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 September 26, 2011 Afternoon Update |
 TOP NEWSSlump Alters Jobless Map in U.S., With South Hit HardBy MICHAEL COOPERThe South, which entered the recession with the lowest jobless rate in the nation, is struggling with some of the highest rates, according to recent data. Senate to Vote on Spending Bill, With Support UncertainBy JENNIFER STEINHAUERThe Senate is scheduled to vote later on Monday on a short-term spending program backed by Democrats, but it was not clear if it would pass. Sentencing Shift Gives New Leverage to ProsecutorsBy RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.Empowered by years of tough sentencing-law changes in state legislatures and Congress, prosecutors have more muscle to extract guilty pleas from defendants and avoid trial. Europe Attempting Stronger Response to Debt CrisisBy JACK EWING AND STEPHEN CASTLEFinancial markets are clearly eager for a plan that would isolate Greece's problems from the rest of the Continent and ensure that Italy and Spain do not also fall victim. In Mideast Riddle, Turkey Offers Itself as an AnswerBy ANTHONY SHADIDTurkish officials are assertively laying out a policy for the realignment of power in the region, with Istanbul anchoring a new era of political stability and economic integration. |
U.S.Opinion |
BUSINESSHoping for the Next Big Show, TV Ups the AnteBy BRIAN STELTERThe combination of time and money that goes into television shows is starting to resemble the effort that goes into movies. Wall Street Rebounds on Europe HopesBy JOSHUA BRUSTEINTraders were responding to reports that suggested German and French officials were developing plans to confront the Continent's fiscal crisis. S.E.C. Weighs Action Against Standard & Poor'sBy LOUISE STORYThe federal agency is considering recommending civil legal action against the company over its rating of a 2007 mortgage security. Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Back SharesBy DEALBOOKSome of Berkshire Hathaway's $43 billion cash hoard, usually intended for acquisitions, will be used to bolster the flagging shares of Warren E. Buffett's company. Netflix Secures Streaming Deal With DreamWorksBy BROOKS BARNES and BRIAN STELTERThe companies said it is the first time a major Hollywood company has picked Web streaming over pay television. |
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