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| Job applicants at a career fair in Independence, Ohio, last month. |
Jobless Rate Dips to Lowest Level in More Than 2 Years
By CATHERINE RAMPELL
In the midst of global economic turmoil, the American unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped last month to 8.6 percent, and the nation's employers added 120,000 jobs.
Stocks Flat After U.S. Jobless Rate Shrinks
Floyd Norris: Good Headline, Better Details
U.S. Urges Creativity by Colleges to Gain Diversity
By SAM DILLON
Guidelines from the Obama administration focus on the wiggle room in court rulings on affirmative action, suggesting the use of admissions criteria that are often proxies for race.
Center of Penn State Scandal, Sandusky Tells His Own Story
By JO BECKER
In an extensive interview, Jerry Sandusky, the former assistant football coach, insisted that he had never sexually abused any child.
Sandusky Describes the Steps Taken in Inquiries Over the Years
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"I don't want to work at a place that says I can't think."
BRYAN GONZALEZ, who says he was fired by the Border Patrol after questioning the war on drugs.
Video
* Opening the doors of Dior
* Violence, language and Twitter
* Living with schizophrenic delusions
Science
Slide Show:
Michael Benson's Planetary Landscapes
A multimedia artist digitally processes raw image data from deep space missions to create large-format landscapes that sometimes resemble places on Earth.
Opinion
Op-Ed Contributor
By STEVEN RATTNER
I remain staunchly optimistic that China will continue to be the world's greatest machine for economic expansion.
WORLD
Merkel Seeks Swift Action on What May Be Long Job to Save the Euro
By NICHOLAS KULISH and STEVEN ERLANGER
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany on Friday ruled out a rapid solution to the debt crisis as she sought stronger fiscal cooperation across the euro zone.
Interactive Feature: Tracking Europe's Debt Crisis
After American Jewish Outcry, Israel Ends Ad Campaign Aimed at Expatriates
By ISABEL KERSHNER and JOSEPH BERGER
An effort to appeal to Israeli patriotism struck a sour note with American Jews.
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
Measures by Turkey, the Arab League and others are already unraveling the most significant change of President Bashar al-Assad's tenure: linking Syria to the global economy.
U.S.
Police Officers Find That Dissent on Drug Laws May Come With a Price
By MARC LACEY
Law enforcement agents on the front lines of the drug war sometimes begin to have second thoughts about drug policies. Problems can arise when they speak about them.
Taking the Tiny House Movement Tinier
By KIRK JOHNSON
Glenn Grassi is not sure whether the 84-square-foot home he built is shelter in the old-fashioned sense, or a work of art.
Programs That Tie Funds to Effectiveness Are at Risk
By ANNIE LOWREY
As a House proposal threatens to cut financing, policy experts worry about the future of initiatives to make government dollars go further and work better.
POLITICS
House G.O.P. Is Split on Extension of Payroll Tax Cut
By ROBERT PEAR
Rank-and-file members differ from their caucus leaders over whether to renew the reduction in Social Security taxes for another year, as President Obama has requested.
News Analysis
Democrats and G.O.P. Seize on Competing Narratives
By RICHARD W. STEVENSON
One party points to a positive trend in the jobless rate while the other highlights only the absolute level of unemployment.
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| President Obama appeared with former President Bill Clinton to promote energy efficiency in buildings, in Washington, D.C |
By JACKIE CALMES
Former President Bill Clinton joined the president to announce $4 billion in government and private-sector money to make properties energy efficient and to create jobs.
BUSINESS
Media Decoder Blog
With Verizon's $3.6 Billion Spectrum Deal, Cable and Wireless Inch Closer
By BRIAN STELTER
The purchase by Verizon Wireless of spectrum licenses from Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks points to a day when television, broadband, home phone and cellphone service appear on a single monthly bill.
Once on Top, American Now Fights to Keep Up
By JAD MOUAWAD
Other airlines have found ways to remain profitable, but American, with fewer hubs and an aging fleet, has not.
Your Money
A Credit Score That Tracks You More Closely
By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD
The new measure includes data well beyond the scope of the big three credit bureaus, like your rent payments and track record on child support or alimony payments.
TECHNOLOGY
Oh, for the Good Old Days of Rude Cellphone Gabbers
By NICK WINGFIELD
When virtual assistants like Apple's Siri are used in public places, the results can be annoying, even creepy, to unwilling listeners.
Facebook Plans Engineering Hub in City, Its First Outside West Coast
By MATT FLEGENHEIMER
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg hailed the move as a testament to New York's growing technological profile.
DealBook
Zynga Sets Offering Price at $8.50 to $10 a Share
By EVELYN M. RUSLI
Expectations for Zynga's initial public offering have been dialed back, but the online gaming company still could be valued at $7 billion.
SPORTS
The Education of a Quarterback
By GREG BISHOP
Aaron Rodgers recalls his three years of watching film and leading the Packers' scout team as critical to his success.
The Fifth Down: A Remarkable Season by Any Measure
For Giants, Pressuring Rodgers Is a Must
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| The Marlins' new ballpark , in downtown Miami, will let many fans leave rain gear in their cars — after a shorter trip to the game. |
By Raising Roof, Marlins Hope Interest Will Follow
By KEN BELSON
Rebranded with a new logo, a new manager and a new stadium, the Marlins appear willing to increase payroll.
New Jersey High School Plays for Title, Minus 9 Players
By HARVEY ARATON
Controversy surrounds the suspension of the nine players who are accused of beating two students from another high school after an earlier confrontation at a house party.
ARTS
Possible Forging of Modern Art Is Investigated
By PATRICIA COHEN
Federal authorities are said to be investigating whether paintings and drawings, sold for years by some of New York's elite art dealers as the work of Modernist masters, are forgeries.
Dance Review
A Tribute on World AIDS Day, With Moves From the Street and the Clubs
By CLAUDIA LA ROCCO
At City Center on Thursday, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performed the premiere of "Home," by Rennie Harris.
Art Review
Art Fair: Business Over Activism
By KAREN ROSENBERG
This year's Art Basel Miami Beach focused more on deal making than on big questions.
Slide Show
NEW YORK / REGION
Income Taxes for Wealthy May Increase in Albany Deal
By THOMAS KAPLAN
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders are ironing out the details of a plan that could bring the Legislature back to the capital next week.
After Lean Acorn Crop in Northeast, Even People May Feel the Effects
By RITCHIE S. KING
A dearth this year of the familiar autumn seeds will probably lead to a steep drop in the population of field mice, and a particularly dangerous season for Lyme disease.
Connecticut Utility Faulted by Report on Storm Efforts
By PATRICK McGEEHAN
The electric carrier was also faulted for reacting too slowly to the October snowstorm that left more than 800,000 customers without power.
TRAVEL
My Life in Hotels
By GUY TREBAY
Growing up, I knew them as places of romance and intrigue. Now they are islands of cosseted repose, where life's clutter is kept at bay and strangers know what I like to drink.
Six Ways to Master Your Stay
5 Hotels That Get 5 Stars
Practical Traveler
Airlines Cut Back, Hotels Step In
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
To ease the way for harried travelers, hotels are adding services, from wardrobe storage to airport concierges.
36 Hours in Mérida, Mexico
By ELISABETH MALKIN
The city, now one of the safest in Mexico, is an architectural jewel, with one of the country's largest historic centers outside Mexico City.
Slide Show: Mérida, Mexico
EDITORIALS
Editorial
Been Down So Long ...
The jobs report for November offers little reassurance about the weakened economy.
Editorial
While Albany Vacations
New York State lawmakers have a lot of unfinished business that needs to be done right now.
Editorial
The True Costs of Privacy Invasion
The government is trying to limit the force of the Privacy Act, which would allow agencies to act improperly with impunity.
OP-ED
Op-Ed Columnist
Newt's War on Poor Children
By CHARLES M. BLOW
Gingrich says poor children do not have working parents as role models. He couldn't be more wrong.
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| Gail Collins |
Op-Ed Columnist
Virtually Educated
By GAIL COLLINS
Who knew that these days the little red schoolhouse is somewhere in the ether.
Op-Ed Columnist
It's Not Just Penn State
By JOE NOCERA
As the headlines out of Syracuse attest, the lack of morals in college sports goes well beyond one school.
ON THIS DAY
On Dec. 3, 1984, more than 4,000 people died after a cloud of gas escaped from a pesticide plant operated by a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, India.
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