Sunday 16 2007 NYT Headlines

Sunday, September 16, 2007 Compiled 2 AM E.T.
	In This E-Mail: World | U.S. | Washington | Business | Technology | Sports | Arts | New York/Region | Magazine | Editorials | Op-Ed | Customize Today's Headlines | Search TOP STORIES Advertisement In Turnaround, Industries Seek U.S. Regulation By ERIC LIPTON and GARDINER HARRIS Trying to fend off lawsuits, foreign competition and state rules, some big industries are pushing for new federal regulations. Vocal on Iraq, McCain Keeps Quiet on Bush By ADAM NAGOURNEY and MICHAEL COOPER As he campaigns, Senator John McCain has focused his support for the Iraq war on Gen. David H. Petraeus. THE DNA AGE Cancer Free at Age 33, but Weighing a Mastectomy By AMY HARMON More young women are learning early that they are genetically prone to breast cancer, setting off a new type of family drama. ?NYTimes.com Homepage Back to Top QUOTATION OF THE DAY "I have never before seen so many industries joining a push for regulation. What we need to watch closely is if this will achieve a real increase in standards and public protections or simply serve corporate interests." RICK MELBERTH,director of regulatory policy at OMB Watch, which tracks federal regulatory actions. STYLE T Style: Men’s Fashion The actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the season’s must-haves and one of fashion’s most powerful and least well-known men. Death in the Chair, Step by Remorseless Step A man who killed his four children was put to death in a Tennessee electric chair, writes Dan Barry. WORLD In Bush Speech, Signs of Split on Iran Policy By HELENE COOPER President Bush’s language in his speech on Iraq reflected an intense struggle in the White House over how aggressively to confront Iran. Japanese Wives Sweat as Markets Reel By MARTIN FACKLER Japanese homemakers who moonlight as currency speculators have been hit hard by turmoil in the markets. Serbs See Rift With West if Kosovo Gains Independence By NICHOLAS WOOD Anger in Serbia is flaring again as Western governments consider recognizing Kosovo this year as an independent state. ?More World News Back to Top U.S. 4 Winners of Lasker Medical Prize By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN Two surgeons who developed prosthetic heart valves that have prolonged millions of lives are among the winners of this year’s awards. Episcopal Church Faces Deadline on Gay Issues By NEELA BANERJEE Fears of a split with the Anglican Communion have been growing as Anglican leaders seem set to demand an end to the consecration of gay bishops and the blessing of same-sex unions by the Episcopal Church. Clinton to Propose Universal Health Care By ROBERT PEAR The goal of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s plan, to be outlined in a speech in Des Moines, is similar to that of the ill-fated plan that she and President Bill Clinton pushed in 1993 and 1994. ?More U.S. News Back to Top WASHINGTON nytimes.com/business Local Flavors at the Airport Also in Business: A resource center even a Microsoft hater can love How to avoid a cash crunch How to pay less for rent for your office space Troubled Fund-Raiser’s Wallet Matched His Need to Please By DON VAN NATTA Jr. and MIKE McINTIRE Campaigns and charities took Norman Hsu’s money, but harbored doubts about his background and behavior. In Bush Speech, Signs of Split on Iran Policy By HELENE COOPER President Bush’s language in his speech on Iraq reflected an intense struggle in the White House over how aggressively to confront Iran. Dozens Arrested in Antiwar Protest Near Capitol By DAVID JOHNSTON What started as a peaceful march against the war in Iraq ended with dozens of arrests in a raucous demonstration. ?More Washington News Back to Top BUSINESS Japanese Wives Sweat as Markets Reel By MARTIN FACKLER Japanese homemakers who moonlight as currency speculators have been hit hard by turmoil in the markets. Workers Tense as Talks With G.M. Drag On By MICHELINE MAYNARD and MARY M. CHAPMAN As talks between the United Automobile Workers union and General Motors stretched past a contract deadline, workers started to fear what they might have to give up. AGE OF RICHES Bye, Bye B-School By LOUISE STORY Many young people on the fast track to fat paydays in the financial industry are choosing to forgo M.B.A. programs. ?More Business News Back to Top TECHNOLOGY DIGITAL DOMAIN A Window of Opportunity for Macs, Soon to Close By RANDALL STROSS The Mac’s presence in the retail world remains limited, a shame given the rare opportunity for Apple to gain market share that opened up when Vista arrived. NOVELTIES While in the Kitchen, Stir the Stew and Surf the Web By ANNE EISENBERG Dream kitchens may soon include a computer along with the latest refrigerator or oven, so people can satisfy their digital needs along with nutritional ones. SATURDAY INTERVIEW The Future for XM, With or Without a Sirius Merger By ERIC A. TAUB Nate Davis, president and interim chief executive of XM Satellite Radio, and Gary Parsons, the company’s chairman, recently discussed the merger and the future of the company if the merger petition is not successful. ?More Technology News Back to Top SPORTS Favre and Strahan Will Soon Face Life Without Football By JOHN BRANCH Brett Favre and Michael Strahan, both headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, have struggled during recent off-seasons trying to clearly color in their years after football. RED SOX 10, YANKEES 1 Collision at Plate Stops Yankees’ Momentum By TYLER KEPNER Boston’s victory dropped the Yankees 5 1/2 games back of the first-place Red Sox with a little more than two weeks to play. PHILLIES 5, METS 3 Martínez Does His Part, but Bullpen Falters By BEN SHPIGEL Starter Pedro Martínez left with a two-run lead, then watched the Phillies score four runs against the bullpen to roll to a 5-3 victory at Shea Stadium. ?More Sports News Back to Top ARTS Mother Nature’s Restless Sons By CHARLES McGRATH Sean Penn finds a kindred spirit in the hero of “Into the Wild.” Is It Art Yet? And Who Decides? By ROBERTA SMITH A messy battle with Mass MoCA wanting to uncover an exhibition and the artist Christoph Büchel wanting to withdraw it. The Aging of Aquarius By CHARLES ISHERWOOD “Hair” has retained its musical charm but is so deeply dyed in the sights, sounds and smells of its era that it has also become a touchstone of ’60s kitsch. ?More Arts News Back to Top NEW YORK/REGION Twist in Eviction Fight: Charity as Landlord By MANNY FERNANDEZ and KATE HAMMER Tenants are taking the owner of the Manhattan building where they live to State Supreme Court, hoping to block their eviction. The owner: the Salvation Army. Charged in Scandal, Passaic Mayor Rallies His Supporters, and Himself By ANDREW JACOBS Samuel Rivera, the mayor of Passaic, N.J., is one of 12 public officials and municipal employees across the state who were arrested in a sprawling bribery scandal. Suspected Murder-Suicide in Brooklyn By CARA BUCKLEY and DARYL KHAN A woman was shot to death by her companion as she tried to flee their burning apartment with her 4-year-old daughter. The man then fatally shot himself. ?More New York/Region News Back to Top MAGAZINE Do We Really Know What Makes Us Healthy? By GARY TAUBES Much of what we’re told about diet, lifestyle and disease is based on epidemiologic studies. What if it is just bad science? The Missionary Mogul By ZEV CHAFETS He’s the world’s biggest cutter and polisher of diamonds. His real estate empire extends through Israel, the former Soviet Union, Europe and the United States. He has the ear of the Russian and Israeli governments. But what Lev Leviev really cares about is what is good for the Jews (at least the Chabadniks). FOOD: THE WAY WE EAT Bless This Mess By AMANDA HESSER Time to turn up the heat. And fry fritters. ?More Magazine News Back to Top EDITORIALS The Need for Regulation: For All of the Nation’s Imports If vigorously carried out, the Bush administration’s proposed “strategic framework” for improving import safety could be a genuine reform. The Need for Regulation: And Especially Our Children’s Toys To guarantee the safety of the nation’s children, American toy makers must be truly regulated by a well-financed, powerful government agency. The Wrong Balance on Civil Liberties Instead of care and balance, the Bush administration immediately lunged to claim largely unnecessary new powers following the attacks of 9/11. EDITORIAL OBSERVER Looking Back at the Shame of the Vietnamese Left Behind By SERGE SCHMEMANN Many Americans who returned from Vietnam were stunned that “Vietnam” meant something completely different back home. ?More Editorials Back to Top OP-ED OP-ED COLUMNIST Will the Democrats Betray Us? By FRANK RICH It’s time for the Democratic presidential candidates to stop bickering about who has the faster timeline for withdrawal from Iraq. OP-ED COLUMNIST Will Rudy Let Her Rudy-Up? By MAUREEN DOWD Just when Hillary was basking in her reinvention of herself, Rudy sprang out of the Republican primary shadows and shoved her back. OP-ED COLUMNIST Somebody Else’s Mess By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The sad thing for the American people is that we have no commander in chief anymore to frame our real situation and options in Iraq. OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Toys for Saps By GARY CROSS What the chief executive of Mattel and other major toy makers should apologize for is the toys themselves and the way they are promoted. OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Off the Benchmarks By HART SEELY There’s been a lot of debate about whether the Iraq government has fulfilled our list of benchmarks. Maybe what we need are new benchmarks. OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR What They’re Saying in Anbar Province By GARY LANGER Withdrawal timetable aside, every Anbar respondent in our survey opposed the presence of American forces in Iraq ? 69 percent “strongly” so. ?Go to Editorials/Op-Ed Back to Top ON THIS DAY On Sept. 16, 1974, President Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders. ?See this front page ?Buy this front page Back to Top

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