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| Glenn Browne, left, and Mike Turner recently joined Cool-Breeze Air Conditioning for a pipefitting job in a Miami Beach hotel. |
U.S. Economy Gains Steam as 200,000 Jobs Are Added
By SHAILA DEWAN
A robust job growth number from the Labor Department came on the heels of a flurry of heartening economic news. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/business/economy/us-adds-200000-jobs-unemployment-rate-at-8-5.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2
Market Response Tepid To U.S. Labor Report
Economix: Economists Take Solace (but Only a Little) - Unemployment Rate Falls Video: TimesCast:
Tweak in Rule to Ease a Path to Green Card
By JULIA PRESTON
Obama administration officials are proposing to correct a bureaucratic Catch-22 that separated families for as long as a decade. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/us/path-to-green-card-for-illegal-immigrant-family-members-of-americans.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2
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| American sailors with captured Somali pirates near the mouth of the Gulf of Oman, after the pirates' Iranian hostages were freed. |
For Iranians Waylaid by Pirates, U.S. to the Rescue
By C. J. CHIVERS
In a high-seas operation mixing diplomacy, drama and Middle Eastern politics, American sailors boarded the mother ship of Somali pirates and freed 13 Iranian hostages who had been captive since November. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/world/middleeast/for-iranians-held-by-pirates-us-to-the-rescue.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2
Slide Show: U.S. Navy Intercepts Pirate Attack >> http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/01/06/world/20120107_PIRATES_GOBIG.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2#1
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QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"As a kid, I just wanted to be a parish priest, and to think that now the pope has named me a cardinal - that's awesome."
TIMOTHY M. DOLAN, archbishop of New York, on his elevation to cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI.
World
(Photographs: U.S. Navy Intercepts Pirate Attack
The aircraft carrier John C. Stennis broke up a high-seas pirate attack on a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, freeing 13 Iranian hostages who had been held captive by pirates for more than a month.
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Opinion
Op-Ed Contributor
Why Islamism Is Winning
By JOHN M. OWEN IV Rather than bringing power to secular revolutionarius the Arab Spring is producing flowers of a decidedly Islamist hue.
" --- EGYPT’S final round of parliamentary elections won’t end until next week, but the outcome is becoming clear. The Muslim Brotherhood will most likely win half the lower house of Parliament, and more extreme Islamists will occupy a quarter. Secular parties will be left with just 25 percent of the seats.---" >>
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/opinion/why-islamism-is-winning.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1
WORLD
Haitians Take Arduous Path to Brazil, and Jobs
By SIMON ROMERO
Gambling everything, thousands of Haitians have made their way to small towns in the Brazilian Amazon over the past year in a desperate search for work.
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| A Syrian police officer watched the news in a police station damaged by a bombing on Friday in Midan, a restive and crowded neighborhood in Damascus. |
Bomb Kills Dozens in Damascus, Stoking Suspicions
By ANTHONY SHADID
An attack killed 26 people and underlined the confusion and complexity growing amid Syrians protests.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/world/middleeast/bomb-attack-in-syrian-capital-kills-25.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22
Pressed by U.S., Asian Countries Look for Ways to Reduce Purchases of Iranian Oil
By KEITH BRADSHER and CLIFFORD KRAUSS
Buying less Iranian oil would further tighten the economic vise on an increasingly defiant nation that announced plans for a new round of naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz.
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U.S.
The Next War
A Shrinking Military Budget May Take Neighbors With It
By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM
Some warn that the effect of cuts on scientific innovation, and the business it creates, is being overlooked.
Michelle Obama and the Evolution of a First Lady
By JODI KANTOR
Mrs. Obama's adjustment to the White House - including, at times, severe tension with her husband's staff - illuminates some of President Obama's central challenges.
Slide Show >> http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/01/07/us/politics/07michelle.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23
Indiana Labor Measure Is Expected to Progress
By MONICA DAVEY
Republicans in the State Senate moved a "right to work" measure out of committee, and it is expected to pass next week.
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POLITICS
A Long History of Political Brawling for Santorum
By MARK LEIBOVICH
Rick Santorum has tried to be conciliatory in this election, but former colleagues still remember his no-holds-barred political style.
For Evangelicals Wary of Romney, Time Runs Short
By ERIK ECKHOLM
Conservative Christian leaders are stepping up the search for an alternative Republican presidential candidate to unify behind.
Political Memo
Romney Advantages Could Prove Disadvantageous
By JEFF ZELENY
Fresh from a victory in Iowa and enjoying a lead in the polls, Mitt Romney is nevertheless facing history that suggests New Hampshire is not a done deal.
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BUSINESS
A Billionaire Lends Haiti a Hand
By STEPHANIE STROM
Denis O'Brien and his cellphone company, Digicel, are leading a business-centered approach to the redevelopment of a disaster-prone nation.
DealBook
Wall Street Is Bracing for Dismal 4th Quarter
By SUSANNE CRAIG
Investors are about to find out just how bad last year was for the country's biggest financial institutions, which were hit by the European debt crisis and new regulations.
Labor Board Backs Workers on Joint Arbitration Cases
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
The National Labor Relations Board concluded that a federal law affirming the right of workers to engage in concerted action trumps any agreement barring group claims.
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TECHNOLOGY
Common Sense
In H.P. Tale, a Question of Truth or Titillation
By JAMES B. STEWART
Mark V. Hurd was fired by the board at Hewlett-Packard, but the veracity of a racy lawsuit raises some questions about his ouster at a time when the company was thriving.
DealBook
Big Payday for Yahoo's New C.E.O.
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
Yahoo's new chief executive, Scott Thompson, is receiving a hefty pay package when he joins the Internet company, including stock grants worth about $22.5 million atop a base annual salary of $1 million. "--- The Internet pioneer disclosed in a regulatory filing late on Friday what its incoming chief executive stands to receive when he begins work on Monday or soon thereafter. It’s a package with a hefty amount of stock grants worth about $22.5 million, atop a $1 million annual salary. Here’s how Mr. Thompson’s golden welcome mat breaks down:
•A base cash salary of $1 million
•An annual stock bonus with a target of 200 percent of his base salary, or $2 million
•An annual stock grant for 2012 set at $11 million
•A onetime “inducement” stock grant worth $5 million
•A “make-whole” cash bonus of $1.5 million, to make up for payouts he is forfeiting by leaving his current post as president of eBay‘s PayPal unit
•A “make-whole” restricted-stock grant of $6.5 million, for the aforementioned reasons
Total: $4.5 million in cash, $22.5 million in stock.
Mr. Thompson won’t be receiving that total value right away. The make-whole stock grants, for example, will completely vest next year. ---".
Bits Blog
Symantec Confirms 'Segment' of Source Code Was Stolen
By NICOLE PERLROTH
Hackers have stolen some of the programming code for two of Symantec's antivirus products for businesses, but the company said the products involved - which were Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 and Symantec Antivirus 10.2 - were four and five years old.
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SPORTS
The Run and Bump
By SAM BORDEN
As touchdown celebrations have continued to evolve, many football players now engage in a not-so-new midair celebration move that so far has no name.
The Fifth Down: Victor Cruz Decides Not to Go 'Dancing'
Dance Review: A Salsa Dance That Isn't as Stellar as the Score
Giants Say Captains Earn Respect
By BILL PENNINGTON
The players said they could not envision losing control in the huddle, unlike the Jets, because of the respect earned by the Giants' captains; Eli Manning, Justin Tuck and Zak DeOssie.
For a Team Called Soft, Falcons Run With Ferocity
The Fifth Down: Playoff Matchups
Q. & A.
Like Phillips, Texans' Defense Steadies and Toughens
By TOM SPOUSTA
Barely a month removed from gallbladder surgery, Wade Phillips will be on hand this weekend to make the defensive calls in Houston's first playoff game.
Steelers Assistant Sustains Burns in a House Fire
Judy Battista, the N.F.L. reporter for The Times, answers questions from readers >> http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/the-jets-the-colts-and-more-jets-judy-battista-answers-readers-questions/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha27
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ARTS
Theater Review
'Super Night Shot'
Hey, You, Would You Mind Being in Our Movie?
By BEN BRANTLEY
In Gob Squad's "Super Night Shot," part of the Under the Radar Festival at the Public Theater, passers-by are enlisted to appear in an instant film.
Slide Show: Super Night Shot
Film About the Hunt for Bin Laden Leads to a Pentagon Investigation
By MICHAEL CIEPLY
A film has stirred up a dispute in Washington about the information that the filmmakers received from the Central Intelligence Agency and about the timing of the movie's release. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/movies/film-on-bin-laden-hunt-leads-to-pentagon-investigation.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha28
Critic's Notebook
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| From left, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern and Hugh Bonneville in "Downton Abbey," returning to PBS on Sunday. |
Forget War; Romance Is in the Air
By ALESSANDRA STANLEY
"Downton Abbey," created by Julian Fellowes, begins its second season on Sunday.
PBS Shifts Tactics to Reach Wider Audience
Tolkien Snubbed by Nobel Prize Jury, Papers Reveal
By DAVE ITZKOFF
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien may have been the creator of one of the most popular fantasy series of the modern era, but nearly 40 years after his death the author of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” is still receiving some of the toughest reviews of his career. Tolkien’s latest detractor, according to a report in a Swedish newspaper, is the jury for the 1961 Nobel Prize in literature, which dismissed him as a candidate for the honor, saying Tolkien wasn’t up to snuff. BBC News, citing recently disclosed papers that were printed in the Sydsvenska Dagbladet newspaper, said that C. S. Lewis, the essayist and author of his own “Chronicles of Narnia” fantasy books, tried to nominate Tolkien, his friend and fellow Oxford faculty member, for the Nobel. But the jury deemed that Tolkien shall not pass, writing of his work that “the result has not in any way measured up to storytelling of the highest quality,” according to papers kept in the Nobel archive in Stockholm. The winner of the literature Nobel that year was the Yugoslav writer Ivo Andric, cited for the “epic force with which he has traced themes and depicted human destinies.” Though the Nobel committee does not officially name runners-up, its papers revealed that a second-place finish went to Graham Greene, the “Quiet American” and “Our Man in Havana” author, and behind him was the “Out of Africa” novelist Karen Blixen, better known by her pen name, Isak Dinesen. Tolkien, despite the snub, was not in bad company; Robert Frost and E. M. Forster were also considered by the Nobel jury that year but were dismissed, the BBC said, “because of their advanced years.”
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NEW YORK / REGION
Another Step Up for a Bronx Native Who Led the Archdiocese in Baltimore
By JOSEPH BERGER
Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien once served at a parish in the northeast Bronx and now works as the pope's representative to Catholics in the Holy Land.
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| Taking up more than one seat is among the small violations that can lead to passengers’ being stopped by police officers, even on empty subway trains. |
Relax, if You Want, but Don't Put Your Feet Up
By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN and CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
Sitting improperly on a subway seat is perhaps the most minor crime for which New Yorkers are routinely arrested (Jag trodde att det bara var på stadsbussarna i Sundsvall ungdomar sitter som på bilden;)
Senator Says His Concerns With Nominee Aren't Personal
By KATE ZERNIKE
In a statement, Senator Robert Menendez denied speculation that he was holding up an Obama administration nomination for a judgeship because of "some petty political vendetta."
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TRAVEL
The 45 Places to Go in 2012 >> http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/travel/45-places-to-go-in-2012.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210
London, Havana, Lhasa and, yes, even the final frontier. A year's worth of reasons to pack your bags and take off.
What Does Unesco Recognition Mean, Exactly?
By STEVEN ERLANGER
Independence Hall is a Unesco site, but not the White House. The Grand Canyon, yes. Niagara Falls, no. Inside the odd politics and big business of World Heritage sites.
Practical Traveler
19 Web Sites for Travel Savings in 2012
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
Despite higher hotel prices and rising travel demand, there are plenty of online tools to help keep your vacation expenses in check.
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EDITORIALS
Editorial
One Bad Energy Subsidy Expires
Congress should end the subsidies to Big Oil and redeploy the money saved to support truly new energy technologies, like wind and solar power. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/opinion/one-bad-energy-subsidy-expires.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211
Editorial
Waiting for Recovery
The December employment report was an upbeat finish to 2011. But without government support, even modest job gains cannot be sustained. " ---
Unfortunately, it will take far greater monthly growth than the 200,000 jobs created in December — and higher quality jobs — to spur significant consumer spending and a self-reinforcing recovery. For that to occur, the government will have to do more. ---". >> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/opinion/waiting-for-recovery.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211
Editorial
A Common-Sense Immigration Move
The Obama administration announced that it would change a notorious process to avoid separating families when immigrants apply to become legal permanent residents.
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OP-ED
Op-Ed Columnist
The G.O.P.'s 'Black People' Platform
By CHARLES M. BLOW
Big surprise. Some of the Republican presidential candidates are once again using race to pander to the right.
Columnist Page
Op-Ed Columnist
It Takes a Santorum
By GAIL COLLINS
Good news, people! For our latest meeting of the Presidential Primary Book Club, I read Rick Santorum's "It Takes a Family" so you won't have to.
Columnist Page
Op-Ed Columnist
N.C.A.A.'s 'Justice' System
By JOE NOCERA
Due process in college athletics? Surely you jest.
Columnist Page
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ON THIS DAY
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