Israel threatened a harsh response to a raid by Palestinian militants in which two soldiers were killed and one kidnapped.

Militants' Raid on Israel Raises Gaza Tension

Enrollment in Iraqi schools has risen every year since the U.S. invasion, reversing more than a decade of declines.

Amid Iraqi Chaos, Schools Fill After Long Decline

After dumping "Crossfire" last year, CNN's plan to eschew an agenda and focus on straight reporting has been beaten back by the brutal competition in cable news.

At CNN, News That Plays to the Ratings

Arthur J. Samberg is a hedge fund survivor,  but he is facing his biggest challenge yet  an S.E.C. inquiry into possible insider trading.

Inquiry Clouds Future for a Hedge Fund Survivor

Warren E. Buffett's gift of about $37.4 billion vaults him into the top tier of charitable giving.

Buffett to Give Bulk of His Fortune to Gates Charity

On Saturday night, an art installation by Duke Riley had fully transfigured itself from conceptual art to crowded bar.

When Making Art Becomes a Night at the Beach

Confidential F.B.I. records show that the scandal's tentacles have extended to reach people prominent in the worlds of fine art and classical music.

Pellicano Case Moves Beyond Hollywood

The state predicted that collections would plunge after last year's hurricanes, but instead revenue is setting a record.

Tax Revenues Are a Windfall for Louisiana

Phil Hughes, the star of the Class AA Trenton Thunder, may be the Yankees' next ace. 

Barely 20 Years Old, but Coming of Age Fast

An unusual alliance of artists, scientists and lawyers has been working to forge a "creative commons" that allows artists to decide which rights they want to retain and which they would rather share.

In Digital Age, Advancing a Flexible Copyright System

Dan Abrams, in his first management post, is the new day-to-day boss of MSNBC, only the first of many changes coming to the network.

The 40-Year-Old Virgin Executive

The world's two largest steel companies have agreed to merge in a deal valued at more than $33.5 billion.

Arcelor Deal With Mittal Establishes Steel Giant

Ninety percent of those in Taipei, Taiwan, can access its wireless network, but just 40,000 of 2.6 million residents pay to use it.

What if They Built an Urban Wireless Network and Hardly Anyone Used It?

Now that a uniform citywide arts curriculum is in place, the challenge is to find money and manpower.

Renewed Push for the Artistic ABC's in N.Y.

Adherents of classical music are outraged that a college radio station was sold to a Christian-music broadcaster.

In Texas, Fighting to Keep Brahms on Air

One Long Island man's frustration goes a long way toward explaining the grass-roots anger over immigration policy.

On Lucille Avenue, the Immigration Debate

Three day conference about Creative Commons licensing in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, draws backing of singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil, who is also Brazil's culture minister and advocate of overhauling global copyright system; Gil advocates use of Creative Commons, licensing that allows creators and consumers of culture not only to view or listen to digital work but also to copy, remix or sample it, as long as originator is properly credited; since introduction of Creative Commons concept in 2003, approximately 145 million 'creations' have been registered with licenses; major artists like Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, David Byrne and Brian Eno have spoken in support of Creative Commons; Gil comments (M)

Jonathan Tasini hopes to get on Sept 12 primary ballot in Senate race in New York State, attacking incumbent Sen Hillary Rodham Clinton over single theme--her early and vociferous backing of Iraq war; Tasini's campaign is vehicle for liberals disenchanted with Clinton on many other issues, like author Barbara Ehrenreich, who accuses Clinton of turning her back on core liberal issues; photo (M)

A Democratic Bid That's Anti-Clinton All the Time

Confidential Federal Bureau of Investigation records show that scandal surrounding wiretapping by Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano extends outside world of Hollywood into world of fine art and classical music; government's most important witnesses in case include Adam D Sender, prominent collector of contemporary art, and Jacqueline A Colburn, ex-wife of renowned Los Angeles donor to performing arts Richard D Colburn, who died in 2004; Mrs Colburn and Sender have both admitted to hiring Pellicano and being aware that he was surreptitiously recording their legal opponents; neither Colburn nor Sender have been charged with crime (M)

After a bitter battle, Arcelor agreed on Sunday to a merger valued at 26.8 billion euros, or about $33.53 billion, with a rival, Mittal Steel, creating a new steel giant.     The deal would combine Arcelor -- a symbol of successful, pan-European cooperation and economic revival, with operations that span Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Spain -- with a fast-growing conglomerate founded by the India-born Lakshmi Mittal. He built a fortune turning around troubled steel plants in expanding markets from Trinidad to Kazakhstan.  

New Jersey Gov Jon S Corzine braces for battle with Legislature over state budget; argues that increase in sales tax is most responsible plan for meeting legal obligation to produce balanced budget under burden of $4 billion shortfall; Corzine must prevail to prove himself capable leader after campaign promises to apply aggressive business mentality to state's problems and politics; failure of his businessman-turned-politician approaches could make it all but impossible to successfully tackle other politically risky goals like property tax reform; photo (M)

Budget Crisis Is Critical Test for Governor of New Jersey

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New York Mets defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 7-4; photos (M)

Reyes Delivers 2nd Straight 4-Hit Game to Power Mets

George Vecsey Sports of The Times column discusses Portugal's 1-0 victory over Netherlands in World Cup, which was rife with yellow cards (M)

Cards and Flops Create Ugly Game of Hold 'Em

In this landscape of oil derricks and Rangerettes -- a renowned drill team dressed in smiles and miniskirts -- a tiny radio station sends out a lifeline to classical music lovers in East Texas.      It is KTPB, the station of Kilgore College, which educates the children of oil hands and other blue-collar workers. Now the college has decided it can no longer afford to support the station and has announced its sale. The new owner? A Christian-music broadcasting company from California, which will pay the college $2.46 million over 10 years.  

Tommy Wonder was the stage name of Jacobus Maria Bemelman, a Dutch magician who performed both close-up and stage magic. Wonder performed in Las Vegas, Monte Carlo and on Fox television.

Tommy Wonder, Dutch magician (born 1953)

Tommy_Wonder_(magician)

Mari bin Amude Alkatiri is a Timorese politician. He was Prime Minister of East Timor from May 2002 until his resignation on 26 June 2006 following weeks of political unrest in the country, and again from September 2017 until May 2018. He is the Secretary-General of the Fretilin party and was the former President of the Special Administrative Region of Oecusse.

Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest.

June 26, 2006

Headlines from June 26, 2006

Militants' Raid on Israel Raises Gaza Tension

Amid Iraqi Chaos, Schools Fill After Long Decline

At CNN, News That Plays to the Ratings

Inquiry Clouds Future for a Hedge Fund Survivor

Buffett to Give Bulk of His Fortune to Gates Charity

Billboard 200

Decemberunderground

Taking The Long Way

New Joc City

Laugh Now; Cry Later

High School Musical

Notable Deaths

Historical Events

Historical Context for June 26, 2006