Analysts are asking to what extent accountability for oversight of financial strategies reached beyond the chief executive’s suite and into the boardroom.

Where Did the Buck Stop at Merrill?

Lawmakers inserted $1.8 billion in financing for pet projects into a military appropriations bill.

Even Cut 50 Percent, Earmarks Clog Military Bill

Administration officials are considering granting Guantánamo detainees greater rights in an effort to close the detention center.

New Detainee Rights Weighed in Plans to Close Guantánamo

As their undefeated teams face each other in Indianapolis, the Colts’ Peyton Manning and the Patriots’ Tom Brady are showing the type of men they are on Madison Avenue.

Brady and Manning Meet in Battle of the Brands

The move appeared to be an effort by Gen. Pervez Musharraf to reassert power in the face of opposition.

Pakistani Sets Emergency Rule, Defying the U.S.

Two years after a failed effort to declare it an endangered species, the Eastern oyster is making a big comeback.

In Local Waters, an Oyster Resurgence

Quick blogs like Twitter can be a social safety net.

The Global Sympathetic Audience

Aaron Sorkin, having conquered TV with “The West Wing,” is returning to Broadway with “The Farnsworth Invention,” a play about TV.

Prodigal Returns, Bearing Dialogue

With battle lines being drawn in the smartphone market, Google is placing its bets in the hands of Andy Rubin.

I, Robot: The Man Behind the Google Phone

If your parents really count in Hollywood, you sit next to Shrek. 

The Littlest Big Shots

Living on display in a YouTube, Facebook, glass-apartment world can make people feel connected. Or ogled.

Yours for the Peeping

A triumphant U.S. Olympic trials marathon turned tragic when Ryan Shay collapsed less than six miles into the race in Central Park and died at a hospital.

Top Marathoner Collapses and Dies in Olympic Trials

France is not a unified cultural monolith, but rather “a vast encyclopedia of micro-civilizations,” each with its own long history, intricate belief systems and singular customs.

Tour de France

On the road in Kentucky in search of two American originals: a strong brown whiskey and a high lonesome music.

Bourbon & Bluegrass

Carl and Clarence Aguirre again need surgery, and their mother is struggling to care for them.

A Fairy-Tale Ending Eludes Separated Twins

A few farmers in the region are raising small herds, meeting a demand for bison meat.

Here, the Buffalo Roam

New to the block or shopped around, fall offerings test the market’s strength.


Telltale Art

Former Senator Fred Thompson’s acting career is an artful combination of fictive and real elements.

‘Law & Order’ Candidate (Chung-chung)

Inconsistency is the hobgoblin of political rivals. But not
always a useful weapon.

Said That vs. Meant This, a Hot Matchup for ’08

The stretch of 32nd Street between Seventh Avenue and Avenue of the Americas is facing a dramatic overhaul. 

Glitz? There Goes the Neighborhood

Colts Coach Tony Dungy has played a large role in diversifying the current coaching fraternity by starting the professional careers of three of the N.F.L.’s five other black head coaches.

Dungy Builds Coaching Tree by Going Against the Grain

Increased scrutiny on the costly effects that middlemen can have on pensions will surely help investors and pension beneficiaries.

A Ray of Pension Sunshine

Like many other cities with diminished retail districts, East Orange has, over the last several years, made some attempts at resuscitation, efforts shaped by an unusual degree of both poignancy and difficulty.

Avenue That Used to Be Awaits a Rebirth

Marry everybody's favorite comic, and suddenly you're another Yoko Ono.

How I Met Jerry Seinfeld, Scene 1, Take 2

Like many import car enthusiasts, Brian Alcazar was drawn to the Mitsubishi Evolution Lancer by its turbo engine and all-wheel-drive system.

November 4, 2007

Headlines from November 4, 2007

Where Did the Buck Stop at Merrill?

Even Cut 50 Percent, Earmarks Clog Military Bill

New Detainee Rights Weighed in Plans to Close Guantánamo

Brady and Manning Meet in Battle of the Brands

Pakistani Sets Emergency Rule, Defying the U.S.

Billboard 200

Magic

Rock N Roll Jesus

Still Feels Good

Noel

Chase This Light

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for November 4, 2007