As OPEC ministers prepare to meet Monday, they are wondering not how high oil prices will rise, but how far they may drop.

At OPEC, Some Worry as Oil Prices Start Falling

Aaron Sorkin's new series, “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” gives every indication of being the show viewers avidly want to see in the new television season.

‘West Wing’ to West Coast: TV’s Auteur Portrays TV

Chad Pennington passed for 319 yards, spreading his 24 completions in 33 attempts among seven receivers, in the Jets’ win over Tennessee.

In Return, Pennington Provides Jets’ Counterpunch

In recent years, dozens of Web sites have sprung up offering calling records to anyone with a credit card.

An Industry Is Based on a Simple Masquerade

A hospital group is supporting a patient whose insurer wouldn't cover her surgeon who was working in a hospital covered by the company, but outside the network.

When Choice of a Doctor Drives Up Other Bills

Andy Roddick was overmatched in the U.S. Open men’s final as Roger Federer took four sets to win his third straight title. 

Federer in a Class by Himself

Democrats envisioned picking up as many as four House seats, possibly five. But that goal now seems increasingly remote.

Less Promise for Democrats in N.Y.

The designs for three glass towers at ground zero illustrate how low our expectations have sunk since the city first resolved to rebuild there.

At Ground Zero, Towers for Forgetting

As Cory A. Booker ends his third month as mayor, his grand dreams for a more prosperous Newark are colliding with the reality of the city’s troubled finances.

Campaign Vows Meet Reality in Newark

The New Republic’s suspension of an editor for his conduct online is a cautionary tale about the mainstream media’s engagement with the Web.

A Comeback Overshadowed by a Blog

Where some saw lucrative real estate, others saw a graveyard. Five years after Sept. 11, 2001, ground zero remains a sinkhole of good intentions, where conflicting visions have repeatedly stalled efforts to rebuild a site of horrific tragedy.

The Hole in the City’s Heart

On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the attacks, President Bush paid tribute to victims and made a surprise visit to firefighters.

Bush Mourns 9/11 at Ground Zero as N.Y. Remembers

From the moment he was charged with helping to commit four murders for the mob, R. Lindley DeVecchio has been surrounded by a posse of supporters: retired F.B.I. men.

In Role Reversal, Ex-F.B.I. Agents Align Themselves With Defendant

The new Schermerhorn Symphony Center, home to the Nashville Symphony, looks dignified, extremely well made and utterly passive in spirit. 

Music City’s Music Hall: Orpheus Says Howdy

The musical “The Reality Show: NYU” is a theatrical orientation for entering students at New York University.

College Life 101: Dramatically Stark Orientation

Apple’s chief executive touched off speculation last week about how far Apple will go as it takes its next big step into digital video.

How Will Apple’s Marketing Maestro Marry the Computer and the Home TV?

The governor of Paktia Province is the highest-ranking official to be killed since the Taliban began a campaign of suicide bombings last year.

Suicide Bomber Kills a Governor in Afghanistan

When the Colts hung on to beat the Giants, the fans were left to boo neither Manning brother, but to grumble at the officials.

Colts Defeat Giants, but Battle of Mannings Is a Tie

Mastodon's “Blood Mountain” is a strong record by a powerful band nearing an ideal of cohesion. 

Big-Thinking Band Extracts Metal From a Mountain

ABC’s “Good Morning America” is hoping that Katie Couric leaving “Today” will help it challenge NBC’s dominance in morning ratings.

New Chapter in the Morning Wars

The Bedford Hills community is shaken and outraged at how an elementary school handled an alleged rape case of a 9-year-old girl.

Abuse Case Shakes Parents’ Trust in a Principal

The Reality Show: NYU is theatrical orientation that warns incoming students of dangers that can accompany college life; production came out of 2003-2004 school year that saw multiple suicides at university; performance features current students in NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and is supervised by Broadway musical veteran and professor Elizabeth Swados; photos (M)

Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, to win US Open; photos (M)

The terror attack on the World Trade Center five years ago today presented New York's government and civic leaders with the monumental challenge of reimagining and rebuilding ground zero. The effort began in good will. But it quickly devolved into a clash political agendas and business interests and conflicting visions of how tragedy should be memorialized. Today, ground zero remains a 16-acre, 70-foot hole in Lower Manhattan where only subterranean construction has begun. A special section in today's paper is devoted to recounting this New York story, with its mix of colorful characters, powerful emotions and valuable real estate.     BY DEBORAH SONTAG

Broken Ground -- A SPECIAL SECTION

For a year after Sept. 11, reporters for The Times offered capsule portraits of 2,400 victims, including the eight below. Their families have now had five years to reflect, to mourn, to recover. Interviews with a sampling of them found that, while they were at markedly different stages in the healing process, many have found constructive ways of embracing life without forgetting. Widows and widowers have remarried. Children have gone on to college or begun first grade. Some people have settled into new homes, new geography. And a few, while still struggling with their loss, have arrived at surprising places that they could never have foreseen.  PAGES A14-15

Portraits of Grief -- REVISITING THE FAMILIES

William Auld was a British poet, author, translator and magazine editor who wrote chiefly in Esperanto.

William Auld, Scottish poet and author (born 1924)

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Joachim Clemens Fest was a German historian, journalist, critic and editor who was best known for his writings and public commentary on Nazi Germany, including a biography of Adolf Hitler and books about Albert Speer and German resistance to Nazism. He was a leading figure in the debate among German historians about the Nazi era. In recent years his writings have earned both praise and strong criticism.

September 11, 2006

Headlines from September 11, 2006

At OPEC, Some Worry as Oil Prices Start Falling

‘West Wing’ to West Coast: TV’s Auteur Portrays TV

In Return, Pennington Provides Jets’ Counterpunch

An Industry Is Based on a Simple Masquerade

When Choice of a Doctor Drives Up Other Bills

Billboard 200

Danity Kane

Idlewild (Soundtrack)

Back To Basics

Amar Es Combatir

The Cheetah Girls 2

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for September 11, 2006