Wings of America, a 20-year-old nonprofit organization, consists of American Indian runners from reservations around the country that dominate running championships.

Running From Despair

Proponents of the idea say such a step could restore confidence in the financial markets broadly, and specifically in the $2.6 trillion municipal bond market.

A Split-Up of Insurers of Bonds Is Considered

An aging bloc of Republican senators in New York State is desperate to hang on to a two-seat majority.

In State Senate, Aging Fingers Cling to Power

The former Rams player and three fans are claiming that the Patriots gained an unfair advantage by allegedly taping a Rams practice the day before the Super Bowl six years ago.

Suit Could Shed Light on Actions of Patriots

With the race for president in full swing, another race among political parodists has begun to gain momentum.

Is Satire in a Slump? ‘Yes’ and ‘No’

France’s president has touched off protests with a plan to have students learn the life stories of children killed by the Nazis.

By Making Holocaust Personal to Pupils, Sarkozy Stirs Anger

The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center last week removed a Roger Clemens jersey from an exhibit about the Yankee renaissance that started in the mid-1990s.

At Berra Museum, the Display of Clemens’s Jersey Is Over

“Bundling” sounds sweet, doesn’t it? Like swaddling a baby. But don’t let it fool you — the communications version of it is not such a simple pleasure.

All-in-One Telecom Packages: The Savings Don’t Come Simple

The charges resulted from a five-month investigation by three law enforcement agencies into a chaotic series of events involving off-duty and on-duty officers.

4 Officers Charged After a Brawl in Yonkers

An ingredient in a blood thinner linked to four deaths was made at an uncertified plant in China that was not inspected.

China Didn’t Check Drug Supplier, Files Show

The Yankees have a new manager in Joe Girardi, several new coaches and a new leading voice in Hank Steinbrenner, but as usual, they still want to win it all.

Yankees Come and Go, but One Thing Remains

Move over, Tupperware. A new wave of parties is about waste-free lunches and energy-efficient laundry.

For ‘EcoMoms,’ Saving Earth Begins at Home

The Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rules would allow drug and device makers to provide doctors with medical journal articles about product uses that have not been approved by the F.D.A.

F.D.A. Seeks to Broaden Range of Use for Drugs

High-definition DVD died Friday after a brief illness. The cause of death was the decision by Wal-Mart to stock only HD DVDs and players using the Blu-ray format.

Taps for HD DVD as Wal-Mart Backs Blu-ray

Steve Kazmierczak was seen as personable and an excellent student, not a brooding outcast.

Gunman Showed Few Hints of Trouble

Some senior Democrats plan to remain neutral for now in the presidential race in part to keep open the option to broker a peaceful resolution to a tight contest.

Democrats Look for Way to Avoid Convention Rift

New York City’s new rules for menu labels at chain restaurants have set off a food fight among the nation’s obesity experts.

Conflict on the Menu

There has not been a murder in Newark in 33 days, the longest stretch since 1963. The news has brought surprise and skepticism.

In Calmer Newark, the Unease Persists

Unofficial results from the New York Democratic primary reported that not a single vote was cast for Senator Barack Obama in about 80 election districts.

Unofficial Tallies in City Understated Obama Vote

German prosecutors said that they were investigating several hundred people on suspicion of tax evasion in a case that claimed the job of Klaus Zumwinkel, the chief executive of Deutsche Post.

Prosecutors in Germany Expand Tax Evasion Inquiry

A report in the “Arts, Briefly” column on Thursday about a British musician who fell down a flight of stairs and damaged his violin, using information from the London newspaper The Independent, misidentified the maker of the violin. He was Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, not Antonio Stradivari. The report also misstated the age of the violin. It is 236 years old, not 290.

Correction: For the Record

A grand jury would allow federal authorities to delve deeper into Roger Clemens’s suspected use of performance-enhancing drugs and to question him more directly.

If Clemens Is Pursued, a Grand Jury Is Probable

An article in some copies of the Arts & Leisure section this weekend about the state of public broadcasting misspells the surname of a host whose show is distributed by Public Radio International. He is Kurt Andersen, not Anderson.

Because of an editing error, a classical music entry in the Listings pages of Weekend on Friday about Meredith Monk, at Symphony Space, misstated the date of the second concert, at which two members of her group will present works of their own. As noted elsewhere in the entry, the concerts were scheduled for Friday night and next Thursday night — not Friday and today.

An article on Wednesday about the United States attorney for New Jersey, Christopher J. Christie, referred incorrectly to a Justice Department examination of a contract that he awarded to former Attorney General John Ashcroft, who had been his boss. It was reviewed by the department’s criminal division, not the office of inspector general. (No wrongdoing was found.).

February 16, 2008

Headlines from February 16, 2008

Running From Despair

A Split-Up of Insurers of Bonds Is Considered

In State Senate, Aging Fingers Cling to Power

Suit Could Shed Light on Actions of Patriots

Is Satire in a Slump? ‘Yes’ and ‘No’

Billboard 200

As I Am

Juno

The Bedlam In Goliath

Scream Aim Fire

2008 Grammy Nominees

Historical Context for February 16, 2008