الثلاثاء، 28 يونيو 2011

Afternoon Update: Kabul Hotel Is Attacked by Several Suicide Bombers

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Kabul Hotel Is Attacked by Several Suicide Bombers

By ALISSA J. RUBIN

A Western security official said that early reports indicated as many as six suicide bombers at the Intercontinental Hotel, and that 10 people had been killed in the attack.

Obama Adviser Defends Libya Policy to Senate

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER

The legal adviser to the State Department said in testimony that the Obama administration might have been better served if it had consulted more closely with Congress about Libya.

Two-Day Strike in Greece Ahead of Austerity Vote

By RACHEL DONADIO and NIKI KITSANTONIS

Greeks went on a general strike a day before a vote on austerity measures deemed critical to unlocking financial help.

First Amendment Dominates Court's Latest Term

By ADAM LIPTAK

The court continued its work on two signature projects of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.: defending free speech and curbing big lawsuits.

France's Lagarde Named New Head of I.M.F.

By LIZ ALDERMAN

The French finance minister, Christine Lagarde, was named Tuesday after an endorsement from the United States.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast

The police clash with demonstrators in Athens; a media frenzy surrounds a flotilla headed to Gaza; and President Obama's relationship with Wall Street campaign donors.

Opinion

Op-Ed Contributor

No Trash, No Crash

The Federal Aviation Administration never should have approved a project to build a garbage transfer facility, which is likely to attract birds, near La Guardia Airport.

BUSINESS

Google Introduces Facebook Competitor, Emphasizing Privacy

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

The new service is designed to make it easy to share with groups, instead of all of one's friends or the entire Web.

Prescriptions Blog

Cancer Survivors Appeal to F.D.A. Over Avastin

By ANDREW POLLACK

The Food and Drug Administration is holding a two-day hearing during which Genentech is appealing the agency's recommendation to withdraw the use of Avastin for breast cancer.

DealBook

Banks Bullish on LinkedIn

By EVELYN M. RUSLI

In research notes released on Tuesday, JPMorgan, UBS, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Merrill Lynch all initiated coverage on the professional social networking site, with optimistic ratings and price targets.

DealBook

Madoff Says He's a 'Human Pinata'

By DEALBOOK

In two articles in The New York Times, Bernard L. Madoff, the convicted fraudster, laments his 150-year sentence and Judge Denny Chin explains it.

Tokyo Electric Power Defeats Shareholders' Efforts to Exit Nuclear Business

By HIROKO TABUCHI

Despite the hostility of a rowdy crowd, the operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant beat a motion that would have forced the company to abandon its nuclear program.

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