July 11, 2008 | Select excerpts from the New York Sun Will Bernanke Doom the SEC?
Demarche by Fed Called 'Major Move'
BY JULIE SATOW - Staff Reporter of the Sun
As the Federal Reserve chairman pushes ahead with his effort to expand the Fed's oversight of investment banks, traditionally the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission, some officials said the move would severely limit the securities agency's influence on Wall Street and could even lead to its dismantling.
RELATED: Bernanke's Testimony (pdf) | Paulson's Testimony (pdf). Sudan's Head To Be Cited for Genocide
BY BENNY AVNI - Staff Reporter of the Sun
UNITED NATIONS — President Bashir of Sudan will be charged with committing genocide and crimes against humanity on Monday, U.N. diplomats say, predicting that the dramatic move is likely to complicate the situation in Darfur, where the United Nations… Vallone Seeks Rollback on Campaign Rules
BY GRACE RAUH - Staff Reporter of the Sun
A City Council member who helped pass the city's new campaign finance rules is now trying to roll back a key component of the effort to crack down on political donations from lobbyists and business owners. Council Member Peter Vallone Jr., a Democrat… 40,000 New Yorkers Flee State for Atlanta
BY STEVE MATTHEWS - Bloomberg News
Atlanta sounded pretty good to Scott Merritt while he was squeezed into his parents' home on Long Island with his wife and two children. He took a new job in the Georgia capital and moved his family to a $275,000 house in the suburbs with four… Report: Rangel Has Four Rent-Stabilized Apartments
BY CATHERINE BILKEY - Special to the Sun
Rep. Charles Rangel has four rent-stabilized apartments, one of which is used as a campaign office, the New York Times reported on its Web site. Three of the apartments are located on the 16th floor. Two or all three of them may be combined, making… Deal on Church Could Speed Ground Zero Rebuilding
BY PETER KIEFER - Staff Reporter of the Sun
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is in the final stages of striking a deal for the construction of a Greek Orthodox Church at ground zero, one of the key hurdles that has impeded development at the site. The executive director of the Port… Group Wants Parent, Student Unions To Have Say on Schools
BY ELIZABETH GREEN - Staff Reporter of the Sun
To counter the power of the city teachers union and business leaders in shaping school policy, New York City should use taxpayer dollars to create two new unions complete with their own budgets and lobbyists, one for public school parents and one for… Brazilians Lead City's Tourism Charge
BY ABRAHAM RIESMAN - Special to the Sun
It's now the heart of the city's tourist season, and more Portuguese is being heard around Times Square than ever before. Brazilians are the fastest-growing tourist population in New York City, according to a report released this week by the city's… Police Suspect Two Serial Rapists Attacking in Queens
BY BENJAMIN SARLIN - Special to the Sun
Police are asking for the public's help as they search for two serial rapists whom they believe have committed at least 10 sexual assaults in Southeast Queens during the past eight months. Four sexual assaults have been reported in the area since… 'You Squander Wealth That's Mine'
BY ALICIA COLON
Studies prove that elementary school intervention programs help at-risk children succeed in their adult life. The Go Project NYC is a nonprofit organization in Lower Manhattan that is dedicated to providing academic assistance and social services to… No Charges for Officer in Killing
BY Special to the Sun
An off-duty police officer who shot a man dead in a road rage incident will avoid criminal charges after a grand jury voted not to indict him, the Manhattan district attorney, Robert Morgenthau, announced yesterday. According to grand jury testimony… City Adds Doctor to List Of 9/11 Victims
BY Associated Press
A doctor missing since the day before the attacks of September 11, 2001 was added to the city's official death toll yesterday, months after an appeals court declared there was no other plausible reason for her disappearance. The city medical… Man's Head Caught in Conveyer Belt in GE Building
BY Special to the Sun
A man was severely injured after getting his head caught in a conveyor belt in the GE Building at Rockefeller Plaza yesterday, Fire Department officials said. The man, a 22-year-old unidentified mail clerk of the law firm Chadbourne & Parke, was… City Hospitals Top 'Best Hospital' Lists
BY Staff Reporter of the Sun
Half a dozen New York City hospitals earned coveted spots on U.S. News and World Report's annual Best Hospitals list, which hits newsstands Monday. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital ranked sixth on an "honor roll" of the 19 best hospitals in the country… Obama, McCain Congratulate Generals on Senate Confirmation
Election 2008
BY ELI LAKE - Staff Reporter of the Sun
WASHINGTON — The Democratic and Republican contenders for the presidency congratulated General David Petraeus after the full Senate confirmed his nomination 95 to 2 to take the reins of the military sphere that includes Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran… Surveillance Bill Prompts ACLU Suit
BY JOSH GERSTEIN - Staff Reporter of the Sun
On the same day President Bush signed new surveillance legislation, a wide-ranging group of international aid organizations, writers, defense lawyers, and others filed suit yesterday in federal court in New York, seeking to have the eavesdropping… No Right to Mezuzot at Condos
BY JOSH GERSTEIN - Staff Reporter of the Sun
Observant Jews have no right under federal law to install small scrolls known as mezuzot outside the doors of their condominiums, a federal appeals court declared yesterday. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, 2-1, that the condominium… McCain Raises $22 Million in Best Money Month of Campaign
On the Hustings
BY Associated Press
Senator McCain raised more than $22 million in June, his best fund-raising performance of the year, and ended the month with nearly $27 million cash on hand. His campaign manager, Rick Davis, said yesterday that Mr. McCain and the national Republican… Rove Defies Subpoena, Will Not Testify at Congress
BY BEN EVANS - Associated Press
Former White House adviser Karl Rove defied a congressional subpoena and refused to testify yesterday about allegations of political pressure at the Justice Department, including whether he influenced the prosecution of a former Democratic governor of… Bush To Veto Medicare Pay Bill
BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Bush intends to block a bill protecting doctors from a cut in their Medicare pay, even though Congress seemingly has enough votes to override his veto, a White House spokesman indicated on yesterday. To pay for rescinding the 10… Mortgage Rescue Bill Returns to House After Senate Vote
BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A long-stalled mortgage rescue inched yesterday toward Senate passage, only to be sent back to the House for more votes and intense negotiations to resolve disputes that are delaying help for hundreds of thousands of homeowners. By a vote… Schwarzenegger Asks Bush for Help Fighting Califorina Fires
BY Staff Reporter of the Sun
Firefighters continue to battle the Butte Lightning Fire Complex fires that have charred over 49,000 acres, burned 50 buildings, and have prompted the evacuations of close to 10,000 people. Governor Schwarzenegger's office said yesterday that the… The Saudi Dialogue
Editorial of The New York Sun
Quite a drama is unfolding in advance of the World Conference on Dialogue that is being sponsored by the Saudi king and is scheduled to take place next week at Madrid. Last week all the talk was of the "breakthrough" that had been obtained by the… Rangel's Rent
Editorial of The New York Sun
It turns out that the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Charles Rangel, has been enjoying the use of four rent-stabilized apartments, The New York Times reports in this morning's paper. It also reports that Mr. Rangel also owns a… Crowds Smaller Ahead of iPhone 3G Debut
BY MARGARET HO - Special to the Sun
A 34-year-old information technology assistant, Robert Lisbon, rushed to the Apple store at 103 Prince St. yesterday morning, worrying he might already be too late. Instead, he was first in line outside the store's entrance to purchase the new iPhone… Survival Ideas for a Bear Market
BY DAN DORFMAN
In this increasingly dangerous bear market — each passing trading session makes it look like a free fall — where does one turn for protection? That's the $64,000 riddle confronting investors. Clearly, nothing is invulnerable in a steadily falling… List of Salmonella Suspects Grows Longer
BY LAURAN NEERGAARD - Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Think of your favorite recipe for salsa. Three common ingredients now are suspects in the salmonella poisonings that have become the nation's largest foodborne outbreak in at least a decade. And therein lies the frustration. Seven weeks… Israel Prepared To Act On Iran for Firing Missiles
BY ALEX SPILLIUS and CAROLYNNE WHEELER - The Daily Telegraph
Jerusalem — Israel's defense minister warned Iran yesterday that his country was ready to act if threatened, as Tehran test fired another salvo of missiles capable of hitting the Jewish state. Ehud Barak said that while military action was a last… India Nuclear Accord Revival May Be Too Late
BY FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Even with India's last-minute revival of a languishing civil nuclear accord with America, it may be too late for an election-year Congress to ratify what has been one of President Bush's top foreign policy initiatives. The administration… On Visit to Iraq, Turkish Prime Minister Agrees To Fight Terrorism
BY CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press
BAGHDAD — Turkey's prime minister visited Iraq yesterday and Kuwait promised to name its first ambassador in two decades, diplomatic victories for a fragile country that seeks fuller ties and clout with once-skeptical and suspicious neighbors. Prime… Zimbabwe's Opposition, Ruling Parties Begin Talks
BY PETA THORNYCROFT and SEBASTIEN BERGER - The Daily Telegraph
HARARE — Negotiators from President Mugabe's Zanu-PF party and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change met in South Africa yesterday for their first talks since Zimbabwe's one-candidate presidential "election" last month. The meeting, a… Hopes Low for Meeting Between Syria, Israel Leaders
BY ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press
PARIS — At Sunday's launch of the Union for the Mediterranean, the president of Syria and the prime minister of Israel are to sit down at the same table for the first time. But French officials say no group photo is planned. Expectations are low that… Turkey: Arrests in Attack on Consulate
BY SUZAN FRASER and SELCAN HACAOGLU - Associated Press
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkish authorities captured a gunman yesterday wanted in the deadly attack on the American consulate after rounding up suspects who had communicated with three other assailants killed by police, local press reports said. Officials… First Fatality in Gaza Since Truce
BY GWEN ACKERMAN and JONATHAN FERZIGER - Bloomberg News
Jerusalem — Israeli forces killed a Palestinian Arab in the Gaza Strip who tried to breach the border, the first such fatality in the three weeks since a truce with Hamas took effect. Palestinians launched two rockets at Israel in response. The… Mets Finally Show Some Fight
BY TIM MARCHMAN
The Mets are finally playing like a real ballclub. Yesterday's 7-3 win over the miserable San Francisco Giants was their sixth straight win, their eighth in their last 11, and left them just a game and a half behind Philadelphia in the National League… Destroying the High Temple in the Bronx
BY THOMAS HAUSER
For thousands of years, the most physically imposing buildings on earth were temples, churches, and mosques. But in the 20th century, new houses of worship came to dominate the landscape. Yankee Stadium is the most storied of these contemporary… Mets Top Giants, Win Sixth Straight
BY Associated Press
Fernando Tatis turned this into an extra special win for the Mets. Almost left behind on baseball's scrap heap, the resurgent Tatis homered, doubled twice and drove in four runs as the Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3 yesterday for their sixth… In Makeup Game, Pirates Sink Yankees With Late Homer
BY Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — Nate McLouth hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh, and Paul Maholm allowed two runs over eight innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the Yankees 4-2 on last night. The last game of interleague play this season was the… 'Generation Kill': Introducing the Latest Generation
Television
BY BRENDAN BERNHARD
You may not be interested in war, but HBO is interested in you. "Generation Kill," an ambitious seven-part miniseries beginning Sunday at 9 p.m., rubs the viewer's face smack into the first weeks of the invasion of Iraq. The series re-enacts the… 'The Exiles': IFC Exhumes a Distinctly American Period Piece
Movies
BY NICOLAS RAPOLD
The 1950s saw a few American variations on Italian neorealism, prototypes for independent filmmaking that mingled the looks, tools, and feel of fiction and documentary. Kent Mackenzie's film "The Exiles," which begins its first official theatrical run… 'Hellboy II': The Red Menace Rides to the Rescue
Movies
BY STEVE DOLLAR
Thanks to its one-two punch of pulp-fiction archetypes and an encyclopedic grasp of demonology — and a considerable degree of cockeyed humor — 2004's "Hellboy" was the comic-book superhero movie for people who hate comic-book superhero movies. It… Lincoln Center's $1.4 Billion Makeover
Art Around Town
BY KATE TAYLOR
The renovation of the New York State Theater — in the future to be called the David H. Koch Theater, after the oil-and-gas billionaire who has agreed to donate $100 million to the project — is just the latest addition to what is now an estimated $1.4… Person, Malone Make Summer Cooler
Jazz
BY WILL FRIEDWALD
Ever since March, when the veteran tenor saxophonist Houston Person and the dynamic guitarist Russell Malone threw sparks during a few tunes together at a Highlights in Jazz concert, I've been anxious to hear the two in a full-length collaboration. So… Art Thief Pleads Guilty
Museums
BY Associated Press
A French man pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to sell four valuable paintings that were stolen last year from a French art museum in a brazen robbery by masked, armed thieves. Bernard Jean Ternus, 56, admitted that he conspired to sell the… A Thermodynamic Relationship
BY ERICA ORDEN - Staff Reporter of the Sun
As New Yorkers flock to the Hamptons during the summer months, so does the city's art scene. Think of it as a thermodynamic relationship: When the city art scene cools down, the Hamptons heat up, and no more so than over the next month. This weekend's… Returning to Vienna, Again
Commentary
BY EDITH KURZWEIL
The Viennese are proud of their long-ago past. They have restored their historical edifices and churches and refurbished their many museums. They totally rebuilt the Albertina museum. Areas such as Döbling and Hietzing have retained the staid, even… 'La France': The Saddest Music in the World
Movies
BY S. JAMES SNYDER
The first time the music starts, it's chiefly a logistical surprise: Where are these soldiers hiding their instruments? And won't this late-night outdoor concert betray their location to the enemy? The second time the music starts, our interest shifts… Movies in Brief: 'Meet Dave'
Movies in Brief
BY NICOLAS RAPOLD
The scorecard for "Meet Dave" is promising for Eddie Murphy: He plays only two roles, the fat-suit poundage is zero, and there's only one wearying stereotype. After the aggressive obnoxiousness of "Norbit," Mr. Murphy scales back and tones down with a… 'August': The Boys of Summer Take a Chilly Fall
Movies
BY MEGHAN KEANE
There is something extremely maladroit about films set in Manhattan that center on really sweet automobiles. The majority of New Yorkers view the irrelevance of cars in their city as a bonus rather than a shortcoming, but many filmmakers still seem… 'Harold': Nothing To Lose, Except His Hair
Movies
BY S. JAMES SNYDER
T. Sean Shannon won an Emmy as a writer for "Saturday Night Live," and with "Harold," his first feature as a writer and director, one can see why: Mr. Shannon is the rare comedy writer who doesn't just envision the punch line, but the nuanced path a… 'Garden Party': Keep Off the Grass
Movies
BY STEVE DOLLAR
It's hard to say if the sexual roundelays and uncanny happenstances of "Garden Party" are intended as a decaffeinated-double-latte homage to Robert Altman ("Shorter Cuts"?) or as some kind of audition for the next racy Showtime series, since the plot… Imitation Jules
Movies
BY ANDREW STUTTAFORD
On March 9, 1886, poor, deranged Gaston Verne shot his uncle Jules, the French writer often credited with the invention of science fiction. The great man survived, but if he'd known what filmmakers would do with his books in the centuries to follow… 'Journey to the Center of the Earth': Updating a Classic
Movies
BY BRUCE BENNETT
With the Hannah Montana-Miley Cyrus 3-D concert film comfortably banking some $60 million in domestic ticket sales earlier this year and James Cameron's highly anticipated 3-D epic "Avatar" slated to open next year, the latest revival of the venerable… 'Days and Clouds' and 'Eight Miles High'
Movies
BY MARTIN TSAI
The sluggish economy has, in recent years, inspired films about upper-middle-class types grappling with unemployment. Laurent Cantet's "Time Out" offered a metaphysical meditation on the nature of vocation, while Costa-Gavras's "Le Couperet" took a… Maysles Cinema: Building an Art House in Harlem
Movies
BY BENJAMIN MERCER
Documentary films are a notoriously tough sell, especially those that, in the cinema vérité tradition of Albert Maysles, favor careful observation over first-person editorializing. But the Maysles Cinema, a nonprofit theater in Harlem founded by Mr… Calendar
ARCHITECTURE A BURDEN TO BUILD Made entirely of parts from a replica Erector Set, "What My Dad Gave Me" (2008), the artist Chris Burden's skyscraper, stands more than six stories high. The towering structure is on view as part of a Public Art Fund… Let's Go Out This Weekend
BY KHRISTINA NARIZHNAYA
MUSIC SURF AND SONG This weekend, bypass the Hamptons and Fire Island for Montauk, and plan to make a trip to what is arguably the town's hottest venue, the Surf Lodge. A performance by Rhett Miller, best known as a member of the Old 97s, is featured… Robert Bendick, 91, Early Producer of 'Today Show'
BY STEPHEN MILLER - Staff Reporter of the Sun
Robert Bendick, who died June 22 at 91 at his home in Guilford, Conn., was an early producer of NBC's "Today Show" who went on to create sports shows and documentaries, and also teamed with "King Kong" director Merian Cooper to develop Cinerama, a… The First Freedom
BY NATHAN DIAMENT
Barack Obama delivered the latest installment earlier this month in an unprecedented amount of outreach to America's faith communities. He announced his intention to keep, although modify, the "faith-based initiative" begun by President Bush in which… Address Mugabe With Force
BY JAMES KIRCHICK
As its electoral crisis drags onto an agonizing fourth month of stalemate, Zimbabwe has proven to be one of the world's most intractable political conflicts. After 28 years of uninterrupted rule, President Mugabe has succeeded once again in stealing… Puppyhood in the Age of Anxiety
BY GABRIELLE BIRKNER
A television series that made its debut last night on CBS employs a familiar reality-television formula: Contestants are evaluated by a panel of sharp-tongued judges, tasked with eliminating a participant at the end of each episode. The difference… School Lessons From China
BY ANDREW WOLF
Next week, some 30 educators from Shenzhen, China are attending seminars sponsored by the College of Mount St. Vincent "to study the concepts, practices, institutions, policies, and learning strategies embedded ... specifically within New York City… Nelson And Lyndon
BY DAVID SHRIBMAN - The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Both Nelson Rockefeller and Lyndon Johnson were born 100 years ago this summer. Their legacies speak to us still. One was born in the family summer cottage in Bar Harbor, Maine. The other was born in a house without electricity near Stonewall, Texas… | 
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