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Obama Says Nomination ‘Within Reach’
By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY
Barack Obama said that he had amassed enough pledged delegates to claim a nearly insurmountable advantage over Hillary Rodham Clinton.
NEWS ANALYSIS
Operation in Sadr City Is an Iraqi Success, So Far
By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ALISSA J. RUBIN
Militias melted away as Iraqi forces pushed into a Shiite enclave, but no one can say where they might re-emerge.
Airlines’ Cuts Making Cities No-Fly Zones
By MICHELINE MAYNARD
Nearly 30 cities across the United States have seen their scheduled service disappear in the last year.
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QUOTATION OF THE DAY
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"He’s in a fighting mood."
SENATOR JOHN KERRY,
on Edward M. Kennedy, who was found to have a brain tumor.
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WORLD
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Wider Antiterrorism Role for Elite Forces Rejected
By THOM SHANKER
The shift follows misgivings that Special Operations forces would act without the approval of regional commanders.
NEWS ANALYSIS
In Quake, Apotheosis of Premier ‘Grandpa’
By ANDREW JACOBS
As China grapples with its greatest natural disaster in three decades, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s uncommon image as an empathetic, benevolent official has been cemented in popular lore.
New Trend in Biofuels Has New Risks
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Many crops that could be used to make biofuels without driving up food prices are invasive species, scientists say.
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U.S.
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Homeland Security Stands by Its Fence
By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD and JULIA PRESTON
The Department of Homeland Security is confronting the sharpest resistance yet while conceding that physical barriers alone do not stop illegal crossings.
Senator Kennedy Has a Malignant Brain Tumor
By PAM BELLUCK and CARL HULSE
Doctors said that Senator Edward M. Kennedy has a malignant glioma in the upper left part of his brain.
Estranged Father Testifies in Sect Case
By KIRK JOHNSON
Most fathers faded into the background or disappeared after the authorities raided a fundamentalist polygamy group in West Texas. Now, a few are breaking that pattern.
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WASHINGTON
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Senator Kennedy Has a Malignant Brain Tumor
By PAM BELLUCK and CARL HULSE
Doctors said that Senator Edward M. Kennedy has a malignant glioma in the upper left part of his brain.
Report Details Dissent on Guantánamo Tactics
By ERIC LICHTBLAU and SCOTT SHANE
A report provides the fullest account to date of internal dissent and confusion within the Bush administration over the use of harsh interrogation tactics.
Wider Antiterrorism Role for Elite Forces Rejected
By THOM SHANKER
The shift follows misgivings that Special Operations forces would act without the approval of regional commanders.
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BUSINESS
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The Cassandra of Oil Prices
By LOUISE STORY
An analyst who heard scoffing when he predicted $100-a-barrel oil now expects the price to reach $200.
Actuaries Scrutinized on Pensions
By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH
Public pension actuaries use old methods that have fallen far out of sync with the economic mainstream.
NEWS ANALYSIS
The Risks of Rescuing Borrowers
By CHARLES DUHIGG and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Senators say the legislation approved on Tuesday to help suffering homeowners refinance costly loans could rescue the housing market, but others say the plan is riskier than it seems.
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TECHNOLOGY
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H.P. Offers More Detail on Increase in Revenue
By MATT RICHTEL
Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest technology company,reported revenue of $28.3 billion in the quarter, up 11 percent from the period a year ago.
Regal Plans to Add 3-D Movie Screens
By BLOOMBERG NEWS
The Regal Entertainment Group, the world’s largest cinema operator, has reached an agreement to equip 1,500 screens to show three-dimensional films.
Former AOL Executives Sued in Ad-Revenue Case
By TIM ARANGO
The S.E.C. filed fraud charges against eight former AOL executives over an accounting procedure that caused the company to overstate its advertising revenue by more than $1 billion.
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ARTS
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DANCE REVIEW
Excerpts From the Season, and a Return of Old Friends
By GIA KOURLAS
American Ballet Theater opened its spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House on Monday night.
A Blockbuster Video Game, Its Star and His Less-Than-Stellar Paycheck
By SETH SCHIESEL
His face still isn’t famous, but Michael Hollick’s voice and gait have moved into the pop culture firmament recently as those of Niko Bellic, the Balkan criminal at the heart of Grand Theft Auto IV.
CANNES JOURNAL
Auteur Who’s Ripe for French Discovery
By A. O. SCOTT
With “Two Lovers,” the director James Gray has jettisoned the urban-crime-genre trappings of his first three features and made a romantic comedy.
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NEW YORK/REGION
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Officers Face Departmental Charges in Bell Killing
By AL BAKER
Seven New York City police officers were formally accused of breaking department rules in the shooting of Sean Bell.
Racing the Clock to Bring Back the Intrepid
By PATRICK McGEEHAN
Getting stuck in the mud on its first attempt to leave Manhattan was not the last or the least of the troubles that the aircraft carrier Intrepid has encountered.
A Sudden Transfer of 40 Priests Brings Egan Unrest From Within
By DAVID GONZALEZ
Cardinal Edward M. Egan has reassigned almost 10 percent of the active priests in the Archdiocese of New York without adequately consulting the board that has traditionally advised him.
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DINING & WINE
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Genre-Bending Hangout Takes Its Final Bows
By FRANK BRUNI
The restaurant is an institution that became both a timeline and a time capsule of downtown life.
THE MINIMALIST
Oven Adds Flavor When the Grill Can’t
By MARK BITTMAN
The broiler can be considered the rough equivalent of, but not an exact replacement for, an outdoor grill.
$25 AND UNDER
Treats for the Treasure Hunters
By PETER MEEHAN
Although the craftspeople, designers and antique vendors are the raison d’être of the new Brooklyn Flea, there are plenty of options for those who are there to eat.
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EDITORIALS
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Medicare’s Much-Too-Hard Sell
States should be given greater powers to enforce new regulations proposed to curb the hard-sell tactics used to foist private Medicare policies on unwary consumers.
A Discomfiting Threat to Free Speech
The Supreme Court’s upholding of a law that attempts to ban child pornography risks weakening the protections of free speech.
More Shame on the Junta
No one wants a confrontation, but the world cannot sit by while more people die in Myanmar because the junta refuses to cooperate.
For $1 Billion, They Should Work
For New York City’s five million commuters, especially those struggling with the stairs, any real improvement with stairway alternatives cannot come soon enough.
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OP-ED
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OP-ED COLUMNIST
Imbalances of Power
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
It is hard to remember a time when more shifts in the global balance of power are happening at once — with so few in America’s favor.
OP-ED COLUMNIST
The Last Debate
By MAUREEN DOWD
Hillary, you’ve been a great candidate, better than your train-wreck campaign. But now it’s time for you to try to muster a gracious exit.
China’s Class Divide
By DANIEL A. BELL
Perhaps the Sichuan earthquake can do some good by helping dispel a widespread myth: that the new generation of Chinese students are materialistic and selfish.
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ON THIS DAY
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On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airp*** flight across the Atlantic Ocean
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