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 September 30, 2011 Afternoon Update |
 TOP NEWSU.S.-Born Qaeda Leader Killed in YemenBy LAURA KASINOF, MARK MAZZETTI and ALAN COWELLAn American drone attack killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a preacher born in the United States and a leading figure in Al Qaeda's outpost in Yemen, on Friday morning, officials in Washington and Yemen confirmed. A Year On, North Korea's 'Dear Young General' Has Made His MarkBy CHOE SANG-HUNA year after Kim Jong-un made his public debut as North Korea's leader-in-waiting, scenes of the party elite bowing to him have become a staple of the country's propagandist media. Activists in Arab World Vie to Define Islamic StateBy ANTHONY SHADID and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICKMany Islamic political activists say struggles between puritanical and liberal Islamists may now be more important than their battles against secularists. Banks to Make Customers Pay Fee for Using Debit CardsBy TARA SIEGEL BERNARD and BEN PROTESSBanks are imposing new charges on their customers to make up for the revenue they expect to lose because of a cap on what they can charge merchants for debit-card transactions. Obama Charts a New Route to Re-electionBy JACKIE CALMES and MARK LANDLERWith his support among blue-collar white voters far weaker than among white-collar independents, President Obama is pinning his hopes on changing demographics in formerly Republican states. |
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BUSINESSPatricia Kluge Loses Her Fortune in the DownturnBy GERALDINE FABRIKANTThe former wife of the media magnate John Kluge is in bankruptcy after losing millions in a risky winery venture in Virginia. Austria Approves Euro Bailout FundBy NICHOLAS KULISHThe measure, supporting an expansion of the euro currency zone's bailout fund for heavily indebted countries, passed following a bruising debate in Parliament. Stocks Fall on Fresh Economic DataBy DAVID JOLLYShares dipped following disappointing data on American spending and incomes and European inflation. Troubled Poker Site May Be Bought by French EntrepreneurBy MATT RICHTELFull Tilt Poker has agreed to be bought by Groupe Bernard Tapie, which will repay customers who have not been able to withdraw their gambling money. S.E.C. Finds Problems at Credit-Rating AgenciesBy EDWARD WYATTThe Securities and Exchange Commission report said the companies repeatedly failed to follow their own procedures, but it did not identify the companies by name. |
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 September 30, 2011Books Update |
On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review 'Changó's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes' By WILLIAM KENNEDY | Best SellersBack Page EssayReading Alberto Moravia in Silvio Berlusconi's ItalyBy RACHEL DONADIOThe novelist Alberto Moravia, a 20th-century giant whose work is generally overlooked today, offers one key to unlocking the mystery of an Italy living under the shadow of Silvio Berlusconi.  CrimeCalculated MurderBy MARILYN STASIOMystery novels by Leonard Rosen, Gianrico Carofiglio, Amanda Kyle Williams, Jason Webster and D. E. Johnson.  Reading LifeThe Etiquette of AutographsBy GEOFF DYERA guide to the satisfactions, quandaries and anxieties involved in seeking an author's autograph.  Book Review PodcastFeaturing Touré on his new book, "Who's Afraid of Post Blackness?" and Maureen Dowd on film critic Roger Ebert's new memoir.  Reviews by The Times's CriticsEditor's NoteThanks for taking the time to read this e-mail. Feel free to send feedback; I enjoy hearing your opinions and will do my best to respond. Des Shoe ADVERTISEMENT  |
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September 30, 2011Movies Update |
 Cult Hits, Carnage and Even ChaplinBy MANOHLA DARGISThis year's New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center has grown, with more films and new theaters.  Movie Review | 'Take Shelter'A Splintering Psyche or Omens of Disaster?By A. O. SCOTT"Take Shelter" is a quiet, relentless exploration of the latent (and not so latent) terrors that bedevil contemporary American life. ADVERTISEMENT   Movie Review | '50/50'The Healing Powers of a Friendship When Life's Complications StrikeBy MANOHLA DARGISIn "50/50," when Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character receives a diagnosis of cancer, his pal, played by Seth Rogen, is there with support and leavening humor.  Movie Review | 'Margaret'A Teenager and a Poem in the Post-9/11 WorldBy A. O. SCOTTKenneth Lonergan's "Margaret" follows the title character, played by Anna Paquin, using a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins, "Spring and Fall."  Movie Review | 'My Joy'A Tale of Russia Haunted by Ghosts and the Living DeadBy MANOHLA DARGIS"My Joy," directed by Sergei Loznitsa, creates an air of dread that instantly settles around a young truck driver.  Movie Review | 'What's Your Number?'Mining Past Boyfriends for Husband Material (You Never Know)By STEPHEN HOLDENAs a woman in her 30s approaches "the number" (of sexual partners, which will make her unmarriageable), she takes a look back at her boyfriends.  Movie Review | 'Sarah Palin: You Betcha!'Her Mom, Her Dad and Some Former FriendsBy A. O. SCOTTThe documentary "Sarah Palin: You Betcha!" takes a look at the former governor of Alaska.  Movie Review | 'Benda Bilili!'Rising From the Streets, a Band and SpiritsBy DAVID DeWITTThe documentary "Benda Bilili!" tells the story of a band, most of whose members are disabled from polio, that rose from poverty in Congo to become an international sensation.  Movie Review | 'Tucker and Dale vs. Evil'Stay Away From Those Creepy LocalsBy NEIL GENZLINGERA little misunderstanding results in a lot of comical gore in Eli Craig's feature debut, "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil." News & Features Arts & LeisureA Grittier Soul, but a Remake Fans Will RecognizeBy JULIE BLOOMThe creators of the "Footloose" remake, which opens in theaters on Oct. 14, have undertaken the challenge of introducing a dance movie for a new generation.  David Zelag Goodman, Far-Ranging Screenwriter, Dies at 81By DANIEL E. SLOTNIKThe prolific screenwriter helped Sam Peckinpah write "Straw Dogs" and was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the romantic comedy "Lovers and Other Strangers."  Arts & LeisureYour Worst Nightmare? Not AnymoreBy DAVE ITZKOFFWith "The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)," the Dutch filmmaker Tom Six adds segments to the first movie, a horror film about people surgically attached to one another. DVD The West, When It Was Still WildBy DAVE KEHR"Treasures 5: The West, 1898-1938," a new set of DVDs, goes far beyond cowboy movies to encompass commercially sponsored work and actuality films. ADVERTISEMENT  | Photos & Video |
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