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NY TIMES HEADLINES,JULY 19,2009

Governors Join G.O.P. in Concerns on Health Bill

Governors in both parties raised concerns that a revamping of the health care system would hand them costly new Medicaid obligations without the money to pay for them.

India Rebuffs New Efforts for Binding Carbon Targets

India used a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to dig in its heels against legally binding targets to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide.

Israel Rejects U.S. Call on Development in East Jerusalem

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to stop Jewish building in East Jerusalem, saying Israel’s sovereignty over the city could not be challenged.

Alberto Contador of Spain celebrated as he crossed the finish line on Sunday.
Patrick Hertzog/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Contador Takes Lead in Alpine Tour Stage

In a stage that may have revealed who will win this Tour, no one came close to Alberto Contador on Sunday.

Cink Ends Watson’s Open Dreams in Playoff

Stewart Cink won a four-hole playoff by six shots when Tom Watson’s swing finally came undone, ending the story that had captivated golf.

Stewart Cink
Matt Dunham/Associated Press
A Wizard Is a Whiz at the Box Office

“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” took in an estimated $159.7 million in five days in North America.

CITY ROOM
Complaint Box: Checkout Blues
A customer at the self check out counter at Home Depot in Freeport, Long Island.

Mangled fingers and shattered dreams are just two of the dangers of do-it-yourself checkout lanes.

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