Despite requests and amid scrutiny about its secret detention program, the C.I.A. did not give the videotapes to a federal court hearing or to the Sept. 11 commission.

C.I.A. Destroyed 2 Tapes Showing Interrogations

A behind-the-scenes battle in Congress over fuel economy standards has ended with automakers cheering the rules.

Automakers Change Course on Fuel Standards

Starting next week and over the next few months, several United States airlines will test Internet service on their planes.

Web Access and E-Mail on Flights

Rutgers Coach Greg Schiano interviewed for the coaching vacancy at Michigan on Wednesday but has yet to receive a job offer, according to a person briefed on the meeting. 

With Miles Staying Put, Michigan Talks to Schiano

An act of philanthropy by the founder of the American Girl doll collection has helped raise an upstate New York village’s prospects, but it has also bought her enemies.

Doll’s Village: Some See Restoration as Too Cutesy

The Millennium Challenge Corporation has taken longer than expected to help poor, well-governed countries.

U.S. Agency’s Slow Pace Endangers Foreign Aid

The departure of Richard F. Zannino, Dow Jones’s chief executive, was announced Thursday, a week before News Corporation is expected to take control of the company.

Murdoch Said to Have Plan for Shake-Up at Dow Jones

Alex Rodriguez isn’t exactly a slumlord, but he has become a landlord caricature among some of those who live in the properties that he owns and operates. 

A-Rod’s Properties and Charity Suggest Some Stinginess

The president wrote a letter to Kim Jong-il, his first direct communication with the reclusive North Korean dictator. 

A New Bush Tack on North Korea

One of the finest ensembles to grace a Broadway stage in years is appearing in Conor McPherson’s dark and enthralling new play.

A Devil of a Christmas

Several issues stand in the path of a plan to improve subway service by assigning separate managers to individual lines.

Obstacles to Changing Old Ways of Subways

The Knicks put aside their locker-room divisions as they consoled a grief-stricken Stephon Marbury at his father’s funeral. 

As Knicks Comfort Teammate, They Grow Closer

Largely ignored by American skiers and snowboarders, the mountains of Quebec’s suburbs are uncrowded this time of year, have fast lifts and offer varied terrain.

Under Early Quebec Snow, a Jewel for Skiers

Mitt Romney said “Mormon” only once in his speech, underscoring how touchy the issue of his faith has been.

Romney, Eye on Evangelicals, Defends His Faith

“Atonement” is an almost classical example of how pointless, how diminishing, the transmutation of literature into film can be.

Lies, Guilt, Stiff Upper Lips

Second-home owners are using their homes deeper into the fall, and sometimes well into the winter. A beach house is not just a place to catch a tan anymore.

Not Just a Summer Romance

Admitting that their brand had been damaged by years of mismanagement, the Trail Blazers embarked on a campaign of credibility restoration. Could the Knicks follow such a course in New York?

Winning Over Portland With One of Its Own

Passengers weighed in Thursday on New York City Transit’s plan to decentralize the way it runs the subways in an effort to improve service.

Bigger Cars, Flip-Up Seats, Poetry: How Riders Would Run a Subway

A failed I.P.O. in the Australian mortgage industry may offer some lessons for the American market.

When a Public Offering Goes Bad Down Under

Prosecutors said Shawn Kovell would be spared additional jail time for her October arrest on drug charges if she successfully completes a treatment program.

‘Preppy Killer’ Companion Is Released From Jail to Get Drug Treatment

“The Golden Compass” has many of the virtues of a faithful screen adaptation and many of the predictable flaws.

Bless the Beasts and Children

The founder of UnitedHealth Group, William W. McGuire, reached a settlement with regulators over the backdating of stock options and will forfeit $418 million in options and retirement benefits.

Former Chief Will Forfeit $418 Million

Bush’s plan to help people trapped by the mortgage meltdown is industry-led, not a government bailout.

In Mortgage Plan, Lenders Set Terms

Daniel L. Doctoroff’s departure could signal the twilight of an administration still bursting with grand visions.

Deputy Mayor Leaving to Run Bloomberg L.P.

An article in some editions on Nov. 28 about a hearing on whether WWOR, a New Jersey-based TV station owned by Fox Television Stations, covers New Jersey sufficiently to merit renewal of its broadcast license referred incorrectly to a WWOR video camera that recorded the proceedings. Although there was a piece of masking tape on the camera, it was not in fact covering the letters NY. Fox says that the station’s cameras are labeled My9 and do not have the letters NY on them. (Fox uses “My9NY” as a slogan and as partof its Web site address.).

December 7, 2007

Headlines from December 7, 2007

C.I.A. Destroyed 2 Tapes Showing Interrogations

Automakers Change Course on Fuel Standards

Web Access and E-Mail on Flights

With Miles Staying Put, Michigan Talks to Schiano

Doll’s Village: Some See Restoration as Too Cutesy

Billboard 200

Noel

As I Am

NOW 26

The Ultimate Hits

Long Road Out Of Eden

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