Friday, May 20, 2011

Today's Headlines: Obama Sees '67 Borders as Starting Point for Peace Deal

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TOP NEWS

Obama Sees '67 Borders as Starting Point for Peace Deal

By MARK LANDLER and STEVEN LEE MYERS

President Obama said that a lasting peace would require two states with secure borders in a speech Thursday that sought to harness the change unfolding in the region.

Obama and Netanyahu Are Facing a Turning Point

By HELENE COOPER

When they meet Friday, President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel face a turning point in a relationship that was not warm to begin with.

NBC Executive Who Delivered Olympics Quits

By RICHARD SANDOMIR and BILL CARTER

Dick Ebersol resigned abruptly on Thursday after negotiations on a new four-year contract collapsed.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY

"I'll say, 'Oh, what are we going to do this summer?' She's going to say, 'The world is going to end on May 21, so I don't know why you're planning for summer,' and then everyone goes, 'Oh boy.'"
KINO DOUGLAS, on his sister, with whom he lives.


Arts

Interactive Feature: Sculpture City

An interactive look at sculpture exhibitions in New York.

Opinion
Room For Debate

The Age of Anthropocene: Should We Worry?

If humanity's geologic effect on the planet has become its own epoch, are we lucky or are we cursed?

TECHNOLOGY
DealBook

LinkedIn's Surge Sets Stage for More Internet I.P.O.'s

By EVELYN M. RUSLI

LinkedIn's stock more than doubled, raising expectations that other offerings for companies like Facebook and Groupon will also do well.

Study Sees Way to Win Spam Fight

By JOHN MARKOFF

If a handful of companies refused to authorize online credit card payments for spam-advertised products, the money supporting the system would be cut off, a researcher said.

E-Books Outsell Print Books at Amazon

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and JULIE BOSMAN

Amazon.com said that it sold 105 e-books for every 100 printed books, a milestone that its chief executive, Jeff Bezos, said had occurred sooner than expected.

ON THIS DAY

On May 20, 1961, a white mob attacked a busload of "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery, Ala., prompting the federal government to send in United States marshals to restore order.

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