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02 Nov 2009 03:38
Monday, November 2, 2009 6:18 AM ET
News Analysis
With Karzai, U.S. Faces Weak Partner in Time of War
By DAVID E. SANGER
After Abdullah Abdullah’s withdrawal from the Afghan runoff, President Obama faces the challenge of enabling President Hamid Karzai to regain enough legitimacy to help the U.S. with the war.
Democrats Strive to Hold Governor Posts in Two States
By DAVID W. CHEN and DAVID M. HALBFINGER
President Obama’s rally in New Jersey for Gov. Jon S. Corzine underscored the White House’s resolve to stave off defeat. Virginia voters will also choose a new governor.
Driven to Distraction
When Texting Kills, Britain Offers Path to Prison
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Britain has become one of the more aggressive countries in attacking the use of cellphones while driving.
Neil Simon Flop May Be a Case of the Missing ‘Wow’
By PATRICK HEALY
What went wrong with “Brighton Beach Memoirs” is a case study in success and failure on Broadway today.
Steve Forrest for The New York Times
A Tweet Unleashes Vitriol on a User
By SARAH LYALL
Attacks and counterattacks after a criticism of Stephen Fry of Britain were examples of how Twitter reinforces the tendency of adults to behave like high school students.
Explosion Targets Military in Pakistan
By SALMAN MASOOD 18 minutes ago
An explosion Monday morning in a commercial district in Rawalpindi killed at least 30 people and apparently targeted military personnel, officials said.
Yankees 7, Phillies 4
Yankees Pull Away in the Ninth and in Series
By TYLER KEPNER
A two-out, three-run, ninth-inning rally gave the Yankees a three-games-to-one lead in the World Series.
Three’s Company
The third-party candidates have added substance to the New Jersey and New York races. It’s a shame that this doesn’t happen more often, writes Ross Douthat.
Interactive Feature: Faces at the Finish
The joy and pain of 26.2 miles on the faces of the runners who finished the race Sunday.
Weekend Highlights
Magazine
How Afghanistan might be Vietnam — and Obama the real Kennedy.
Sunday Styles
Smirk all you want at wedding bands. These ex-indie rockers are having the last laugh. |
VideoRaj Rajaratnam Bucks Wall Street Stereotypes
The insider trading case and the man himself are more complex than they seem.
By Design: Not New, but Improved
A big step forward in product design simply involves using better materials, writes Allison Arieff.
Editorial Notebook
The emotional realism in Chuck Berry’s “Memphis, Tennessee” has been haunting me, writes Verlyn Klinkenborg.
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