Some of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s supporters say his tactics to seek a third term are undercutting his legacy.

Mayor’s Tactics Are Alienating Some Big Allies

For the departed, notable or notorious, burial places as secluded and as shaded as estates in life.

The Rich and Famous, at Rest in Eden

Scientists are trying to create varieties of corn, wheat and other crops that can thrive with little water.

Drought Resistance Is the Goal, but Methods Differ

In an interview, Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said Lehman Brothers could not have been rescued.

Struggling to Keep Up as the Crisis Raced On

Republicans feared that Gov. Sarah Palin’s “hockey mom” image would fray amid revelations that the Republican Party outfitted her from high-end stores.

$150,000 Wardrobe for Palin May Alter Tailor-Made Image

Hedge funds, the fast money that defined an era on Wall Street, are in the throes of an unprecedented shakeout.

Investors Flee as Hedge Fund Woes Deepen

Andreas von Bechtolsheim is resigning as chief architect of Sun Microsystems to focus on a start-up that is challenging another industry giant, Cisco Systems.

Sun Loses Co-Founder to Start-Up

In central Idaho, bikers enjoy more than 450 miles of smooth, concretelike mountain trails. Even at the height of the season, it is rare to see many other riders.

Sun Valley by Knobby Tires, Not Skis

Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman, said he “made a mistake” in trusting that free markets could regulate themselves.

Greenspan Concedes Error on Regulation

The use of tribal militias is a new tool for the Pakistani Army, which has met resistance from militants.

Pakistan Uses Tribal Militias in Taliban War

The Avella High football team has been dying of malaise and lack of interest, but the Pennsylvania high school’s determination is attracting admirers.

Losing Games, and Players, Hasn’t Stopped Avella

Fearing a surge in loan defaults for banks, the Chinese government announced a series of measures to support real estate prices.

In China, Steps to Ease Mortgages as Real Estate Loses Its Sizzle

The death tax, as its opponents call it, will live on. The shape of it, and its ability to raise significant sums from the very wealthy, will be decided by Congress next year.

New Life for the Death Tax

When it works best, “Changeling” is a feverish and bluntly effective parable of wronged innocence.

A Boy Gone, a Mother Scorned

To say that Charlie Kaufman’s “Synecdoche, New York” is one of the best films of the year is such a pathetic response to its soaring ambition that I might as well pack it in right now.

Dreamer, Live in the Here and Now

Unlike some second home owners that live in the city and weekend in the country, this stock car driver spends most of his time in North Carolina and escapes to New York.

A Nascar Star’s Big-City Refuge

Fable II, a new role-playing game from Microsoft for the Xbox 360, is a thoroughly insightful piece of entertainment wrapped in a colorful, almost deceptively simple package.

Date With Destiny of Your Choosing

The 11- and 12-year-olds in an after-school practical-business program in Greenburgh learn about the troubled economy hands-on, with real money assignments.

A Lesson in Finance Also Learned at Home

Ahmad Batebi, a symbol of the 1999 student protests in Iran who is now seeking asylum in the United States, maintains a sense of responsibility to those he left behind.

A Torchbearer, Then and Now

As they watch their parents grow old, the nation’s boomers are largely ignoring the need to purchase long term care insurance for their own final years.

Young Workers Must Face Realities of Long-Term Care

Under a little-known part of the law, retirees who start collecting Social Security benefits can change their minds and start over later, reaping higher payments.

You Can Have Your Benefits and Defer Them, Too

An article last Thursday about staying fit during the economic crisis, using statistics from American Sports Data, misstated the number of Americans who belong to fitness clubs. The organization estimated that 41.5 million Americans belong to health clubs; it did not say that a third of the 42 million Americans who exercise join such clubs.

Correction: Staying Healthy in a Sick Economy

Investors worried about the economic downturn have sold technology stocks almost indiscriminately.

Lack of Respect for Tech Giants

An article last Sunday about the Laurita Winery in New Egypt, N.J., misstated the given name of one of its owners. He is Raymond F. Shea, not Randy.

Correction

Both automakers announced plans for layoffs as they continue to shrink their operations ahead of a possible merger.

October 23, 2008

Headlines from October 23, 2008

Mayor’s Tactics Are Alienating Some Big Allies

The Rich and Famous, at Rest in Eden

Drought Resistance Is the Goal, but Methods Differ

Struggling to Keep Up as the Crisis Raced On

$150,000 Wardrobe for Palin May Alter Tailor-Made Image

Billboard 200

Paper Trail

Death Magnetic

Appeal To Reason

Jennifer Hudson

Dig Out Your Soul

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for October 23, 2008