الثلاثاء، 13 سبتمبر 2011

Afternoon Update: Obama Looks for Big Health Cuts, Worrying Democrats

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Obama Looks for Big Health Cuts, Worrying Democrats

By ROBERT PEAR

With President Obama expected to seek hundreds of billions of dollars in savings in Medicare and Medicaid, Democrats are objecting on both political and policy grounds.

U.S. Poverty Rate, at 15 Percent, Is the Highest Since 1993

By SABRINA TAVERNISE

A Census Bureau report also found that median household incomes declined by 2.3 percent in 2010, in a sign of the toll the economic slump has taken.

Political Memo

Leading the Pack Brings New Perils, Perry Discovers

By JEFF ZELENY

With his late entry into the race and his surge in the polls, Governor Perry has become the favored target of his rivals for the nomination.

Spain Revives Rape Case Against Saudi Prince

By RAPHAEL MINDER

Spain has reopened a sexual assault case against a prince, reviving accusations that he raped a model on a yacht in the Spanish Mediterranean in 2008.

British Hacking Inquiry to Recall James Murdoch

By ALAN COWELL and JOHN F. BURNS

A parliamentary panel investigating the phone hacking scandal said on Tuesday that it would recall James Murdoch to answer more questions about his knowledge of hacking at his father's media empire.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast

Militants attack United States and NATO targets in Kabul; Iran agrees to free jailed American hikers; and a heated Congressional race to replace Anthony D. Weiner.

Opinion

Op-Ed Contributor

Protect Our Right to Anonymity

By JEFFREY ROSEN

A court case on surveillance technology threatens Americans' expectation of anonymity in public places.

BUSINESS

Europe Scrambles to Ease Greek Debt Crisis

By STEVEN ERLANGER AND MATTHEW SALTMARSH

With diplomatic and market pressure rising, leaders of France, Germany and Greece are set to talk Wednesday.

Bits Blog

Google Introduces Long-Awaited Flight Search

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

Google introduced a tool for searching flights, using software acquired in its acquisition of ITA.

Google to Offer More Privacy for Owners of Wi-Fi Routers

By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN

Under pressure from European regulators, the company will give Wi-Fi router owners the option of excluding their devices from Google's registry, which uses the information for its location-based services.

Automakers Upbeat but Prepared for Crisis

By JACK EWING

Memories of the 2009 recession are still vivid, and carmakers learned that they must be able to quickly cut costs and production if a downturn comes.

South Korean Chaebol Under Increasing Pressure

By CHOE SANG-HUN

Family-controlled conglomerates, while increasingly successful abroad, are coming under attack at home as the gap between large and small businesses in the country grows wider.

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