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From Cubicles, Cry for Quiet Pierces Office Buzz
May 20, 2012Barrie Berg, the chief executive of American operations for What If, in one of the diner-style booths the firm installed in its Manhattan office. “There’s something very satisfying about a booth,” she said...
Blind Chinese Dissident Leaves on Flight for U.S.
May 20, 2012Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese dissident, arriving in New York on Saturday shortly after he landed at Newark Airport...
The Long Run: How the Mormon Church Shaped Mitt Romney
May 20, 2012FORMATIVE INFLUENCE ..
In Los Angeles, Drivers and Bicyclists Learn to Coexist
May 20, 2012The fourth CicLAvia event, which closed 10 miles of Los Angeles streets to car traffic, drew nearly 100,000 bicyclists...
Insurance Company Approved for Land Trusts
May 20, 2012The Land Trust Alliance has won nonprofit status from the Internal Revenue Service for an insurance company it is creating. ..
3 in Chicago Face Charges of Terrorism in Protests
May 20, 2012Three men were planning to attack the campaign headquarters of President Obama and the house of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, among other targets in Chicago, prosecutors said Saturday. ..
N.A.A.C.P. Endorses Same-Sex Marriage
May 20, 2012The board vote put the weight of the country’s most prominent civil rights group behind a cause that has long divided some quarters of the black community. ..
Computers Abort Private Rocket Launching to Space Station
May 20, 2012The SpaceX rocket at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Saturday...
2 Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Students From China
May 20, 2012Two young men were arrested on Friday in the fatal shooting of two University of Southern California graduate students near the campus last month. ..
In Colorado, Gay Rights May Shape Campaign
May 19, 2012The fight over gay rights has been especially bitter in this battleground state. ..
Group of 8 Leaders Confront German Focus on Austerity
May 20, 2012From left, Stephen Harper of Canada, François Hollande of France, President Obama and Angela Merkel of Germany...
Obama’s Journey to Reshape Afghan War
May 20, 2012Lt. Jason Davis of Greenville, S.C., leading a combat patrol last month in Kandahar Province...
U.S. to Unveil Initiatives to Bolster NATO
May 20, 2012President Obama on Sunday will unveil a package of initiatives that includes a hand-over to NATO for the components of an emerging European missile-defense system built by the United States. ..
Economic View: How National Belt-Tightening Goes Awry - Economic View
May 19, 2012An overextended family can solve its problems by cutting spending, increasing savings and paying down debts. But such belt-tightening doesn’t work as a metaphor for the national economy. ..
Walter Wink, Theologian Who Challenged Orthodoxy, Dies at 76
May 19, 2012Walter Wink..
Bits Blog: Mark Zuckerberg Ties the Knot
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The Haggler: E-ZPass, and the Cash Lane That Wasn’t — Haggler
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Peter D. Fuller Dies at 89; Had to Return Derby Purse
May 20, 2012Peter D. Fuller, left, who thought Dancer’s Image had won the 1968 Derby, lost a legal battle...
Crawford Greenewalt Jr., Archaeologist Who Dug at Sardis, Dies at 74
May 20, 2012Crawford Greenewalt Jr. He dug at Sardis every summer from the 1950s through last year...
News Analysis: The Debate Over the American Community Survey
May 20, 2012An annual assessment of American households is under attack by Republicans in Congress. ..
Opinion: Integration Worked. Why Have We Rejected It?
May 20, 2012Jimmy Dugar on his first day in 1978 at a mostly white elementary school in Cincinnati...
Opinion: Child Custody: In Whose Best Interests?
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Last Ones Left in Treece, Kan., a Toxic Town
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It’s the Economy: Making Choices in the Age of Information Overload
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TIMESCAST: White Births No Longer Majority in U.S.
May 18, 2012Non-Hispanic white births are no longer the majority in the United States, census data released on Thursday showed. ..
The Choice Blog: Early Word on 2012 College Admission Yields and Wait-List Offers
May 18, 2012In our preliminary look at admissions yields and wait-list offers, it seems as though Ivy League schools have much higher yields than others. ..
The Choice Blog: SAT Scores Are Invalidated at Brooklyn Private School
May 17, 2012An audit found that some of the nearly 200 students taking the SAT at a Brooklyn private school were seated less than four feet apart, which goes against testing service rules. ..
The Lede Blog: Police Missteps in Trayvon Martin Case: Readers' Questions Answered
May 17, 2012Serge F. Kovaleski answers readers' questions about police missteps in the case of Trayvon Martin. ..
The Lede Blog: Ask About Police Missteps in the Trayvon Martin Case
May 17, 2012Serge F. Kovaleski of The New York Times takes questions from readers about his investigation into the Sanford Police Department's handling of the Trayvon Martin case. ..
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