VMware is the early leader in a fast-growing market for virtual-machine software, putting it on a collision course with Microsoft.

A Software Maker Goes Up Against Microsoft

The detention of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim's eldest son agitated one of Iraq’s most formidable political movements.

U.S. Seizes Son of a Top Shiite, Stirring Uproar

The decision reflected striking differences from the current legal climate in the United States.

Canadian Court Limits Detention in Terror Cases

So what would you do if you ran State Farm’s Mississippi operation? 

A Contract Is a Contract, Right?

The $24 million fine is a tough rebuke to Univision for passing off Latino soap operas as children’s programming.

Record Fine Expected for Univision

Clarence Norman Jr.  was convicted of extortion in what prosecutors said was a scheme to shake down judicial candidates in exchange for party support. 

Former Democratic Leader in Brooklyn Is Convicted

The wrenching job of handing over a family business to outsiders can be as quirky as the founding family.

Family Hands Off Its Business, and Its Philosophy

New York’s campaign finance laws allow former candidates to keep spending unused contributions. 

Retired Politicians Spend Unused Campaign Funds

Pole dancing  has become the new star at racier versions of Tupperware parties in well-heeled (if high-heeled)  areas.

Pole Dancing Parties Catch On in Book Club Country

A Brooklyn man’s election to the City Council has created confusion over  election laws that govern candidates’ residency requirements.

Late Move-In Imperils Victory of Candidate in Council Race

Nick O’Hern won his match against Tiger Woods Friday with a 12-foot putt for par, knocking him out in a 20-hole marathon to end Woods’s PGA Tour winning streak at seven.

Woods Meets His Match as Winning Streak Ends

A state commission will conduct an intensive review to consider changes in the widely criticized judicial system.

‘Deeply Concerned,’ Special Panel Will Extend Study to Small-Town Courts

The death of a Quiznos franchise owner illustrates a growing sense of desperation and frustration toward the corporation.

When Disillusion Sets In

The device peeks underneath passengers’ clothing to search for guns, bombs or liquid explosives.

New Airport X-Rays Scan Bodies, Not Just Bags

JaMarcus Russell and Brady Quinn are competing to be the first overall pick in the N.F.L. draft. But given that the league’s two most dismal franchises have the top picks, there really is no winner.

In N.F.L. Draft, This Competition Has No Winners

It took a strange and unexpected call, a television replay and two clutch free throws by Channing Frye for the Knicks to pull out their latest dramatic victory Friday night.

Knicks Win a Close One, but It Still Is Painful

Entering his second season as the Mets’ bench coach, Jerry Manuel has a reputation for being a fine communicator and motivator while tackling his job with a clever approach.

Mets Bench Coach Prefers Being Heard and Not Seen

A group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company and the Texas Pacific Group is near a deal to acquire the TXU Corporation.

At $45 Billion, New Contender for Top Buyout

Now there are tools available online to safeguard against the theft of Social Security numbers.

Think Your Social Security Number Is Secure? Think Again

From Thursday night until midday Friday, firefighters in an East Flatbush junkyard were faced with thousands of burning cars, in a stack more than 30 feet high.

Brooklyn Junkyard Fire Is Subdued After 18-Hour Battle

A picture caption in The Arts on Tuesday with an article about plans to auction artworks belonging to the heirs of Jacques Goudstikker, a Dutch art dealer who fled the Nazis, misstated the title of a painting by Jacopo del Casentino in some copies. It is “St. Lucy,” not “St. Mary.”.

Corrections: For the Record

An article in The Arts on Thursday about books by presidential candidates misstated part of the title of Senator Barack Obama’s 1995 memoir, which has been reissued in hardcover to capitalize on renewed interest. It is “Dreams From My Father,” not “Dreams of My Father.” The article also misidentified the original publisher of that book and of a book by Bill Clinton. It was Times Books/Random House, not PublicAffairs.

An article on Page 50 of The Times Magazine this weekend, about Sam Nunn, head of the Nuclear Threat Initiative and former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, misstates the name of a company on whose board he serves. It is Chevron, not ChevronTexaco. The article also misspells the surname of a former secretary of state with whom Nunn and others wrote a recent op-ed article for The Wall Street Journal. He is George P. Shultz, not Schulz. And the article misspells the surname of the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency in several references. He is Mohamed ElBaradei, not ElBaredei.

An obituary on Tuesday about Joseph Low, an illustrator of magazine covers and children’s books, omitted part of the name of the private press of which he became the proprietor in 1960. It was Eden Hill Press, not Hill Press.

The Blackstone Group plans to sell 10 buildings in downtown San Francisco to Morgan Stanley for $2.65 billion.

Blackstone Said to Plan Sale of 10 San Francisco Buildings

Bruce Bennett was an American film and television actor who was a college athlete in football and in intercollegiate and international track-and-field competitions. In 1928, he won the silver medal for the shot put at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam. Bennett's acting career in film and television spanned more than 40 years.

Bruce Bennett, American shot putter and actor (born 1906)

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Damien Darnell Nash was an American football running back who played for the Tennessee Titans and Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He died after the 2006 season, his only season with the Broncos.

Damien Nash, American football player (born 1982)

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A reconnaissance satellite or intelligence satellite is an Earth observation satellite or communications satellite deployed for military or intelligence applications.

Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.

February 24, 2007

Headlines from February 24, 2007

A Software Maker Goes Up Against Microsoft

U.S. Seizes Son of a Top Shiite, Stirring Uproar

Canadian Court Limits Detention in Terror Cases

A Contract Is a Contract, Right?

Record Fine Expected for Univision

Billboard 200

Infinity On High

Not Too Late

Daughtry

Konvicted

Headstrong

Notable Deaths

Historical Events

Historical Context for February 24, 2007