NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/ News feeds provided by Newslookup.com en Tue, 05 May 2009 21:15 EDT Lawmakers Strike Deal to Rescue New York Transit System http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/nyregion/06mta.html?hp After months of stalled negotiations, Governor David A. Paterson announced a deal to rescue the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that holds the base subway fare increase to 25 cents. Pakistani Army Poised for New Push into Swat http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/world/asia/06pstan.html?hp Residents were flooding out of the Swat valley by the thousands as the government prepared to mount a new military operation against Taliban militants there. First a Slowing in Job Losses, Then a Slow Recovery http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/business/economy/06leonhardt.html?hp The Labor Department’s report on Friday will help economists understand whether they are justified in predicting that the economy is improving. Bloggingheads: Shrinking G.O.P. http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/05/04/opinion/1194839991973/bloggingheads-shrinking-gop.html A debate about the Republican Party’s increasingly conservative nature. Drugs Hollow Out Afghan Lives in Cultural Center http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/world/asia/06kabul.html?hp The abandoned Soviet Culture Center in Kabul is the most public of arenas in which to view the depredations of the country’s opium and heroin trade on its people. Seeking a Hollywood Ending in Sacramento http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/us/06arnold.html?hp Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose name once stirred calls for lifting the constitutional ban on foreign-born presidents, faces the hardest time in his political career. Face Transplant Patient Is Revealed http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/05/05/science/AP-MED-Face-Transplant.html Connie Culp stepped forward on Tuesday to show off the results of the first face transplant in the United States. Face Transplant Patient Is Revealed http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/05/05/science/AP-MED-Face-Transplant.html?hp Connie Culp stepped forward on Tuesday to show off the results of the first face transplant in the United States. First American Dies of Swine Flu 7:08 PM ET http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/health/06flu.html?hp Georgia ended a brief mutiny at a military base near the capital, Tbilisi. President and General Manager http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/business/media/04askthetimes.html?pagewanted=all Scott Heekin-Canedy, who manages the business operations of the paper, is answering questions. Pakistan’s Nuclear Scenarios http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/pakistan-scenarios-us-solutions/ Paddle around the state’s coast on a 1,600-mile trail. Europe on Two Borrowed Wheels http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/travel/03journeys.html?8dpc To show their greenness, hotels are offering bikes. Musicians Preferred; Loud Music O.K. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/realestate/03habi.html?8dpc The buildings at 75 and 99 Ocean Avenue, in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, have attracted a large number of jazz musicians. Condominium Residences Atop Andaz&#153 Hotel http://www.nytimes.com/adx/bin/adx_click.html?type=goto&page=homepage.nytimes.com/index.html&pos=HPmodule-RE2&sn2=d1cdc681/5274a2cb&sn1=3326125/a7d12ba5&camp=hpmodRE-75Wall-12-1079719-cla&ad=5.1.09-REhpmod-75Wall-173x98.html&goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2E75wall%2Ecom 619,284.5 Miles and Counting http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/automobiles/collectibles/03EGO.html?ref=automobiles If you visit Richard Fuchs, you are most likely to end up in the garage where he parks his 1971 Ford Mustang, which has gone more than 600,000 miles. Job-Search Networks, in All Shapes and Sizes http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/jobs/03networks.html?8dpc By the dozens or the thousands, job-seekers are meeting to share their stories in the hope of finding new work.