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torsdag, september 01, 2011

New York Times Top News

TOP NEWS

U.S. Moves to Block Merger Between AT&T and T-Mobile
By EDWARD WYATT
The Justice Department filed a complaint to stop AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile, saying it could lessen competition.

Complaint
DealBook: Path to Standoff
Sprint Shares Surge
Video: TimesCast U.S. Challenges Deal


Obama to Move Jobs Speech After Skirmish With Boehner
By HELENE COOPER and JACKIE CALMES
President Obama acceded to a request from Speaker John A. Boehner to move the date of an address to a joint session of Congress about the economy.

Video: The Caucus
Jobs Plans Aplenty

Florida Shutting 'Pill Mill' Clinics
By LIZETTE ALVAREZ
Officials have implemented tougher laws in an effort to disrupt an illegal pipeline for prescription drugs like Oxycodone.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"You don't expect someone who just spent four years in Ivy League schools to be on food stamps."
STEPHANIE MORALES, a 2009 graduate of Dartmouth College who is now waiting tables in Weehawken, N.J., for $2.17 an hour plus tips.

Sports

Slide Show: U.S. Open Replay: Day 3

The third day of match play saw Venus Williams withdraw from the tournament and No. 8 seed Marion Bartoli upset in straight sets.

Opinion

Room For Debate

How Can Courts Trust Eyewitnesses?
How can courts use eyewitness testimony and lineup IDs without overemphasizing their reliability?

WORLD

Son Denies Rebels' Claim That Qaddafi Is Cornered
By ROD NORDLAND and RICK GLADSTONE
After Libyan rebels said they had found Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, his fugitive son, Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, taunted them.

The Lede: Qaddafi Brothers See Different Endgames

Syria Hunts for Leaders of Protests in Hama
By NADA BAKRI
Syrian security forces conducted house-to-house raids in the central city of Hama on Wednesday, hunting for activists involved in the country's uprising, residents and activists said.

Iran Concerned West Will Benefit From Arab Uprisings
By RICK GLADSTONE
Iran's supreme leader, in a nationally broadcast speech, warned the West and Israel on Wednesday not to seek advantage from the antigovernment uprisings convulsing the Arab Muslim world.

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