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Pakistan’s Spies Aided Group Tied to Mumbai Siege
By ERIC SCHMITT, MARK MAZZETTI AND JANE PERLEZ
Lashkar-e-Taiba has gained strength in recent years with the help of Pakistan’s main spy service, American intelligence officials say.
Detroit Bailout Is to Bring On U.S. Oversight
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and JACKIE CALMES
Congressional Democrats were drafting legislation for government control of the auto industry, including the possible creation of an oversight board.
KREMLIN RULES
In Hard Times, Russia Moves In to Reclaim Private Industries
By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
The Kremlin seems to be exploiting the economic crisis to establish more control over financially weakened industries that it has long coveted.
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| QUOTATION OF THE DAY |
"Before, you could be green by being greedy. Now you’ve really got to rely more on your notions of civic participation."
JIM WILCOX, a professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, on the slump in the recycling market caused by the economic downturn.
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| THEATER | | OPINION |
|  | | Special Section: A Season on Stage
A list of some of the holiday-themed shows playing in New York, with reviews, photos and other multimedia features.
| |  | | Proof: Toasting the End of an Error
Prohibition may seem like a relic of history, but it is far from dead, writes Iain Gately on Proof, a new blog about the charms and perils of drink. |
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Muslims in India Put Aside Grievances to Repudiate Terrorism
By ROBERT F. WORTH
Throngs marched through Mumbai and other cities to condemn terrorism and proclaim loyalty to the nation.
Youth Riots in Greece Enter a Second Day
By ANTHEE CARASSAVA
Hundreds of youth took to the streets, burning shops and cars and clashing with the police in Athens and other Greek cities.
Militants in Pakistan Destroy NATO Trucks
By JANE PERLEZ
The attack on more than 100 trucks carrying supplies for U.S. troops was the third attack in less than a month.
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In Factory Sit-In, an Anger Spread Wide
By MONICA DAVEY
Laid-off workers are occupying a Chicago plant, arguing that the financial bailout ignores regular workers.
Judges to Decide Whether Crowded California Prisons Are Unconstitutional
By MALIA WOLLAN
California’s prisons are at nearly double capacity, and a three-judge panel could order the state to release tens of thousands of prisoners.
Drone to Patrol Part of Border With Canada
By MONICA DAVEY
A Predator B aircraft will make runs from North Dakota, the first time such monitoring will occur along the nation’s northern border.
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Panel to Call for Probe Into Wiretapping of Scholar
By ERIC LICHTBLAU and JAMES RISEN
An inquiry would examine evidence that the National Security Agency illegally wiretapped a Muslim scholar.
NEWS ANALYSIS
In Washington, Some Optimism About a Big Three Bankruptcy
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
Supporters of the Big Three bailout contend that Lehman Brothers’ failure shows that there can be unanticipated consequences of allowing a major company to go under.
Major Issue in Big 3 Aid Is Final Cost
By BILL VLASIC
A comprehensive bailout could cost as much as $125 billion, and even the auto companies themselves are hard pressed to dispute that figure.
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| BUSINESS |
Back at Junk Value, Recyclables Are Piling Up
By MATT RICHTEL and KATE GALBRAITH
The economic downturn has decimated the market for recycled materials, leaving more material headed for landfills.
THE EVIDENCE GAP
Weak Patchwork of Oversight Lets Bad Hospitals Stay Open
By ALEX BERENSON
Closing hospitals can be very difficult, even when there is evidence they are providing costly and below-average care.
In String of Bad News, Omens of a Long Recession
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
This recession, which officially began in December 2007, now appears virtually certain to be the longest downturn — and possibly most severe — since the end of World War II.
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LINK BY LINK
The Freedoms That Technologies Help Bring
By NOAM COHEN
The Egyptian government has demanded that Apple disable the phone’s global-positioning system, arguing that GPS is a military prerogative.
Storefronts in Virtual Worlds Bringing in Real Money
By STEFANIE OLSEN
So far, the deepening recession has not slowed sales of virtual goods, which executives attribute to people spending more time at home.
Journalists Are a Chatty Bunch, as CNN Finds Out on Twitter
By BRIAN STELTER
At a meeting last week, one journalist shared the framework of CNN’s plans for a news wire service in real time on the social messaging Web site Twitter.
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| SPORTS |
49ERS 24, JETS 14
Another Failed Trip West, and a Tie for First in the East
By GREG BISHOP
The Jets fell to 8-5 with the defeat, and into a tie with Miami and New England for first place in the American Football Conference East.
EAGLES 20, GIANTS 14
Giants Discover New Distraction: Losing
By JOE LAPOINTE
The defeat ended a seven-game winning streak for the Giants and was their first loss at home this season.
STEELERS 20, COWBOYS 13
On Frozen Day, Steelers’ Offense Thaws Just Enough
By JUDY BATTISTA
With one sweeping fourth-quarter drive and one stunning interception the Steelers rallied from a 10-point deficit and swiped a victory from under the Cowboys.
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THEATER REVIEW | 'SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW'
When They Send in These Clowns, Every Day Is a Snow Day
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
If I were charged with the entertainment of children under 10 and had a Broadway budget at my disposal, this would be the show I’d favor.
DANCE REVIEW | ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER
A Simple Story With a Complicated Greek Chorus
By ALASTAIR MACAULAY
The stars of “Go in Grace” — a new dance piece created for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater — are its musicians, the six female singers of the a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock.
Here’s How to Rescue a Museum at the Brink
By ROBERTA SMITH
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles needs to raise roughly $25 million and embrace a new strategy to stabilize itself. And it can do it.
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| NEW YORK/REGION |
A Problem Rises to the Surface in Greenpoint
By MIREYA NAVARRO
Toxic gases may be rising into homes in Brooklyn, a legacy of dry-cleaning plants and manufacturers.
THE EVIDENCE GAP
Weak Patchwork of Oversight Lets Bad Hospitals Stay Open
By ALEX BERENSON
Closing hospitals can be very difficult, even when there is evidence they are providing costly and below-average care.
Experts Say Injuries and Intent Are Main Issues in Police Assault Case
By CARA BUCKLEY and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM
Legal experts said the case of Michael Mineo, who says he was sodomized with a baton, will hinge on the extent and nature of his injuries and the intent of the officers who might have caused them.
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‘Meet the Press’ Changes, and Hopes Its Rank Won’t
By BILL CARTER
As David Gregory assumes the leadership of “Meet the Press,” NBC’s competitors have the chance to alter the dynamics of Sunday morning talk.
Tribune Co. Could Be Flirting With Bankruptcy
By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED
The Tribune Company is trying to negotiate new terms with its creditors and has hired advisers for a possible bankruptcy filing, according to people briefed on the matter.
ADVERTISING
With Trouble in Detroit, Madison Avenue Cringes
By STUART ELLIOTT
As agency executives begin to issue forecasts for ad spending in 2009, several say they intend to revise their estimates downward because of the deteriorating condition of the auto business.
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| EDITORIALS |
Tortured Justice
The extent of the damage done by the Bush administration to American civil liberties will be told in part by the outcome of two cases in federal court.
State of Fear
A federal appointment could mean that Arizona will loose its most powerful voice of reason in a state that continues to hatch some of cruelest ideas for getting tough on immigrants.
Even Worse for Teens
Any plan that President-elect Barack Obama is devising to put millions of unemployed Americans back to work must include a provision for youthful workers.
Save the Bluefin
Preserving the bluefin tuna species requires sharply reduced quotas or, better, a moratorium on tuna fishing.
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OP-ED COLUMNIST
Small Isn’t Beautiful
By WILLIAM KRISTOL
Given recent history, the right should think twice before charging into battle against Barack Obama under the banner of “small-government conservatism.”
OP-ED COLUMNIST
Paris vs. Havana
By Roger Cohen
What Havana has been able to preserve in its crumbling architecture, thanks to socialist economic disaster, is that very pungent texture Paris has lost to modernity.
Trouble in the Other Middle East
By ROBERT D. KAPLAN
No longer can South Asia be viewed as a region distinct from the Middle East. Now there is only one long continuum, with every crisis from the Mediterranean to the Burma interlinked.
They Hate Us — and India Is Us
By PATRICK FRENCH
The attacks in Mumbai were committed not of social and political failings, but because India is everything the terrorists hate: democratic, multi-religious, and pro-American.
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