKOFF
Lena Dunham and
some of the cast members of the HBO comedy series "Girls" spoke about
their work on that new series and the issues it raises.
Venerated High Priest and Humble Servant of Music Education
By DANIEL J. WAKIN
José Antonio
Abreu, the founder and influential leader of a classical music education
program in Venezuela called El Sistema, engenders deep respect.
MAGAZINE
True Londoners Are Extinct
By CRAIG TAYLOR
But the city is as weird and alive as ever.
'Oh, London, You Drama Queen'
By CHINA MIÉVILLE
Life in the world capital of wealth and worry.
Explaining Londoners
By RAVI SOMAIYA, ROSIE SCHAAP, ANDREW MUELLER, MICKEY RAPKIN, ERIC SPITZNAGEL, TIM SAMUELS, SARAH LYALL, ROGER BENNETT, ANDREW MUELLER, ADAM LEFF, RICHARD RUSHFIELD, KALEEM AFTAB, EDWARD SCHNEIDER, and JON KELLY
A collection of riddles about them and the world they inhabit.
EDITORIALS
Editorial
Surveillance, Security and Civil Liberties
The Justice
Department should quickly determine whether the N.Y.P.D.'s surveillance
of Muslims warrants a full civil rights investigation.
Editorial
The Truth About the Doomsday Virus?
A truly independent evaluation is needed to ensure safety and reassure the public about the bird flu virus.
Editorial
We Know How to Spell Relief
Local stations
can and should challenge third-party advertisers, including super PACs,
to prove the accuracy of their political ads.
SUNDAY REVIEW
Op-Ed Columnist
Snowe's Sad Retreat
By FRANK BRUNI
Politics these days insists that we fit into tidy boxes. Olympia Snowe never did.
Op-Ed Columnist
Have You No Shame, Rush?
By MAUREEN DOWD
A young girl and an old saint teach the unmoored Republicans a lesson in civil discourse.
Op-Ed Columnist
Take the Subway
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
How can we keep growing without consuming more resources?
