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Monday, April 21, 2008
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Trailing in Pennsylvania, Obama Sharpens Tone
By JEFF ZELENY and KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
In commercials and appearances, Senator Barack Obama has cast his opponent in one of the most negative lights of the entire 16-month campaign.
Pope Ends Visit With Yankee Stadium Mass
By PAUL VITELLO
Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday ended his first visit to the United States as leader of the Roman Catholic Church with a reminder to the faithful that “obedience” to the authority of the church is the foundation of their religious faith.
Human Wave Flees Violence in Zimbabwe
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
More than 1,000 people every day are fleeing Zimbabwe for South Africa.
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QUOTATION OF THE DAY
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"The secret is how to adjust. I ask myself how am I going to fit into this world, and how am I going to do it without killing myself."
DAVID A. PATERSON,
New York’s governor, who is legally blind.
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WORLD
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In Lean Times, Biotech Grains Are Less Taboo
By ANDREW POLLACK
Food prices and global grain shortages are bringing new pressures on governments, food companies and consumers to relax their resistance to genetically engineered crops.
Civilians Suffer in Sadr City’s Daily Gun Battles
By MICHAEL R. GORDON
The militias have generally avoided shooting at civilians, but as the fighting has intensified, civilian casualties have increased.
Protests of the West Spread in China
By ANDREW JACOBS
Demonstrations against a French supermarket chain spread on Sunday as thousands of people protested what they said was France’s sympathy for pro-Tibetan agitators.
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U.S.
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In the Pit, With the Pope and Memories of a Brother
By MANNY FERNANDEZ and IAN FISHER
Closing his U.S. trip, Pope Benedict XVI offered prayers at ground zero, calling it “a scene of incredible violence and pain,” and met with family members of those lost.
Cat Lovers Appreciate Soul Mate in Vatican
By ANDY NEWMAN
Along with an enormous entourage and a message of peace, the pope brought with him to the U.S. a lifelong love of cats, and animal rights activists took note.
Egan May Be Leaving the Archdiocese Soon, Now That a Historic Visit Has Ended
By ANDY NEWMAN
Serving as host to Pope Benedict XVI was likely the swan song for Cardinal Edward M. Egan, who was required to submit his resignation when he turned 75 last year.
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WASHINGTON
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List of McCain Fund-Raisers Includes Prominent Lobbyists
By MICHAEL LUO and SARAH WHEATON
The number of lobbyists among Senator John McCain’s top fund-raisers highlights the balancing act he must strike as he tries to maintain his reputation as a reformer.
McCain Reports Improved Fund-Raising, but Still Lags
By LESLIE WAYNE
Senator John McCain’s campaign raised more than $15 million in March. Still, he lags far behind Senator Barack Obama, who has outraised and outspent all other candidates.
In Democrats’ Fight, the Numbers Count
By JOHN HARWOOD
More than any presidential nomination race in memory, the battle between Senators Obama and Clinton has been reduced to numbers: delegates, dollars, votes, polls.
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BUSINESS
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In Lean Times, Biotech Grains Are Less Taboo
By ANDREW POLLACK
Food prices and global grain shortages are bringing new pressures on governments, food companies and consumers to relax their resistance to genetically engineered crops.
Who Owns Sports Coverage?
By TIM ARANGO
Tension over sports blogging is one of the strains between sports franchises, leagues and reporters to have emerged during the digital age.
Paramount Ready to End Movie Sales to Showtime
By TIM ARANGO
Viacom’s Paramount Pictures announced it would start its own premium television channel, along with MGM and Lionsgate.
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TECHNOLOGY
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Who Owns Sports Coverage?
By TIM ARANGO
Tension over sports blogging is one of the strains between sports franchises, leagues and reporters to have emerged during the digital age.
New Wii Games Find a Big (but Stingy) Audience
By JEFF MUSKUS
Marketing its Wii video-game system at a lower price than competitors, Nintendo has caught a wider net of potential customers, but game sales have also been slower with this softer audience.
A Web Shift in the Way Advertisers Seek Clicks
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
So far, the threat of a recession has not slowed the migration of ad dollars to the Internet, but the slowing economy might be changing where those dollars are being spent.
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ARTS
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A Broadway Flop Again Raises Its Antlers
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
“Moose Murders,” a fabled Broadway flop, reappeared 25 years later in Rochester. It was not a pretty sight.
MUSIC REVIEW | 'WOZZECK'
No Breaks in Life, Not Even in a Fast-Food World
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
Christoph Marthaler has directed a bleak, audacious and humane staging of Berg’s masterpiece at the Paris National Opera.
THEATER REVIEW | 'HOW THEATER FAILED AMERICA'
Hey! Show Business Is Not a Business
By CARYN JAMES
Mike Daisey’s latest monologue is a gentle remembrance of how he came to love theater, combined with sardonic rebukes to the corporate types who hold American theater hostage.
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NEW YORK/REGION
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In the Pit, With the Pope and Memories of a Brother
By MANNY FERNANDEZ and IAN FISHER
Closing his U.S. trip, Pope Benedict XVI offered prayers at ground zero, calling it “a scene of incredible violence and pain,” and met with family members of those lost.
Egan May Be Leaving the Archdiocese Soon, Now That a Historic Visit Has Ended
By ANDY NEWMAN
Serving as host to Pope Benedict XVI was likely the swan song for Cardinal Edward M. Egan, who was required to submit his resignation when he turned 75 last year.
Cat Lovers Appreciate Soul Mate in Vatican
By ANDY NEWMAN
Along with an enormous entourage and a message of peace, the pope brought with him to the U.S. a lifelong love of cats, and animal rights activists took note.
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MEDIA & ADVERTISING
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ADVERTISING
Sending in the Marines (to Recruit Women)
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA
Faced with the difficulty of recruiting during a long and unpopular war, the United States Marine Corps has started marketing itself to women in a concerted way for the first time.
Who Owns Sports Coverage?
By TIM ARANGO
Tension over sports blogging is one of the strains between sports franchises, leagues and reporters to have emerged during the digital age.
Paramount Ready to End Movie Sales to Showtime
By TIM ARANGO
Viacom’s Paramount Pictures announced it would start its own premium television channel, along with MGM and Lionsgate.
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EDITORIALS
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Millionaires’ Amendment
The Supreme Court should uphold Congress’s modest effort to help candidates who rely on outside contributions get their messages out to the voters.
The Road to Somewhere Shady
The Senate has taken the unusual step of proposing that the Justice Department begin a criminal investigation of a long-running Congressional embarrassment known as the Coconut Road earmark.
Protecting a Basic Freedom
The effort to enact a federal shield law for journalists got a much-needed bipartisan boost last week.
No More Dining in the Dark
A federal court served up just deserts for some New York restaurants last week, ordering them to follow city regulations and post calorie counts alongside menu prices.
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OP-ED
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Running Out of P***t to Exploit
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Will limited supplies of natural resources pose an obstacle to future world economic growth?
Exodus Exegesis
By WILLIAM KRISTOL
There’s a clear choice of worldviews in the Passover greetings from the Clinton, Obama and McCain campaigns.
OP-ED COLUMNIST
Of Wine, Haste and Religion
By ROGER COHEN
The French can give Americans, elitist or not, a lesson in slowing down.
Charge More, Merge Less, Fly Better
By ROBERT CRANDALL
Only government can save the airlines.
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ON THIS DAY
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On April 21, 1910, author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, died in Redding, Conn.
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