الأربعاء، 6 يوليو 2011

Afternoon Update: Pressure Rises on Cameron as Hacking Draws Wide Outcry

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Pressure Rises on Cameron as Hacking Draws Wide Outcry

By SARAH LYALL and ALAN COWELL

Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain resisted calls for an immediate inquiry into British tabloid practices, and Rupert Murdoch responded to the scandal for the first time.

Better Lives for Mexicans Cut the Allure of Going North

By DAMIEN CAVE

Economic, demographic and social changes in Mexico are suppressing illegal immigration as much as the poor economy or legal crackdowns in the United States.

Body Bombs Added to America's Air Security Concerns

By BRIAN KNOWLTON and NICOLA CLARK

Intelligence suggests that terrorists might be considering surgically implanted explosives, an American official said.

Only 4 Fliers for Last Shuttle Launch

By KENNETH CHANG

With no spare spacecraft available to rescue the astronauts if something goes wrong, NASA is sending four people, rather than the usual six or seven.

The Caucus

Obama Takes Questions From His Tweeps

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR

Twitter users for the first time had a chance to use 140-character musings to ask questions of the president.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast

Britain's phone-hacking scandal; Dominique Strauss-Kahn's lawyers meet with prosecutors; and Roger Clemens's trial begins.

Opinion

Opinionator

Mark Bittman: Banned From the Barn

Even without state gag laws on the books, farms are doing a pretty good job of shutting out reporters all on their own.

BUSINESS

As Plastic Reigns, the Treasury Slows Its Printing Presses

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM

Production of most paper cash fell markedly last year, as credit cards remained entrenched and paper bills were lasting much longer.

European Bankers Meet to Refine Greek Debt Plan

By JACK EWING and LIZ ALDERMAN

Bankers and government officials continued to push to get banks to contribute to Greek debt relief, despite opposition from the European Central Bank.

China Raises Interest Rates

By BETTINA WASSENER

It is the latest in a series of moves aimed at cooling the pace of economic growth and the steep price rises that have accompanied expansion.

U.S. and Mexico Sign Trucking Agreement

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM

The tariff deal implements a key provision of the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement after 17 years of bickering.

Media Decoder Blog

CNN Cancels Eliot Spitzer's Show

By BRIAN STELTER

CNN on Wednesday cancelled 'In the Arena,' Eliot Spitzer's 8 p.m. political talk show.

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