Today's Headlines: Putin's Iron Grip on Russia Suffocates His Opponents

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		Sunday, February 24, 2008   Compiled 2 AM E.T. In This E-Mail: Sports |  Arts |  Customize Today's Headlines  |  Search TOP STORIES Advertisement KREMLIN RULES Putin’s Iron Grip on Russia Suffocates His Opponents By CLIFFORD J. LEVY A new autocracy now governs Russia. Behind a facade of democracy lies a centralized authority that is not reluctant to swat down those who challenge the ruling party. POLITICAL MEMO Somber Clinton Soldiers On as the Horizon Darkens By PATRICK HEALY Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has not given up, but she no longer exudes the supreme confidence that was once her trademark. THE DNA AGE Fear of Insurance Trouble Leads Many to Shun or Hide DNA Tests By AMY HARMON Afraid of having genetic information used against them, many Americans do not take advantage of its growing availability. • NYTimes.com Homepage Back to Top QUOTATION OF THE DAY "If what I’ve done for this country isn’t enough for me to be a citizen, then I don’t know what is." ABDOOL HABIBULLAH, 27, a Guyanese immigrant who first applied for citizenship in 2005, upon returning from a tour in Iraq as a Marine sergeant. WORLD OPINION Multimedia: Kremlin Rules With an article on Russia's crackdown on dissent: audio with the reporter, a slide show and comments from Russian readers. Birds Do It. Bees Do It. Dragons Don’t Need To. If some females can reproduce without males, why does any species have males? SPORTS Traditional Visit With an Untraditional Twist By BEN SHPIGEL Sandy Koufax made his annual visit to talk curveballs at the Mets’ spring training complex, then granted a rare interview with reporters. NO. 2 TENNESSEE 66, NO. 1 MEMPHIS 62 No. 1 No More: Memphis Falls to Tennessee By PETE THAMEL Memphis’s chance at a perfect men’s basketball season came to an end, as did its 47-game home winning streak. Klitschko Wins Fight Marked by Inaction By JOHN ELIGON Wladimir Klitschko earned the World Boxing Organization’s heavyweight title in a fight that lacked the aura of the glory days of heavyweight boxing. • More Sports News Back to Top ARTS Are Oscars Worth All This Fuss? By A. O. SCOTT If only, in a year of such cinematic bounty and variety, appreciation for the best movies could be liberated from the pomp and tedium of Hollywood spectacle. Come Back, Little ’50s, Even With the Clouds By BEN BRANTLEY Broadway is lavishing much of its attention this season on revivals of shows from the 1950s. A Country Music Veteran Proves He’s No Mere Hat Act By KELEFA SANNEH Alan Jackson is once again confounding expectations, this time by going back to basics. • More Arts News Back to Top ON THIS DAY On Feb. 24, 1868, the United States House of Representatives impeached President Johnson following his attempted dismissal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; Johnson was later acquitted by the Senate. • See this front page • Buy this front page Back to Top   ADVERTISEMENT About This E-Mail You received these headlines because you are subscribed to Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com. Unsubscribe   |   Manage My Subscriptions   |   Suggestions   |   How to Advertise Please include the following ID number when writing to feedback@nytimes.com so that we can track any reports of problems:  55491903 Copyright 2008 | The New York Times Company | Privacy Policy NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018