الثلاثاء، 5 أبريل 2011

Afternoon Update: Budget Stances Harden as Deadline Nears for Shutdown

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Budget Stances Harden as Deadline Nears for Shutdown

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and CARL HULSE

After talks with leaders of Congress failed to yield a budget deal, President Obama said there was "no excuse" for the impasse, while Republican leaders widened their push for deep spending cuts.

France in Talks on Surrender of Ivory Coast Strongman

By ADAM NOSSITER and SCOTT SAYARE

France said it was negotiating the surrender of Laurent Gbagbo a day after it joined the United Nations in striking his residence.

Supreme Court Issues Stay of Execution

By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS

Cleve Foster, who was scheduled to be executed Tuesday, was granted a reprieve while the court examines the case.

Boeing Says It Didn't Expect Cracks in 737s So Soon

By CHRISTINE HAUSER, JAD MOUAWAD and CHRISTOPHER DREW

Boeing said it had projected a longer lifespan for the skin and the supporting joints and was surprised serious cracks developed on a Southwest Airlines plane.

Under Heavy Assault, Libyan Rebels Flee Brega

By C. J. CHIVERS and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

Forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi battered rebel fighters on the road outside a strategic oil town Tuesday.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast

The Times's Sheryl Gay Stolberg reports on the mechanics of a government shutdown.

Opinion

Opinionator

Talking to No Purpose

Ritual, if empty, conversation has its time and place, and it's often during halftime.

BUSINESS
DealBook

Diamond Foods and Pringles to Merge

By DEALBOOK

Diamond Foods will merge with Pringles, a unit of Procter & Gamble, in a deal valued at $2.35 billion.

Portugal Hit With New Downgrade

By MATTHEW SALTMARSH

Moody's Investors Service warned that the country's next government would have to turn to its European partners for aid "as a matter of urgency."

A Euro Scam That Unfolded at a Snail's Pace

By JACK EWING

German prosecutors have arrested six men in one of the biggest and most unusual thefts in German history, one that defrauded the country's central bank of some $8.5 million.

Minutes Show Fed's Focus on Future of Stimulus Plan

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM

The Fed increasingly seems to be locked into its current plan in part because the health of the economy remains mixed.

Square Feet

Creating a Corporate Campus That Mirrors Facebook

By FRED A. BERNSTEIN

In renovating its new headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Facebook is going for collaborative, inclusive and just a little bit gritty.

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