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Obama Assails G.O.P. for Blocking Benefits Bill The New York Times | WASHINGTON — President Obama called on Congress on Monday to pass an extension of unemployment benefits, and leveled a sharp critique against Republican senators who have stopped passage of a bill that would give some relief to out-of-work Americans. Blog | The Caucus | The latest on Preside...
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ADL: California had 275 anti-Semitic incidents, most in nation, in 2009 Star Tribune | LOS ANGELES - California had the country's highest number of anti-Semitic assaults, harassment and vandalism incidents last year, the Anti-Defamation League said Tuesday. | In its annual survey, the ADL identified 275 events in the country's most p...
Nathan Quinones Dies at 79; Led New York City Schools The New York Times | Nathan Quinones, who as the chancellor of the New York City school system in the mid-1980s pushed to reduce dropout rates and institute tougher achievement standards but who resigned six months before the end of his term in the face of public press...
Clues Shift Attention in S.I. Fire to Mother The New York Times | What we’re reading this morning: | The conclusion came just hours after firefighters pulled the bodies of a mother and her four children from a charred house on Staten Island: that the oldest of the children, a 14-year-old boy, had deliberate...
Fraternity of the Wired Works in the Wee Hours Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | NEW YORK -- After college, most people do their best to avoid having to pull any more all-nighters. But for some, even after graduation, the wee hours of the morning are the most productive. | That is what led Amber Lambke and Allan Grinshtein to s...
The Accidental Giant of Higher Education The New York Times | NANCY L. ZIMPHER, the new chancellor of the State University of New York, is a woman with a plan. From 1998 to 2003, when she was chancellor of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, it was “The Milwaukee Plan.” From 2003 to May 2009, ...
Museum and Gallery Listings The New York Times | Art Blog | ArtsBeat | The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the discussion. More Arts News | Museums and galleries are in Manhattan unless otherwise noted. Full reviews of re...
Mixed Feelings as Rodriguez Nears 600 The New York Times | On Aug. 11, 2001, Mark McGwire extended his Popeye forearms for a fastball from the Mets’ Glendon Rusch at Shea Stadium. He ripped the pitch 390 feet, out near the home bullpen and altered baseball history forever. Barton Silverman/The New Yo...
Target takes Manhattan Star Tribune | NEW YORK | Along the gritty streets of Spanish Harlem, shoppers comb through racks of clothes on sidewalks, stop into places like El Aguila for overstuffed burritos and pick up freshly sliced melons from sidewalk vendors. | In recent days, the icon...
Jury Deliberation Begins in Blagojevich Trial The New York Times | CHICAGO — Jurors on Wednesday began deliberating the fate of Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois who was impeached and ousted from office and now faces 24 counts in a federal corruption trial. Related | Times Topic: Rod R. Blagojevich | Among the accusations against Mr. Blagojevich, a Democrat who had once envisioned himself...
An Unexpected Drop in U.S. Durable Goods The New York Times | WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to United States factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell broadly in June as the fragile recovery continued to slow. | The Commerce Department said Wednesday that dropped 1 percent in June. It is the second monthly decline and the largest drop since August 2009. | Orders for commercial aircraft were down by ...