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Even as Governments Act, Time Runs Short for Euro
By NICHOLAS KULISH and STEVEN ERLANGER
A growing consensus about the urgency of the euro crisis finally brought some action from Italy and Greece, but there is still much that can go wrong.
Europe's Woes Pose New Peril to Recovery in the U.S.
Interactive Feature: Tracking Europe's Debt Crisis
Arab League Votes to Suspend Syria Over Crackdown
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
The decision, which called for Syria to end its crackdown on protesters, was a blow to a nation that prides itself as a powerhouse of Arab nationalism.
After a Romney Deal, Profits and Then Layoffs
By MICHAEL BARBARO
Mitt Romney's business career is a cornerstone of his campaign. But his brand of capitalism had human costs and some messy financial consequences.
Interactive Timeline: Mitt Romney's Milestones
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QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"We were so relieved to have part of him to put in the coffin that it didn't matter how much it was at that stage."
ROSALEEN TALLON, whose brother, Sean, was killed on 9/11; additional remains have been found over the years.
World
Slide Show: A First Look at Fukushima
A press tour of the site of the nuclear disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant was the first since disaster struck on March 11.
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Exposures
Photo Essay: Of Kentucky
The photographer Shelby Lee Adams captures the people who live in a holler where he was raised in Hazard, Kentucky.
Berlusconi Steps Down, and Italy Pulses With Change
By RACHEL DONADIO and ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
The end of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's 17-year hold on Italian politics sets off the country's most significant political transition in 20 years.
The Lede: Italians Rejoice
Berlusconi, Magnetic and Divisive, Whose Politics Were Personal
By RACHEL DONADIO and ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who resigned Saturday, turned politics in Italy into much more a matter of personality and image than it had been previously.
Interactive Timeline: Silvio Berlusconi, From Publisher to Politician
NASA Hitches a Ride on a Russian Craft, and Begins a New Dependent Phase
By KENNETH CHANG
The flight of a Russian spacecraft with an American astronaut will open a new chapter for NASA, which is turning to foreign governments and commercial enterprises for space transportation.
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U.S.
Deportations Under New U.S. Policy Are Inconsistent
By JULIA PRESTON
Frustrated lawyers and advocates have seen a march of deportations of immigrants seeming to fit the Obama administration's profile of those who should be allowed to stay.
Animal McMansion: Students Trade Dorm for Suburban Luxury
By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN
The downturn in the real estate market in Merced, Calif., has presented an unusual housing opportunity for thousands of students attending the University of California.
By JACKIE CALMES
President Obama promised to continue "a frank dialogue" on economic disputes with China as he met with its president, Hu Jintao, on the sidelines of a trade summit in Honolulu.
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POLITICS
Spotlight Fixed on Geithner, a Man Obama Fought to Keep
By JACKIE CALMES
For President Obama, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner has been the indispensable economic adviser who has outlasted every other member of the original inner circle.
For Ex-Lobbyist Abramoff, a Multimedia Effort at Redemption
By ALAN FEUER
At 53, Jack Abramoff is pursuing a comeback he started planning even before going off to prison for crimes including corrupting members of Congress.
Up for Debate: Foreign Policy and Obama
By JIM RUTENBERG and ASHLEY PARKER
In Saturday's Republican presidential debate, the candidates were critical of President Obama's policy on Iran, and Gov. Rick Perry of Texas suggested starting over on foreign aid.
Slide Show: Republicans Debate in South Carolina
Highlights From the Debate
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BUSINESS
Iraq Criticizes Exxon Mobil on Kurdistan Oil Pursuits
By ANDREW E. KRAMER
The largest American oil company operating in Iraq received a sharp rebuke, but whether it is indeed expanding into the Kurdish north is not clear.
Nuns Who Won't Stop Nudging
By KEVIN ROOSE
Long before Occupy Wall Street, the Sisters of St. Francis were quietly staging an occupation of their own, and have become one of the most surprising groups of corporate activists.
Buying Underwear, Along With the Whole Store
By AMY CORTESE
When the only department store in Saranac Lake, N.Y., closed down, residents did something unusual: they decided to raise capital to open their own department store.
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TECHNOLOGY
Slipstream
Face Recognition Makes the Leap From Sci-Fi
By NATASHA SINGER
Apps that use facial recognition technology to provide information about a bar scene are developing faster than privacy safeguards.
Digital Domain
Robocalls Instigate a Cellphone Fight
By RANDALL STROSS
Federal law protects cellphone customers from receiving automated calls without consent, but the government and industry groups want to change what "consent" means.
A Bid to Get Film Lovers Not to Rent
By BROOKS BARNES
In an effort to make owning more compelling than renting, big movie studios are backing a free service that will allow people to buy a film once and watch it on any device.
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SPORTS
Oregon 53, Stanford 30
When Stanford's Moment Arrives, It's a Disaster
By SAM BORDEN
The Ducks made a serious dent in the Cardinal's national championship campaign while also dealing a significant blow to Andrew Luck's Heisman hopes.
A Paterno's Long Walk to Cap an Emotional Day
By PETE THAMEL
The quarterbacks coach Jay Paterno was on the sideline for the loss to Nebraska. His father, the fired coach Joe Paterno, stayed at home.
Slide Show: Penn State-Nebraska Replay
100,000 Football Fans at Penn State Cheer, but the Mood Is Numb
By BILL PENNINGTON
Fans arrived at Beaver Stadium for Penn State's game with Nebraska in a mood that was less than celebratory and noticeably subdued.
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ARTS
Art Review
A New Pin on the Art Map
By ROBERTA SMITH
"Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980" is a cacophonous, synergistic, sometimes bizarre colossus of exhibitions on view throughout the Los Angeles region.
Slide Show: 'Pacific Standard Time'
Video: Los Angeles, City of Art
Los Angeles Stakes Its Claim as a World Art Center
Television
Reality TV Goes Where Football Meets the Hijab
By POROCHISTA KHAKPOUR
"All-American Muslim" on TLC looks at five families in Dearborn, Mich., the Islamic capital of the country.
Review: Everyday Lives, Filled With Teachable Moments
The Director of 'Sideways' Sees His Life Go Forward
By FRANK BRUNI
It's been seven years since Alexander Payne's last film, "Sideways." Now he brings to the screen "The Descendants," starring George Clooney.
Slide Show: Payne's Productive Period
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NEW YORK / REGION
As 9/11 Remains Are Identified, Grief Is Renewed
By JO CRAVEN McGINTY
As human remains are linked to people killed at the World Trade Center, family members continue to receive a series of unpredictable and heart-rending notifications.
Masters of the Game and Leaders by Example
By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN
Three New York-area teenagers, Justus Williams, Joshua Colas and James Black Jr., are among the youngest players to ever be named chess masters.
Evelyn H. Lauder, Champion of Breast Cancer Research, Dies at 75
By CATHY HORYN
Mrs. Lauder's family fled the Nazis and eventually landed in New York, where she married into an illustrious family in the beauty business.
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MAGAZINE
Gilad Shalit and the Rising Price of an Israeli Life
By RONEN BERGMAN
Understanding the exchange of a single Israeli prisoner for 1,027 Palestinians.
On the Ropes With Herman Cain
By T. A. FRANK
The end of the Cain campaign has been at hand for months. And yet the end doesn't arrive. And the end isn't about to arrive now either.
My Parents Were Home-Schooling Anarchists
By MARGARET HEIDENRY
How my siblings and I survived our family's educational experiment.
Document: Patricia Heidenry's 'Home Is Where the School Is'
I Was That 'Home-Schooling Anarchist'
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EDITORIALS
Editorial
The Campaign Jungle
Super PACs for individual candidates brazenly violate the law, but the practice is growing. The Justice Department should pursue criminal complaints.
Editorial
Brady's Mandate
The Supreme Court should strengthen prosecutors' duty to disclose evidence to defendants. It is central to fundamental fairness in criminal cases.
Editorial
Russia, in From the Cold
After 18 years, it is good news that Russia finally overcame the last obstacle to enter the World Trade Organization.
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SUNDAY REVIEW
Opinionator
Billions Wasted on Billing
By EZEKIEL J. EMANUEL
Doctors, hospitals and insurers waste billions of dollars on paperwork and payments.
Op-Ed Columnist
Dirty Harry Meets Dirtier Edgar
By MAUREEN DOWD
Clint Eastwood growls: Go ahead. Make my gay.
Columnist Page
The Devil and Joe Paterno
By ROSS DOUTHAT
When a life of virtue becomes an excuse for extraordinary vice.
Columnist Page
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ON THIS DAY NOV. 13:
1775 U.S. forces captured Montreal during the American Revolution.
1856 Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis was born in Louisville, Ky.
1927 The Holland Tunnel linking New York City and New Jersey beneath the Hudson River opened to the public.
1956 The Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on public buses.
1974 Karen Silkwood, a technician and union activist at the Kerr-McGee Cimarron plutonium plant near Crescent, Okla., was killed in a car crash.
1979 Former California Gov. Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.
1982 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C.
1985 A mudslide triggered by the Nevado del Ruiz volcano buried the city of Armero, Colombia, killing some 23,000 people.
1998 President Bill Clinton agreed to pay Paula Jones $850,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit.
2002 Saddam Hussein's government agreed to the return of international weapons inspectors to Iraq.
2003 Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, who had refused to remove a granite Ten Commandments monument from the state courthouse, was thrown off the bench by a judicial ethics panel.
2009 Attorney General Eric Holder announced plans to try professed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others detained at Guantanamo Bay in civilian court in New York City. (The Obama administration later backed off the plan.)
