Selected Articles from The New York Times
January 2008 (* denotes news of special interest)

Thursday, January 31, 2008:
On This Day: January 31 (Robert Morris 1/31/1734-5/8/1806, Sam Loyd 1/31/1841-4/10/1911, Zane Grey 1/31/1872-10/23/1939, Anna Pavlova 1/31/1881-1/23/1931, Eddie Cantor 1/31/1892-10/10/1964, John O'Hara 1/31/1905-4/11/1970, Thomas Merton 1/31/1915-12/10/1968, Norman Mailer 1923, Jean Simmons 1929, Ernie Banks 1931, Philip Glass 1937, Suzanne Pleshette 1937, Jessica Walter 1944, Nolan Ryan 1947, Phil Collins 1951, Minnie Driver 1971)
From Washington Abolition Of Slavery (NY TIMES, February 1, 1865)
* Jackie Robinson, First Black in Major Leagues, Dies at 53 [1/31/1919-10/24/1972] (By DAVE ANDERSON, October 25, 1972)

FOOTBALL | Super Bowl Notebook: The Patriots Are Baffled by Burress's Crystal Ball
(By THAYER EVANS & JOHN BRANCH, Jan. 31, 2008)

Wednesday, January 30, 2008:
On This Day: January 30 (George Villiers Buckingham 1/30/1628-4/16/1687, Bernardo Bellotto 1/30/1720-10/17/1780, Philip Henry Stanhope 1/30/1805-12/24/1875, Samuel Armstrong 1/30/1839-5/11/1893, Roy Eldridge 1/30/1911-2/26/1989, Barbara Tuchman 1/30/1912-2/6/1989, Dorothy Malone 1925, Harold Prince 1928, Gene Hackman 1930, Tammy Grimes 1934, Jeanne Pruett 1937, Vanessa Redgrave 1937, Dick Cheney 1941)
* Gandhi Is Killed By A Hindu; India Shaken, World Mourns (By Robert Trumbull, January 30, 1948)
Obituary: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Part I of VIII [1/30/1882-4/12/1945] (NY TIMES, April 13, 1945)

NATIONAL: McCain Defeats Romney in Florida Vote (By MICHAEL COOPER & MEGAN THEE, Jan. 30, 2008)
NATIONAL | News Analysis: For Giuliani, a Dizzying Free-Fall
(By MICHAEL POWELL & MICHAEL COOPER, Jan. 30, 2008)
NATIONAL: Edwards Drops Out of Democratic Race (By JULIE BOSMAN & JEFF ZELENY, Jan. 30, 2008)
NATIONAL: Outside Groups Aid Obama, Critic of Their Influence (By LESLIE WAYNE, Jan. 30, 2008)
NATIONAL: Police Shooting of Mother and Infant Exposes a City's Racial Tension
(By CHRISTOPHER MAAG, Jan. 30, 2008)
EDITORIAL: The Fine Print (NY TIMES, Jan. 30, 2008)
* OP-ED: Seeing Red Over Hillary (By MAUREEN DOWD, Jan. 30, 2008)
BUSINESS: Financial Ties Are Cited as Issue in Spine Study (By REED ABELSON, Jan. 30, 2008)
BUSINESS: Overhaul, Make It a Venti (By MICHAEL BARBARO & ANDREW MARTIN, Jan. 30, 2008)
TV: Tropical Teaser: ŚLost' Clues Decoded (By BILL CARTER, Jan. 30, 2008)
FOOD & DINING: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 30, 2008)
FOOD | The Curious Cook: Dip Once or Dip Twice? (By HAROLD McGEE, Jan. 30, 2008)
FOOD & DINING: Gluttonous Rite Survives Without Silverware (By PAUL LUKAS, Jan. 30, 2008)
FOOD: More Testing of Seafood to Address Mercury Concerns (By MARIAN BURROS, Jan. 30, 2008)

Tuesday, January 29, 2008:
On This Day: January 29 (Emanuel Swedenborg 1/29/1843-9/14/1901, Thomas Paine 1/29/1737-6/8/1809, Henry Lee 1/29/1756-3/25/1818, Anton Chekhov 1/29/1860-7/15/1904, Frederick Delius 1/29/1862-6/10/1934, Romain Rolland 1/29/1866-12/30/1944, John D. Rockefeller Jr. 1/29/1874-5/11/1960, W. C. Fields 1/29/1889-12/25/1946, John Forsythe 1918, Germaine Greer 1939, Tom Selleck 1945, Ann Jillian 1951, Oprah Winfrey 1954, Greg Louganis 1960)
* Robert Frost Dies At 88; Poet Won Four Pulitzer Prizes (Associated Press, January 29, 1963)
President McKinley Dies at 58 [1/29/1843-9/14/1901] (NY TIMES, September 7, 1901)

NATIONAL: Acrimony Reigns Among Republicans (By JOHN M. BRODER & MICHAEL LUO, Jan. 29, 2008)
* NATIONAL | The TV Watch: Camelot '08 Overshadows Bush Speech (By ALESSANDRA STANLEY, Jan. 29, 2008)
* OP-ED: The Kennedy Mystique (By DAVID BROOKS, Jan. 29, 2008)
* DANCE: A Slow, Winding Descent Through a Hallucinatory World Befogged by Opium
(By ALASTAIR MACAULAY, Jan. 29, 2008)
SCIENCE NEWS: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 29, 2008)
* SCIENCE FINDINGS: Hitting It Off, Thanks to Algorithms of Love (By JOHN TIERNEY, Jan. 29, 2008)
* SCIENCE: Synthetic Genome: Signed, Sealed, Decoded (By ANDREW POLLACK, Jan. 29, 2008)
* REALLY? | The Claim: Never Drink Hot Water From the Tap (By ANAHAD O'CONNOR, Jan. 29, 2008)

Monday, January 28, 2008:
On This Day: January 28 (Henry VII 1/28/1457-4/21/1509, Sir Henry Morton Stanley 1/28/1841-5/10/1904, Wm. Seward Burroughs 1/28/1855-9/15/1898, Franklin Hooper 1/28/1862-8/14/1940, Colette 1/28/1873-8/3/1954, Auguste Piccard 1/28/1884-3/24/1962, Arnst Lubitsch 1/28/1892-11/30/1947, Jackson Pollack 1/28/1912-8/11/1956, Virgílio Ferreira 1/28/1916-3/1/1996, Susan Sontag 1933, Alan Alda 1936, Marthe Keller 1945, Barbi Benton 1950)
The Challenger Shuttle Explodes: 7 Killed 74 Seconds After Liftoff (By William J. Broad, January 28, 1986)
* Arthur Rubinstein Dies in Geneva at 95; Virtuoso Pianist [1/28/1887-12/20/1982] (NY TIMES, December 21, 1982)

* NATIONAL: Kennedy Chooses Obama, Spurning Plea by Clintons (By JEFF ZELENY & CARL HULSE, Jan. 28, 2008)
* NY REGION | Metropolitan Diary: Dear Diary (NY TIMES, Jan. 28, 2008)

Sunday, January 27, 2008:
On This Day: January 27 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1/27/1756-12/5/1791, Édouard Lalo 1/27/1823-4/22/1982, Lewis Carroll 1/27/1832-1/14/1898, Learned Hand 1/27/1872-8/18/1961, Ch'ing-ling Soong 1/27/1892-5/29/1981, Hyman G. Rickover 1/27/1900-7/8/1986, Troy Donahue 1936, Mikhail Baryshnikov 1948, Mimi Rogers 1956, Bridget Fonda 1964)
3 Apollo Astronauts Die in Fire; Grissom, White, Chaffee Caught in Capsule During Test (Associated Press, January 27, 1967)
* Jerome Kern Dies at 60; Composer of Music for Theatre and Screen [1/27/1885-11/11/1945] (NY TIMES, April 6, 1964)

NATIONAL: Kennedy Plans to Back Obama Over Clinton (By JEFF ZELENY & BRIAN KNOWLTON, Jan. 27, 2008)
OP-ED: A President Like My Father (By CAROLINE KENNEDY, Jan. 27, 2008)
THE WORLD: Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler (By MARK BITTMAN, Jan. 27, 2008)
TRAVEL | Weekend in New York | The Korean Experience:
From Bi Bim Bop to a Huge Spa (By SETH KUGEL, Jan. 27, 2008)

Saturday, January 26, 2008:
On This Day: January 26 (Jean-Baptiste Pigalle 1/26/1714-8/21/1785, Claude-Adrien Helvétius 1/26/1715-12/26/1771, Samuel Hopkins Adams 1/26/1871-11/15/1958, Julia Morgan 1/26/1872-2/2/1957, Seán MacBride 1/26/1904-1/15/1988, Paul Newman 1925, Jules Feiffer 1929, Bob Uecker 1935, Angela Davis 1944, Eddie Van Halen 1957, Ellen DeGeneres 1958)
India a Republic, Rajendra Prasad President (By Robert Trumbull, January 26, 1950)
* MacArthur Dies at 84; Commander of Armies That Turned Back Japan [1/26/1880-4/5/1964] (NY TIMES, April 6, 1964)

NATIONAL: Democratic Hopefuls Seek to Widen Appeal Beyond Core Groups
(By PATRICK HEALY & JULIE BOSMAN, Jan. 26, 2008)
POLITICS: Transcript: Barack Obama's South Carolina Primary Speech (NY TIMES, Jan. 26, 2008)
* POLITICAL MEMO: A Stress-Filled Week Shows Obama With a Blend of Humor and Fire
(By JEFF ZELENY, Jan. 26, 2008)
NATIONAL: In South Carolina, Everything Turns on Jobs (By SHAILA DEWAN, Jan. 26, 2008)

Friday, January 25, 2008:
On This Day: January 25 (Robert Boyle 1/25/1627-12/30/1691, Joseph-Louis Lagrange 1/25/1736-4/10/1813, Robert Burns 1/25/1759-7/21/1796, Benjamin Haydon 1/25/1786-6/22/1846, Kokichi Mikimoto 1/25/1858-9/21/1954, Rufus Matthew Jones 1/25/1863-6/16/1948, W. Somerset Maugham 1/25/1874-12/16/1965, Edwin Newman 1919, Corazon Aquino 1933)
* Phone to Pacific From the Atlantic [Bell talks to Watson over a 3,400-mile wire] (NY TIMES, January 25, 1915)
* Virginia Woolf Believed Dead at 59 [1/25/1882-3/28/1941] (NY TIMES, April 3, 1941)

NATIONAL: Democrats Test Messages in Early Nationwide Ads (By JACQUES STEINBERG, Jan. 25, 2008)
NATIONAL: Clinton's Campaign Sees Value in Keeping Former President in Attack Mode
(By PATRICK HEALY, Jan. 25, 2008)
EDITORIAL: Primary Choices: Hillary Clinton (NY TIMES, Jan. 25, 2008)
EDITORIAL: Primary Choices: John McCain (NY TIMES, Jan. 25, 2008)
BUSINESS: Fraud Costs Bank $7.1 Billion (By NICOLA CLARK & DAVID JOLLY, Jan. 25, 2008)
BUSINESS: A Spiral of Losses by a 'Plain Vanilla' Trader (By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ, Jan. 25, 2008)

Thursday, January 24, 2008:
On This Day: January 24 (William Congreve 1/24/1670-1/19/1729, Christian Wolff 1/24/1679-4/9/1754, Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais 1/24/1732-5/18/1799, Henry Barnard 1/24/1811-7/5/1900, Cassandre 1/24/1901-6/19/1968, Mark Goodson 1/24/1915-12/18/1992, Robert Motherwell 1/24/1915-7/16/1991, Ernest Borgnine 1917, Oral Roberts 1918, Neil Diamond 1941, Yakov Smirnoff 1951, Nastassja Kinski 1961, Mary Lou Retton 1968)
* Churchill is Dead at 90; The World Mourns Him; State Funeral Saturday (By Anthony Lewis, January 24, 1965)
* Edith Wharton, 75, Is Dead in France [1/24/1862-8/11/1937] (NY TIMES, August 13, 1937)

NATIONAL: F.D.A. Requiring Suicide Studies in Drug Trials (By GARDINER HARRIS, Jan. 24, 2008)
NY REGION: Warnings Don't Deter Lovers of Sushi (By JAMES BARRON, Jan. 24, 2008)
SPORTS: Olympic Teams Vying to Defeat Beijing's Smog (By JULIET MACUR, Jan. 24, 2008)
EDITORIAL: Tuna Troubles (NY TIMES, Jan. 24, 2008)
* OP-ED: Editing Hillary's Story (By GAIL COLLINS, Jan. 24, 2008)
OP-ED: America Needs France's Atomic Anne (By ROGER COHEN, Jan. 24, 2008)
* BUSINESS: Next on the Worry List: Shaky Insurers of Bonds
(By VIKAS BAJAJ & JENNY ANDERSON, Jan. 24, 2008)
* TECHNOLOGY | State of the Art: New Tools to Bolster Mac's World
(By DAVID POGUE, Jan. 24, 2008)
* TECHNOLOGY | Circuits | Basics: The Unavoidable Update
(By ROY FURCHGOTT, Jan. 24, 2008)
ART ABROAD: That Mushroom Cloud? They're Just Svejking Around (By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN, Jan. 24, 2008)
ARCHITECTURE: Architect's Next Prize: Michigan Museum (By ROBIN POGREBIN, Jan. 24, 2008)
FILM | An Appraisal: Prince of Intensity With a Lightness of Touch
[Heath Ledger] (By A. O. SCOTT, Jan. 24, 2008)
* FASHION | Life's Work: Who's Cuddly Now? Law Firms (By LISA BELKIN, Jan. 24, 2008)
FASHION: A Chanel as Big as the Ritz (By CATHY HORYN, Jan. 24, 2008)
FASHION | Skin Deep: Nice Résumé. Have You Considered Botox?
(By NATASHA SINGER, Jan. 24, 2008)
FASHION: Tattooed for a Day, Wild for a Night (By RUTH LA FERLA, Jan. 24, 2008)

Wednesday, January 23, 2008:
On This Day: January 23 (John Hancock 1/23/1737-10/8/1793, Stendhal 1/23/1783-3/23/1842, Edouard Manet 1/23/1832-4/30/1883, David Hilbert 1/23/1862-2/14/1943, Herbert D. Croly 1/23/1869-5/17/1930, Potter Stewart 1/23/1915-12/7/1985, Joseph Nathan Kane 1899, Jeanne Moreau 1928, Princess Caroline 1957, Anita Pointer 1948)
Vietnam Accord is Reached; Cease-Fire Begins Saturday (By Bernard Gwertzman, January 23, 1973)
* Sergei Eisenstein Is Dead In Moscow at 50 [1/23/1898-2/11/1948] (By REUTERS, February 12, 1948)

NATIONAL: New York Is All McCain's, for a Night (By ELISABETH BUMILLER, Jan. 23, 2008)
* OP-ED: Two Against One (By MAUREEN DOWD, Jan. 23, 2008)
OPINION BLOG: Goodbye Rudy, Tuesday (By TIM EGAN, Jan. 23, 2008)
FOOD & DINING: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 23, 2008)
FOOD & DINING: High Mercury Levels Are Found in Tuna Sushi (By MARIAN BURROS, Jan. 23, 2008)
FOOD & DINING: At Last, a $20,000 Cup of Coffee (By OLIVER SCHWANER-ALBRIGHT, Jan. 23, 2008)
FOOD | A Good Appetite: A Little Nostalgia, a Long Fork and Lots of Cheese
(By MELISSA CLARK, Jan. 23, 2008)
THE MINIMALIST: Enticing Tough Cabbage to Show a Little Tenderness
(By MARK BITTMAN, Jan. 23, 2008)
DINING: A Restaurateur Bets on the Ribs and a Lucky 13 (By SAM ROBERTS, Jan. 23, 2008)
FOOD & DINING: On Martha's Vineyard, Using Scallops as Currency
(By JOAN NATHAN, Jan. 23, 2008)

Tuesday, January 22, 2008:
On This Day: January 22 (Lord Byron 1/22/1788-4/19/1824, August Strindberg 1/22/1849-5/14/1912, David Griffith 1/22/1875-7/23/1948, Rosa Ponselle 1/22/1897-5/25/1981, George Balanchine 1/22/1904-4/20/1983, U Thant 1/22/1909-11/25/1974, Howard Moss 1/22/1922-9/16/1987, Ann Sothern 1909, Piper Laurie 1932, Joseph Wambaugh 1937, John Hurt 1940, Mike Bossy 1957, Linda Blair 1959, Diane Lane 1965)
Roe vs. Wade: High Court Rules Abortions Legal the First 3 Months [also LBJ Dead at 64]
(By Warren Weaver, Jr., January 22, 1973)
Vinson Excelled In Federal Posts, Dies at 63 [1/22/1890-9/8/1953] (NY TIMES, September 9, 1953)

Heath Ledger, Actor, Is Found Dead at 28 (By SEWELL CHAN, Jan. 22, 2008)
NATIONAL: Issues Take Back Seat at Debate as Obama and Clinton Tangle
(By JEFF ZELENY & PATRICK HEALY, Jan. 22, 2008)
NATIONAL | The Long Run: Crossing Mayor Giuliani Often Had a Price
(By MICHAEL POWELL & RUSS BUETTNER, Jan. 22, 2008)
WORLD: Mexico Hits Drug Gangs With Full Fury of War (By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr., Jan. 22, 2008)
FOOTBALL: Patriots Trust in Defense in a String of Close Calls (By JUDY BATTISTA, Jan. 22, 2008)
FOOTBALL: For Giants, Redemption Is as Good as It Gets (By JOHN BRANCH, Jan. 22, 2008)
FOOTBALL: Before He Made Kick, Tynes Made a Decision (By BILL PENNINGTON, Jan. 22, 2008)
FOOTBALL | TV Sports: Some Hits, but More Misses for Fox Network (By RICHARD SANDOMIR, Jan. 22, 2008)
SPORTS | FOOTBALL: A Dream Is Achieved, a Legacy Is Established (By GEORGE VECSEY, Jan. 22, 2008)
OP-ED: The Blight That Is Still With Us (By BOB HERBERT, Jan. 22, 2008)
OP-ED: The Voters Revolt (By DAVID BROOKS, Jan. 22, 2008)
* OP-ED: Ivy-League Letdown (By ROGER LEHECKA & ANDREW DELBANCO, Jan. 22, 2008)
* BUSINESS: Market's Wild Ride Ends With Dow at 15-Month Low (By VIKAS BAJAJ, Jan. 22, 2008)
* BUSINESS: Fed Cuts Rate 0.75% and Stocks Swing (By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM & JOHN HOLUSHA, Jan. 22, 2008)
* BUSINESS: In Asia, Global Market Decline Accelerates (By MARK LANDLER & HEATHER TIMMONS, Jan. 22, 2008)
BUSINESS: If Everyone's Finger-Pointing, Who's to Blame? (By VIKAS BAJAJ, Jan. 22, 2008)
BUSINESS: Feeling Misled on Home Price, Buyers Are Suing Their Agent (By DAVID STREITFELD, Jan. 22, 2008)
* BOOKS: Editing of Frost Notebooks in Dispute (By MOTOKO RICH, Jan. 22, 2008)
* BOOKS: Prime Roller, Prepare to Meet a Wiseacre
[John Allen Paulos, Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don't Add Up]
(By MICHIKO KAKUTANI, Jan. 22, 2008)
FILM | The Carpetbagger: Shopping for Films but Settling for Some Fun
(By DAVID CARR, Jan. 22, 2008)
MUSIC | Emerson String Quartet: In Different Minor Keys, Three Formidable Pieces
(By BERNARD HOLLAND, Jan. 22, 2008)
* TV: The Rough-and-Tumble Online Universe Traversed by Young Cybernauts
(By FELICIA R. LEE, Jan. 22, 2008)
SCIENCE NEWS: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 22, 2008)
* SCIENCE | BASICS: Political Animals (Yes, Animals) (By NATALIE ANGIER, Jan. 22, 2008)
SCIENCE: A Pandemic That Wasn't but Might Be (By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr., Jan. 22, 2008)
SCIENCE: Issuing a Bold Challenge to the U.S. Over Climate (By ANDREW C. REVKIN, Jan. 22, 2008)
SCIENCE: Birds in Great Salt Lake Felled by Cholera by the Thousands (By SANA KHALID, Jan. 22, 2008)
SCIENCE: Stove for the Developing World's Health (By AMANDA LEIGH HAAG, Jan. 22, 2008)
SCIENCE: Deaths of Rare Crocodile in India Stir Alarm (By SAHER MAHMOOD, Jan. 22, 2008)
OBSERVATORY: Tracking the Spread of Contaminants by Testing Blood Cells
(By HENRY FOUNTAIN, Jan. 22, 2008)
* SCIENCE: A New Palm Species Is Discovered Through Its Swan Song (By HENRY FOUNTAIN, Jan. 22, 2008)
SCIENCE: In a Sheep Population, Researchers Find a Fitness Gene (By HENRY FOUNTAIN, Jan. 22, 2008)
* SCIENCE BLOG: Science Explains Wilson the Volleyball (By John Tierney, Jan. 22, 2008)
* SCIENCE Q & A: Skin as a Battlefield (By C. CLAIBORNE RAY, Jan. 22, 2008)
* SCIENCE LETTERS: An Illusory Existence (6 Letters) (By Robert Gulack et. al., Jan. 22, 2008)
HEALTH: Obesity Surgery Found Effective in Treating Diabetes (By DENISE GRADY, Jan. 22, 2008)
* PERSONAL HEALTH: A Basic Hospital To-Do List Saves Lives (By JANE E. BRODY, Jan. 22, 2008)
HEALTH: In the Fatosphere, Big Is In, or at Least Accepted (By RONI CARYN RABIN, Jan. 22, 2008)
HEALTH | WELL: What That Cholesterol Trial Didn't Show (By TARA PARKER-POPE, Jan. 22, 2008)
* REALLY? | The Claim: Too Much Cola Can Cause Kidney Problems (By ANAHAD O'CONNOR, Jan. 22, 2008)
HEALTH: Teenagers, Scalpels and Real Cadavers (By EMILY VOIGT, Jan. 22, 2008)
HEALTH: A Nazi Past Casts a Pall on Name of a Disease (By BARNABY J. FEDER, Jan. 22, 2008)
HEALTH ESSAY: Cancer Data? Sorry, Can't Have It (By ANDREW VICKERS, Jan. 22, 2008)
VITAL SIGNS | In the Lab: Simple Math Errors Can Imperil Patients
(By NICHOLAS BAKALAR, Jan. 22, 2008)
* VITAL SIGNS | Outcomes: Heeding Familiar Advice May Add Years to Your Life
(By NICHOLAS BAKALAR, Jan. 22, 2008)
* VITAL SIGNS | Nostrums: Seawater Seems to Beat Medicine in Fighting Colds
(By NICHOLAS BAKALAR, Jan. 22, 2008)
VITAL SIGNS | Symptoms: Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Action by the Brain
(By NICHOLAS BAKALAR, Jan. 22, 2008)
* HEALTH LETTERS: In Crisis, or Just an Egoist? (1 Letter)
[George Bernard Shaw on angels] (By John Wareham, Jan. 22, 2008)

Monday, January 21, 2008:
On This Day: January 21 (Ethan Allen 1/21/1738-2/12/1789, John Fremont 1/21/1813-7/13/1890, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson 1/21/1824-5/10/1863, Paul Scofield 1922, Jack Nicklaus 1940, Placido Domingo 1941, Mac Davis 1942, Jill Eikenberry 1947, Geena Davis 1957)
* Lenin Dies Of Cerebral Hemorrhage at 54; Moscow Throngs Overcome With Grief (By Walter Duranty, January 21, 1924)
* Christian Dior, 52, Creator Of 'New Look,' Dies [1/21/1905-10/24/1957] (ASSOCIATED PRESS, October 24, 1957)

Suzanne Pleshette, 70, 'Newhart' Actress, Dies (By ANITA GATES, Jan. 21, 2008)
NATIONAL: Republican Field Rides Full Force Into Florida Test (By ADAM NAGOURNEY, Jan. 21, 2008)
NATIONAL: Investigation of Study Programs Widens (By JONATHAN D. GLATER, Jan. 21, 2008)
NATIONAL | If Elected... : For Clinton, Government as Economic Prod (By DAVID LEONHARDT, Jan. 21, 2008)
WORLD: Signs in Kenya That Killings Were Planned (By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, Jan. 21, 2008)
WORLD: Israel Is Set to Promote the Use of Electric Cars (By STEVEN ERLANGER, Jan. 21, 2008)
NY REGION: New York Measuring Teachers by Test Scores (By JENNIFER MEDINA, Jan. 21, 2008)
* NY REGION | Metropolitan Diary: Dear Diary (NY TIMES, Jan. 21, 2008)
* NY REGION | Big City: In Brooklyn, a Psychic for the Famous, or Rather, for Their Pets
(By SUSAN DOMINUS, Jan. 21, 2008)
A.F.C. Championship | Patriots 21, Chargers 12: Patriots Are One Game Away From True Perfection
(By JUDY BATTISTA, Jan. 21, 2008)
FOOTBALL | Giants 23, Packers 20, O.T.: Giants Stun Packers and Head to the Super Bowl
(By JOHN BRANCH, Jan. 21, 2008)
EDITORIAL: Until All the Fish Are Gone (NY TIMES, Jan. 21, 2008)
OP-ED: Debunking the Reagan Myth (By PAUL KRUGMAN, Jan. 21, 2008)
OP-ED: U.S. Soldiers and Shoppers Hit the Wall (By ROGER COHEN, Jan. 21, 2008)
OP-ED: Radical Love Gets a Holiday (By SARAH VOWELL, Jan. 21, 2008)
* OP-ED: Thoroughly Unmodern McCain [William Ernest Henley's "Invictus"] (By WILLIAM KRISTOL, Jan. 21, 2008)
* BUSINESS: Stocks Plunge Worldwide on Fears of a U.S. Recession
(By MARK LANDLER & HEATHER TIMMONS, Jan. 21, 2008)
* BUSINESS: Getty Images Up for Sale, Could Fetch $1.5 Billion
(By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN & MICHAEL J. de la MERCED, Jan. 21, 2008)
BUSINESS: Frontline Blogger Covers War in Iraq With a Soldier's Eyes (By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA, Jan. 21, 2008)
ARTS: Undaunted Director at Indian Museum (By ROBIN POGREBIN, Jan. 21, 2008)
DANCE | '...Not the Same Solo': What Was Added, and What Was Taken Away
(By JENNIFER DUNNING, Jan. 21, 2008)
MUSIC | Schubert Recital: None but Soulful Hearts for Schubert and Goethe
(By BERNARD HOLLAND, Jan. 21, 2008)
TV: Soap-Operas Are the Hidden Drama of Strike (By JACQUES STEINBERG, Jan. 21, 2008)
* SCIENCE: Scientists Find Active Volcano in Antarctica (By KENNETH CHANG, Jan. 21, 2008)
HEALTH: Pregnancy Problems Tied to Caffeine (By DENISE GRADY, Jan. 21, 2008)
* HEALTH BLOG: Making Sense of Arthritis Supplements (By TARA PARKER-POPE, Jan. 21, 2008)

Sunday, January 20, 2008:
On This Day: January 20 (Henry Cromwell 1/20/1628-3/23/1674, Richard Henry Lee 1/20/1732-6/19/1794, Ruth St. Denis 1/20/1877-7/21/1968, Walter Piston 1/20/1894-11/12/1976, Harold Gray 1/20/1894-5/9/1968, Joy Adamson 1/20/1910-1/3/1980, Slim Whitman 1925, Edwin Buzz Aldrin 1931, David Lynch 1947, Bill Maher 1957, Melissa Rivers 1969)
Reagan Takes Oath as 40th President; Promises an 'Era of National Renewal' (By Steven R. Weisman, January 20, 1981)
* Federico Fellini, Film Visionary, Is Dead at 73 [1/20/1920-10/31/1993] (By PETER B. FLINT, November 1, 1993)

NATIONAL: Timber Thieves Strike at Heart of Lands Held Dear (By SUSAN SAULNY, Jan. 20, 2008)
NATIONAL: After Linking New Strain of Staph to Gay Men, University Scrambles to Clarify
(By JESSE McKINLEY, Jan. 20, 2008)
NATIONAL: An Iraq Veteran's Descent; a Prosecutor's Choice (By DEBORAH SONTAG, Jan. 20, 2008)
* WORLD | Caution: Elephants Brake for Food on Bangkok's Roads (By THOMAS FULLER, Jan. 20, 2008)
WORLD: Japan's Best Sellers Go Cellular (By NORIMITSU ONISHI, Jan. 20, 2008)
ON BASEBALL: White Sox Playing Catch-Up in A.L. Central (By MURRAY CHASS, Jan. 20, 2008)
* FOOTBALL: All Roads Still Lead to Lombardi (By DAVE ANDERSON, Jan. 20, 2008)
* FOOTBALL: The N.F.L. Pulled Something Out of the Air This Season (By JUDY BATTISTA, Jan. 20, 2008)
FOOTBALL: Toomer and Strahan Bonding at 100 Yards and at 35,000 Feet (By JOHN BRANCH, Jan. 20, 2008)
FOOTBALL: 'seinfeld' Has Taken Center Stage [Eli Manning's favorite show]
(ASSOCIATED PRESS, Jan. 20, 2008)
OP-ED: Red, White and Blue Tag Sale (By MAUREEN DOWD, Jan. 20, 2008)
* OP-ED: Hillary, Barack, Experience (By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, Jan. 20, 2008)
OP-ED: Ronald Reagan Is Still Dead (By FRANK RICH, Jan. 20, 2008)
OPINION BLOG: Against Independent Voters (By STANLEY FISH, Jan. 20, 2008)
BUSINESS: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 20, 2008)
BUSINESS: Foreigners Buy Stakes in the U.S. at a Record Pace
(By PETER S. GOODMAN & LOUISE STORY, Jan. 20, 2008)
BUSINESS: The Construction Site Called Saudi Arabia (By JAD MOUAWAD, Jan. 20, 2008)
BUSINESS | Novelties: For Disc Jockeys as Well as Desk Jockeys (By ANNE EISENBERG, Jan. 20, 2008)
BUSINESS | PING: The Risk of Innovation: Will Anyone Embrace It? (By G. PASCAL ZACHARY, Jan. 20, 2008)
* BUSINESS | FAIR GAME: Unscrambling the Alphabet of Fund Fees (By GRETCHEN MORGENSON, Jan. 20, 2008)
* MARKET MAKER: Burned but Bullish at Citigroup [Tobias Levkovich]
(By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ, Jan. 20, 2008)
BUSINESS | THE COUNT: Child's Play, From Clicks to Downloads (By PHYLLIS KORKKI, Jan. 20, 2008)
ECONOMIC VIEW: Is the New Supply Side Better Than the Old? (By AUSTAN GOOLSBEE, Jan. 20, 2008)
* FUNDAMENTALLY: A Recession's Impact Is All in the Timing (By PAUL J. LIM, Jan. 20, 2008)
* BUSINESS: This Time, Rate Cuts May Not Be a Panacea (By J. ALEX TARQUINIO, Jan. 20, 2008)
* BUSINESS: The Dow Toll: Down 507 Points in 5 Days (By JEFF SOMMER, Jan. 20, 2008)
* JOB MARKET | Career Couch: When Retirement Collides With Reality (By PHYLLIS KORKKI, Jan. 20, 2008)
* BUSINESS | THE BOSS: It's All About Focus [CEO, Deloitte & Touche]
(By BARRY SALZBERG; as told to EVE TAHMINCIOGLU, Jan. 20, 2008)
ARTS: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 20, 2008)
MUSIC: Behold! An Operatic Miracle (By JESSE GREEN, Jan. 20, 2008)
FASHION & STYLE: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 20, 2008)
* STYLE: What Would Obama Say? (By ASHLEY PARKER, Jan. 20, 2008)
STYLE: Scenes From a Marriage in Baghdad (By DAMIEN CAVE, Jan. 20, 2008)
* MODERN LOVE: G.P.S. for My Lost Identity (By LAURA DAVE, Jan. 20, 2008)
A Night Out With The "Cloverfield" Cast: Monster in the Wings (By BROOKS BARNES, Jan. 20, 2008)
VOWS: Eve Thompson and Richard Robinson (By LINDA LEE, Jan. 20, 2008)
TRAVEL: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 20, 2008)
TRAVEL | Next Stop | Japan: A Relaxing Tradition Dips a Toe in the 21st Century
(By DANIEL ALTMAN, Jan. 20, 2008)
TRAVEL | Explorer | Mount Kilimanjaro: On Africa's Roof, Still Crowned With Snow
(By NEIL MODIE, Jan. 20, 2008)
TRAVEL: Adventure Guide to Mexico (By BONNIE TSUI, Jan. 20, 2008)
TRAVEL: 36 Hours in Breckenridge, Colorado (By MATTHEW PREUSCH, Jan. 20, 2008)
WEEK IN REVIEW: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 20, 2008)
The Gipper Gap: In Search of Reagan (By JOHN M. BRODER, Jan. 20, 2008)
THE NATION: War, Meet the 2008 Campaign (By MICHAEL R. GORDON, Jan. 20, 2008)
THE NATION: Thinking Twice About That $400 Handbag (By MICHAEL BARBARO, Jan. 20, 2008)
THE NATION: Here's My Check; Spend It All at Once (By STEPHANIE STROM, Jan. 20, 2008)
* IDEAS & TRENDS: The Joy of Silly (By JOHN SCHWARTZ, Jan. 20, 2008)
GRAPHIC | WEEK OF JAN. 13 - 19: Performance Enhancement (NY TIMES, Jan. 20, 2008)
SUNDAY MAZAZINE: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 20, 2008)
* ON LANGUAGE: Fired Up (By WILLIAM SAFIRE, Jan. 20, 2008)
The Way We Live Now: South Poll (By MATT BAI, Jan. 20, 2008)
Questions for Maya Soetoro-Ng: All in the Family (Interview by DEBORAH SOLOMON, Jan. 20, 2008)
Freakonomics: Unintended Consequences (By STEPHEN J. DUBNER & STEVEN D. LEVITT, Jan. 20, 2008)
The Medium: Art in the Age of Franchising (By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN, Jan. 20, 2008)
CONSUMED: Family Values (By ROB WALKER, Jan. 20, 2008)
* The Education of Ben Bernanke (By ROGER LOWENSTEIN, Jan. 20, 2008)
New Wave on the Black Sea (By A. O. SCOTT, Jan. 20, 2008)
A Cutting Tradition [female-circumcision] (By SARA CORBETT, Jan. 20, 2008)
FOOD | Recipe Redux: 1989: Potato, Shiitake and Brie Gratin (By AMANDA HESSER, Jan. 20, 2008)
BOOK REVIEW: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 20, 2008)
* BOOKS | ESSAY: The Story of 'Night' [Elie Wiesel's classic] (By RACHEL DONADIO, Jan. 20, 2008)
* BOOKS: Living With Ghosts [Geoffrey Hill, Treatise of Civil Power]
(By WILLIAM LOGAN, Jan. 20, 2008)
* BOOKS: Alpha Poet [Mark Scroggins, Poem of a Life: A Biography of Louis Zukofsky]
(By DAN CHIASSON, Jan. 20, 2008)
BOOKS: Consent and Advise [Elisabeth Bumiller, Condoleezza Rice: A Biography]
(By JACOB HEILBRUNN, Jan. 20, 2008)
BOOKS: Freud's Family Tree [George Makari, Revolution in Mind: Creation of Psychoanalysis}
(By GEORGE PROCHNIK, Jan. 20, 2008)
BOOKS: A Word From Our Sponsor [Hugh Wilford, The Mighty Wurlitzer: How the CIA Played America]
(By NATHAN GLAZER, Jan. 20, 2008)
HEALTH: Study Sees Caffeine Possibly Tied to Miscarriages (By DENISE GRADY, Jan. 20, 2008)

Saturday, January 19, 2008:
On This Day: January 19 (Tai Chen 1/19/1724-7/1/1777, James Watt 1/19/1736-8/25/1819, Auguste Comte 1/19/1790-9/5/1857, Edgar Allen Poe 1/19/1809-10/7/1849, Paul Cezanne 1/19/1839-10/22/1906, Alexander Woollcott 1/19/1887-1/23/1943, John Raitt 1917, Jean Stapleton 1923, Fritz Weaver 1925, Robert MacNeil 1931, Richard Lester 1932, Phil Everly 1939, Dolly Parton 1946, Ann Compton 1947, Desi Arnaz Jr. 1953)
Hughes, Riding Gale, Sets Record Of 7 1/2 Hours in Flight From Coast (NY TIMES, January 19, 1937)
* General Robert E. Lee Dead at 63 [1/19/1807-10/12/1870] (NY TIMES, October 13, 1870)

NATIONAL: Clinton Defeats Obama in Nevada Vote (By JEFF ZELENY & JENNIFER STEINHAUER, Jan. 19, 2008)
NATIONAL: Romney Easily Wins G.O.P. Race (By JEFF ZELENY and MICHAEL LUO, Jan. 19, 2008)
NATIONAL: Lawyer Reveals Secret, Toppling Death Sentence (By ADAM LIPTAK, Jan. 19, 2008)
* OP-ED: Good Jobs Are Where the Money Is (By BOB HERBERT, Jan. 19, 2008)
OP-ED: Fear and Voting in Las Vegas (By GAIL COLLINS, Jan. 19, 2008)
BUSINESS | The Food Chain: A New, Global Oil Quandary: Costly Fuel Means Costly Calories
(By KEITH BRADSHER, Jan. 19, 2008)
BUSINESS | Saturday Interview: Oil Demand, the Climate and the Energy Ladder
(By JAD MOUAWAD, Jan. 19, 2008)
* ARTS | An Appraisal: Fischer vs. the World: A Chess Giant's Endgame (By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN, Jan. 19, 2008)
* ARTS: Ancient Vase Comes Home to a Hero's Welcome [Krater] (By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO, Jan. 19, 2008)

Friday, January 18, 2008:
On This Day: January 18 (Daniel Webster 1/18/1782-10/24/1852, Seth Low 1/18/1850-9/17/1916, Hans Goldschmidt 1/18/1861-5/25/1923, A.A. Milne 1/18/1882-1/31/1956, Sir Thomas Sopwith 1/18/1888-1/27/1989, Cary Grant 1/18/1904-11/29/1986, Danny Kaye 1/18/1913-3/3/1987, John Boorman 1933, Kevin Costner 1955)
Scott 150 Miles From South Pole Jan. 3; Will Stay In Antarctic Another Year (NY TIMES, January 18, 1912)
* T. A. Watson Dead at 80; Made First Phone [1/18/1854-12/13/1934] (ASSOCIATED PRESS, December 15, 1934)

* Bobby Fischer, Chess Master, Dies at 64 (By BRUCE WEBER, Jan. 18, 2008)
NATIONAL: Confederate Flag Takes Center Stage Once Again (By MICHAEL COOPER, Jan. 18, 2008)
* NY REGION | Big City: Their House to Yours, via the Trash (By SUSAN DOMINUS, Jan. 18, 2008)
SPORTS: Roger Clemens Hires Top Washington Lawyer (By DUFF WILSON, Jan. 18, 2008)
OP-ED: Don't Cry for Me, America (By PAUL KRUGMAN, Jan. 18, 2008)
OP-ED: How Voters Think (By DAVID BROOKS, Jan. 18, 2008)
OPINION BLOG: A Potpourri of Pols (By DICK CAVETT, Jan. 18, 2008)
* BUSINESS: Fed Chief's Reassurance Fails to Halt Stock Plunge (By EDMUND L. ANDREWS, Jan. 18, 2008)
* TECHNOLOGY: Google Offers a Map for Its Philanthropy
[Google's philanthropy ‹ Google.org, or DotOrg as Googlers call it ‹
will spend up to $175 million in its first round of grants and
investments over the next three years. Google will reserve 1%
of its profit and equity to "make the world a better place."]
(By HARRIET RUBIN, Jan. 18, 2008)
MUSIC | Cheap Seats: A Joyful Noise: Midday Music (By BEN SISARIO, Jan. 18, 2008)
SCIENCE: Researchers Challenge Water-Flow Model (By CORNELIA DEAN, Jan. 18, 2008)

Thursday, January 17, 2008:
On This Day: January 17 (Guarino Guarini 1/17/1624-3/6/1683, Jacques-Francois Blondel 1/17/1705-1/9/1774, Anne Bronte 1/17/1820-5/28/1849, David Lloyd George 1/17/1863-3/26/1945, Mack Sennett 1/17/1880-11/5/1960, Robert M. Hutchins 1/17/1899-5/17/1977, Nora Kaye 1/17/1920-2/28/1987, Thomas Dooley 1/17/1927-1/18/1961, Betty White 1922, Moira Shearer 1926, Eartha Kitt 1927, Sheree North 1933, Maury Povich 1939, Muhammad Ali 1942)
Revolution In Hawaii Overthrows Queen Liliuokalani (NY TIMES, January 17, 1893)
Capone Dead At 48; Dry Era Gang Chief [1/17/1899-1/25/1947] (ASSOCIATED PRESS, January 26, 1947)

NATIONAL | haker Heights Journal: A Suburb Looks Nervously at Its Urban Neighbor
(By CHRISTOPHER MAAG, Jan. 17, 2008)
WORLD: Education Push Yields Little for India's Poor (By SOMINI SENGUPTA, Jan. 17, 2008)
* WORLD | AFRICA: Madagascar: A Spectacular Last Hurrah (ASSOCIATED PRESS, Jan. 17, 2008)
* EDUCATION: Urban Schools Aiming Higher Than Diploma (By SARA RIMER, Jan. 17, 2008)
* EDUCATION: Applications to Colleges Are Breaking Records (By KAREN W. ARENSON, Jan. 17, 2008)
* OP-ED: The Anti-Charm Offensive (By GAIL COLLINS, Jan. 17, 2008)
OP-ED: A Center Called McCain (By ROGER COHEN, Jan. 17, 2008)
OP-ED: Mr. Right [John McCain] (By ADRIAN WOOLDRIDGE, Jan. 17, 2008)
LETTERS: Disease or Not, the Pain Is Very Real (By Shai Held, et. al., Jan. 17, 2008)
* BUSINESS: Dow Plunges More Than 300 Points on Grim Outlook
[Dow -306.95, Nasdaq -47.69] (By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM, Jan. 17, 2008)
BUSINESS: New Questions on Treating Cholesterol (By ALEX BERENSON, Jan. 17, 2008)
* BUSINESS: When 3rd Place on the Rich List Just Isn't Enough [Sheldon J. Adelson]
(By GARY RIVLIN, Jan. 17, 2008)
* STYLE: Generation Me vs. You Revisited (By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM, Jan. 17, 2008)
FASHION | Skin Deep: Do My Breast Implants Have a Warranty? (By NATASHA SINGER, Jan. 17, 2008)
* SCIENCE: Long Ago, a Rodent as Big as a Bull Lurked in South America (ASSOCIATED PRESS, Jan. 17, 2008)
HEALTH: $300 to Learn Risk of Prostate Cancer (By GINA KOLATA, Jan. 17, 2008)
HEALTH: Personal Best: Too Cold to Exercise? Try Another Excuse (By GINA KOLATA, Jan. 17, 2008)
* HEALTH: Antidepressant Studies Unpublished (By BENEDICT CAREY, Jan. 17, 2008)

Wednesday, January 16, 2008:
On This Day: January 16 (Niccolo Piccinni 1/16/1728-5/7/1800, Vittorio Alfieri 1/16/1749-10/8/1803, Robert Service 1/16/1874-9/11/1958, George Kelly 1/16/1887-6/18/1974, Dizzy Dean 1/16/1911-7/17/1974, Norman Podhoretz 1930, Marilyn Horne 1934, Jim Stafford 1944, John Carpenter 1948, Debbie Allen 1950, Kate Moss 1974)
U.S. and Allies Open Air War on Iraq; Bomb Baghdad and Kuwaiti Targets (By ANDREW ROSENTHAL, January 16, 1991)
* Ethel Merman, Queen of Musicals, Dies at 76 [1/16/1908-2/15/1984] (By MURRAY SCHUMACH, February 16, 1984)

NATIONAL: Romney Beats McCain in Michigan Vote (By JOHN M. BRODER, Jan. 16, 2008)
NATIONAL: Obama and Clinton Seek a Softer Tone in Democratic Presidential Debate
(By JEFF ZELENY & PATRICK HEALY, Jan. 16, 2008)
NATIONAL: Blue-Collar Jobs Disappear, Taking Families' Way of Life Along (By ERIK ECKHOLM, Jan. 16, 2008)
NATIONAL | TV WATCH: Scoldings, Regrets and Forced Geniality, but Little Fun
(By ALESSANDRA STANLEY, Jan. 16, 2008)
OP-ED: Faith, Freedom and Bling in the Middle East (By MAUREEN DOWD, Jan. 16, 2008)
* OPINION BLOG: Race Bait {Obama & Hillary] (By Timothy Egan, Jan. 16, 2008)
* BUSINESS | MARKET PLACE: An Effort to Stem Losses at Citigroup Produces a Renewed Focus on Risk
(By FLOYD NORRIS, Jan. 16, 2008)
THEATER: Nearly 12 Years Old, Rent' Is to Close (By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, Jan. 16, 2008)
FOOD & DINING: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 16, 2008)
* FOOD & DINING: Solving a Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside a Cookie
(By JENNIFER 8. LEE, Jan. 16, 2008)
THE MINIMALIST: Whole-Grain but Not Heavy (By MARK BITTMAN, Jan. 16, 2008)
FOOD: The Meat of the Matter in a Pasta Debate (By FLORENCE FABRICANT, Jan. 16, 2008)

Tuesday, January 15, 2008:
On This Day: January 15 (Jean Moliere 1/15/1622-2/17/1673, Jean Coralli 1/15/1779-5/1/1854, Josef Breuer 1/15/1842-6/20/1925, Pierre Samuel du Pont 1/15/1870-4/5/1954, Arturi Virtanen 1/15/1895-11/11/1973, Gene Krupa 1/15/1909-10/16/1973, Gamal Nasser 1/15/1918-9/28/1970, Edward Teller 1908, Charo 1951)
Green Bay Wins First Superbowl Football Title (By WILLIAM N. WALLACE, January 15, 1967)
* Martin Luther King Jr. Killed at 39: Leader of Millions in Nonviolent Drive for Racial Justice
[1/15/1929-4/4/1968] (By MURRAY SCHUMACH, April 5, 1968)

* Johnny Podres, Series Star, Dies at 75 (By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN, Jan. 15, 2008)
NATIONAL: Baltimore Finds Subprime Crisis Snags Women (By JOHN LELAND, Jan. 15, 2008)
* WORLD | Empty Seas: Europe's Appetite for Seafood Propels Illegal Trade
(By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL, Jan. 15, 2008)
BASEBALL: Yankees Expect to Open Camp Without Santana (By TYLER KEPNER, Jan. 15, 2008)
BASEBALL: Steps to Lift Roadblock to Clemens Deposition (By DUFF WILSON, Jan. 15, 2008)
EDITORIAL: Regulatory Games and the Polar Bear (NY TIMES, Jan. 15, 2008)
OP-ED: Politics and Misogyny (By BOB HERBERT, Jan. 15, 2008)
* OP-ED: The Identity Trap (By DAVID BROOKS, Jan. 15, 2008)
OP-ED: Our Fetid City [Garbage uncollected in Naples, Italy] (By ELENA FERRANTE, Jan. 15, 2008)
BUSINESS: Study Reveals Doubt on Drug for Cholesterol (By ALEX BERENSON, Jan. 15, 2008)
* BUSINESS: Chinese and U.S. Demand Drives Commodities Surge
(By CLIFFORD KRAUSS, Jan. 15, 2008)
BUSINESS: Citigroup Loses $9.8 Billion; Will Cut Jobs (By ERIC DASH, Jan. 15, 2008)
* TECHNOLOGY: Apple Unveils Movie Rentals and Thin Notebook (By LAURIE J. FLYNN, Jan. 15, 2008)
BOOKS: Candidate Clinton Scrutinized by Women
[Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary, Edited by Susan Morrison]
(By MICHIKO KAKUTANI, Jan. 15, 2008)
MUSIC: Jeepers, Rappers, Where'd You Get Those Arms and Torsos? (By BEN SISARIO, Jan. 15, 2008)
SCIENCE NEWS: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 15, 2008)
* SCIENCE: Big Brain Theory: Have Cosmologists Lost Theirs? (By DENNIS OVERBYE, Jan. 15, 2008)
* SCIENCE: Monkey's Thoughts Propel Robot, a Step That May Help Humans
(By SANDRA BLAKESLEE, Jan. 15, 2008)
HEALTH | MIND: Crisis? Maybe He's a Narcissistic Jerk (By RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN, M.D., Jan. 15, 2008)
* PERSONAL HEALTH: A Stable Life, Despite Persistent Dizziness (By JANE E. BRODY, Jan. 15, 2008)
HEALTH: New Bacteria Strain Is Striking Gay Men (By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, Jan. 15, 2008)
HEALTH | In The Trenches the Occupational Therapist: Coaching the Comeback
(By JAN HOFFMAN, Jan. 15, 2008)

Monday, January 14, 2008:
On This Day: January 14 (Benedict Arnold 1/14/1741-6/14/1801, Berthe Morisot 1/14/1841-3/2/1895, Art Young 1/14/1866-12/29/1943, Hugh Lofting 1/14/1886-9/26/1947, Hal Roach 1/14/1892-11/2/1992, John Dos Passos 1/14/1896-9/28/1970, Carlos Romulo 1/14/1899-12/15/1985, Sir Cecil Beaton 1/14/1904-1/18/1980, Andy Rooney 1919, Julian Bond 1940, Faye Dunaway 1941, Steven Soderbergh 1963)
Roosevelt and Churchill Map 1943 War Strategy in Casablanca (By DREW MIDDLETON, Jr., January 14, 1943)
* Albert Schweitzer, 90, Dies at His Hospital [1/14/1875-9/4/1965] (By Reuters, September 6, 1965)

NATIONAL: McCain Rises in Fluid G.O.P.; Obama Gains on Electability
(By ROBIN TONER & MARJORIE CONNELLY, Jan. 14, 2008)
NATIONAL: Race and Gender Are Issues in Tense Day for Democrats (By ADAM NAGOURNEY, Jan. 14, 2008)
* NY REGION | Metropolitan Diary: Dear Diary (NY TIMES, Jan. 14, 2008)
FOOTBALL: Giants 21, Cowboys 17: Giants Advance to the N.F.C. Championship (By JOHN BRANCH, Jan. 14, 2008)
FOOTBALL: Chargers 28, Colts 24: Chargers Fight Through Injuries and Surprise the Colts
(By JOE LAPOINTE, Jan. 14, 2008)
* OP-ED: The Early Bird Gets the Bad Grade (By NANCY KALISH, Jan. 14, 2008)
OP-ED: Responding to Recession (By Paul Krugman, Jan. 14, 2008)
FILM: 'Atonement' and 'sweeney Todd' Win at Globes (By DAVID CARR & MICHAEL CIEPLY, Jan. 14, 2008)
* HEALTH: Drug Approved. Is Disease Real? [fibromyalgia] (By ALEX BERENSON, Jan. 14, 2008)

Sunday, January 13, 2008:
On This Day: January 13 (Jan van Goyen 1/13/1596-4/27/1656, Salmon Chase 1/13/1808-5/7/1873, Horatio Alger 1/13/1832-7/18/1899, Sophie Tucker 1/13/1884-2/9/1966, Elmer Davis 1/13/1890-5/18/1958, A. B. Jr. Guthrie 1/13/1901-4/26/1991, Rober Stack 1919, Charles Nelson Reilly 1931, Penelope Ann Miller 1964)
Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the nation's first elected black governor (By DRUMMOND AYRES, Jr., January 13, 1990)
Ross G. Harrison, Yale Zoologist, Dies at 89 [1/13/1870-9/30/1959] (NY TIMES, November 23, 1916)

NATIONAL: War Torn: Across America, Deadly Echoes of Foreign Battles (By DEBORAH SONTAG & LIZETTE ALVAREZ, Jan. 13, 2008)
BASEBALL: Clemens Faces Dangers of Spin in Steroid Case (By ALAN SCHWARZ, Jan. 13, 2008)
* OP-ED: Sex and the Teenage Girl (By CAITLIN FLANAGAN, Jan. 13, 2008)
* OP-ED: Last Year's Role Model (By LORRIE MOORE, Jan. 13, 2008)
* OPINION BLOG: The Uses of the Humanities, Part 2 (By STANLEY FISH, Jan. 13, 2008)
* BUSINESS | Bright Ideas | Digital Domain: From 10 Hours a Week, $10 Million a Year
(By RANDALL STROSS, Jan. 13, 2008)
FASHION & STYLE: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 13, 2008)
* The French President's Lover (By GUY TREBAY, Jan. 13, 2008)
Has Gawker Jumped the Snark? (By ALLEN SALKIN, Jan. 13, 2008)
* Tough Guys for Tough Times (By ALEX WILLIAMS, Jan. 13, 2008)
* MODERN LOVE: Take Me as I Am, Whoever I Am (By TERRI CHENEY, Jan. 13, 2008)
VOWS: Sabeen Ali and Hashim Mian (By JOANN BIONDI, Jan. 13, 2008)
WEEK IN REVIEW: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 13, 2008)
CONTESTED: Rights vs. Rights: An Improbable Collision Course (By MARK LEIBOVICH, Jan. 13, 2008)
* IDEAS & TRENDS: When a Mountaintop Might as Well Have Been the Moon
[Edmund Hillary's & Everest] (By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD, Jan. 13, 2008)
THE NATION: Is Eloquence Overrated? (By PETER APPLEBOME, Jan. 13, 2008)
The Crying Game, and the Political Herd [Hillary Clinton] (By BENEDICT CAREY, Jan. 13, 2008)
* IDEAS & TRENDS: What Awaits the Met [Metropolitan Museum of Art]
(By RACHEL DONADIO, Jan. 13, 2008)
SUNDAY MAGAZINE: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 13, 2008)
ON LANGUAGE: Of the Migrating Of (By WILLIAM SAFIRE, Jan. 13, 2008)
* THE MEDIUM: Ancestral Allure [Genealogical research] (By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN, Jan. 13, 2008)
* The Moral Instinct (By STEVEN PINKER, Jan. 13, 2008)
Shelby Lynne's Dusty Trail (By ROB HOERBURGER, Jan. 13, 2008)

Saturday, January 12, 2008:
On This Day: January 12 (John Winthrop 1/12/1588-3/26/1649, Charles Perrault 1/12/1628-5/15/1703, John Hancock 1/12/1737-10/8/1793, Jakob Michael Lenz 1/12/1751-5/24/1792, John Singer Sargent 1/12/1856-4/15/1925, Max Eastman 1/12/1883-3/25/1969, Louis Horst 1/12/1884-1/23/1964, Luise Rainer 1910, Ray Price 1926, Glenn Yarborough 1930, The "Amazing Kreskin" 1935, Rush Limbaugh 1951, Howard Stern 1954, Kirstie Alley 1955, Oliver Platt 1960)
Suffragists Lose Fight In The House (NY TIMES, January 12, 1915)
* Jack London Dies Suddenly On Ranch at Age 40 [1/12/1876-11/22/1916] (NY TIMES, November 23, 1916)

NATIONAL: Obama Giving Clinton a Race in Her Backyard (By SAM ROBERTS, Jan. 12, 2008)
NATIONAL: Iran Encounter Grimly Echoes '02 War Game (By THOM SHANKER, Jan. 12, 2008)
STYLE: The Gawker Job Interview (NY TIMES, Jan. 12, 2008)

Friday, January 11, 2008:
On This Day: January 11 (Alexander Hamilton 1/11/1755-7/12/1804, Ezra Cornell 1/11/1807-12/9/1874, Sir James Paget 1//11/1814-12/30/1899, Alice H. Rice 1/11/1870-2/10/1942, Laurens Hammond 1/11/1895-7/1/1973, Eva LeGallienne 1/11/1899-6/3/1991, Alan Paton 1/11/1903-4/12/1988, Grant Tinker 1926, David L. Wolper 1928, Rod Taylor 1930, Jean Chretien 1934, Naomi Judd 1946, Ben Crenshaw 1952, Amanda Peet 1972)
Amelia Earhart Becomes First Woman to Fly Solo Across the Pacific Ocean (NY TIMES, January 11, 1935)
* William James Dies at 68; Great Psychologist [1/11/1842-8/26/1910] (NY TIMES, August 27, 1910)

* Edmund Hillary, First on Everest, Dies at 88 (By ROBERT D. McFADDEN, Jan. 11, 2008)
NATIONAL: Horses Spared in U.S. Face Death Across the Border (By CATRIN EINHORN, Jan. 11, 2008)
NATIONAL: Civil Rights Tone Prompts Talk of an Endorsement (By CARL HULSE, Jan. 11, 2008)
WORLD: Indians Hit the Road Amid Elephants (By SOMINI SENGUPTA, Jan. 11, 2008)
NY REGION | Facilities Review: Greetings, Earthlings. Your New Restroom Is Ready.
(By MICHAEL WILSON, Jan. 11, 2008)
OP-ED: The Comeback Continent (By PAUL KRUGMAN, Jan. 11, 2008)
OP-ED: Middle-Class Capitalists (By DAVID BROOKS, Jan. 11, 2008)
OP-ED: Democracy by Other Means (By AIDAN HARTLEY, Jan. 11, 2008)
BUSINESS: Fed Chief Signals Further Rate Cut (By LOUIS UCHITELLE & MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM, Jan. 11, 2008)
* ART | Inside Art: Ciao to a Met Prize Returning to Italy [Euphronios krater]
(By CAROL VOGEL, Jan. 11, 2008)
* ART: Euphronios Krater (6th century B.C.) (NY TIMES, Jan. 11, 2008)
* BOOKS: A Physician Caught Trying to Heal Himself [Sandeep Jauhar, Intern]
(By WILLIAM GRIMES, Jan. 11, 2008)
* FILM: Take the Kids, and Don't Feel Guilty (By A. O. SCOTT, Jan. 11, 2008)
TRAVEL ESCAPES: New York's Overlooked Ski Resorts (By BILL PENNINGTON, Jan. 11, 2008)
* TRAVEL ESCAPES: For Many a Follower, Sacred Ground in Colorado (By FINN-OLAF JONES, Jan. 11, 2008)
TRAVEL ESCAPES | Havens | Puerto Escondido, Mexico: Fishing Boats, Surfboards and Not a High-Rise in Sight
(By BETH GREENFIELD, Jan. 11, 2008)
SCIENCE: Study Finds Possible Targets for H.I.V. Drugs (By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr., Jan. 11, 2008)

Thursday, January 10, 2008:
On This Day: January 10 (John Emerich, Lord Acton 1/10/1834-6/19/1902, John Wellborn Root 1/10/1850-1/15/1891, Frederick Gardner Cottrell 1/10/1877-11/16/1948, Dumas Malone 1/10/1892-12/27/1986, Uri Zvi Greenberg 1/10/1894-5/8/1981, Dame Barbara Hepworth 1/10/1903-5/20/1975, Ray Bolger 1/10/1904-1/15/1987, Paul Henreid 1/10/1908-3/29/1992, Gisele MacKenzie 1927, Willie McCovey 1938, Frank Sinatra Jr. 1944, Rod Stewart 1945, George Foreman 1949, Pat Benatar 1953, Shawn Colvin 1958)
* First General Assembly of the United Nations Convened in London (By James B. Reston, January 10, 1946)
* Galina Ulanova Is Dead at 88; A Revered Bolshoi Ballerina [1/10/1910-3/21/1998] (By MICHAEL SPECTOR, March 22, 1998)

NATIONAL: Analyzing the New Hampshire Surprise (By JACQUES STEINBERG & JANET ELDER, Jan. 10, 2008)
NATIONAL BLOGS: Emotion Without Thought in New Hampshire [Hillary Clinton] (By JUDITH WARNER, Jan. 10, 2008)
NY REGION: Governor Doesn't Seek Tuition Rise for Colleges (By KAREN W. ARENSON, Jan. 10, 2008)
* OP-ED: Hillary's Free Pass (By GAIL COLLINS, Jan. 10, 2008)
* OP-ED: Getting It Wrong [New Hampshire Polls] (By ANDREW KOHUT, Jan. 10, 2008)
* MUSIC: A Breezy Exchange Between Old Friends (Jazz and Poetry)
[Robert Pinsky & Charles Simic] (By NATE CHINEN, Jan. 10, 2008)
* STYLE | Fitness: They're Playing My Song. Time to Work Out. (By STEVEN KURUTZ, Jan. 10, 2008)
HOME & GARDEN: Any Other Bright Ideas? (By JULIE SCELFO, Jan. 10, 2008)

Wednesday, January 9, 2008:
On This Day: January 9 (Carrie Chapman Catt 1/9/1870-5/16/1938, Joseph B. Strauss 1/9/1870-5/16/1938, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney 1/9/1875-4/18/1942, Giovanni Papini 1/9/1881-7/8/1956, Simone de Beauvoir 1/9/1908-4/14/1986, Gypsy Rose Lee 1/9/1914-4/26/1970, Judith Krantz 1928, Bart Starr 1934, Dick Enberg 1935, Joan Baez 1941, Susannah York 1941, Crystal Gayle 1951, Dave Matthews 1967)
Surveyor 7 Spacecraft Lands Gently On Moon (By Gladwin Hill, January 9, 1968)
The 37th President Dead at 81; Nixon Tasted Crisis and Defeat, Victory, Ruin and Revival
[1/9/1913-4/22/1994] (By JOHN HERBERS, April 24, 1994)

NATIONAL: McCain's Victory Muddles G.O.P. Field as It Looks to Michigan (By MICHAEL LUO, Jan. 9, 2008)
NATIONAL: A Show of Emotion That Reverberated Beyond the Campaign [Hillary Clinton]
(By JODI KANTOR, Jan. 9, 2008)
NATIONAL: From a Big Boost for Obama to a Sharp Blow (By JEFF ZELENY, Jan. 9, 2008)
NATIONAL | Campaign Notebook: A Parade! A Circus! A Carnival! Or, the New Hampshire Primary
(By MARK LEIBOVICH, Jan. 9, 2008)
NY REGION: Corpse Wheeled to Check-Cashing Store Leads to 2 Arrests
(By BRUCE LAMBERT & CHRISTINE HAUSER, Jan. 9, 2008)
* OP-ED: Can Hillary Cry Her Way Back to the White House? (By MAUREEN DOWD, Jan. 9, 2008)
OP-ED: Too Many Innocents Abroad (By ROBERT L. STRAUSS, Jan. 9, 2008)
* ART: The Legacy of a Pragmatic Custodian of Human Civilization (By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN, Jan. 9, 2008)
* ART: Director (and Voice) of Metropolitan Museum to Retire
[Philippe de Montebello] (By CAROL VOGEL, Jan. 9, 2008)
* FOOD: Food Allergies Stir a Mother to Action (By KIM SEVERSON, Jan. 9, 2008)
FOOD & WINE | Beers of The Times: A Taste for Brews That Go to Extremes
(By ERIC ASIMOV, Jan. 9, 2008)

Tuesday, January 8, 2008:
On This Day: January 8 (Nicholas Biddle 1/8/1786-2/27/1844, Hans von Bülow 1/8/1830-2/12/1894, Frank Nelson Doubleday 1/8/1862-1/30/1934, William T. Piper 1/8/1881-1/15/1934, Walther Bothe 1/8/1891-2/8/1957, Carl R. Rogers 1/8/1902-2/4/1987, Peter Arno 1/8/1904-2/22/1968, Evelyn Wood 1/8/1909-8/26/1995, José Ferrer 1/8/1912-1/26/1992, Elvis Presley 1/8/1935-8/16/1977, Soupy Sales 1926, Sander Vanocur 1928, Charles Osgood 1933, Shirley Bassey 1937, Stephen Hawking 1942)
President Wilson Specifies Terms Basis For World Peace; Asks Justice For Alsace-Lorraine (By NY TIMES, January 8, 1918)
* Emily Balch Dies at 94; Won Nobel Peace Prize [1/8/1867-1/9/1961] (NY TIMES, January 11, 1961)

NATIONAL: On Eve of Primary, Clinton Campaign Shows Stress (By PATRICK HEALY, Jan. 8, 2008)
EDUCATION: Yale Plans to Increase Spending From Its Endowment (By ALAN FINDER, Jan. 8, 2008)
* OP-ED: Women Are Never Front-Runners (By GLORIA STEINEM, Jan. 8, 2008)
* OP-ED: McCain and Obama (By DAVID BROOKS, Jan. 8, 2008)
* BUSINESS | Tool Kit: Good Boss, Bad Boss. Which Are You? (By PAUL B. BROWN, Jan. 8, 2008)
* PERSONAL HEALTH: Preserving a Fundamental Sense: Balance (By JANE E. BRODY, Jan. 8, 2008)
HEALTH: Second Opinion: For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way
(By DENISE GRADY, Jan. 8, 2008)

Monday, January 7, 2008:
On This Day: January 7 (Johann Christian Fabricius 1/7/1745-3/3/1808, Millard Fillmore 1/7/1800-3/8/1874, Saint Bernadette of Lourdes 1/7/1844-4/16/1879, Émile Borel 1/7/1871-2/3/1956, Francis Poulenc 1/7/1899-1/30/1963, Aristotle Onassis 1/7/1906-3/15/1975, Henry Allen 1/7/1908-4/17/1967, Charles Addams 1/7/1912-9/29/1988, William Peter Blatty 1928, Erin Gray 1950, Katie Couric 1957)
Hanoi Reports Cambodian Capital Conquered By 'Insurgent' Forces (By Henry Kamm, January 7, 1979)
* Adolph Zukor Is Dead at 103; Built Paramount Movie Empire [1/7/1873-6/10/1976] (By ALBIN KREBS, June 11, 1976)

NATIONAL: In New Hampshire, Bill Clinton Finds Less Spark (By MARK LEIBOVICH, Jan. 7, 2008)
NATIONAL: Not So Fast, Clinton Says About Obama Momentum (By JEFF ZELENY & PATRICK HEALY, Jan. 7, 2008)
NATIONAL | Political Memo: After New Hampshire, a Rapidly Changing Race
(By JOHN HARWOOD, Jan. 7, 2008)
* NY REGION | Metropolitan Diary: Dear Diary (NY TIMES, Jan. 7, 2008)
ART: Mickey Mouse Paintings Are Recovered [1940 film "Fantasia" watercolors]
(NY TIMES, Jan. 7, 2008)

Sunday, January 6, 2008:
On This Day: January 6 (Martin Agricola 1/6/1486-6/10/1556, Jakob Bernoulli 1/6/1655-8/16/1705, Charles Sumner 1/6/1811-3/11/1874, Heinrich Schliemann 1/6/1822-12/26/1890, Carl Sandburg 1/6/1878-7/22/1967, Tom Mix 1/6/1880-10/12/1940, Kahlil Gibran 1/6/1883-4/10/1931, Morris Wright 1/6/1910-4/25/1998, Lou Harris 1921, John Z. DeLorean 1925, E. L. Doctorow 1931, Bonnie Franklin 1944, Nancy Lopez 1957)
* Former President Theodore Roosevelt Dies Suddenly at Oyster Bay Home; Nation Shocked (By NY TIMES, January 6, 1919)
Rayburn Is Dead at 79; Served 17 Years as House Speaker [1/6/1882-11/16/1961] (UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL, Nov. 17, 1961)

OP-ED: They Didn't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow (By FRANK RICH, Jan. 6, 2008)
* OPINION BLOGS: Will the Humanities Save Us? (By STANLEY FISH, Jan. 6, 2008)
* BUSINESS: Can Burt's Bees Turn Clorox Green? (By LOUISE STORY, Jan. 6, 2008)
* BUSINESS | Novelties: What This Gadget Can Do Is Up to You (By ANNE EISENBERG, Jan. 6, 2008)
* STYLE: The Falling-Down Professions (By ALEX WILLIAMS, Jan. 6, 2008)
TRAVEL | THAILAND: Street Smarts in Bangkok (By JOSHUA KURLANTZICK, Jan. 6, 2008)
SUNDAY MAGAZINE: Contents (NY TIMES, Jan. 6, 2008)
* ON LANGUAGE: Long Pole in the Tent (By WILLIAM SAFIRE, Jan. 6, 2008)
* THE MEDIUM: An Interface of One's Own [Scrivener for writers] (By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN, Jan. 6, 2008)
* What Is It About Mormonism? (By NOAH FELDMAN, Jan. 6, 2008)
HEALTH: AIDS Patients Face Downside of Living Longer (By JANE GROSS, Jan. 6, 2008)

Saturday, January 5, 2008:
On This Day: January 5 (Jahan Shah 1/5/1592-1/22/1666, Zebulon Pike 1/5/1779-4/27/1813, Stephen Decatur 1/5/1779-3/22/1820, King Camp Gillette 1/5/1855-7/9/1932, Konrad Adenauer 1/5/1876-4/19/1967, Yves Tanguy 1/5/1900-1/15/1955, Stella Gibbons 1/5/1902-12/19/1989, Hubert Beuve-Méry 1/5/1902-8/6/1989, Dame Kathleen Kenyon 1/5/1906-8/24/1978, Alvin Ailey Jr. 1/5/1931-12/1/1989, Sam Phillips 1923, Walter F. Mondale 1928, Chuck Noll 1932, King Juan Carlos 1938, Charlie Rose 1942, Diane Keaton 1946, Pamela Sue Martin 1952, Marilyn Manson 1968)
Henry Ford Gives $10,000,000 To 26,000 Employees (NY TIMES, January 5, 1914)
* Stanislavsky Dies in Moscow At 75; One of the Greatest Masters of Russian Drama
[1/5/1863-8/7/1938] (ASSOCIATED PRESS, August 8, 1938)

* OP-ED: The Obama Phenomenon (By BOB HERBERT, Jan. 5, 2008)
BUSINESS | Shortcuts: The (Possible) Perils of Being Thirsty While Being Green
(By ALINA TUGEND, Jan. 5, 2008)

Friday, January 4, 2008:
On This Day: January 4 (James Ussher 1/4/1581-3/21/1656, Benjamin Rush 1/4/1746-4/19/1813, Jacob Grimm 1/4/1785-9/20/1863, Wilhelm Beer 1/4/1797-3/27/1850, Louis Braille 1/4/1809-1/6/1852, Sir Isaac Pitman 1/4/1813-1/12/1897, Wilhelm Lehmbruck 1/4/1881-3/25/1919, Leroy Randle Grumman 1/4/1895-10/4/1982, Jane Wyman 1914, Barbara Rush 1927, Don Shula 1930, Floyd Patterson 1935, Dyan Cannon 1937, Maureen Reagan 1941, Julia Ormond 1965)
President Johnson Bids Soviet Leaders Visit U.S., Outlines 'Great Society' Plan (By Tom Wicker, January 4, 1965)
Dirksen Dead in Capital at 73; A Political Phenomenon [1/4/1896-9/7/1969] (By E. W. KENWORTHY, September 8, 1969)

OP-ED: The Two Earthquakes (By DAVID BROOKS, Jan. 4, 2008)
* TECHNOLOGY: Parent of Dating Sites Looks for a Match (By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, Jan. 4, 2008)

Thursday, January 3, 2008:
On This Day: January 3 (Heinrich Wilheim von Gerstenberg 1/3/1737-11/1/1823, Father Damien 1/3/1840-4/15/1889, Sir Henry Alfred Lytton 1/3/1865-8/15/1936, Clement Attlee 1/3/1883-10/8/1967, J.R.R. Tolkien 1/3/1892-9/2/1973, T. Claude Ryan 1/3/1898-9/11/1982, Dinh Diem Ngo 1/3/1901-11/2/1963, Morten Nielsen 1/3/1922-8/29/1944, Vernon Walters 1917, Hank Stram 1923, Dabney Coleman 1932, Betty Rollin 1936, Bobby Hull 1939, Victoria Principal 1950, Mel Gibson 1956)
Alaska Becomes the 49th State (By Richard E. Mooney, January 3, 1959)
Lucretia Mott Dies at 88; Early Initiator of the Women's Rights [1/3/1793-11/11/1880] (NY Times, November 12, 1880)

OPINON BLOGS: A User's Manual to Seat 21C (By Wayne Curtis, Jan. 3, 2008)
FASHION | Skin Deep: Short, Stout, Has a Handle on Colds (By CAMILLE SWEENEY, Jan. 3, 2008)

Wednesday, January 2, 2008:
On This Day: January 2 (James Wolfe 1/2/1727-9/13/1759, Johann Daniel Titius 1/2/1729-12/11/1796, Rudolf Clausius 1/2/1822-8/24/1888, Justin Winsor 1/2/1831-10/22/1897, Albert C. Barnes 1/2/1872-7/24/1951, Saint Therea of Lisieux 1/2/1873-9/30/1897, Sally Rand 1/2/1904-8/31/1979, Christy Turlington 1969)
Russian General Stoessel Surrenders, Ending the Russo-Japanese War (By R. HART PHILLIPS, January 2, 1905)
* Isaac Asimov, Whose Thoughts and Books Traveled the Universe, Is Dead at 72
[1/2/1920-4/6/1992] (By MERVYN ROTHSTEIN, April 7, 1992)

* OP-ED: What's Your Consumption Factor? (By JARED DIAMOND, Jan. 2, 2008)
* BUSINESS: Losing an Edge, Japanese Envy India's Schools (By MARTIN FACKLER, Jan. 2, 2008)
FOOD | The Curious Cook: The Invisible Ingredient in Every Kitchen
(By HAROLD McGEE, Jan. 2, 2008)

Tuesday, January 1, 2008:
On This Day: January 1 (Lorenzo de Medici 1/1/1449-3/9/1492, Betsy Ross 1/1/1752-1/30/1836, Sir James George Frazer 1/1/1854-5/7/1941, Alfred Stieglitz 1/1/1864-7/13/1946, Ernest Jones 1/1/1879-2/11/1958, William Fox 1/1/1879-5/8/1952, Catherine Bowen 1/1/1897-11/1/1973, Xavier Cugat 1/1/1900-10/27/1990, Dana Andrews 1/1/1909-12/17/1992, Barry M. Goldwater 1/1/1909-5/29/1998, J.D. Salinger 1919, Frank Langella 1940)
Batista and Regime Flee Cuba; Castro Moving to Take Power; Mobs Riot and Loot in Havana (By BERTRAM D. HULEN, January 1, 1959)
J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the F.B.I. from 1924-1972, Dies at 77 [1/1/1895-5/2/1972] (By CHRISTOPHER LYDON, May 3, 1972)

* EDUCATION: Giving Disorganized Boys the Tools for Success (By ALAN FINDER, Jan. 1, 2008)
* HEALTH | WELL: A Clutter Too Deep for Mere Bins and Shelves (By TARA PARKER-POPE, Jan. 1, 2008)