TODAY'S HEADLINES
Majority for Putin's Party Narrows in Rebuke From Voters
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and ELLEN BARRY
United Russia, the governing party of Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin, suffered surprisingly steep losses in parliamentary elections and was clinging to a 50 percent majority.
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| Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France will meet Monday to try and work out a proposal on the currency crisis that they can present together. |
Leaders Piece Together an Effort to Keep the Euro Intact
By STEVEN ERLANGER
European leaders are working overtime on a tentative deal to try to save the euro, which they hope to complete at a crucial summit meeting this week.
Anti-Abortion Groups Are Split on Legal Tactics
By ERIK ECKHOLM
In Ohio, activists pressing to overturn Roe v. Wade collide with backers of more modest restrictions.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"Russians, we are like bears, we are so patient. But when our patience ends, then we begin to growl."
GALINE I. POKPOVA, a 76-year-old who voted for United Russia, the governing party, but warned that it needed to start showing results.
Opinion
Bring Health Care Home
By JACK RESNICK
Patients who are treated at home by a doctor are happier and healthier.
WORLD
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| Italy's prime minister, Mario Monti, said of budget cuts, “I wanted to give you a message of grave concern but also of great hope.” |
By RACHEL DONADIO
Prime Minister Mario Monti of Italy took the steps in an emergency decree, which means they will take effect before Parliament gives its formal approval.
Memo From Istanbul
For Turkey, Lure of Tie to Europe Is Fading
By DAN BILEFSKY
With Europe roiled by a debt crisis and the tumult of the Arab Spring creating opportunities for Turkey to wield new clout, Turks are weighing walking away from the European Union.
Investors Anticipate Clearer Picture From Europe
By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
With a series of economic meetings scheduled, investors will be looking for some signal that a solution to the Continent's long-running debt drama is at hand.
BUSINESS
Grading the Digital School
Online Learning, Personalized
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
At least 36 schools nationwide are combining teacher-led lessons with computer-based lectures and exercises using a software program based on Salman Khan's popular YouTube lessons.
Xbox Live Challenges Cable Box
By NICK WINGFIELD and BRIAN STELTER
Beginning Tuesday, subscribers of Microsoft's Xbox Live online service will be able to watch a wide array of mainstream television programming from the Xbox 360 console.
New NPR Chief Faces Tough Landscape
By ELIZABETH JENSEN
The last 14 months have been bruising for NPR, but Gary Knell, the former chief executive at Sesame Workshop, is hoping to restore order and revitalize the public radio network.
U.S.
Charismatic Church Leader, Dogged by Scandal, to Stop Preaching for Now
By KIM SEVERSON and ROBBIE BROWN
Troubled by allegations of sexual and financial misdeeds, the once-powerful religious leader Eddie L. Long said he would step away from the pulpit for a time.
Plunging Deep (in Pockets) to See Titanic at 100
By WILLIAM J. BROAD
There are many ways to mark the 100th anniversary of the world's most famous shipwreck, but time is running out for a submersible trip to the deep.
A Mir submersible, with room for only three people, can travel far undersea. One popular destination is the site of the Titanic.
Private-College Presidents Getting Higher Salaries
By TAMAR LEWIN
Chief executives at 36 private colleges earned more than $1 million in 2009, as the median compensation rose to $385,900, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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