February 26, 2006

Bird Flu Raises Concerns in France and Nigeria French officials announced that they had discovered a deadly strain of bird flu among domestic turkeys, immediately disrupting the country's poultry market and raising citizens' fears that they too may be in danger. In Nigeria, where bird flu has become a daily inevitability, officials are struggling to spread accurate information. PAGE 17 Uganda President Re-elected Yoweri Museveni was elected overwhelmingly to a third term as president of Uganda in its first multiparty election in 25 years, the Electoral Commission announced yesterday. His main opponent, who was jailed in the middle of the campaign but released after a legal battle, is challenging the result, alleging fraud and intimidation. PAGE 12 Evangelist Embraces the City The Rev. Timothy Keller's great success at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan has put him at the forefront of a movement to establish new evangelical churches, particularly in urban areas. PAGE 29 Tony Soprano Plans Last Aria The voyage of ''The Sopranos'' has been among the most celebrated in television history. Now, the two men most responsible for the runaway success of the show -- James Gandolfini, its star, right, and David Chase, its creator -- contemplate the biggest mafia funeral. ARTS & LEISURE Democrats Hope to Win More Governors' Seats Democrats appear to be in a strong position in governors' races this fall, leaders of both parties say. The party could pick up a number of seats held by Republicans, while keeping its own seats, even in states that President Bush won in 2004. Among the states that could flip to the Democrats are California, Florida, Ohio and New York. PAGE 22 New Orleans Seeks to Borrow New Orleans has racked up $120 million in debt, and officials are searching for loans of as much as $200 million more so that it can continue to pay its bills through the end of the year. PAGE 20 SPECIAL TODAY T: Women's Fashion The New York Times Style Magazine celebrates the trends for spring, from a new fascination with baby-doll dresses to the return of pants and lace. The magazine also goes behind the scenes at Calvin Klein. New Workers, Lower Wages A high-wage era in factory work is coming to an end as healthy and highly profitable companies like Caterpillar hire new employees with a lower pay scale. SUNDAY BUSINESS

GIVEN the choice, many people refuse to submit to the agonies of moving until boxed in by romantic, reproductive or professional circumstances. But the opposite is true for serial movers, who eagerly hop back on the open-house circuit even before the aroma of fresh paint and polyurethane begins to fade -- that is, if they ever stopped looking in the first place. Rachel Natalie Klein, 34, has lived in seven apartments in the five years since she arrived in Manhattan. Her most recent move, last June, was to a newly renovated $1,500-a-month, 1,000-square-foot walk-up in East Harlem, on 127th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues. Previously, she lived on the Upper West Side, in the East Village and in Midtown East.

THE West and Islam are on a cultural collision course. That's the best-selling fiction that many people -- politicians, religious leaders and the media on both sides of the equation -- are working overtime to turn into fact. Actually, it's a very old story, and art is routinely pulled into it. Always, we hear Islamic art talked about in the way something called the ''Islamic world'' is talked about, as if it were unitary, unchanging, inscrutable and over there. We hear that Islamic art is, by definition, religious art, and we hear about its hostile relationship to the human image.

At a model port in Dubai, a sweeping security regimen was set up after the Sept. 11 attacks, largely at the request of the United States. But experts say it still falls short. Page 26.

Stars bring an audience to its feet. Producers bring a fortune to the table . But it's these unseen players who decide what does and doesn't happen on Broadway. Page 10. Plus: Therapeutic dramas and perverse comedies, and nine people to watch.