A deal will allow Frank Quattrone, who became a symbol of Wall Street greed, to resume a career in finance.

Quattrone May Avoid 3rd Trial

By selecting Eugene F. Pigott, Gov. George E. Pataki continued his efforts to shift the court further to the right.

Pataki Appoints Fifth Republican to Highest Court

The new Pension Protection Act allows companies to enroll employees in a 401(k) automatically unless they choose to opt out. 

On Making Enrollment in a 401(k) Automatic

Tiger Woods is one stroke behind the lead of Swede Henrik Stenson and three others at the 88th P.G.A. Championship.

Minor Figures Lead, but Major Winners Lurk

The New Jersey man had access to scores of homes, and  has been charged with sexually abusing at least 11 children — ranging in age from 23 months to 8 years old.

Prosecutors Call Handyman a Sex Predator

More than 200 suburbanites, some entranced by a black-tie opening, forked out $3,600 to join a health club. Then, in April, after four months, the club suddenly closed its doors.

A Fitness Club That Left Everyone Sore

The names and faces undergo a startling turnover every summer now, but nobody has impacted the rivalry this season the way Johnny Damon has.

Start to Finish, It’s Clear What Boston Is Missing

A $4.7 billion effort to slash Colombia’s coca crop has left the availability of cocaine on U.S. streets unchanged.

Colombia’s Coca Survives U.S. Plan to Uproot It

Handling disappointment is a skill that Thomas R. Suozzi, who is running for the Democratic nomination for governor, is acquiring on the fly.

An Underdog Who Refuses to Roll Over

After flooding in July left much of the Delaware County fairgrounds underwater, residents were determined to hold the fair for economic and communal reasons.

Funnel Cake, Prized Cows, and Defiance After a Devastating Flood

A geologist is writing a book about how Connecticut’s geology shaped its history.

State’s Past as Written in Rocks

If a test on a second sample confirms the first result, Marion Jones would face a two-year ban. 

Jones Is Said to Have Failed Drug Test in June 

The day care center was once the site of a former mercury thermometer factory, where mercury vapor levels were at least 27 times the regulatory limit.

After Mercury Pollutes a Day Care Center, Everyone Points Elsewhere

Exploding sectarian violence in Iraq has caused mosque attendance to plummet, further unraveling the country’s communal fabric.

Fearful Iraqis Avoid Mosques as Attacks Rise

Legal experts said the opinion overlooked important precedents and substituted passion for analysis.

Experts Fault Reasoning in Surveillance Decision 

The bungalows that first colonized and have long defined the Jersey Shore — rickety, humid, sandy, cramped — are becoming an endangered species.

What the Shore Once Was, and to Some, Still Is

Rising mortgage rates and soaring home prices have tightened the rental market, allowing apartment owners to demand higher rents.

Rents Are Rising Rapidly After Long Lull

A unique class of sailboat recalls its Roaring 20’s heyday by returning to its native bay in New Jersey in a big way.

A Full-Sail Comeback

The production cuts are the latest indication of just how difficult it will be for the Detroit companies to rejuvenate themselves.

Ford Is Slashing Production 20% in 4th Quarter

The Yankees swept the doubleheader with the Red Sox by out-slugging them in game 2, which broke the record for the longest nine-inning game in baseball history. 

Yankees Pass an Endurance Test at Fenway

Republican officials are actively working to help Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, who is running for Senate as an independent.

G.O.P. Deserts One of Its Own for Lieberman

A push for frugality is gripping Hollywood as contracts are renegotiated and fewer big budget movies are made.

Caught on Film: A Growing Unease in Hollywood

The original proposals would have affected pedestrians gathering on the sidewalk, or when as few as two bicyclists or walkers ignore traffic laws.

Police Move to Ease Proposed Rules Regarding Permits for Protests

Exploding sectarian violence in Iraq has undermined mosque's traditional role as gathering place; clerics and government officials say mosque attendance has plummeted as tens of thousands of Iraqis pray at home; mosques have become frequent flash point in widening Sunni-versus-Shiite warfare; militias regard them as either places of refuge or tempting targets; entire congregations have been wiped out by car bombs, imams have been kidnapped or killed and US and Iraqi forces often storm mosques hunting for guerrillas; photo (M)

Government data from June and July show average rents across country were 3.5 percent higher than year earlier, steepest gains in almost four years, and that increase is fueling rise in inflation; rise is tied to soaring home prices and hike in mortgage rates that are preventing many renters from buying homes; only region of country that is resisting trend is Midwest, where industrial job losses and other factors continue to hold rents down; in New York City, where rents never fell as they did in many other cities, rents are advancing at much faster clip; photos; graphs (M)

August 19, 2006

Headlines from August 19, 2006

Quattrone May Avoid 3rd Trial

Pataki Appoints Fifth Republican to Highest Court

On Making Enrollment in a 401(k) Automatic

Minor Figures Lead, but Major Winners Lurk

Prosecutors Call Handyman a Sex Predator

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