Nearly 1,000 mourners gather on fifth anniversary of crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in Rockaways section of Queens; crash took lives of all 260 aboard airliner and five people on ground and is second-deadliest aviation disaster in American history; Mayor Michael R Bloomberg dedicates memorial to victims of crash, curved and perforated wall displaying all 265 names and line from poem by by Pedro Mir, Dominican poet who died in crash; flight was en route to Dominican Republic and most of passengers were Dominican; photos; map showing crash site (M)

Crash Memorial Evokes Peace and Home

Lawrence Van Gelder reviews Radio City Christmas Spectacular; photo (M)

Spruced Up for a Season of Kicks and Carols

Ben Ratliff reviews new CD by Neil Young and Crazy Horse; photo (M)

A Fresh Blast of Yesteryear's Raw, Slobby Sound

Jon Tester, Democrat who defeated three-term incumbent Sen Conrad Burns of Montana by fewer than 3,000 votes, is pro-gun, anti-big-business prairie pragmatist; he is third-generation farmer who was local soil conservation district leader and state senator before becoming one of victors who will give Democrats control of Senate; his bare-knuckle Senate campaign capitalized on Burns's ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff; Republicans warn that Tester's down-home persona masks agenda out of step with much of America; Tester says he is Democrat because his parents believed Democrats work for middle class; photos (M)

Fresh Off the Farm in Montana, a Senator-to-Be

Friends and family members of victims killed when Flight 587 crashed in the Rockaways in 2001 attended the dedication of a memorial.

For this inventive, breezy new production at the Metropolitan Opera, the director Bartlett Sher has embraced the opera’s atmosphere of intrigue and subterfuge.

Figaro as a Big-Time Operator, With a Wily Rosina

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has had uniquely successful career in Hollywood; has produced 17 films for Walt Disney Co since 1991 which have made $5 billion, or 17 percent of studio's box-office totals over past 10 years; continues to be driving force in Hollywood due to attention to detail and talent for creating blockbusters; profile of Bruckheimer's career; photos; graph (M)

Blow It Up and Start All Over Again

The Democratic sweep has created concerns in Israel that the administration will turn to compromise with Iran.

In New Middle East, Tests for an Old Friendship

Janet Maslin reviews book Thunderstruck by Erik Larson; photos (M)

Take Two Stories. Mix. Then Serve on Paper.

Tribune Co is under pressure to sell in effort to save company amid failing newspaper industry; is seeking offers from wealthy potential buyers such as partnership of Eli Broad and Ronald W Burkle, David Geffen or former insurance tycoon Maurice R Greenberg; civic-minded local business leaders also express interest in order to maintain quality journalism and avoid job cuts; industry experts question how outsiders will run newspapers that experienced veterans have been unable to maintain; wealthy investors may understimate difficulties in running newspaper businesses (M)

Dubious Mix: Rich Suitors, Ailing Papers

Though most victims never learn who stole their identities, half of those who do say the thief was a family member, a friend or neighbor.

Identity Thief Is Often Found in Family Photo

The Zune, released on Monday, is a digital music and video player that can wirelessly exchange content. 

Microsoft Counting on a Twist to Make Zune Shine in Shadow of iPod

New releases from Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Akon and Yusuf.

New CDs

A new generation of “philanthropreneurs” has stepped forward, driven to do good and have their profit, too.

What’s Wrong With Profit?

Republican Party officials fear that their shrinking political base will enable Democrats to complete their sweep of statewide offices. 

G.O.P. Worries About Effects of State Losses

Chicago Bears defeat New York Giants, 38-20; photos (M)

Bears Take What Giants Give Them, and More

 Rebound in Foreign Students  The number of new foreign students coming to the United States grew this school year, after several years of decline that followed the terrorist attacks of 2001, according to a survey.   PAGE A20    Giving, a Special Section  A new generation of billionaire business people, the ''philanthropreneurs,'' are trying to harness marketplace forces to good works.   SECTION F    Chief of KB Home Resigns  Bruce Karatz, who has led the big home building company for 34 years, resigned and agreed to return $13 million of backdated stock options.   PAGE A16

INSIDE

Democratic leaders in Senate vow to use their new Congressional majority to press for troop reductions in Iraq within months, stepping up pressure just as Pres Bush is to be interviewed by bipartisan panel examining future strategy for war; Sen Carl Levin, incoming Armed Services Committee chairman, says phased redeployment in four to six months would signal to Iraqis that America's 'open-ended commitment' is over and put pressure on Iraqi government to take over themselves; White House chief of staff Joshua B Bolten says Bush is open to 'fresh ideas,' but he rules out setting timetable for withdrawal of troops; spirited exchanges on Sunday morning talk shows come day before bipartisan panel is to visit White House for its final round of interviews, meeting separately with Bush, secretaries of state and defense, CIA director and director of national intelligence; it will interview Prime Min Tony Blair of Britain by videoconference; photos (M)

DEMOCRATS PUSH FOR TROOP CUTS WITHIN MONTHS

Dave Anderson Sports of The Times column discusses New York Giants's loss to Chicago Bears; photos (M)

Super Bowl Map Needs Detours From X-Ray Room

If newspapers in the hands of experienced operators are flailing, how is it that men who made money in other arenas will suddenly crack the code?

Library redevelopment is becoming one of several unorthodox approaches to producing low-priced housing in cities.

Stranger Than Fiction? Having People Live on Top of Branch Libraries

New York State Republican Party officials fear that shrinking political base will allow Democrats to take control of State Senate in two years and complete sweep of statewide offices and both houses of Legislature for first time since 1934; particularly foreboding is possibility that Democrats could control legislative and Congressional reapportionment after 2010 census; less than half of state's 11 million registered voters are Republicans, with Democrats outnumbering them by nearly 2.4 million; breadth and depth of party's defeat in recent midterm re-elections has prompted some independent analysts to see results as signal of more profound Republican decline in New York; maps show shifting party gains for Sen Clinton and gubernatorial candidate Eliot Spitzer (M)

Prince has joined a growing line of established artists to bet on Las Vegas, and for whom it seems uniquely equipped to deliver a jackpot.

Prince Chooses His Arena: Las Vegas

 MURTHA LAUDED -- John P. Murtha, a candidate for majority leader, received praise from fellow Democrat Nancy Pelosi, who is expected to be the next House speaker.   PAGE A21    OPPOSITION TO MEDICARE PLAN -- The Bush administration said it would strenuously oppose legislation to authorize the government to negotiate with drug companies for lower drug prices for Medicare.   PAGE A16    BIG RESULT FOR CALIFORNIA -- California is in position to reap much from last week's power shift.   PAGE A21  

THE '06 ELECTION

Former American International Group chairman Maurice R Greenberg is considering bid for Tribune Co; has also expressed interest in other newspapers and newspaper companies including Boston Globe and Dow Jones; joins others who are exploring investments in struggling industry; Greenberg could be major force in revitalizing newspaper business that he believes are undervalued; it is unclear how active Greenberg would be in editorial direction of publications; interest in local ownership of papers has increased as industry battles loss of readers and advertisers to internet; photos (M)

November 13, 2006

Headlines from November 13, 2006

Crash Memorial Evokes Peace and Home

Spruced Up for a Season of Kicks and Carols

A Fresh Blast of Yesteryear's Raw, Slobby Sound

Fresh Off the Farm in Montana, a Senator-to-Be

Crash Memorial Evokes Peace and Home

Billboard 200

Hannah Montana

The Black Parade

Once Again

FutureSex/LoveSounds

The Open Door

Historical Context for November 13, 2006