Group's Ads Rip at Gingrich as Romney Stands Clear
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and JIM RUTENBERG
An advertising deluge against Newt Gingrich by a group supporting Mitt Romney shows how a court ruling has created powerful ways for outside money to influence elections.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/us/politics/restore-our-future-attack-ads-harm-gingrich-in-iowa.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2
The Caucus: Ads and 30-Minute Special Will Promote Gingrich
Interactive Feature: Taking to the Airwaves
Romney Says He Expects to Be the G.O.P. Nominee
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| The new prison in Figueres, in northeast Spain, sits empty, evidence of questionable regional spending. |
As Spain Acts to Cut Deficit, Regional Debts Add to Woe
By SUZANNE DALEY
Announcing spending cuts and higher taxes to address a wide budget deficit, Spain admitted its finances were probably even worse because of reckless outlays by its autonomous regions.
Organic Agriculture May Be Outgrowing Its Ideals
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Even as more Americans buy foods labeled organic, the products are moving away from a traditional emphasis on local growing and limited environmental strain.
Video: Planting the Beach - Slide Show
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"You can ask a random question about sex and you don't feel it was stupid. Even if it was, they can't judge you because they don't know it's you. And it's too gross to ask my parents."
STEPHANIE CISNEROS, a Denver-area high school junior, on a text-chat program that provides answers to young people's questions about sex, part of a growing trend in online sex education.
Science
Video: Planting the Beach
American demand for year-round organic fruits and vegetables has incited a farming boom in the arid deserts of the Baja Peninsula in Mexico.
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Disunion
'A Sad, Fearful, Raging Year'
By ADAM GOODHEART
At the end of a terrible year, newspapers North and South expressed hope and fear for what will come in 1862.
WORLD
Drilling Down
Hunt for Gas Hits Fragile Soil, and South Africans Fear Risks
By IAN URBINA
A plan to drill for natural gas in the Karoo region of South Africa would use millions of gallons of water in a drought-stricken area.
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| Germany summoned the Egyptian ambassador on Friday after Egyptian authorities raided the Cairo office of a German civil-society foundation. |
Egypt Vows to End Crackdown on Nonprofits
By STEVEN LEE MYERS and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Egypt's military rulers privately signaled a retreat in a crackdown on organizations that promote democracy and human rights, senior American officials said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/world/middleeast/egypts-generals-intensify-campaign-against-nonprofits-activists-say.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22
India's Way
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| DOING MORE WITH VERY LITTLE At the private Holy Town High School in the south Indian city of Hyderabad, students in a predominantly Muslim neighborhood receive English-language instruction at a modest tuition, and score well on standardized tests. |
Many of India's Poor Turn to Private Schools
By VIKAS BAJAJ and JIM YARDLEY
Many poor families have turned away from public education, but new government rules are seen as a threat to private institutions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/world/asia/for-indias-poor-private-schools-help-fill-a-growing-demand.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22
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U.S.Sex Education Gets Directly to Youths, via Text
By JAN HOFFMAN
Some health organizations and school districts are developing Web sites and text services to reach teenagers.
As Crop Prices Soar, Iowa Farms Add Acreage
By A. G. SULZBERGER
In the Midwest, the spike in farm earnings has encouraged farmers to put more land into production, including parcels once deemed unsuitable.
Facing Consequences of Success in Bid to Save a Goose
By FELICITY BARRINGER
A century of efforts to sustain snow geese along their migratory paths may have succeeded a little too well.
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POLITICS
As Gingrich Reels From Attack Ads, Some Aides Suggest Fighting Back
By TRIP GABRIEL
Newt Gingrich's vow to stay positive draws applause at campaign stops, but his drop in the polls raises questions about that strategy.
Gingrich Sheds Tears in Meeting With Iowa Mothers:
Paul Assails Rivals' Criticism of His Policy on Iran
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
Representative Ron Paul says that overreaction by the United States to Iran's nuclear program could lead to a war.
A New Hampshire Focus for Huntsman
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
Jon M. Huntsman Jr. has warmed to his identity as the Man Who Would Dare Skip Iowa.
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BUSINESS
When Investors Rush In, and Out, Together
By GRAHAM BOWLEY
The prices of financial assets, which in normal conditions move in unpredictable directions, are increasingly surging up or down in lockstep.
Wall Street Ends Back Where It Started
By CHRISTINE HAUSER
The S.&P. 500 was statistically unchanged for the year, while the Dow was up 5.5 percent. Major European and Asian indexes declined by double-digit percentages.
Off the Charts
The Year Governments Lost Their Credibility
By FLOYD NORRIS
In 2011, European governments badly underestimated the debt crisis and the United States nearly defaulted and had its credit rating cut.
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TECHNOLOGY
After Outcry, Verizon Abandons $2 Fee
By RON LIEBER
Verizon Wireless bowed to consumer anger on Friday, reversing a day-old plan to impose a bill-paying fee that would have applied to only some customers.
Finding the Cleanup Crew After a Messy Hack Attack
By NICOLE PERLROTH
After a prominent attack on Stratfor, a security group, specialists in computer breaches say companies that are under siege must act quickly to assess and contain the damage.
Bits Blog: Stratfor Hackers Claim Another Attack
Today's Cable Guy, Upgraded and Better-Dressed
By AMY CHOZICK
As cable companies race to evolve, their front-line workers try to keep up with new dress codes and backgrounds in engineering and computer science.
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SPORTS
Lens Blog
Looking Back at the Year in Sports
By KERRI MACDONALD
Here are the moments from 2012 that captured the majesty, magic and misery of sports. http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/30/looking-back-at-the-year-in-sports/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha27
2011 Scrapbook: Memories From the Year in Sports
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| Novak Djokovic, at the United States Open |
Memories From the Year in Sports
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Every day this week, reporters and editors for The Times will recall the people, teams and moments that made the past year memorable.
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/sports/memories-from-the-year-in-sports.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha27
Slide Show: The Year in Sports
A Jets Victory Would Let the Squirming Begin
By BEN SHPIGEL
The Jets' playoff chances could be decided while they are on a jet, cut off from the Internet and cellphones.
Ryan Backs His Offensive Deputy
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ARTS
Theater
Backstage Veterans, Taking a Breath After Long Runs
By ERIK PIEPENBURG
Backstage veterans of "Billy Elliot" and "The Addams Family" reflect on an era of steady paychecks and consider what's next.
Interactive Feature: A Home, Even If It Is Backstage
Music Review - Phish
A Band Tradition, Both Carried On and Changed
By JON PARELES
Phish continues its practice of performing at Madison Square Garden at this time of year.
This Is How the End Begins
By MANOHLA DARGIS
The overture to Lars von Trier's "Melancholia" references the Marquis de Sade, "Hamlet," the Bible and more in its first eight minutes.
The World-Ending Sounds of 'Melancholia'
Movie Review: 'Melancholia'
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NEW YORK / REGION
Police Tactic: Keeping Crime Reports Off the Books
By AL BAKER and JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
Some New Yorkers have expressed frustration in trying to persuade officers to take crime reports.
Amid Inquiry, Comptroller Ends $800 Cap on Donations
By DAVID W. CHEN
John C. Liu, the New York City comptroller, who is under investigation, has lifted an $800 cap on contributions, allowing him to seek larger amounts of money from a smaller group of people.
A Collapse at a Poultry Shop Exposes a Rift Among Neighbors
By ANNE BARNARD
The smells and sights of Yeung Sun Live Poultry disturbed some in its gentrifying stretch of Brooklyn waterfront, but locals' reactions are mixed now that a freak accident may shutter it.
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TRAVEL
My Week at the Biggest Loser Fat Camp
By JENNIFER CONLIN
You can watch "The Biggest Loser" on television. Or you can live it, at a resort where guests are prodded and pushed and left panting.
Slide Show: A Working Vacation
Photos: Working Vacation
36 Hours: Trinidad
By BAZ DREISINGER
Trinidad is a place of unspoiled beaches, Creole culture and the Caribbean's most electrifying night life.
Slide Show: 36 Hours: Trinidad
Video: 36 Seconds in Trinidad
Practical Traveler
Insider Travel Tips From Campaign Reporters
By ASHLEY PARKER
Nothing instructs in the art of efficient travel like following a campaigning presidential candidate.
" --- TRAVEL is one of the great perks of being a journalist — over the years, my job has taken me to places like Los Angeles, Paris and Saudi Arabia. But when I began covering Mitt Romney’s presidential bid five months ago as a member of The New York Times political team, I suddenly found myself shuffling through airport security several times a week.---".
http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/travel/tips-from-political-reporters.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210
Chasing Presidents in Blue Frye Boots
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EDITORIALS
Editorial
The Damage of 2011
After Republicans took control of the House this year, they weakened many programs that Americans need.
Editorial
Egypt's Obstructionist Generals
The determination of the military council to hang on to power is the biggest threat to stability in the country.
Editorial
Big Coal's Bidding
It shouldn't take another disaster, like the Upper Big Branch explosion in 2010, to make lawmakers take action to protect lives.
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OP-ED
Op-Ed Contributor
Sri Lanka's Ghosts of War
By NAMINI WIJEDASA
If Sri Lanka wants true reconciliation, the government must take responsibility for civilian deaths during the civil war. " ---THE Sri Lankan government’s defeat of the separatist Tamil Tigers in 2009 ended a three-decade war that took tens of thousands of lives. But only now is the government beginning to acknowledge its huge human cost. Two weeks ago, a government-appointed reconciliation commission released a long-awaited report, giving voice to the war’s civilian victims for the first time. ---"
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/opinion/sri-lankas-ghosts-of-war.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212
Op-Ed Columnist
A Quiz for All Seasons
By GAIL COLLINS
Here's the End-of-the-Year Republican Presidential Primary Quiz. No peeking at the answers, people, until all questions have been answered!
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Op-Ed Columnist
The College Sports Cartel
By JOE NOCERA
The N.C.A.A. is a walking, talking antitrust violation.
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ON THIS DAY
On Dec. 31, 1946, President Harry S. Truman officially proclaimed the end of hostilities in World War II.
