Images that once were considered second-class work for hire have earned their place on the gallery wall.

Work With Me, Baby

Conflicts of interest are pervasive among executive compensation consultants, according to a Congressional investigation.

House Panel Finds Conflicts in Executive Pay Consulting

A growing number of Sunni insurgents have relocated to Mosul and other places in northern Iraq.

Pushed Out of Baghdad, Insurgents Move North

For Rekha Malhotra, one of the first DJs to  introduce New York audiences to bhangra, music has always been a cultural thing.

Bhangra’s Ambassador, Keeping the Party Spinning

A gunman in camouflage and wielding a rifle opened fire in a mall crowded with holiday shoppers. 

Gunman at an Omaha Mall Kills 8 and Himself

Mike Huckabee’s 2008 campaign has been shaped by his two decades as an evangelical pastor and broadcaster.

Pulpit Was the Springboard for Huckabee’s Rise

Millions of adults in interfaith marriages face the December dilemma: the annual conflict over how to decorate homes, how and when to give gifts and which rituals to celebrate.

A Holiday Medley, Off Key

Wall Street firms are coming under scrutiny for their role in selling risky mortgage-related securities to investors.

Wary of Risk, Bankers Sold Shaky Mortgage Debt

Thomas Hays is an interior designer whose life has taken nearly as many journeys as his possessions.

Kings’ Riches in a Chelsea Domain

Besides layoffs, the company said it would sell or close half its 27 manufacturing plants worldwide, farm out some manufacturing and winnow its portfolio of products. 

Bristol-Myers to Eliminate 4,800 Jobs

Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.

Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards

Under an overhaul, subway lines would compete against one another and be rated on cleanliness, on-time performance and other measures.

Management of Subways to Be Split

Dogster, a Facebook for canines, has roughly 350,000 four-legged members with their own profile pages that list their likes and dislikes, personal mottoes and best tricks (“catching seedless grapes in mid-air”).

Hey Spot, You’ve Got Mail

The Yankees do not have Johan Santana, but they have their prospects, and General Manager Brian Cashman’s plan to build from within remains intact.

For Now, Yanks Stick With Their Farm Plan

Battered by a year of personal and political hardships, Gov. Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey is struggling to catch a second wind.

After Setbacks, Corzine Looks to Make Up for Lost Time

A transported diner in the Catskills has reopened, and its backstory carries enough material for a reality show.

Diner Opens in Catskills After a Hell’s Kitchen Worth of Trouble

Even as the beef industry spends hundreds of millions of dollars a year to keep harmful pathogens out of the meat it sells to the public, it appears to be losing ground.

Meat Processors Look for Ways to Keep Ground Beef Safe

The Mets’ shortstop José Reyes returns to the Dominican Republic in the off season to process the lessons of last season and prepare for a new start in 2008. 

Reyes Is Back Home, and Not Going Anywhere

A study concluded that dyslexics were more likely than nondyslexics to excel in oral communication and problem solving and to own two or more businesses.

Tracing Business Acumen to Dyslexia

Nearly all of William D. Walsh’s 200 antiquities are to go on view at Fordham University in the Bronx as a permanent gift from Mr. Walsh, a financier and philanthropist.

Fordham Opens Its Gift: An Antiquities Museum

The Knicks rallied around Jamal Crawford and Zach Randolph, fought off a late charge by the Nets and left the Izod Center with their first road victory in eight games this season.

Knicks Persevere for Marbury

Giving birth may be its own reward, but today many new mothers are likely to want some sort of tangible bonus as well.

A Bundle of Joy Isn’t Enough?

Seen by Democrats as too timid, the plan has limitations that are expected to exclude many subprime borrowers.

Lenders Agree to Freeze Rates on Some Loans

American intelligence agencies obtained notes last summer from deliberations of Iranian military officials involved in the nuclear weapons program.

Details in Military Notes Led to Shift on Iran, U.S. Says

After a one-day meeting in Abu Dhabi, OPEC cemented the impression that it wanted to keep oil prices at levels that would have been unthinkable a few years ago, leaving its output goal unchanged.

December 6, 2007

Headlines from December 6, 2007

Work With Me, Baby

House Panel Finds Conflicts in Executive Pay Consulting

Pushed Out of Baghdad, Insurgents Move North

Bhangra’s Ambassador, Keeping the Party Spinning

Gunman at an Omaha Mall Kills 8 and Himself

Billboard 200

Noel

As I Am

NOW 26

The Ultimate Hits

Long Road Out Of Eden

Historical Context for December 6, 2007