Afternoon Update: Leak of C.I.A. Officer's Name Is Sign of Rift With Pakistan

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May 09, 2011 Afternoon Update

TOP NEWS Leak of C.I.A. Officer's Name Is Sign of Rift With Pakistan By JANE PERLEZ The publication of the name of the C.I.A. station chief in Islamabad appeared to be a deliberate effort to complicate the work of the American spy agency after the Bin Laden raid. Hundreds Reported Arrested as Syria's Crackdown Widens By THE NEW YORK TIMES Syrian forces were going house to house across the country, rights groups said, in a sign of a growing effort to crush unrest. Evacuations in Memphis as River Nears Crest By JUDITH TACKETT Officials are warning residents in low-lying areas to leave, as the Mississippi River approached a crest. Life and the Cosmos, Word by Painstaking Word By CLAUDIA DREIFUS In a rare interview, the physicist Stephen Hawking discusses his work, aliens and living with A.L.S. City Room | The Day CUNY Tries to Recover From Kushner Stumble By CLYDE HABERMAN Belatedly, the trustees want to undo the damage caused by their decision to block an honorary degree. • NYTimes.com Home Page »

Multimedia Video: TimesCast The rift between the U.S. and Pakistan escalates, as American officials blame Pakistan for releasing the name of the C.I.A. station chief in Islamabad to Pakistani news media. Opinion Opinionator The Kushner Flap: Much Ado About Nothing Denying the playwright an honorary degree may have been a dumb idea, but it is not a violation of academic freedom.

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