For Anthony S. Seminerio, a former assemblyman, arranging deals that enriched hospital executives came at a high price.

Getting Dirty Greasing the Wheels for Friends

You want picturesque? Then you don’t want Philadelphia, whose Sports Complex is as hard core as its fans.

In Gritty South Philly, a Piece of Sacred Ground

Until the fifth inning Game 3 stayed close, but the Yankees’ bats rallied in the late innings, while the Phillies’ hitters struggled to put runs on the board after an early surge.

Pettitte’s Pitching and Hitting Lift Yankees

Meb Keflezighi became the first American man to win the New York City Marathon since 1982.

Keflezighi’s ‘U.S.A.’ Breaks the Tape

Philadelphia split its two-game series against New York on Sunday, though this was probably not the split it preferred.

Philadelphia Gets Two Chances to Show Its Mettle

Mr. Grisham took seven of his unused plot ideas and turned each of them into a sharp, lean tale free of subplots and padding.

Bite-Size Legal Trouble and Suspense

The Giants were hammered by the Eagles on Sunday, their third consecutive defeat of the season and third in succession to their N.F.C. East rivals.

Giants Fall Apart in Third Straight Loss

President Obama blamed Republicans for the New Jersey’s economic crisis and urged a crowd in Camden to convince their friends and relatives to vote on Tuesday.

Obama Spends Sunday in New Jersey for Corzine

In politics, the only thing worse than no access is too much access. Two well-meaning documentaries on the anniversary of the election prove the point.

Star-Struck Filmmakers in Political Territory

In a chastened auction season, buyers will find traditional works intended to appeal to today’s more conservative tastes, with prices topping out at $12 million.

On the Block: Traditional Offerings, Bargain Prices

President Obama’s rally in New Jersey for Gov. Jon S. Corzine underscored the White House’s resolve to stave off defeat. Virginia voters will also choose a new governor.

Democrats Strive to Hold Governor Posts

The more time you spend among the proposals, the more you become aware of both the faded beauty of the Grand Concourse and the remarkable potential for revitalizing it.

Grand Visions for a Faded Bronx Boulevard

An article last Sunday about electric-motorcycle racing misstated the cost to compete with one racebike, the KillaCycle. It is $20,000 a year, not $120,000.

Corrections

The “Living In” article and a map last Sunday about Castleton Corners, Staten Island, misstated part of the local name for Interstate 278. It is the Staten Island Expressway, not Parkway.

The much-hyped Michael Jackson documentary failed to thrill a mega audience in North America. But overseas was another story, where a stronger fan base delivered big results.

‘This Is It’: No. 1, but Still Disappointing

What you learn from this film that the conductor Valery Gergiev is one busy guy. What you don’t learn: what specific skills or knowledge make him such a busy guy.

Here’s What Being Busy in Russia Sounds Like

Wire, pliers and some Long Island mountain laurel were all Jane Muhrcke needed to create the marathon’s laurel wreaths.

From a Humble Artisan, the Race’s Crowning Glory

An article last Sunday about an academic reassessment that challenges what is known about the 1415 Battle of Agincourt in France, where an exhausted English army defeated heavily armed French nobles, gave an outdated name for the academic institution where Kelly DeVries, an authority on medieval warfare who was quoted, is a professor of history. It is Loyola University Maryland; until Sept. 25, it had been “Loyola College in Maryland.”.

Because of an editing error, an article last Sunday about demonstrations that call for a reduction in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million, which some prominent scientists consider the limit to avoid disruptions from global warming, misstated the job at the Environmental Defense Fund formerly held by Michael Oppenheimer, a Princeton University scientist, who said it would be a herculean accomplishment to hold those levels below 450 parts per million. It was chief scientist, not scientist.

An obituary last Sunday about the sculptor Ruth Duckworth omitted part of the name of one of the colleges for which she completed monumental bronze sculptures in the last decade. It is Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey, Ill.  not Lewis and Clark College. (There is a Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore.).

A picture caption last Sunday with an article about the use of historical news events to drive plot developments in the television drama “Mad Men” misspelled the surname of the president of the Ossining Historical Society, who is an unofficial props and location consultant for the show (the main character lives in Ossining, N.Y.). He is Norman MacDonald, not McDonald.

An article last Sunday about the Medill Innocence Project, in which students at Northwestern University’s journalism school scrutinize the work of prosecutors and the police, misstated part of the name of a group at the university’s law school that has worked with the students. It is the Center on Wrongful Convictions, not the Center for Wrongful Convictions.

The Chess column last Sunday, about unpopular openings, misidentified the first move in the Sokolsky opening, one of those considered bad. It is 1 b4, not 1 g4.

Alex Rodriguez was left to stand at second base after his fly ball banged off a TV camera. But the umpires consulted replay and gave Rodriguez a homer.

First World Series Replay Gives Yankees’ Rodriguez a Home Run

Esther R. Hautzig was a Polish-born American writer, best known for her award-winning book The Endless Steppe (1968).

Esther Hautzig, Lithuanian-American author (born 1930)

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Endel Laas was an Estonian forest scientist and professor.

Endel Laas, Estonian scientist and academic (born 1915)

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Robert Harvey Rines was an American lawyer, inventor, musician, and composer. He is perhaps best known for his efforts to find and identify the Loch Ness Monster.

Robert H. Rines, American violinist and composer (born 1922)

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The Ilyushin Il-76 is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the Antonov An-12. It was developed to deliver heavy machinery to remote and poorly served areas. Military versions of the Il-76 have been widely used in Europe, Asia and Africa, including use as an aerial refueling tanker and command center.

An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes near the Mir mine after takeoff from Mirny Airport in Yakutia, killing all 11 aboard.

November 1, 2009

Headlines from November 1, 2009

Getting Dirty Greasing the Wheels for Friends

In Gritty South Philly, a Piece of Sacred Ground

Pettitte’s Pitching and Hitting Lift Yankees

Keflezighi’s ‘U.S.A.’ Breaks the Tape

Philadelphia Gets Two Chances to Show Its Mettle

Billboard 200

Crazy Love

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The Blueprint 3

Love Is The Answer

The Time Of Our Lives (EP)

Notable Deaths

Historical Events

Historical Context for November 1, 2009