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U.S. Presses Pakistan to Help India in Attack Inquiry

NYT > Home Page — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:59:48 GMT

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in New Delhi seeking to calm tension between India and Pakistan.

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French Bid Disrupts Buffett Offer for U.S. Utility

NYT > Business — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:59:17 GMT

Electricité de France has offered $4.5 billion for half of Constellation Energy’s nuclear power unit, a deal that could scuttle a takeover by Warren E. Buffett....(read more)

City Room: Bus-Fare Evasion and Gandhi

NYT > Home Page — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:58:55 GMT

New York City bus drivers have been given contradictory instructions on how to deal with fare evaders and belligerent passengers.

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Bits: Why Twitter Turned Down Facebook

NYT > Home Page — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:58:54 GMT

Ev Williams, chief executive of Twitter, explains why he rejected a buyout offer from Facebook and discusses the future of the microblogging service.

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Dot Earth: Hummer Fans Cheer $1.81 Gas

NYT > Home Page — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:58:53 GMT

Hummer fans unfazed by economics, thrilled by dropping gas prices.

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Afghanistan Says It Will Sign Cluster Bomb Treaty

NYT > Home Page — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:58:19 GMT

In a surprising reversal, the government of Afghanistan agreed to sign a treaty that the U.S. has rejected.

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China to Shun West’s Finance Sector

NYT > Home Page — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:58:19 GMT

The chairman of China’s sovereign wealth fund said that China had no plans for more investments in Western financial institutions, nor did it have any plans to “save” the world through economic policies.

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Sharp Slowdown in Services Sector in November

NYT > Business — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:57:18 GMT

In another report, worker productivity slowed in the summer while wage pressures increased....(read more)

Morning Rounds: Industry v. Reform, School Lunches and Toxic Incinerators

NYT > Health — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:35:30 GMT

Health news from around the Web.

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Even in Michigan, Not Everyone Wants a Lifeline

NYT > Business — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:21:09 GMT

Many people in Michigan said in interviews that they could no longer see why the Big Three should be singled out for rescue....(read more)

Stocks Slip on Latest Signs of Slowdown

NYT > Home Page — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:09:43 GMT

Wall Street was lower in early trading as investors took in a report that showed that productivity had slowed in the third quarter.

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The Evidence Gap: British Balance Gain Against the Cost of the Latest Drugs

NYT > Health — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:03:27 GMT

Skyrocketing health care prices have led other countries to follow Britain’s example by asking how much life is worth....(read more)

Harvard’s Endowment Takes an $8 Billion Hit

NYT > Business — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:55:10 GMT

The university’s endowment, the largest in the nation, has lost about 22 percent of its value as its U.S. and foreign stock portfolios have taken hits, school officials said....(read more)

Film Cited in Request to Dismiss Polanski Case

NYT > Home Page — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:29:11 GMT

Lawyers for Roman Polanski asked a judge to dismiss the case against him based on claims of judicial wrong-doing revealed in a documentary film....(read more)

Shares Slip in Europe; Asian Markets Are Mixed

NYT > Business — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:14:51 GMT

Stocks fell Wednesday in Europe, after a mixed session in Asia, as a leading technology company issued a dire warning about the business outlook.

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