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Minorities Hit Hardest by Foreclosures in New York
By MICHAEL POWELL and JANET ROBERTS
Defaults occur three times as often in predominantly minority areas of
the region as in predominantly white ones, a New York Times analysis
finds with the black middle class hit hardest.

Falling Gas Prices Deny Russia a Lever of Power
By ANDREW E. KRAMER
In his zeal to monopolize gas supplies, Vladimir V. Putin committed
Gazprom to long-term contracts for gas at a cost far in excess of
current world prices.

Obama to Keep Tribunals; Stance Angers Some Backers
By WILLIAM GLABERSON
The White House confirmed that it will prosecute some detainees in a
military commission system, drawing praise from some adversaries and
rebukes from some allies.

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[image]QUOTATION OF THE DAY

"My district feels like ground zero. In military terms, we are being pillaged."
CITY COUNCILMAN JAMES SANDERS JR., whose Queens district has been hit
hard by foreclosures.
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Pinpointing the Foreclosure Pain
An interactive map traces foreclosures in the area. Also, people share
their stories on a threatened American dream. [image]
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Schott's Vocab: The Murder of Crow(d)s
Co-vocabularists are invited to submit novel nouns of assemblage for
modern phenomena.
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[image]WORLD

Oman Navigates Between Iran and Arab Nations
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
Mindful of not antagonizing a powerful neighbor, Oman's rulers have
defied the appeals of others in the Middle East for it to draw away
from Tehran.

NEWS ANALYSIS
After Years of Isolation, a Dissident Still Torments Her Tormentors
By SETH MYDANS
The seemingly all-powerful junta is still afraid of Daw Aung San Suu
Kyi, the country's pro-democracy opposition leader, and of the
continuing support she commands among the people.

Sri Lanka Says It Has Cut Off Rebel Sea Escape
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sri Lanka's military said it took control of the island's entire
coastline and cut off any sea escape for Tamil Tiger leaders trapped
in a tiny slice of remaining rebel territory.

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[image]U.S.

NEWS ANALYSIS
Obama After Bush: Leading by Second Thought
By DAVID E. SANGER
The president's recent decisions on detainee abuse photos and
tribunals have put him more in line with his predecessor, despite
pledges of a new direction.

In Detainee Furor, a Rare Dent in Pelosi Armor
By CARL HULSE
The C.I.A. pushed back against Nancy Pelosi's charge that agents
misled her about detainee interrogations.

Mild U.S. Flu Cases May Exceed Official Tally
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
The real number of swine flu cases in the United States could be
"upwards of 100,000," but an official emphasized that most cases are
mild.

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How hospitals treat same-sex couples

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In Detainee Furor, a Rare Dent in Pelosi Armor
By CARL HULSE
The C.I.A. pushed back against Nancy Pelosi's charge that agents
misled her about detainee interrogations.

NEWS ANALYSIS
Obama After Bush: Leading by Second Thought
By DAVID E. SANGER
The president's recent decisions on detainee abuse photos and
tribunals have put him more in line with his predecessor, despite
pledges of a new direction.

Familiar Obama Phrase Being Groomed as a Slogan
By PETER BAKER
New Foundation may not come tripping off the tongue quite as easily as
New Deal, but it has become a staple of President Obama's speeches in
the last month.

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G.M. Tells 1,100 Dealers That It Plans to Drop Them
By NICK BUNKLEY
The affected dealerships represent 18 percent of G.M.'s network but
just 7 percent of its sales.

Testing Wall St.'s Waters, but Not Getting In Too Deep
By JACK HEALY
More people are gradually leaving safer investments for stocks,
encouraged by the recent rally but still nervous about what may come.

In Europe, Major Economies Shrank in First Quarter
By CARTER DOUGHERTY
Economists say Europe's recession probably reached its lowest point in
the first quarter of this year.

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[image]TECHNOLOGY

Companies Object to Google Policy on Trademarks
By MIGUEL HELFT
Google accepts competitive uses of trademarks, prompting some
companies to seek legal action.

Hulu Questions Count of Its Audience
By BRIAN STELTER
The skirmish shows how imprecise ratings can be for video and visitors
on the Web, which may hurt advertising and public perceptions.

Recession and Strong Yen Drive Sony to Annual Loss
By HIROKO TABUCHI
The electronics maker offers a gloomy outlook for next year and says
it will close three plants as the global slump and stiff competition
take a huge toll.

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[image]SPORTS

Four-Time Champions, and All Jaclyn's Big Sisters
By PETE THAMEL
The Northwestern University women's lacrosse team's support of the
cancer survivor Jaclyn Murphy inspired a charity that pairs pediatric
brain tumor patients with college teams.

Women's Golf Today: Nice Work, if You Can Get It
By KAREN CROUSE
The L.P.G.A. is staring at a tough lie, one that will require all of
its skill and ingenuity to negotiate. What does the tour do when it
has more talent and fewer tournaments?

YANKEES 5, TWINS 4
For Yankees, Biggest Hits Stay Inside the Park
By JOE LAPOINTE
The new Yankee Stadium is quickly earning a reputation for home runs,
and Friday night's game enhanced that impression.

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MUSIC REVIEW | 'SIEGFRIED'
In This 'Ring,' Wagner Gets a Touch of Marx
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
Financial setbacks have stretched out the Washington National Opera's
"Ring" cycle schedule, but the company's new "Siegfried," the third
opera in the cycle, was worth waiting for.

DANCE REVIEW | MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY
Graham's 'Celebration,' With Feet Planted in Two Distinct Eras
By ALASTAIR MACAULAY
The Martha Graham Dance Company's gala on Thursday night -- which also
honored the impresario Paul Szilard and the singer Phoebe Snow -- gave
us Graham ancient and modern.

Another Side of Kerouac: The Dharma Bum as Sports Nut
By CHARLES McGRATH
Almost all his life Jack Kerouac played a fantasy baseball game of his
own invention, a hobby that even close friends and fellow-Beats never
knew about.

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[image]NEW YORK/REGION

Dredging of Pollutants Begins in Hudson
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Cleanup of chemical pollutants began Friday on a stretch of river that
was named a Superfund site 25 years ago.

Starring in True-Crime Tale, an Unwitting Tenant
By AL BAKER and MATHEW R. WARREN
Rumors of a $900,000 stash within his walls suddenly explained the odd
events at a man's uptown apartment.

Appeals Court Dismisses Suit Against Atlantic Yards
By CHARLES V. BAGLI
The developer, Bruce C. Ratner, said he would break ground on a
basketball arena in the fall, but opponents of the Brooklyn project
had doubts.

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[image]TRAVEL

Roman France
By ELAINE SCIOLINO
From amphitheaters and aqueducts to sarcophagi and statuary left
behind by the conquerors, a hunt for what was once Gaul reveals traces
of Roman civilization throughout the countryside.

36 Hours in Toronto
By DENNY LEE
This Canadian lakeside city offers a kaleidoscope of world cultures:
sing karaoke in a Vietnamese bar, sip espresso in Little Italy and
catch a new Bollywood release, all in one night.

CHOICE TABLES
In São Paulo, Brazilian Cuisine Is Back on the Table
By SETH KUGEL
A new generation of chefs is giving Brazil a new sense of pride in its
culinary heritage by looking outward for technique but inward for
ingredients and tradition.

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[image]EDITORIALS

Reclaiming a River
If the dredging of the Hudson to rid it of contaminants is successful,
the cleanup will add another chapter to the long and improbably
triumphant rebirth of a great river.

Farms and Immigrants
A new immigration bill is a model compromise, mixing pro-business
pragmatism with a commitment to protecting workers.

Mayor Bloomberg's Rich Campaign
The use of a bulging campaign budget to launch negative attacks on
Representative Anthony Weiner, who is not firmly in the mayoral race,
is starting to look like overkill.

EDITORIAL NOTEBOOK
Some Thoughts on the Lost Art of Reading Aloud
By VERLYN KLINKENBORG
Listening aloud is valuable but isn't the same as reading aloud, which
reveals comprehension and captures the physicality of language.

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[image]OP-ED

Guns, Geysers and Mr. Reid
By GAIL COLLINS
An amendment to a credit card reform bill giving people the ability to
pack a handgun in national parks is just the beginning of Harry Reid's
problems in holding the Democrats together.

Treasures Lost to Time
By BOB HERBERT
The Basketball Hall of Fame is missing many black players and coaches
who made outstanding contributions to the game.

Chastise Cheney
By CHARLES M. BLOW
The former vice president is on a political suicide mission. And if
his own party is collateral damage, so be it. He would rather break it
than see it bend.

Don't Pay the Rich to Scrap Their Cars
By LISA MARGONELLI
The proposed "cash for clunkers" measure to give people vouchers worth
as much as $4,500 to replace their older cars with new ones is lemon
legislation.

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[image]ON THIS DAY

On May 16, 1868, the United States Senate failed by one vote to
convict President Andrew Johnson as it took its first ballot on one of
11 articles of impeachment against him. (Johnson was acquitted of all
charges.)
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