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Obama’s Break With Ex-Pastor Sets Sharp Shift in Tone
By JEFF ZELENY and ADAM NAGOURNEY
A week before two key primaries, the controversy surrounding his ex-pastor again erupted into a threat to Barack Obama’s ability to show that he could unify the Democratic Party.
Bush Says Pain From Economy Defies Easy Fix
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
President Bush accused the Democratic-controlled Congress of being uncooperative on bills that would address pocketbook issues.
Federal Money in Health Care Plan From McCain
By MICHAEL COOPER and KEVIN SACK
The senator called for the federal government to give money to states to help cover people who have been denied health insurance.
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QUOTATION OF THE DAY
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"I find these comments appalling. It contradicts everything that I’m about and who I am."
BARACK OBAMA,
on remarks by his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.
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Special Section: Business Travel
Air travel may be increasingly onerous, but airports are trying to make life easier with improved customer service and new amenities. |
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Op-Ed: The Hollow Man
As I watch Robert Mugabe tighten his hold on Zimbabwe, I can’t help thinking back to a conversation he and I once had about T. S. Eliot. |
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WORLD
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Pakistan’s Planned Accord With Militants Alarms U.S.
By ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTI
With cross-border attacks into Afghanistan on the rise, Washington faces the fact that its options are now even more limited, in part because of the change of leadership in Pakistan.
China Sends 30 to Prison in Tibet Riots
By ANDREW JACOBS
The sentences are the first punishments meted out to those accused of taking part in last month’s riots.
Barricades of May ’68 Still Divide the French
By STEVEN ERLANGER
Forty years ago, French students demanded that the system change. Today, French students, worried about losing state benefits, are demanding that nothing change at all.
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U.S.
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Against Odds, New Orleans Schools Fight Back
By ADAM NOSSITER
There is still disorder in many classrooms in New Orleans, but there is also learning going on, amid the struggle.
An Apologetic Boycott in Good-Natured Banter
By WILLIAM GLABERSON
A detainee at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, wants to boycott his military tribunal and not allow his lawyers to speak in his absence, an option it is not clear he has.
Traffic Money for N.Y. May Benefit Other Cities
By CATRIN EINHORN
After New York’s plan collapsed, Los Angeles and Chicago have been chosen to receive a total of about $366 million from the government for projects to reduce traffic congestion.
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WASHINGTON
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NEWS ANALYSIS
Myriad Crises on the Nation’s Doorstep, but Inertia in Official Washington
By CARL HULSE
After a fleeting bipartisan moment in January produced the rebate checks that began going out this week, the House and Senate floors have been given over to partisan sniping and small-bore bills.
Pakistan’s Planned Accord With Militants Alarms U.S.
By ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTI
With cross-border attacks into Afghanistan on the rise, Washington faces the fact that its options are now even more limited, in part because of the change of leadership in Pakistan.
Bush Says Syria Nuclear Disclosure Intended to Prod North Korea and Iran
By STEVEN LEE MYERS
The president said the disclosure was intended to warn North Korea and Iran about the dangers of spreading nuclear weapons.
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BUSINESS
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THE FOOD CHAIN
Shortages Threaten Farmers’ Key Tool: Fertilizer
By KEITH BRADSHER and ANDREW MARTIN
Population growth, shrinking world grain stocks and a growing appetite for meat, particularly in the developing world, has collided with a shortage of fertilizer.
The Road to a Jumbo Mortgage Was Supposed to Get Easier
By MATT RICHTEL
The effort to make it easier to get loans over $417,000 has yielded frustration, with many saying the loans are not available or the rates are far higher than they expected.
Federal Mortgage Plan Falls Short, Critics Say
By RACHEL L. SWARNS
Statistics show that most people who have refinanced are homeowners who make their payments on time, not borrowers in crisis.
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TECHNOLOGY
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Race Is on to Advance Software for Chips
By JOHN MARKOFF
Three rival teams of computer researchers are working on new types of software needed to better use computer chips that can process many tasks at the same time.
Foreign DVD Sales Bolster DreamWorks’ Profit
By BROOKS BARNES
Foreign DVD sales of “Shrek the Third” were stronger than anticipated, helping DreamWorks report a 69 percent increase in quarterly profit.
I.B.M. Raises Dividend
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
I.B.M. increased its dividend payout 25 percent on Tuesday, reflecting the company’s confidence that it can thrive even in an uncertain economy.
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ARTS
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THEATER REVIEW | 'THE SOUND AND THE FURY'
Faulkner’s Haunted Family, Moving in and Out of Time
By BEN BRANTLEY
Elevator Repair Service brings a sanity, humility and theatrical ingenuity to their interpretation of William Faulkner’s 1929 novel.
Who Needs Cachet if You Have New York?
By DAVID CARR
The Tribeca Film Festival has become more of a local event than a global player.
Young Rapper’s Plan: Move Up From Makeup
By MELENA RYZIK
Lil Mama, 18, is in a rare position in hip-hop: a female M.C. aiming to jump from dance-floor hotness to inspiration.
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NEW YORK/REGION
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Port Authority Liable in 1993 Trade Center Attack
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
An appeals court upheld a jury’s verdict that the agency was liable for the attack and as a result could be forced to pay damages.
From Auschwitz, a Torah as Strong as Its Spirit
By JAMES BARRON
A Torah that survived the fetid barracks of Auschwitz will be rededicated at an interfaith ceremony on Wednesday.
Steel Worker Falls 25 Feet From Building
By THOMAS J. LUECK and COLIN MOYNIHAN
The accident occurred during Construction Safety Week, one day after a ceremony honoring those killed in construction accidents this year.
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DINING & WINE
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The Next Best Things in Sliced Bread
By JULIA MOSKIN
Seven challengers take on the mighty meatball parm and the elegant B.L.T. to become New York’s next best sandwich.
To Save a Species, Serve It for Dinner
By KIM SEVERSON
Saving plants and animals that were once fairly commonplace in America and are now threatened or endangered often involves urging people to eat them.
RESTAURANTS
From a Speakeasy to a Showboat
By FRANK BRUNI
Commerce strikes a pose that combines elements of the Waverly Inn with strains of Balthazar, but its menu is fussier, sometimes undercutting the food’s appeal.
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EDITORIALS
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Mr. Obama and Rev. Wright
This country needs a healthy and open discussion of race. Barack Obama’s repudiation of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. is part of that.
Pulling Back the Immigration Posses
By vetoing a repugnant bill, Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona is standing up for her state and for what is right.
Zimbabwe Chose Change
African nations must put aside their hero worship and find ways to persuade Robert Mugabe to allow a peaceful transfer of power to Morgan Tsvangirai.
Idle Teachers, Wasted Money
New York City and its teachers’ union need to explore new avenues for easing reserve teachers out of the system.
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OP-ED
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OP-ED COLUMNIST
Dumb as We Wanna Be
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
The McCain-Clinton energy proposal is a reminder that the biggest energy crisis we have in our country today is the energy to be serious.
OP-ED COLUMNIST
Praying and Preying
By MAUREEN DOWD
On Tuesday, Barack Obama, the Sort Of Angry Black Man appeared, reluctantly spurred into action by a Really Angry Black Man.
The Hollow Man
By JOHN DARNTON
As I watch Robert Mugabe tighten his 28-year-old stranglehold on Zimbabwe, I can’t help thinking back to a conversation he and I once tried to have about T. S. Eliot.
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ON THIS DAY
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On April 30, 1975, the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces.
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