Officials Vow to Act Amid Forecasts of Long Recession by By EDMUND L. ANDREWS 2 Dec 2008 at 4:51am
As economists said that the U.S. officially sank into a recession last December, the Fed chairman and the Treasury secretary said they would use all the tools at their disposal to restore normalcy ...
Pardon Is Back in Focus for the Justice Nominee by By ERIC LICHTBLAU and DAVID JOHNSTON 2 Dec 2008 at 3:10am
Eric H. Holder Jr., Barack Obama?s choice to be attorney general, was more deeply involved in the 2001 pardon of Marc Rich than his supporters acknowledge.
With Appointments, Obama Moves On From the Campaign by By PETER BAKER 2 Dec 2008 at 4:11am
Barack Obama formally introduced his national security team, led by Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state nominee.
The TV Watch: A Concession Wrapped in an Acceptance by By ALESSANDRA STANLEY 2 Dec 2008 at 4:09am
For some viewers, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton?s speech was the moment when she finally conceded the election for real.
Nominee Would Lead ID Program She Opposed by By MATTHEW L. WALD 2 Dec 2008 at 4:02am
As governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano, Barack Obama?s choice for homeland security secretary, opposed the Real ID drivers? license program.
Germany Aims to Guide the West?s Ties to Russia by By NICHOLAS KULISH 2 Dec 2008 at 3:43am
Germany hopes to counter Russia?s renewed militarism by promoting economic development and stability.
India Demands Pakistan Hand Over Fugitives by By ROBERT F. WORTH 2 Dec 2008 at 4:31am
As tensions increased between nuclear-armed neighbors after the Mumbai attacks, India demanded that Pakistan hand over 20 people that it considers to be ?fugitives.?
For Heroes of Mumbai, Terror Was a Call to Action by By SOMINI SENGUPTA 2 Dec 2008 at 3:02am
Ordinary citizens displayed extraordinary grace during one of the most horrific terrorist attacks in India?s history.
Thai Court Disbands Ruling Party by By THOMAS FULLER and SETH MYDANS 2 Dec 2008 at 5:19am
Thailand?s Constitutional Court dissolved the ruling party and banned the prime minister from politics for 5 years.
Forget Citigroup, Puppet Show Needs a Bailout by By JENNIFER STEINHAUER 2 Dec 2008 at 3:12am
California?s economy has taken a toll on a marionette show that is a staple of a Los Angeleno childhood.
Hospital Did Not Report Burress?s Wound by By AL BAKER 2 Dec 2008 at 3:48am
Police said a hospital failed to notify them when Plaxico Burress arrived with a gunshot wound, despite state law.
Big Three May Need to Trim Number of Brands by By BILL VLASIC 2 Dec 2008 at 2:32am
For automakers to win over lawmakers in their bid for aid, they will have to prove that they are serious about shrinking their vast lineups of different models.
Diner's Journal: Copia Files for Chapter 11 by By JULIA MOSKIN 1 Dec 2008 at 10:08pm
Copia, the ambitious food, wine, and art museum in Napa, Calif., filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday.
Forget Citigroup, Puppet Show Needs a Bailout by By JENNIFER STEINHAUER 2 Dec 2008 at 12:23am
California?s economy has taken a toll on a marionette show that is a staple of a Los Angeleno childhood.
Preservation and Development, Engaged in a Delicate Dance by By ROBIN POGREBIN 2 Dec 2008 at 1:44am
Over a decade of whirlwind development, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has repeatedly played dance partner to a potent mix of preservationists, developers and city politicians.
Books of The Times: It?s Still Making the World Go ?Round by By MICHIKO KAKUTANI 2 Dec 2008 at 1:45am
Niall Ferguson?s latest book, ?The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World,? went to press in May 2008, but it shrewdly anticipates many aspects of the current financial crisis.
Getting to Carnegie via YouTube by By DANIEL J. WAKIN 2 Dec 2008 at 1:32am
A project that will allow users to audition by uploading videos of themselves performing a composition by Tan Dun was announced on Monday in London and New York.
The TV Watch: A Concession Wrapped in an Acceptance by By ALESSANDRA STANLEY 2 Dec 2008 at 12:50am
For some viewers, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton?s speech was the moment when she finally conceded the election for real.
Critic's Choice: New DVDs: Douglas Fairbanks by By DAVE KEHR 2 Dec 2008 at 1:55am
With his boundless energy and incandescent smile, Fairbanks counts among the earliest major performers to emerge in feature-length film.
Arts, Briefly: Schoenfeld Successor May Be Named Tuesday by By PATRICIA COHEN; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF 2 Dec 2008 at 1:48am
Within the theater world the question of who will succeed Gerald Schoenfeld has all the high drama and mystery of a seat-gripping whodunit.
Arts, Briefly: Bolshoi Reopening Is Delayed Again by Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF 2 Dec 2008 at 2:26am
Further problems in the renovation of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow have delayed its planned reopening until 2011.
Arts, Briefly: Which Way to Cinema Street? by Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF 2 Dec 2008 at 1:47am
Cinema Street (known locally as ?Rue de Cinéma?) will be dedicated in Paris on Friday by Mayor Bertrand Delanoë.
Arts, Briefly: Travis Barker, DJ AM Reunite After Crash by Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF 2 Dec 2008 at 1:47am
The musician Travis Barker and the D.J. Adam Goldstein have announced that they will play their first show together since they were in a post-concert plane crash in September.
Arts, Briefly: Footnotes by Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF 2 Dec 2008 at 1:48am
When ?Alfred Hitchcock?s The 39 Steps? makes its move from the Cort Theater to the Helen Hayes Theater in January, Sam Robards, who stars (with Francesca Faridany, above) in the satirical adaptatio...
