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| President Obama speaking to reporters after a payroll tax cut was extended for two months despite resistance in the House. |
Obama to Turn Up Attacks on Congress in Campaign
By MARK LANDLER
The president will seek to show that he has taken unilateral actions on the economy in the face of the legislative stalemate with Republicans.
Obama Signs Military Spending Bill
F.D.A. Is Finding Attention Drugs in Short Supply
By GARDINER HARRIS
The Food and Drug Administration has received complaints about drug shortages for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and has pointed a finger at the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Join the Discussion >> http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/a-d-h-d-drug-shortage-has-patients-scrambling/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2
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| Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Workers like Jim Wilson of Buckingham, Va., a Romney supporter at a rally in Iowa on Friday, are the campaign's ground troops. |
Over Phones and Greasy Pizza, a Battle for Iowa
By A. G. SULZBERGER and MICHAEL BARBARO
Far from candidates' spotlights, hundreds of aides and volunteers are waging an unglamorous ground war unfolding with hidden intensity.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"Lots of teachers leave the profession, but this has kept me invested to stay. I know they value me."
TIFFANY JOHNSON, a special-education teacher in Washington who received a 38 percent raise and bonuses totaling $30,000 under a new incentive pay system.
Video: A Date With the Censors
Reality TV shows have become common on Chinese television but the sometimes racy and materialistic content has also attracted the attention of China's censors.
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Sunday Review
Interactive Feature: An Imperfect Political Weather Vane
A heartland sampler of statistics is presented to reflect the Iowa caucuses' vital, sublime and (some might even be tempted to say) ridiculous role in the democratic process.
WORLD
China TV Grows Racy, and Gets a Chaperon
By EDWARD WONG
For decades, China's Communist Party has pushed television networks here to embrace the market, but conservative cadres have grown increasingly fearful of the kinds of programs that court audiences.
Video: A Date With the Censors: http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/12/31/world/asia/100000001227148/a-date-with-the-censors.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22
Slide Show: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/12/31/world/asia/20120101-TELEVISION.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22
Orphans' Defender Jostles With Afghan Corruption
By ROD NORDLAND
The director of Afghanistan's orphanages is trying to improve their management but must confront pervasive corruption and political favoritism.
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| The abandoned Road to the Future. |
In Tsunami Aftermath, 'Road to Future' Unsettles a Village
By NORIMITSU ONISHI
The tiny village of Babanakayama, Japan, had plans to build a road to resettle on higher ground, but opposition has sidelined the project.
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U.S.
Chief Justice Defends Peers' Hearing Case on Health Law
By ADAM LIPTAK
Comments by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. amounted to a vigorous defense of two of his colleagues on the Supreme Court, Justices Clarence Thomas and Elena Kagan.
In Washington, Large Rewards in Teacher Pay
By SAM DILLON
In a new system to retain young talent, about 476 teachers received sizable bonuses this year, with 235 of them getting unusually large pay raises.
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| Chip Litherland for The New York Times Bananas sat next to an urn during a small memorial service in Florida for Cheetah, believed by some to be the chimpanzee from the Tarzan movies. |
A Farewell to Cheetah, the Original or Otherwise
By KIM SEVERSON
To the 60 or so mourners who gathered in front of a chimpanzee's Florida cage on Saturday, it didn't matter whether he was the grinning sidekick of the "Tarzan" films.
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POLITICS
After Struggle on Detainees, Obama Signs Defense Bill
By MARK LANDLER
President Obama fought provisions of a $662 billion spending measure that would have forced him to try terrorism suspects in military courts and impose strict oil sanctions on Iran.
Last-Minute Scramble as Caucus Night Nears
By JEFF ZELENY and JIM RUTENBERG
Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich began their final appeals of 2011 in a G.O.P. presidential contest that remains fluid.
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.
The Caucus: Ads and 30-Minute Special Will Promote Gingrich:
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/30/ads-30-minute-special-to-boost-gingrich/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24
Interactive Feature: Taking to the Airwaves:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/12/31/us/politics/20111231-donate.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24
Romney Says He Expects to Be the G.O.P. Nominee:
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/30/romney-says-he-expects-to-be-the-g-o-p-nominee/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24
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BUSINESS
Economic View
I Just Got Here, but I Know Trouble When I See It
By N. GREGORY MANKIW, CHRISTINA D. ROMER; TYLER COWEN; ROBERT H. FRANK; ROBERT J. SHILLER and RICHARD H. THALER
Jobs. Europe. Housing. Health care. The writers of the Economic View column examine these and other big issues of the new year, and possible ways to solve them.
Your Recycled Resolutions Are a Boon for Business
By NATASHA SINGER
The self-improvement industry thrives on New Year's resolutions gone awry. After all, if you don't lose those pounds or stop smoking this year, you'll probably try again in 2013.
No Fireworks for Euro as It Reaches the 10-Year Mark
By NICHOLAS KULISH
A decade after the celebrated introduction of the European currency, the word "euro" in a headline is usually paired with the word "crisis."
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TECHNOLOGY
Novelties
Defining Words, Without the Arbiters
By ANNE EISENBERG
Wordnik, the online dictionary, brings some of the Web's vox populi to the definition of words. It shows "what's out there right now," one of its founders says.
Unboxed
Even a Giant Can Learn to Run
By STEVE LOHR
Samuel J. Palmisano, who is departing as I.B.M.'s chief executive, devised four questions that pushed his huge company to stay a step ahead of its rivals.
Corner Office
John Donovan
Strive for Results, Not for the Accolades
By ADAM BRYANT
John Donovan of AT&T says that getting credit for accomplishments isn't as important as assembling and leading the best team.
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SPORTS
Knicks 114, Kings 92
Stoudemire Sits, but a Rookie and a Veteran Stand Tall
By HOWARD BECK
The rookie Josh Harrellson had 14 points and 12 rebounds in his first start, and Tyson Chandler, a defensive specialist, had 22 points and 7 rebounds.
Box Score - http://nytimes.stats.com/nba/boxscore.asp?gamecode=2011123123&home=23&vis=18&final=true%22%3e%3cimg+src&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha27
Play-by-Play: http://nytimes.stats.com/nba/pbp.asp?gamecode=2011123123&home=23&vis=18&final=true
N.B.A. Roundup: His Suspension Over, Bynum Shores Up
Lakers http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/sports/basketball/nba-basketball-roundup.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha27
From the Sideline to the Bottom Line
By JAMES K. GENTRY and RAQUEL MEYER ALEXANDER
A review of the contracts for more than 40 major college football coaches reveals a wide variety of salary increases, lucrative bonuses and desirable perks.
Documents: Coaching Contracts of Miles and Saban
In Coaching Contracts, Deals Within the Deal Bowl Roundup: Auburn Dominates Virginia; Utah Wins_
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/sports/ncaafootball/ncaa-football-roundup.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha27
Sanchez, Used to Stability, May Soon Confront Uncertainty
By BEN SHPIGEL
Unless the Jets overcome long odds Sunday to make the playoffs, Mark Sanchez could be forced to confront significant changes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/sports/football/if-jets-win-they-can-squirm-over-a-playoff-berth.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha27A Jets Victory Would Let the Squirming Begin
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ARTS
Art and Design
Apropos Appropriation
By RANDY KENNEDY
Beyond the legal questions in a copyright infringement lawsuit involving the artist Richard Prince, the case asks if the flow of creative expression, riding a tide of instantly accessible digital images, can be slowed.
Pop Music
The Year When Rock Just Spun Its Wheels
By JON CARAMANICA
This year may well be remembered as the most numbing ever for mainstream rock.
Look Out, _____ Is the New Grunge!
Classical Music
Occupying the Arts, a Seat at a Time
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
Classical music, like other performing arts, has long depended on the 1 percent while also struggling to fight the perception - an unfair perception - that it is elitist and inaccessible.
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NEW YORK / REGION
Intervening After Robbery, an Off-Duty A.T.F. Agent Is Killed
By AL BAKER and TIM STELLOH
The special agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was fatally shot after confronting a robbery suspect outside a pharmacy.
City Room
Surging Back Into Zuccotti Park, Protesters Are Cleared by Police
By COLIN MOYNIHAN and ELIZABETH A. HARRIS
More than 500 people associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement gathered in Zuccotti Park, held a general assembly meeting, chanted the now familiar slogan "We are the 99 percent" and experienced a bit of friction with police officers.
The Year Ahead (We Expect)
By CLYDE HABERMAN
The Metro reporters of The New York Times outline developments they expect to track in coming months.
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MAGAZINE
The Fat Trap
By TARA PARKER-POPE
In the battle to lose weight, and keep it off, our bodies are fighting against us.
Join the Discussion:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/28/why-lost-pounds-come-back/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210
Slide Show: A Day With the Bridges
Let's Start Paying College Athletes
By JOE NOCERA
How to end the corrupt, contrived sentimentality of big-time college sports.
Newt Gingrich's Glory Days
By MATT BAI
The candidate tries to keep his moment from slipping away.
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EDITORIALS
Editorial
As Good as It Gets?
There is little in the latest growth spurt to signal an economic recovery going forward. Americans deserve better than an economy that merely muddles along.
Thomas L. Friedman is off today: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/opinion/editorialsandoped/oped/columnists/thomaslfriedman/index.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211
Editorial
Westchester's Desegregation Battle
A New York county is still fighting the federal government's efforts to upend decades of housing discrimination.
Editorial
A Tempestuous Year
Is there a connection between last year's extreme weather and global warming? If the Republicans in Congress were less hostile to climate change research we might know.
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SUNDAY REVIEW
Opinion
Which Words Will Live On?
By GRANT BARRETT
Among this year's list of catchwords, "occupy" should be with us a while, but will "crankshaft" be on the tip of the tongue?
Op-Ed Columnist
She Made Me Run!
By MAUREEN DOWD
Egos in disguise: "humble" men and the women who "shove" them.
Op-Ed Columnist
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| Frank Bruni |
Iowa's Harvest
By FRANK BRUNI
Extreme positions on the campaign trail in Iowa do damage to the Republican Party.
" --- Frank Bruni, an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times since June 2011, joined the newspaper in 1995. Over his years at The Times he has worn a wide variety of hats, including chief restaurant critic (from June 2004 through August 2009) and Rome bureau chief (2002 to 2004).
He has also written two New York Times best sellers: a memoir, "Born Round," that was published by Penguin Press in 2009, and "Ambling Into History," a chronicle of George W. Bush's campaign for the presidency, published by HarperCollins in 2002. That same year HarperPerennial reissued, in paperback, "A Gospel of Shame: Children, Sexual Abuse and the Catholic Church," of which he was a co-author. (It was initially published by Viking in 1993.) ---" Read more >> http://topics.nytimes.com/top/opinion/editorialsandoped/oped/columnists/frankbruni/index.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212
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ON THIS DAY
On Jan. 1, 1959, Fidel Castro led Cuban revolutionaries to victory over Fulgencio Batista.
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