الخميس، 14 أبريل 2011

Afternoon Update: House Passes Compromise Budget Bill

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TOP NEWS

House Passes Compromise Budget Bill

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER

The House passed legislation on Thursday to finance the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year, with 59 Republicans and more than half of the Democrats voting against the bill.

Libyan Conflict Highlights Strains in NATO

By STEVEN LEE MYERS and JUDY DEMPSEY

Diplomats wrestled with the conflict in Libya on several fronts on Thursday as differences over NATO's bombing campaign and arming the rebels spread fresh discord.

Official in Charge of Air Traffic Control Resigns

By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS

The F.A.A. official's resignation came after several cases of controllers found sleeping as airplanes landed.

Magazine Preview

Do Cellphones Cause Brain Cancer?

By SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE

Yes, no, maybe - the answer seems to change with every new study. Finding the definitive solution turns out to be a science in itself.

A Testy Bloomberg Emerges in Discrimination Case

By DAVID W. CHEN

In 2009, when questioned in a class-action lawsuit over maternity leave, the mayor was at times sarcastic.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast

The Times's Gretchen Morgensen and Louise Story explore why no participants in the financial crisis have been prosecuted.

Opinion

Video: Bloggingheads: Is Obama Too Reasonable?

Amy Sullivan, left, of Time and Katherine Mangu-Ward of Reason debate President Obama's budget deal.

BUSINESS

Resistance to Jaitapur Nuclear Plant Grows in India

By VIKAS BAJAJ

As a nuclear disaster unfolds in distant Japan, a growing number of Indian scientists, academics and others have expressed concern about plans for a coastal nuclear plant.

News Analysis

As Deficit Debate Begins in U.S., Less-Than-Promising Results in Britain

By LANDON THOMAS Jr.

At the center of both experiences is the question of whether harsh spending cuts will save or sunder an economic recovery.

In Financial Crisis, No Prosecutions of Top Figures

By GRETCHEN MORGENSON and LOUISE STORY

Several years after the financial crisis, no senior executives of major financial institutions have been charged, and a collective government effort has not emerged.

BP Tells Shareholders of Efforts to End Rosneft Rift

By JULIA WERDIGIER

The BP chief executive, Robert W. Dudley, played down the severity of the dispute, saying the company's relationship with its TNK-BP partners was "noisy" but not "dysfunctional."

Bucks Blog

Plan Cuts Reverse-Mortgage Counseling

By ANN CARRNS

Federal budget deal cuts funds for reverse-mortgage counseling.

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