TOP NEWSIn Slap at Syria, Turkey Shelters Anti-Assad FightersBy LIAM STACK
Once one of Syria's closest allies, Turkey is hosting an armed opposition group waging an insurgency against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
Obama Backers Tied to Lobbies Raise MillionsBy ERIC LICHTBLAU
Despite a pledge not to take money from lobbyists, President Obama is relying on fund-raisers who are involved in lobbying for Washington consulting shops or private companies.
U.S. Economy Picks Up Pace, Averting a StallBy SHAILA DEWAN
Gross domestic product grew at a 2.5 percent annual rate in the third quarter, an improvement but not enough to recover ground lost during the recession.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"It ain't brilliant, but at least it's heading in the right direction."
IAN SHEPHERDSON, an economist, on economic growth in the last quarter.
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WORLDCalling Bankers' Bluff, Merkel Got Europe a Debt PlanBy STEVEN ERLANGER and STEPHEN CASTLE
In the end, it was Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France against the European banking establishment - and the bankers blinked.
German Leader Seizes Initiative and Confounds Her CriticsBy NICHOLAS KULISH
Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany, appeared to defy her detractors as she helped lead the nations of the euro currency zone to the most comprehensive deal yet.
U.N. Votes to End Foreign Intervention in LibyaBy RICK GLADSTONE
A unanimous vote by the United Nations Security Council terminates the basis for NATO military action against the defeated military of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and lifts other sanctions in Libya.
U.S.Economy Alters How Americans Are MovingBy JENNIFER MEDINA and SABRINA TAVERNISE
Uncertainty about home sales and jobs has kept millions of Americans in place, and upended a decades-long migration from the snowy North to the sunny South.
Critics See 'Chilling Effect' in Alabama Immigration LawBy CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
The schools provision of the immigration law is a first step in a larger strategy to topple a 29-year-old Supreme Court ruling that all children in the United States are guaranteed an education.
Outrage Over Veteran Injured at 'Occupy' ProtestBy JESSE McKINLEY and MALIA WOLLAN
The wounding of Scott Olsen, an Iraq war veteran, in a clash with the police in Oakland, Calif., has prompted calls for solidarity among Occupy encampments around the nation.
BUSINESSNEWS ANALYSISGauging the Fallout of Another RescueBy NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and ERIC DASH
Skeptics of efforts by European officials to tackle Greece's debt burden are saying some main elements of the agreement may not be as good as they looked initially.
For Italy, Berlusconi Is a Problem but Also a SolutionBy ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has promised fellow European leaders wide-ranging changes to get Italy's economy back on track, but it is not clear that he has the political clout to enact them.
For Incoming I.B.M. Chief, Self-Confidence is RewardedBy CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
Virginia M. Rometty, who worked her way up during a 30-year career at I.B.M., is a product of the company's longstanding commitment to diversity.
SPORTSCARDINALS 10, RANGERS 9 (11 INNINGS)From Last Strike to Game 7By DAVID WALDSTEIN
In a back-and-forth Game 6, the Cardinals' David Freese hit a walk off home run against the Rangers in the bottom of the 11th inning.
Change 267 Years in Making: A Tweak in the Rules of GolfBy ADAM SCHUPAK
The R&A, golf's ruling body in much of the world, and the United States Golf Association amended nine principal regulations of the Rules of Golf, the bible of the game.
Cautious Optimism, but No Deal, as N.B.A. Talks Break for NightBy HOWARD BECK
After seven more hours of talks, officials for the league and the players union are hopeful the end to the lockout may be closer.
ARTSART REVIEWA Cosmopolitan Trove of Exotic BeautyBy HOLLAND COTTER
After eight years of renovations, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has 15 new galleries for more then 1,200 works of Islamic culture going back more than a millennium.
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOKAngry Birds, Creeping DreadBy SETH SCHIESEL
Horror has not been as important to the video game industry as it has been for Hollywood, yet the scariest games have become as terrifying as the likes of "Paranormal Activity 3."
THEATER REVIEWCan't Talk Very Good Your LanguageBy BEN BRANTLEY
In David Henry Hwang's "Chinglish," now on Broadway, an American businessman hoping to make his fortune in China goes through a maze of cultural confusion and linguistic blunders.
MOVIESMOVIE REVIEW | 'ANONYMOUS'How Could a Commoner Write Such Great Plays?By A. O. SCOTT
The premise of "Anonymous," that the plays and poems commonly attributed to William Shakespeare were actually the work of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, is hardly new.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'PUSS IN BOOTS'A Fairy Tale Mix With 9 Lives and Dozens of Egg JokesBy STEPHEN HOLDEN
"Puss in Boots" is a cheerfully chaotic jumble of fairy tale and nursery rhyme characters parachuted into a Spanish storybook setting.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'LIKE CRAZY'In This Tale of Modern Love, a Visa Stands in the Way of DesireBy MANOHLA DARGIS
"Like Crazy" is about young lovers struggling to get their lives together and what happens when immigration policies keep them apart.
EDITORIALSEDITORIALEurope Gets a Deal
Europe's leaders are only grappling with the financial symptoms of the deepening crisis, not its underlying causes.
EDITORIALThe 'Personhood' Initiative
An extreme ballot measure in Mississippi, which would define a fertilized human egg as a "person," would destroy women's reproductive rights.
EDITORIALSome Justice at Upper Big Branch
The conviction of a safety director at the Upper Big Branch mine should give momentum to Congress to pass a raft of needed safety reforms.
OP-EDOP-ED CONTRIBUTORMoving Beyond Civil RightsBy RICHARD THOMPSON FORD
Civil rights have barely made a dent in today's most severe and persistent social injustices.
OP-ED COLUMNISTThe Life ReportBy DAVID BROOKS
Readers over 70, have you taken stock of your life so far? Well, please write it down and tell us what you've learned so it can be shared with younger generations.
OP-ED COLUMNISTThe Path Not TakenBy PAUL KRUGMAN
There were alternatives to the economic doctrine that championed bank bailouts and mass suffering from the public. Look at Iceland.
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Friday 28 October 2011
INTERACTIVE FEATURE: 
Lens: Beyond the Fringe
Video: Speaking 'Chinglish'
Looking for Love in 'Like Crazy'
