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As Afghans Resist Taliban, U.S. Spurs Rise of Militias

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Dexter Filkins - Nov. 22 (News Report) - “We are trying to reach out to these groups that have organized themselves,” Col. Christopher Kolenda said in Kabul. Special Forces soldiers have been fanning out across the countryside, descending from helicopters into valleys where the residents have taken up arms against the Taliban and offering their help. Afghan and American officials say they plan to use the militias as tripwires for Taliban incursions, enabling them to call the army or the police if things get out of hand.

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Advocacy Groups May Reshape Message During Holidays

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Katharine Q. Seeleye - Nov. 22 (News Analysis) - The Senate debate on health care, set to begin the week after Thanksgiving, is now on course to collide with the holiday season. One question for advocacy groups on all sides will be whether to keep up their barrage of pointed commercials, even as chestnuts roast and stockings are hung.

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Split Over Donohue’s Climate Policy

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By John M. Broder - Nov. 19 (Special Report) - BACK in the 1990s when Thomas J. Donohue was president of the American Trucking Associations, a subordinate raised a question at a staff meeting. Some of the association’s members, the aide said, wondered whether it was really necessary for the group’s president to fly on a private jet.

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For Goldman, a Plan to Help Small Businesses and Its Image

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Graham Bowley - Nov. 18 (News Report) - The bank said that it was working with its largest shareholder, the billionaire investor Warren E. Buffett, in a $500 million project to help 10,000 small businesses by offering them business and management education, mentoring and access to capital.

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Rogue American Woman

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - Nov. 18 (Opinion) - Of course, the subtitle of Sarah Palin’s book is “An American Life.” Because she is the lovely avatar of real Americans ordinary, hard-working, God-fearing, common-sense, good, ordinary, real Americans. If you are not living an American life, you

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NAM Speaks Softly on Climate -- Does It Carry a Big Stick?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Joel Kirkland - Nov. 17 (News Report) - The biggest U.S. manufacturers' alliance has gone from being a ferocious critic of global warming legislation to being a quiet observer in recent months, even as debate about Senate climate legislation increasingly focuses on global trade issues and jobs.

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MSNBC Not Shy About Criticizing Obama

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:14:26 -0800

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Russian Deal on Afghan Supply Route Not Done Yet

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Peter Baker - Nov. 14 (News Report) - When he met President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia in April, President Obama sought to open an important new supply corridor for Afghanistan by flying American troops and weapons through Russian airspace. Visiting Moscow in July, he sealed a deal for as many as 4,500 flights a year, in what he called a “substantial contribution” to the war and a sign of improving relations with Russia.

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Are Same-Sex Couples Better Parents?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Lisa Belkin - Nov. 12 (Opinion) - Are the parenting styles of these couples and the psychological development of their children different from families led by heterosexual couples? There is an increasing body of data about this, too, compiled and analyzed in a new book by Abbie Goldberg, an assistant professor of psychology at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. In an essay in the magazine this weekend, I explore that question and conclude that in some ways same-sex parents have a lot to teach the rest of us.

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When Soldiers Snap

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Erica Goode - Nov. 11 (News Analysis) - “Every man has his breaking point,” said military doctors in World War II, believing that more than 90 days of continuous combat could turn any soldier into a psychiatric casualty.

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Can You Believe How Mean Office Gossip Can Be?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By John Tierney - Nov. 09 (News Report) - Could adults gossiping in the office be more devious than the teenagers in “Gossip Girl”? A study at a Midwestern elementary school found the insults subtle and the conversations unpredictable.

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Making Health Care Better

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By David Leonhardt - Nov. 08 (Special Report) - The American health care system is more expensive than any other, without providing better results. The cure, says Brent James, is measurement.

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Broader Measure of Unemployment Stands at 17.5%

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By David Leonhardt - Nov. 07 (News Report) - The official jobless rate excludes millions of people who have given up looking for work and part-time workers who want to be working full time.

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Obama Faces His Anzio

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Paul Krugman - Nov. 06 (Opinion) - President Obama chose a cautious approach rather than bold action on the economy, and the decision may haunt Democrats for years to come.

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What’s Good for the Kids

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Lisa Belkin - Nov. 06 (Special Report) - It has been apparent for a while now that we live in child-centric times. We approach parenting with a single-mindedness that baffles our own parents, and certainly their parents, who thought children should be seen and not heard. We think it’s just fine to put our kids ahead of our careers, our relationships, our social lives, and even if we aren’t doing so, everyone around us seems to be.

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Hark! The Voters Speak!

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Gail Collins - Nov. 05 (Opinion) - Endorsements don’t work if they’re oblique and half-hearted, as if they had been sent via Candygram.

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Karzai Rival Says He Is Withdrawing From Runoff

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By CARLOTTA GALL, Alissa J. Rubin - Nov. 01 (News) - Abdullah Abdullah announced on Sunday that he would not participate in the Nov. 7 Afghan runoff election, effectively handing a new term to President Hamid Karzai.

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The Defining Moment

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Paul Krugman - Oct. 30 (Opinion) - The health care legislation on the table isn’t perfect, but it’s as good as anyone could reasonably have expected. It is time for everyone to decide which side they’re on.

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Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on C.I.A. Payroll

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Dexter Filkins, Mark Mazzetti, James Risen - Oct. 28 (News Report) - Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of President Hamid Karzai and a suspected player in the opium trade, has gotten payments from the C.I.A. for eight years, officials said.

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Prosecutors Turn Tables on Student Journalists

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Monica Davey - Oct. 25 - The Medill Innocence Project has been scrutinizing the work of law enforcement for decades. Now prosecutors say they want to scrutinize the students’ methods.

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How an Insurance Mandate Could Leave Many Worse Off

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Tyler Cowen - Oct. 25 (Opinion) - How government-mandated health insurance could be detrimental to many people it was intended to help.

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Rightist on BBC Panel Draws Protests and Viewers

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By John F. Burns - Oct. 24 (News) - The appearance of Nick Griffin, leader of the far right British National Party, on the BBC’s flagship politics show unleashed a storm of protests in London.

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Emanuel at the Epicenter - Then and Now

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Peter Baker - Oct. 22 (Review) - Mr. Emanuel was the driving force behind the Democratic campaign to recapture the House and he hunted down candidates even in unfriendly, conservative districts to find the 15 additional seats he needed. Idealism, as the film vividly shows, took a back seat to the crass bottom-line calculation of who could win.

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‘You Have Atomic Bombs, but We Have Suicide Bombers.’

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By David Rohde - Oct. 20 (Special Report) - The Taliban fighters who kidnapped David Rohde, a Times reporter, and two Afghans were guided by a strident belief that the U.S. was waging a war against Islam. The third installment in Mr. Rohde’s account of his captivity.

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The Banks Are Not Alright

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Paul Krugman - Oct. 19 (Opinion) - While bank trading operations are highly profitable again, the part of banking that really matters — lending, which fuels investment and job creation — is not.

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