TOP NEWS
Britain Suffers as a Bystander to Europe's Crisis
By SARAH LYALL and STEPHEN CASTLE
If the euro falls, Britain will sink, but if Europe forges a closer unity among the euro zone countries, then Britain faces being ever more marginalized.
Plan to Widen Availability of Morning-After Pill Is Rejected
By GARDINER HARRIS
The health secretary overruled the Food and Drug Administration's decision that emergency contraceptives be sold freely over the counter, including to teenagers 16 years old and younger.
Endangered Dragon
Entrepreneur's Rival in China: The State
By DAVID BARBOZA
Private companies have been the prime engine of China's economic miracle, and economists warn that the Chinese government's eagerness to control more of that wealth could stifle innovation.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"I caused it all. I'm not blaming anyone. I was the governor, and I should have known better."
ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, just before being sentenced to 14 years in prison on 18 corruption convictions.
Magazine
A video gallery of cinematic villainy featuring the best performers from the year in film.
Opinion
Opinionator - The Stone
By GARY GUTTING
Good politicians don't need to be intellectuals, but they should at least have intellectual lives.
WORLD
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| In Cairo last month, soldiers guarded a polling place before it opened to voters. Islamists have taken a big lead so far, prompting military rulers to act. |
Military Flexes Its Muscles as Islamists Gain in Egypt
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Gen. Mokhtar al-Molla of Egypt's ruling military council said it would manage the writing of the country's new constitution in order to insure against an Islamist takeover.
Out of Protest, an Anthem for Egypt's Revolution
Plot to Smuggle Qaddafi Son Into Mexico Is Disrupted,
Government Official Says
By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD
Saadi el-Qaddafi and his family were going to receive false documents identifying them as Mexican, the interior minister said.
Drone Crash in Iran Reveals Secret U.S. Surveillance Effort
By SCOTT SHANE and DAVID E. SANGER
High-altitude flights of stealth C.I.A. drones from bases in Afghanistan had been among the most secret of many American intelligence-collection efforts against Iran
U.S.
New Orleans Struggles to Stem Homicides
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
The mayor says the problem is so bad that a student at a certain city high school was more likely to be killed than a soldier in Afghanistan.
Democrats See a Two-Horse G.O.P. Race, Adding a Whip
By JEFF ZELENY and JIM RUTENBERG
The White House and its allies hope to help stretch the Republican presidential nominating contest into a longer and bloodier battle between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.
2 Character Models for a Single Cinematic Point: Winning Elections at Any Cost
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Two political movies seem likely to fuel debate over what is done in the name of winning elections.
BUSINESS
From Vacant to Vibrant
By NICK BUNKLEY
Developers, drawn by lower property values, have been purchasing closed auto plants, which have helped communities regain considerable tax revenue.
G.M. Re-examines Volt as Safety Concerns Rise
Phones Get Game Power in the Cloud
By NICK WINGFIELD
The Silicon Valley start-up OnLive is introducing software to bring the power of its game service to mobile devices via so-called cloud computing.
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| Richard Cordray, a former Ohio attorney general, is President Obama's choice to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. |
White House Pushes Vote on Consumer Agency Chief
By EDWARD WYATT
President Obama is trying to sway enough Republican Senators to allow a vote on the nomination of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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