Obama Urges Faster Shift of Power in Egypt

By ANTHONY SHADID

President Hosni Mubarak’s vow to step down in the fall was not enough for the hundreds of thousands who poured into Tahrir Square.

• Video: Eyes on Mubarak as Protests Grow
• Times Topics: Egypt | Mubarak
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A Diplomatic Scramble as an Ally Is Pushed to the Exit

By MARK LANDLER, HELENE COOPER and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

A movement is unfolding so rapidly in Egypt that Washington came close to being left behind.

• Obama Urges Quick Transition in Egypt

A Hacking Case Becomes a War of the Tabloids

By SARAH LYALL and DON VAN NATTA Jr.

Papers in a lawsuit involving British tabloids shed a negative light on the way the News of the World relied on phone hacking to gain information.

Madoff Had Wide Role in Mets’ Finances

By SERGE F. KOVALESKI and DAVID WALDSTEIN

Interviews with associates of the Mets’ owners and Bernard L. Madoff made clear that their relationship was a substantial one.

• Mets Officials Meet With Selig About Team’s Finances
• Piazza Working on Memoir, Not on Buying Piece of Mets
• Ramirez and Damon Rejoin A.L. East

In Mexico, Massacres but Claims of Progress

By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD

The government says that the pace of murders has declined, but more people are worried for their safety.

• Times Topics: Mexican Drug Trafficking
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With Cuts, Cuomo Offers Shrunken Budget

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and THOMAS KAPLAN

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s $132.9 billion budget would reduce year-to-year spending for the first time in more than a decade.