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Recession Began Last December, Economists Say
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
The U.S. economy officially sank into a recession last December, which means that the downturn is already longer than the average for all recessions since World War II.
For Heroes of Mumbai, Terror Was a Call to Action
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
Ordinary citizens displayed extraordinary grace during one of the most horrific terrorist attacks in India’s history.
In Wake of Attacks, India-Pakistan Tensions Grow
By ROBERT F. WORTH
Indian officials said that Pakistanis were responsible and must be punished for last week’s terrorist attacks.
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"We will rewrite the record book on length for this recession."
ALLEN SINAI, an economic analyst with Decision Economics in Lexington, Mass.
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David Carr returns with The Times’s crack movie team to report on all things Oscar with daily posts and a new video segment, Daily Baggage.
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Barack Obama has the opportunity to create more enduring alliances for the United States in South Asia — and he should start with Kashmir. |
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MILITARY ANALYSIS
Afghan Strategy Poses Stiff Challenge for Obama
By MICHAEL R. GORDON
Experts caution that a troop increase in Afghanistan is unlikely to lead to the sort of turnaround seen in Iraq.
Germany Aims to Guide the West’s Ties to Russia
By NICHOLAS KULISH
Germany hopes to counter Russia’s renewed militarism by promoting economic development and stability.
Thai Court Disbands Ruling Party
By THOMAS FULLER and SETH MYDANS
Thailand’s Constitutional Court has dissolved the main ruling party and banned the prime minister along with 36 party executives from politics for 5 years.
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Tradition Counts More Than Beauty at a Pageant
By DAMIEN CAVE
Amid a host of influences, the Taíno tribe occupies a special place in Puerto Rico’s cultural hierarchy.
Birmingham Mayor Accused of Trading County Deals for Cash and Clothes
By KYLE WHITMIRE and ADAM NOSSITER
The mayor of Birmingham was arrested by federal agents and charged with taking bribes in exchange for doling out county financial business to a favored firm.
Presidential Race Is Still Alive in Georgia Runoff
By ROBBIE BROWN
Bruised Republicans are keeping their fingers crossed for Senator Saxby Chambliss on Tuesday.
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MILITARY ANALYSIS
Afghan Strategy Poses Stiff Challenge for Obama
By MICHAEL R. GORDON
Experts caution that a troop increase in Afghanistan is unlikely to lead to the sort of turnaround seen in Iraq.
Pardon Is Back in Focus for the Justice Nominee
By ERIC LICHTBLAU and DAVID JOHNSTON
Eric H. Holder Jr., Barack Obama’s choice to be attorney general, was more deeply involved in the 2001 pardon of Marc Rich than his supporters acknowledge.
With Appointments, Obama Moves On From the Campaign
By PETER BAKER
Barack Obama formally introduced his national security team, led by Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state nominee.
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| BUSINESS |
Big Three May Need to Trim Number of Brands
By BILL VLASIC
For automakers to win over lawmakers in their bid for aid, they will have to prove that they are serious about shrinking their vast lineups of different models.
Bailout Monitor Sees Lack of a Coherent Plan
By DIANA B. HENRIQUES
The head of a new Congressional panel set up to monitor the federal bailout says the government still does not seem to have a coherent strategy for easing the crisis.
Cheer Fades as Stocks Plunge 9%
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
The announcement that the recession began in December 2007 came on a day when the Dow dropped more than 7 percent.
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Hoping to Draw Market Share With Touch Screens
By JENNA WORTHAM and MATT RICHTEL
Cellphone makers and carriers hope that touch screens will bolster sales this holiday season.
Facebook Aims to Extend Its Reach Across the Web
By BRAD STONE
With Facebook Connect, users can log onto a variety of sites and see their friends’ activities there.
In Deal With Hitachi, Intel Will Expand Its Flash Memory Business
By ASHLEE VANCE
Intel will announce a deal to become the sole supplier of flash memory for a coming Hitachi line of computer drives.
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| SPORTS |
Hospital Did Not Report Burress’s Wound
By AL BAKER
Police said a hospital failed to notify them when Plaxico Burress arrived with a gunshot wound, despite state law.
Open Membership: Rapid Rise of College Club Teams Creates a Whole New Level of Success
By BILL PENNINGTON
College club sports are swiftly rising in popularity, a largely unnoticed phenomenon sweeping across campuses nationwide.
N.F.L. FAST FORWARD
Amid Chaos, the Steelers Prove Steady
By JUDY BATTISTA
The Steelers might have bulldozed their way toward being the A.F.C.’s best team by manhandling the Patriots, but they’ll have to earn the title by going through a brutal December schedule.
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Forget Citigroup, Puppet Show Needs a Bailout
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
California’s economy has taken a toll on a marionette show that is a staple of a Los Angeleno childhood.
Preservation and Development, Engaged in a Delicate Dance
By ROBIN POGREBIN
Over a decade of whirlwind development, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has repeatedly played dance partner to a potent mix of preservationists, developers and city politicians.
BOOKS OF THE TIMES
It’s Still Making the World Go ’Round
By MICHIKO KAKUTANI
Niall Ferguson’s latest book, “The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World,” went to press in May 2008, but it shrewdly anticipates many aspects of the current financial crisis.
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Rider Fatally Stabs City Bus Driver and Flees
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
A New York City bus driver was fatally stabbed in Brooklyn on Monday after refusing to give a free transfer to his assailant, who had not paid his fare.
Now in the Private Sector, Bruno Is Selling Efficiency and Openness
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
As the chief executive of an information technology and software firm, Joseph L. Bruno has become New York's newest and perhaps most unlikely champion of government transparency.
Hospital Did Not Report Burress’s Wound
By AL BAKER
Police said a hospital failed to notify them when Plaxico Burress arrived with a gunshot wound, despite state law.
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| SCIENCE |
A New Picture of the Early Earth
By KENNETH CHANG
Geologists now think the planet soon became a cool place of land, seas and perhaps even life.
FINDINGS
Health Halo Can Hide the Calories
By JOHN TIERNEY
Have Americans been seduced into overeating by the so-called health halo associated with certain foods and restaurants?
Carbon Detectives Are Tracking Gases in Colorado
By SUSAN MORAN
Scientists are tracking where greenhouse gases come from and where they go over time in order to learn how to budget emissions for the long term.
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| HEALTH |
Most Patients Should Be Screened for H.I.V., Physicians’ Group Says
By RONI CARYN RABIN
The American College of Physicians is urging doctors to screen all patients for H.I.V. routinely beginning at age 13, whether or not they engage in risky behaviors.
Delay in Cancer Treatment Is Found to Raise Recurrence
By RONI CARYN RABIN
Even short delays in obtaining radiation therapy worsened outcomes for older women with early-stage breast cancer, a new study suggests.
J.&J. to Buy Manufacturer of Cosmetic Surgery Gear
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Johnson & Johnson said it would buy Mentor, a maker of cosmetic products and breast implants, for $1.07 billion.
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| EDITORIALS |
Mr. Obama’s Team
President-elect Barack Obama will need a strong team to help him with the challenges he will face. The choices announced on Monday are a strong start.
Hawaii’s Moon Shot
If Hawaii takes the lead in a clean-energy movement, it could spread those values to the rest of the nation.
The Gun Lobby’s Loss
After this year’s election, politicians should be far less afraid and far more willing to vote for sensible gun-control laws.
Big Apple Circus
By DOROTHY SAMUELS
The Big Apple Circus’s new boss, Guillaume Dufresnoy, will ensure the continuity the circus needs, especially in a tough economy.
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OP-ED COLUMNIST
Continuity We Can Believe In
By DAVID BROOKS
Barack Obama and his team should put into action a foreign policy doctrine that builds on some of the ideas developed during George W. Bush’s term.
OP-ED COLUMNIST
A Team of Whizzes
By BOB HERBERT
Will this new Obama team, as brilliant as it appears to be, begin addressing on day one the interests of those who are not rich and who have not had the ear of those in power?
Fresh Blood From an Old Wound
By PANKAJ MISHRA
Barack Obama has the opportunity to create deeper and more enduring alliances for the United States in South Asia — and he should start with Kashmir.
Flowers for the Taj
By ANOSH IRANI
The author’s grandfather bejeweled the rooms of the Taj Mahal hotel with flowers for years. The last thing he would have wanted would be to use them to decorate the dead.
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