The Europeans rode the emotion of Ireland’s first day as Ryder Cup host, racing out to a 5-3 lead over the United States.

The Americans Find Trouble, and the Europeans Find a Way

The compromise reached on the interrogations and trials of terrorism suspects is a series of interlocking paradoxes, experts say.

Detainee Deal Comes With Contradictions

Pay-per-click advertising fraud is becoming more pervasive as spurious clicks can be generated through automated programs.

Click Fraud Is Growing on the Web

A resident describes himself as a preservationist bent on documenting the splendors of a road that is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Saving Bridges, at Least in Photographs

Patricia C. Dunn resigned and will be replaced by Hewlett-Packard’s chief executive. Also, two high executives who supervised investigators are said to be leaving.

Chairwoman Leaves Hewlett in Spying Furor

Donald Trump and Steve Carl, of Carlyle on the Green  at Bethpage State Park, are planning a $40 million catering and restaurant establishment at Jones Beach.

On the Ocean, a Trump Deal

Chien-Ming Wang tied Minnesota’s Johan Santana for the major league lead in victories with 18 while Mariano Rivera and Gary Sheffield both returned in the Yankees win.  

Familiar Faces Return, One in Unfamiliar Spot

The charm of being in the dark and making do with candles in power outages wears thin in today’s ultra-wired universe.

For Con Ed, It May Be Time to Go Underground

The death of Nixzmary Brown, 7, in Brooklyn in January demanded a reckoning but time appears to be standing still in court.

As Time Stands Still in Court, Justice for a Broken Girl Waits

Of the more than half a million New Jerseyans who served in World War II, perhaps none is remembered so grandly or persistently as John Basilone.

Falling in Line to Salute a Local Hero

The report is likely to intensify a debate about the safety of the nation’s drug supply and the adequacy of government oversight. 

Study Condemns F.D.A.’s Handling of Drug Safety

Amaranth Advisors pledges to regain investors’ trust after suffering $6 billion in natural gas trading losses.

Betting the House and Losing Big

Hedge funds don’t investigate options backdating just to satisfy their curiosity. Rather, they do it to find an edge — and to use that edge to get richer than they already are.

Curiosity Has Its Merits and Its Profits

Now named Athena, the vessel that sank the Andrea Doria 50 years ago revisits New York.

From ‘Death Ship’ to Cruise Ship

Antidoping officials this week formally charged Floyd Landis with using performance-enhancing drugs during this year's Tour de France.

Landis Vows Spirited Fight as Drug Case Moves Ahead

There are intimations that the Seattle Seahawks are cheating by piping in canned noise to bolster the home fans.

When Gamesmanship Blurs to Cheating

A 117-page offering memorandum suggests strongly that the days of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village as an unpretentious middle-class bastion in Manhattan may well be numbered.

Complexes’ Seller Pushes Profits, as Critics Fear Higher Rents

He intended his gesture to stop a silvery, fast-approaching S.U.V.; it became instead his farewell salute.

One Last Night of Friendship and Singing

Hundreds of uniformed city workers in the Reserves participated in a financial arrangement offered by the city and now many are discovering it can have huge costs.

New York City’s Reservists Are Asked to Return Iraq Pay

Some say the bare-knuckled succession struggle for the presidency could foretell how robust South Africa’s young democracy is.

A Stormy Test for Democracy in South Africa

At a majestic country estate, humans and their canine charges face off, politely.

The Day of the Dogs

Few in the automotive industry are betting that the latest drop in gas prices will undo the damage done to Detroit.

Decline in Gas Prices Isn’t Buoying Detroit

Ever since Hugo Chávez, the president of Venezuela, held up a copy of Noam Chomsky’s “Hegemony or Survival” during a U.N. speech, sales have spiked.

U.S. Best Seller, Thanks to Rave by Latin Leftist

 A Day at the Opera, at No Charge  It was open house at the Metropolitan Opera yesterday, with opera lovers and the merely curious given free tickets to a dress rehearsal of ''Madama Butterfly'' and an invitation to walk across the stage afterward.   THE ARTS, PAGE B7    Pakistan Leader Defends Deal With Tribal Leaders  During a visit to Washington, President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan tried to convince President Bush that a deal he approved with tribal leaders would rid lawless areas of influence from Al Qaeda and the Taliban, rather than give the groups more freedom to operate.   PAGE A6    Gas Fall Is No Help to Detroit  Detroit automakers are skeptical that the recent decline in gasoline prices, to less than $2 a gallon in some markets, will lure car buyers back to the S.U.V. market.   PAGE C1    Education Grants Criticized  Education officials violated conflict of interest rules when awarding grants under President Bush's reading initiative, a report says.   PAGE A8    THIS WEEKEND    T: Travel  Sofia Coppola shops her way through Paris, Anthony Bourdain eats his way through Singapore and Verlyn Klinkenborg travels through an ultra-exclusive game reserve in Tanzania.    The Adjustable-Rate Gamble  Millions of borrowers have seen their payments on adjustable-rate mortgages skyrocket, forcing them to seek new options.   REAL ESTATE

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The compromise reached on Thursday between Congressional Republicans and the White House on the interrogations and trials of terrorism suspects is, legal experts said yesterday, a series of interlocking paradoxes.      It would impose new legal standards that it forbids the courts to enforce.  

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