July 6, 2003

Varying meanings of patriotism to vast majority of Americans who call selves patriotic discussed; word's evolution from neutral term to one implying adherence to certain principles noted; graph of poll results (M)

New office building planned for Soho, Manhattan, translates post-Civil War style into modern technology; archictect is Rothzeid Kaiserman Thomson & Bee; photo (M)

Internal Revenue Service, Justice Department and Treasury are pressing broad assault on flourishing tax shelter business with array of high-profile summonses and civil suits against Ernst & Young and other big accounting firms, prominent law firm and wealthy individuals and corporations that use shelters Treasury has declared invalid; moves follow decade in which tax law enforcement grew so lax that tax-shelter industry flourished and tax crimes, like opening secret offshore bank accounts, were openly advertised; are aimed at few big name firms and individual in very public way in hopes of persuading others to reform their tax shelter business; experts say IRS has limited capacity for enforcement efforts; attack on shelters has begun to have some impact; photo (M)

Russia hosts European Juvenile Baseball Championships for first time, raising interest in and popularity of baseball among young children; photos (M)

Article discusses prevalence of nudity in current Broadway productions; notes effectiveness of nudity and striptease when they add to understanding of story; discusses techniques devised by designers to ease process of undressing on stage; photos (L)