Just across the far tracks is eleven acres of undeveloped land as a result of the demolition of a hotel A parking garage built on an acre of that ground could readily be linked by a short tunnel to the Amtrak station.

Addressing the impending release of a Senate report that criticizes CIA treatment of detainees, Obama said he believed the mistreatment happened because of the pressure national security officials felt to forestall another attack. He said Americans should not be too “sanctimonious,” about passing judgment through the lens of a seemingly safer present day.

NEW YORK TIMES Editorial: In a speech on Saturday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary said his country was done with liberal democracy. Mr. Orban cited Russia, Turkey and China as “successful” examples of the kind of “illiberal new state based on national foundations” that he wants Hungary to be.

The simple fact is, that the more government aid that is available, the higher tuition will go.

“All I can say is that I am still here and likely to remain for a while,” Ginsburg said, responding to liberals who are urging her to retire so Obama can fill her spot with another like-minded justice.

At least seven times, alone and in secret, Dr. Nicolas Bonnemaison prepared a lethal dose of sedative and quietly ended the life of a comatose patient in his care…

In a budget proposal designed to “preserve the unique relationship each library has with its community,” the County-City Library Service Panel has expressly resisted the consolidation of print collections or the closing of library branches. Rather, it seeks to reduce costs through the creation of a single entity responsible for digital and intra-library services throughout the county — leaving the autonomy and character of each library largely intact.

On Thursday, the Central Intelligence Agency admitted that it did, indeed, use a fake online identity to break into the Senate’s computers, where documents connected to a secret report on the agency’s detention and torture program were being stored. Mr. Brennan apologized privately to Ms. Feinstein and to Senator Saxby Chambliss, the vice chairman of the intelligence committee, and promised to set up an accountability board to determine who did the hacking and whether and how they should be punished…

But, on balance, its downsides are not reasons to impose criminal penalties on its possession, particularly not in a society that permits nicotine use and celebrates drinking.

In 1985, a student attending one of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities, earning minimum wage, would have had to work 23 weeks to cover his or her tuition.

The fact that so much tech growth now is happening in cities reflects the evolution of the Internet. The rise of social networking, online media and digital commerce is putting a premium on design and creativity, making workers at Internet companies more like the artists, writers and media professionals who have always gravitated to cities.

The poll, conducted for CBS and the New York Times by the Internet polling firm YouGov, shows Mr. Wolf leading the incumbent, 52 percent to 39 percent, including respondents who said they were leaning toward one candidate or the other.

The lawsuit said the use of the tests to screen and select the applicants for the entry-level positions amounted to a pattern of employment discrimination. Much greater percentages of male applicants than female applicants passed the physical fitness tests going back to 2003, it said.