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TOP NEWS
Behind N.Y. Gay Marriage, an Unlikely Mix of Forces
By MICHAEL BARBARO
To get same-sex marriage passed in New York, a strategic governor, Wall Street donors and gay-rights advocates showed more might than an ineffective opposition.
Exemptions Were Key to Vote on Gay Marriage
At Clerks' Offices, Girding for More Weddings
Slide Show: New York Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage.
Drilling Down
Insiders Sound an Alarm Amid a Natural Gas Rush
By IAN URBINA
As investment floods into shale wells, concerns about their productivity are spurring talk of a bubble.
Documents: Leaked Industry
E-Mails and Reports. Graphics: Sweet Spots, but Not Many
Overestimating Natural Gas Production
Atop TV Sets, a Power Drain Runs NonstopMagazine
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
The little boxes that usher cable signals and digital recording capacity into televisions have become the single-largest electricity drain in many American homes.
Look
Interactive Feature: A Night in White Satin
''To me, it represented a new beginning; we were opening up to the world,'' said Miss Fashionetta 2011, LaKeySha Bosley, 18. ''And when we got back up, we were women.''
The Opinion Pages
Sunday Review
A new section of opinion and analysis.
WORLD
Building Boom in Gaza's Ruins Belies Misery That Remains
By ETHAN BRONNER
Houses are going up and new cars are on the road, but destroyed homes have not been rebuilt, and people remain impoverished and trapped.
Western Libya Earns a Taste of Freedom as Rebels Loosen Qaddafi's Grip
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
While there have been defeats, rebels point to the growing stability of towns under their control as evidence of how tenuous Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's grip may be.
Forces Make Arrests Across Syria; 5 Dead
By LIAM STACK
Scores were arrested and five were reported killed during the funerals of six protesters.
U.S.
A Murder Trial as Tourist Draw in Central Florida
By LIZETTE ALVAREZ
The trial of Casey Anthony, who is accused of murdering her daughter, is this year's hot attraction in Orlando.
Bridge Comes to San Francisco With a Made-in-China Label
By DAVID BARBOZA
China, in its continual move up the global economic value chain - from cheap toys to jetliners - now aims to be the world's civil engineer.
A Gangster's Gal Was Loyal to the End of Life on the Run
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
Catherine Elizabeth Greig has been a supporting character in the James (Whitey) Bulger crime drama, overshadowed by her companion and dutifully subordinate, acquaintances noted.
POLITICS
Political Memo
Two G.O.P. Hopefuls Divide the Voters in Deep-Pocketed Utah
By KIRK JOHNSON
The two Mormon candidates are creating deep division and uncertainty among people who like them both.
Diplomatic Memo
Taking a Risk With Taliban Negotiations, Even if the Talks Are Real This Time
By STEVEN LEE MYERS and MARK MAZZETTI
President Obama's Afghan strategy relies heavily on talks with the Taliban, and a significant policy shift.
In World of Politics, Limits to Aggie Solidarity
By ROSS RAMSEY
John Weaver and Rick Perry are both Aggies in the business of politics. Mr. Perry is a politician; Mr. Weaver is a consultant who tries to get a politician elected. They are not allies in the 2012 campaign.
BUSINESS
Job Jugglers, on the Tightrope
By HANNAH SELIGSON
Out of necessity or choice, many people are weaving together a smattering of part-time positions to pay the bills.
In Medicine, New Isn't Always Improved
By BARRY MEIER
Metal hip implants are one example of unexpected problems coming from seeming medical breakthroughs.
Higher Reserves Proposed for 'Too Big to Fail' Banks
By ERIC DASH
Global regulators said that banks deemed too-big-to-fail would have to set aside an additional cushion of capital reserves in an effort to avoid a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis.
TECHNOLOGY
Bits Blog
Hacking Group Lulz Security Says It Is Ending Spree
By NICK BILTON
A statement attributed to Lulz Security, which has tormented the computer systems of corporations and government agencies for 50 days, says it is calling it quits.
News Analysis
Got Twitter? You've Been Scored
By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM
Companies are scouring social networks, looking for the new "influencers."
Arts & Leisure
The Cloud That Ate Your Music
By JON PARELES
New online services promise to bring order to the digital revolution, but dematerializing recorded music has its consequences for listeners, artists and the music industry.
SPORTS
Mexico 4, U.S. 2
In an Early 2-0 Hole, Mexico Storms Back to Win the Gold Cup
By HARVEY ARATON
Pablo Barrera scored two goals and Mexico rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the United States for their second consecutive Gold Cup title.
Mets 14, Rangers 5
Mets Trounce Rangers, but Niese Exits Early
By DAVID WALDSTEIN
Mets pitcher Jon Niese left the mound during the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers after his pulse began to race.
Box Score
Inning by Inning
Dr. Wakefield and Dr. Dickey, Dentists, Not Pitchers
Yankees 8, Rockies 3
Sabathia's Dominance Lets the Yankees Focus on Their Offense in a Victory
By DAVE CALDWELL
C.C. Sabathia allowed one run in eight innings for his 10th victory of the season as the Yankees topped Colorado.
Box Score
Inning by Inning
Returning to Bronx, 3 Losses Forgiven
Roundup: Nationals Prepare to Hire Johnson as Their Manager
ARTS
Catch That Reference? There'll Be a Quiz
By A. O. SCOTT
Films like "Super 8," "X-Men: First Class" and "Midnight in Paris" capitalize on previous knowledge moviegoers have of the influences on them.
A Lord of Fright Reclaims His Dark Domain
By JASON ZINOMAN
The horror director John Carpenter (the original "Halloween," the remake of "The Thing") returns to features with "The Ward," his first big-screen effort in years.
Ballplayers Who Hit the Right Note
By DANIEL J. WAKIN
For baseball players like the former Yankee Bernie Williams, sports and music are intertwined.
NEW YORK / REGION
School's Out, Forever
By DAVID GONZALEZ
The closing of St. Martin of Tours in the Bronx reflects a crisis facing the Roman Catholic educational system in New York.
New York Story
There Goes a Piece of the Old Neighborhood, Again
By ALEXANDRA SCHWARTZ
An Upper West Side native laments the closing of an iconic bagel store in a neighborhood that already lost other fixtures of daily life.
Ready, Set, Summer! A Guide
By ASHLEY PARKER
Jessica Latham and Annabel Linquist have put out an "anti-Zagat" guide to "summer-ific" events, like how to get a tan while sitting at certain tables at a certain rooftop beer garden.
MAGAZINE
For Derek Jeter, on His 37th Birthday
By MICHAEL SOKOLOVE
Forever young, except on the playing field.
Huntsman Steps Into the Republican Vacuum
By MATT BAI
Someone has to win the nomination. It might as well be Jon Huntsman.
Video: Matt Bai on the Profile
The Caucus: Enter Huntsman: Answers From Matt Bai
My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant
By JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS
A reporter talks about his illegal American dream.
The Sixth Floor: My (Legal) Editor's Dream
EDITORIALS
Editorial
The Phony Tough-on-Terror Crowd
The White House idles as Congress lurches toward another unneeded law on detainees.
Editorial
Whose Stimulus?
Giving multinationals a big tax break on foreign profits won't create more jobs.
Editorial
Tapping the Oil Reserve
Obama's decision to release 30 million barrels of oil from the reserve is justified for now, given the turmoil in the Middle East and the weak economy.
Editorial
Sunday Observer
Marvel Superheroes and the Fathers of Invention
By BRENT STAPLES
Jack Kirby was the defining talent of Marvel comics. Now his heirs are fighting for the rights to his work.
COLUMNS
Op-Ed Columnist
Is This Our Future?
By JOE NOCERA
The thrill of driving the Chevrolet Volt comes from being in control of how much gasoline you use.
Op-Ed Columnist
Why Is He Bi? (Sigh)
By MAUREEN DOWD
The One likes to have it two ways at once.
Op-Ed Columnist
To Know Us Is to Let Us Love
By FRANK BRUNI
Those who seem to be unlikely supporters of same-sex marriage have had their opinions influenced by knowing someone who is gay.
Op-Ed Columnist
It Has to Start With Them
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Three questions come to mind when thinking about Afghanistan.
Op-Ed Columnist
Face to Face With a Mother's Pain
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
An American student meets a starving mother in southern Niger, and reminds us to care.
Columnist Page
Blog
Video: In Niger
Opinion
What Would Nixon Do?
By GIDEON ROSE
Obama would do well to look at the complex way Nixon withdrew from Vietnam. Were it not for the domestic politics that complicated matters, it would have been successful.
Opinion
Shyness: Evolutionary Tactic?
By SUSAN CAIN
The tendency to see shyness as an illness does society a disservice, because being shy has benefits.
Gray Matter
It's Science, but Not Necessarily Right
By CARL ZIMMER
The field fixes its errors with more difficultly than it would have you believe.
Quiz
Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!
Testing your knowledge of recent events.
The Public Editor
On NYTimes.com, Now You See It, Now You Don't
By ARTHUR S. BRISBANE
As news reporting evolves throughout the day, some stories just go away.
Web Journal
ON THIS DAY
On June 26, 1963, President Kennedy visited West Berlin, where he made his famous declaration: "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner).
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QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"This kind of data is making it harder and harder to deny that the shale gas revolution is being oversold."
ART BERMAN, a Houston-based geologist, on production data showing that many wells in shale gas fields do not level off the way many companies predict but instead decline steadily.
