The Times in Print for Saturday, November 19, 2011 |
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
A rally in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Friday represented the beginning of a new battle between Egypt’s two most powerful political forces, the military and the once-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
Video: Protesting Egypt's Military
As Deadline Nears, Deficit Panel Is Still at Deep Impasse
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and ROBERT PEAR
Pessimism mounted among members of a Congressional panel on deficit reduction about their ability to strike a deal by Monday and avert a high-profile failure.
Economic Memo: Tax Pledge May Scuttle a Deal on Deficit
As Myanmar Eases Controls, U.S. Sees Diplomatic Opening
By THOMAS FULLER and MARK LANDLER
New leaders have begun to relax Myanmar’s political system, court the opposition and fix relations with other powers, an opportunity the Obama administration has eagerly embraced.
Video of Remarks by Aung San Suu Kyi and Obama
Vilifying Rival, Wall St. Rallies for Senate Ally
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
Senator Scott P. Brown of Massachusetts, a leading fund-raiser in the financial industry, is expected to face Elizabeth Warren, a strong proponent of regulation, next year.
Older, Suburban and Struggling, ‘Near Poor’ Startle the Census
By JASON DePARLE, ROBERT GEBELOFF and SABRINA TAVERNISE
A new Census Bureau measure denotes households pulled out of poverty by benefits or closer to it by certain expenses, and a count suggests they are far more numerous than previously understood.
Graphic: Bordering on Poverty
Europe Fears a Credit Squeeze as Investors Sell Bond Holdings
By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and ERIC DASH
Financial institutions around the world are getting rid of holdings in European government debt and spurning new bond issues, raising fear of a credit crisis.
Interactive Feature: Tracking Europe's Debt Crisis
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International
After a Horrific Crash, a Stark Depiction of Injustice in China
By MICHAEL WINES and IAN JOHNSON
Satirizing Putin With Boldly Poetic Flair
By ELLEN BARRY
New Calls to Press Syria From France and Turkey
By NADA BAKRI
Fate of a U.S. Base Heightens Tensions in Iraq’s Contested North
By ANDREW E. KRAMER
U.N. Panel Finds Climate Change Behind Some Extreme Weather Events
By JUSTIN GILLIS
The Saturday Profile: Seeing in Crisis the Last Best Chance to Unite Europe
By NICHOLAS KULISH and JACK EWING
Militias and Army Jostle for Influence in Libya
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS
Names of the Dead
U.S. Plans New Sanctions Against Iran’s Oil Industry
By MARK LANDLER and ALAN COWELL
Scientists Report Second Sighting of Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos
By DENNIS OVERBYE
Brazil Officials Criticize Chevron Over Oil Spill
By SIMON ROMERO
Philippines’ Ex-President Is Arrested on Fraud Charges
By FLOYD WHALEY
With Rainfall and Aid, the Number Facing Starvation in Somalia Drops by Half a Million
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gave a statement during a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on the Indonesian Island of Bali on Friday. |
By JACKIE CALMES
U.N. Court Appeals Release of Khmer Rouge Defendant
By SETH MYDANS
Ukraine: Ex-Premier Seeks Medical Aid
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Haiti: Plans for Army Are Delayed
By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD
Sri Lanka: 2nd Sentence for Ex-General
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
News Analysis: For a Changing Myanmar, the Real Tests Lie Ahead
By THOMAS FULLER
Russia: 3 Countries Join Eurasian Union
By REUTERS
Brazil: Chief Killed in Land Dispute sectio
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
National
A Dude Ranch Rests Hopes on a Rockefeller Deal
By KIRK JOHNSON
Media Decoder Blog: Los Angeles County Officials Restart ’81 Inquiry in Actress’s Death
By MICHAEL CIEPLY
Niche Voters Giving Paul Momentum in Iowa Polls
By TRIP GABRIEL
Deal With the Devil Foreseen by Romney
By ASHLEY PARKER
From Cain, More on Libya
By SUSAN SAULNY
Prospects Improve for Sept. 11 Suits Against Nations
By ERIC LICHTBLAU
Guru Sentenced to Prison in Sweat Lodge Deaths
By IAN LOVETT
California: Crystal Cathedral Will Be Sold to Catholic Diocese
By IAN LOVETT
Green Blog: Sierra Club Leader Plans to Leave Group Next Year
By JOHN M. BRODER
Honk if You Agree There Is a Difference Between Free Speech and Noise
By KIRK JOHNSON
Detroit to Lay Off 9 Percent of Its Public Work Force
By MONICA DAVEY
Obituaries [Swedish: 'dödsrunor')
Richard H. Kuh, Ex-Manhattan Prosecutor, Dies at 90
By WOLFGANG SAXON and PAUL VITELLO
Walt Hazzard, Former Star and Coach for U.C.L.A., Dies at 69
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jon B. Lovelace, Mutual Fund Industry Leader, Dies at 84
By ADRIENNE CARTER
Jamie Pierre, Free Skier Known for Feats of Daring, Dies at 38
By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK
The Arts
Quotation of the Day
"The people didn’t sacrifice hundreds of lives in the revolution so that the military would jump over their will. If they can do that, what is the point of parliamentary elections?"
MOHAMED IBRAHIM, a teacher, at a protest in Cairo demanding that Egypt’s interim rulers step down.
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