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söndag, oktober 02, 2011

NEW YORK TIMES: TOP NEWS

TOP NEWS


Key Syrian City Takes On the Tone of a Civil War
Across the political spectrum, residents of Homs, Syria, speak of a recent shift, from a largely peaceful uprising to a struggle that has made the city violent, fearful and determined.

The Long Run
Seeking Taxes, Romney Went After Business
By MICHAEL BARBARO
The Romney administration scoured the tax code for more loopholes, extracting hundreds of millions of corporate dollars to help close budget gaps in Massachusetts.

Doctors Inc.
Calling the Nurse 'Doctor,' a Title Physicians Oppose
By GARDINER HARRIS
As nurses, pharmacists and others seek degrees beyond B.S.'s and M.S.'s, physicians fear encroachment on their turf.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"We got three years from a hurricane and we're still sitting here waiting? It's like they have their foot on our neck and they're saying, 'You'll get up when I say get up.'"

SHIRLEY AUGUST, an East Texas resident lamenting that less than 10 percent of $3.1 billion in federal aid has been delivered to victims of Hurricane Ike, which struck in 2008.

WORLD

Strike Reflects U.S. Shift to Drones in Terror Fight
By SCOTT SHANE and THOM SHANKER
Huge costs and uncertain outcomes in two wars have led the United States to embrace drones, like those used in the strike that killed Anwar al-Awlaki, in the fight against terrorism.

Yemen Notes Its Own Role in U.S. Attack on Militant
By LAURA KASINOF
A government spokesman said that the United States should show more appreciation to Yemen's embattled president for his assistance in finding Anwar al-Awlaki.

As the West Celebrates a Cleric's Death, the Mideast Shrugs
By ANTHONY SHADID and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
In a region transfixed by the drama of its revolts and revolutions, the voice of the American-born Anwar al-Awlaki has had almost no resonance.

U.S.

Long-Secret Fallout Shelter Was a Cold War Camelot
By LIZETTE ALVAREZ
Few even know it exists, but some people believe a bunker built for President John F. Kennedy could put Peanut Island, Fla., on the map.

Extending the Miseries From a Storm
By MANNY FERNANDEZ
Three years after the damage from Hurricane Ike, affected Texas homeowners are angry at a state bureaucracy that has paid out less than 10 percent of the $3.1 billion in federal aid it has received.

In New Term, Supreme Court Shifts Focus to Crime and First Amendment
By ADAM LIPTAK
As the court returns to the bench on Monday, it faces a docket with fewer big civil cases and a possible challenge to the health care overhaul.

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