In Silicon Valley, where entrepreneurialism is a religion, people have long taken a dim view of acquisitions.

Hostility Has Its Rewards

In corner alcoves and cafeteria lines, through phone calls and frantic e-mail messages, a single question hung in the air in Albany: Who would be governor on Tuesday?

Officials Process News of Scandal and Ponder Future

The attack was the deadliest on American soldiers in Baghdad since the height of the troop buildup.

Bomber Kills 5 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq’s Capital

A weekend conference in California dedicated to Wallace Stegner was partly a discussion of the author’s works and partly an homage to Stegner by writers he influenced.

Western Authors Celebrate a Master

There are few subjects more timely than the one tackled by Susan Jacoby in her new book.

Why Knowledge and Logic Are Political Dirty Words

Investigators found several unusual movements of cash involving the governor of New York, officials said.

Revelations Began in Routine Tax Inquiry

The tawdry nature of Eliot Spitzer’s troubles shocked even his harshest critics.

A Fall From White Knight to Client 9

The library’s venerable lion-guarded building is to be renamed for the financier Stephen A. Schwarzman.

A $100 Million Donation to the N.Y. Public Library

Roger Federer defeated Pete Sampras in an exhibition match at Madison Square Garden on Monday night. But is it possible that Federer is hitting his career plateau?

Something to Lose in a Just-for-Fun Match

“American Idol” seems to have settled into the ruts dug by previous years.

Formula for ‘Idol’: Popular Yet Predictable

Celebrated buyout firms like Blackstone, hailed only a year ago for its deal-making prowess, are seeing their profits collapse as the credit crisis spreads.

Buyout Industry Staggers Under Weight of Debt

After being welcomed back to the bank a few years ago, John J. Mack faces questions about his ability to lead.

Morgan Stanley Chief Grappling With New Risk

Court papers describe a round of phone calls, financial negotiations and an assignation at the Mayflower Hotel.

Affidavit: Client 9 and Room 871

It’s hard to find anyplace in Europe today where people aren’t squabbling over cultural property and the spoils of war.

The Spoils of War in Peaceable Sweden

What exactly will happen to our planet when an aging Sun expands and brightens?

Kissing the Earth Goodbye in About 7.59 Billion Years

When half a tank costs $505, rising fuel prices sting. While the price of gasoline may be on the verge of setting another record, diesel is already there.

Paying at the Pump, in a Big Way

“Tucker,” the struggling early-evening talk show led by the often bow-tied Tucker Carlson, was canceled on Monday by MSNBC and replaced by a new politically oriented program featuring David Gregory.

At MSNBC, ‘Tucker’ Is Out, and David Gregory Is In

Scholarships for sports other than football and basketball often amount to only a few hundred dollars a year.

Recruits Clamor for More From Coaches With Less

Why Marion or Leslie may have better self-control than David, Jennifer or Christine.

A Boy Named Sue, and a Theory of Names

The Mets might have batted last and worn their white uniforms, but they were not the home team in Monday’s game against Boston with Red Sox fans comprising a vocal majority.

For Mets, Tradition Field Looks Like Red Sox Nation

Economists say France will have to make much deeper changes to its culture’s attitude toward capitalism if it intends to keep young entrepreneurs at home.

Pace of Change Too Slow to Keep Entrepreneurs in France

A new program in Goa, India, trains laypeople to identify and treat depression and anxiety and send them to community health clinics.

Psychotherapy for All: An Experiment

The G.A.O. would have 100 days to review the action, which can be expected to stoke a debate about American jobs and military competitiveness in an election year.

Boeing Says It Will Protest Tanker Deal

Star runner Haile Gebrselassie said Monday that he would not compete in the marathon at the Olympics in August because of concerns about the effects of the city’s pollution, heat and humidity.

Citing Pollution, Gebrselassie Opts Out of Olympic Marathon

Not quite believing the soap opera that was unfolding around them on Monday, legislators in Albany spent the day in a government-stopping meltdown.

March 11, 2008

Headlines from March 11, 2008

Hostility Has Its Rewards

Officials Process News of Scandal and Ponder Future

Bomber Kills 5 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq’s Capital

Western Authors Celebrate a Master

Why Knowledge and Logic Are Political Dirty Words

Billboard 200

Sleep Through The Static

As I Am

Back To Black

Kidz Bop 13

Step Up 2: The Streets

Historical Context for March 11, 2008