Hank Morris, a political consultant, is believed to have been paid $25 million in fees from firms that wanted to do business with his pal Alan G. Hevesi, then the state comptroller.

Of Political Bosses, Pension Funds and Hefty Profits

In his memoir, Alan Greenspan is critical of Republicans for abandoning their principles on spending and deficits.

Former Fed Chief Attacks Bush on Fiscal Role

Philadelphia picked up its major league-leading 44th come-from-behind win and cut the Mets’ lead in the N.L. East to 5 1/2 games.

Game Slips Through the Mets’ Fingers

Many teenagers who play high school football do not know what a concussion is or they simply do not care.

Silence on Concussions Raises Risks of Injury

Senators hope to force a faster pullout by requiring that troops spend as much time at home as on their most recent tours overseas before being redeployed.

Democrats Push a Tactic to Shift Iraq Plan

Joe O’Donnell, who died Aug. 9, hijacked and claimed as his own some of the 20th century’s most famous images.

Known for Famous Photos, Not All of Them His

New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick warded off a barrage of questions Friday about the illegal videotaping of Jets coaches. 

Belichick Tries to Put a Scandal Behind

For the second year in a row, Moises Alou has begun to say his goodbyes to players, coaches and umpires. Yet he has not decided whether he will retire at the end of the season.

Alou Unsure of Playing Next Year or Retiring

By winning a 4-hour, 43-minute marathon the Yankees closed within 4.5 games of A.L. East-leading Boston.

Blistering Yankee Rally Sounds the Alarm in Boston

In the Iron Triangle just east of Shea Stadium, mechanics come to you, usually in groups, stopping your car — if it looks sufficiently dinged — as you roll down the street.

The Hustlers and Surgeons of Fender Dents

The Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has used its focus on rare or complex conditions to emerge as a national name in pediatric medicine, drawing patients from distant cities.

Managing Outcomes Helps a Children’s Hospital Climb in Renown

Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged,”a glorification of the right of individuals to live entirely for their own interest, influenced Alan Greenspan and others.

Ayn Rand’s Literature of Capitalism

Bureaucratic delay and red tape can endlessly snarl a building project, even one encouraged by the administration of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.

Building Codes Lag Behind Mayor’s Vision

Next week’s debt offering financing the purchase of the First Data Corporation is widely seen as an indicator of whether the credit markets have begun to thaw.

Banks Try Easing Into a $26 Billion Debt Sale

In the digital age, it’s growing increasingly difficult to hide dirty secrets from former spouses in divorce cases.

Tell-All PCs and Phones Transforming Divorce

Northern Rock’s need for emergency financing represents a broadening of the effects of the global financial crisis.

Credit Crisis Hits Lender in Britain

The number of migrants dying while trying to cross into Pima County, Ariz., is on pace this year to set a record.

At the U.S. Border, the Desert Takes a Rising Toll

Fire Department officials told firefighters to meet with lawyers before they were questioned about the fire at the former Deutsche Bank building, according to people involved in the matter.

Firefighters in Bank Blaze Said to Have Ignored Order to Consult City Lawyers

Tyrone Willingham was unceremoniously and unfairly jettisoned as the Notre Dame head football coach in 2004.

Willingham Is Vindicated by Early Success

Nate Davis, president and interim chief executive of XM Satellite Radio, and Gary Parsons, the company’s chairman, recently discussed the merger and the future of the company if the merger petition is not successful.

The Future for XM, With or Without a Sirius Merger

A sports article in some copies on Thursday about pitcher Mike Mussina’s performance in the Yankees’ 4-1 victory over the Blue Jays on Wednesday in Toronto referred incorrectly to Mussina’s recent relief appearance. It was his second career relief appearance, not his first. (He also pitched in relief in Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series.).

Correction: For the Record

E-mails and text messages expose details of the Formula One espionage that has rocked motor racing and resulted in a $100 million fine for one of the sport’s top teams.

Details of McLaren’s Spying Reveal Widerspread Involvement

A carriage horse was killed near Central Park after it became startled by a loud noise and darted onto a sidewalk, where it became stuck between two poles.

A Carriage Horse Dies After Bolting Onto a Sidewalk

A picture caption yesterday with a front-page article about a Silicon Valley office building, once occupied by successful companies like PayPal and Logitech, reversed the identifications in some copies for the building’s two landlords. Pejman Nozad was at the left; Saeed Amidi was at the right.

Because of an editing error, an article in some copies on Wednesday about results of the Democratic mayoral primaries in Hartford and Bridgeport, Conn., referred incorrectly in some copies to Joseph P. Ganim, a former mayor of Bridgeport. He is a predecessor of John Fabrizi, the current Democratic mayor, who did not seek re-election — not of State Senator Bill Finch, the winner of the primary.

Colin Steele McRae,, was a British rally driver. He was the 1991 and 1992 British Rally Champion, and in 1995 became the first British driver to win the World Rally Championship Drivers' title.

Colin McRae, Scottish race car driver (born 1968)

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Major General Sir John Jeremy Moore, was a British senior Royal Marine officer who served as the commander of the British land forces during the Falklands War in 1982. Moore received the surrender of the Argentine forces on the islands.

Jeremy Moore, English general (born 1928)

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Aldemaro Romero was a Venezuelan pianist, composer, arranger and orchestral conductor. He was born in Valencia, Carabobo State.

Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1928)

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Brett Somers was a Canadian-American game-show personality, actress, and singer. Somers was best known as a panelist on the 1970s game show Match Game and for her recurring role as Blanche Madison opposite her real-life husband, actor Jack Klugman, on ABC's The Odd Couple.

September 15, 2007

Headlines from September 15, 2007

Of Political Bosses, Pension Funds and Hefty Profits

Former Fed Chief Attacks Bush on Fiscal Role

Game Slips Through the Mets’ Fingers

Silence on Concussions Raises Risks of Injury

Democrats Push a Tactic to Shift Iraq Plan

Billboard 200

High School Musical 2

The Altar And The Door

Hustlenomic$

Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus

The Dutchess

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for September 15, 2007