Preparing for a possible loss in Massachusetts, Democrats are mulling options to save the Senate’s health care legislation.

Democrats May Seek to Push Health Bill Through House

A former Swiss banker called offshore tax evasion “the biggest theft among societies and neighbor states.”

Swiss Banker Blows Whistle on Tax Evasion

Along with everything else stolen by last week’s earthquake, Haitians must now add another loss: the ability to identify and properly honor the dead.

As Haitians Flee, the Dead Go Uncounted

Kraft tentatively agreed to pay about $19 billion in cash and stock for the confectioner, people briefed on the matter said on Monday.

Kraft Is Said to Reach Deal for Cadbury

As of late Sunday, the American Red Cross had collected pledges of $103 million, about $22 million of which came through a text-messaging program.

A Deluge of Donations via Text Messages

There is still little agreement between lawmakers and bankers on how to limit the risks created by huge financial institutions.

Big, in Banks, Is in the Eye of the Beholder

A labor tussle is brewing at the Cleveland Orchestra, and it points to troubled times for classical musical ensembles.

Strike in Cleveland Points to Classical Music Woes

The trial for a suspect in a triple slaying in Connecticut begins Tuesday, and observers expect a painful process.

Reliving Horror in a Test for the Death Penalty

After billions of dollars in losses at Citigroup, Vikram S. Pandit must make a profit in 2010, or risk losing his job as chief executive.

Pandit Is Running Out of Time to Clean Up Citigroup

Haiti’s long history of foreign invasion has made an influx of foreigners a delicate issue.

U.S. Troops Patrol Haiti, Filling a Void

Gov. David A. Paterson’s budget also proposes the largest cut to school aid in New York State in more than two decades.

Paterson Seeks Huge Cuts and $1 Billion in Taxes and Fees

Scott Brown, a little-known Republican state senator, defeated the Democrat, Martha Coakley, in the race to fill the Massachusetts Senate seat long held by Edward M. Kennedy.

G.O.P. Senate Victory Stuns Democrats

Plácido Domingo sounded liberated as the title character in Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” at the Metropolitan Opera on Monday.

For Verdi, Masquerading as a Baritone

Tech companies live in fear of hackers who build a back door into their source code and add rogue instructions.

Fearing Hackers Who Leave No Trace

The panel tasted 20 bottles of Bordeaux in the $10 to $20 range.

Exploring Bordeaux’s Other Side

A 1602 world map created by the Italian-born Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci, which places China at its center, is on display at the Library of Congress.

A Big Map That Shrank the World

“A Room and a Half” is a rich, heady fictionalized biography of the exiled Russian poet Joseph Brodsky.

Poet in Exile, Still Gripping His Memories

A clear-eyed catalog of the horrors endured by survivors of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945.

After Atom Bombs’ Shock, the Real Horrors Began Unfolding

American Airlines raised fees for checked bags on Monday, as the full-fare airline joined its rivals in finding a way to further increase revenue.

American Airlines Raises Its Baggage Fees, Too

An article on Monday about policy advocates who are choosing not to declare themselves as lobbyists, gave outdated information for Tom Daschle, the former Democratic leader in the Senate, who advises colleagues and private clients on health care policy and who also consults informally with the White House and former Senate colleagues. He recently joined the law and lobbying firm DLA Piper. He is no longer with Alston & Bird.

Corrections

An article on Dec. 26 about a thwarted bombing attempt aboard a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day, citing information provided by federal officials, misstated the given name of the bombing suspect who was taken into custody. He is Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, not Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab. A picture caption on Wednesday repeated the error.

An article on Sunday about Dr. James Dobson, an influential voice for Christian conservatives who is leaving Focus on the Family, which he founded 33 years ago, to start a radio program that will allow him more leeway to talk about politics, misstated Dr. Dobson’s professional credentials. He is a psychologist, not a psychiatrist.

An article yesterday about President Obama’s visit on Sunday to Massachusetts in support of the state’s Democratic senatorial candidate, Martha Coakley, misspelled, in some editions, the surname of the deputy director of Organizing for America, which is handling the get-out-the-vote effort for Ms. Coakley. He is Jeremy Bird, not Byrd.

An article on Wednesday about Gilberto Sanchez, a Bronx man who posted a pirated copy of the movie “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” on a Web site before its release, described his contact with the “Late Show With David Letterman” incorrectly. It was Mr. Sanchez who contacted the show first; a representative called him back. CBS did not invite him to appear with the movie’s star, Hugh Jackman, on the show. The same error appeared in a subheading with the article.

An article on Monday about the Golden Globe Awards, where the AMC show “Mad Men” was named best dramatic television series, misstated, in some editions, the number of consecutive years it has won that honor. This was the third consecutive year, not the second.

William Pollock McLaren was a Scottish rugby union commentator, teacher, journalist and one time rugby player. Known as "the voice of rugby", he retired from commentating in 2002. Renowned throughout the sport, his enthusiasm and memorable turn of phrase endeared him to many.

January 19, 2010

Headlines from January 19, 2010

Democrats May Seek to Push Health Bill Through House

Swiss Banker Blows Whistle on Tax Evasion

As Haitians Flee, the Dead Go Uncounted

Kraft Is Said to Reach Deal for Cadbury

A Deluge of Donations via Text Messages

Billboard 200

I Dreamed A Dream

The Fame

The Element Of Freedom

STRONGER withEach Tear

Fearless

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for January 19, 2010