The murder of the psychologist Kathryn Faughey in her office on the Upper East Side has prompted calls for laws as a preventive measure, but there are flaws.

Knee-Jerk Calls to Act Follow a Brutal Crime

The government is considering proposals to rescue the nearly 8.8 million homeowners who are underwater.

Rescues for Homeowners in Debt Weighed

In financial crises of the past, financial chiefs have managed to find a cooperative way to turn things around. These days, they seem afraid to do anything.

When Bankers Fear to Act

Two former Olympians who staged a protest that remains the defiant gesture of a generation now harbor deep-seated and previously unexpressed resentment toward each other.

Enduring Image Leads to Enduring Dispute

The Patriot’s pattern of videotaping the signals of opposing N.F.L. coaches prompted a letter addressed to all teams from the N.F.L. vice president detailing the league’s interpretation of the rules.

New Claim of Taping Emerges Against Patriots

For music lovers, a tour of the C.F. Martin factory in Pennsylvania can be a pilgrimage, too.

A Journey Shaped by a Guitar

Wang Che, a promising table tennis prodigy in China, is now one of two American table tennis players to automatically qualify for the Olympics this summer in Beijing.

A Table Tennis Star in China Now Uses Her Paddle for the U.S.

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign finance report appeared to be a map of her management failings.

Donors Worried by Clinton Campaign Spending

Running Toyota might seem to be Akio Toyoda’s birthright, but it is not guaranteed.

For Founder’s Grandson, On-the-Job Education

Toyota’s top executives are trying to replicate the company’s success and operating principles in other countries while ceding more control to these new outposts.

At Toyota, a Global Giant Reaches for Agility

Mr. Davis shot six police officers in 1986 and yet was seen as an antihero of another era of New York City.

Slain in Prison, but Once Celebrated as a Fugitive

The leaders of the two main opposition parties announced Thursday that they would form a government, but they were unclear on the future of President Pervez Musharraf.

Pakistanis Strike Political Accord

The Carpetbagger makes his predictions for the 80th Academy Awards.

An Oscars Crystal Ball

Off-Track Betting parlors could be endangered, if plans to close all 71 outposts by mid-June stay on course.

If OTB Goes, So Would a Relic of a Grittier City

City folk have been finding peace for more than 25 years at Temenos, a 78-acre forested retreat in northwestern Massachusetts.

Trading the World for a Cabin in the Woods

A day after raising questions about himself, Alex Rodriguez said that he had been tested for performance-enhancing drugs more than once, but probably less than 10 times.

Rodriguez Says He Wasn’t Specific About Drug Tests

This glorious revival uses 21st-century technology to convey the vision of a 19th-century Pointillist to truly enchanting effect.

Down by the Blue Purple Yellow Red Water

Changes in Pakistan’s government have the White House worried that new security operations could be curtailed.

Pakistan Shift Could Curtail Drone Strikes

Seeking to satisfy European antitrust officials, Microsoft said on Thursday that it would open up and share many more of its technical secrets with the rest of the software industry.

Microsoft to Share More Technical Secrets

The first shot fired by each of the accused police officers in the death of Sean Bell are expected to be the focus of defense lawyers when the trial opens.

In Trial Over Police Killing in Queens, Focus May Be on First 2 of 50 Bullets

A computer security research group has developed a way to steal encrypted information from computer hard disks.

Researchers Find Way to Steal Encrypted Data

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama veered from collegial to combative in a debate on Thursday.

Debate Takes On Contentious Air

An article in Business Day on Wednesday about the sale of some parts of the chef Emeril Lagasse’s franchise to Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia misstated which of his two Food Network television programs was older. “Essence of Emeril,” which had its debut in 1994, was Mr. Lagasse’s first program on the cable network — not “Emeril Live,” which ran from 1997 to 2007. (“Essence of Emeril” went off the air in 1996 and returned in 2000 in a new form. It continues to be produced.).

Corrections: For the Record

An article on Feb. 12 about a lawsuit challenging a new campaign finance law in New York City, filed by a lawyer who successfully challenged Vermont’s campaign finance restrictions before the United States Supreme Court, misstated, in some copies, the limit per donor for each election in statewide races in Vermont, which the justices said would prevent some candidates from getting their message out. It was $400, not $200.

If you’re just starting to think about securing a rental for the summer, it’s not too late.

February 22, 2008

Headlines from February 22, 2008

Knee-Jerk Calls to Act Follow a Brutal Crime

Rescues for Homeowners in Debt Weighed

When Bankers Fear to Act

Enduring Image Leads to Enduring Dispute

New Claim of Taping Emerges Against Patriots

Billboard 200

Sleep Through The Static

Detours

As I Am

It Is Time For A Love Revolution

2008 Grammy Nominees

Historical Context for February 22, 2008