Afternoon Update: Adding Jobs, but Not Many, U.S. Economy Seems to Idle

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October 7, 2011 Afternoon Update

TOP NEWS Adding Jobs, but Not Many, U.S. Economy Seems to Idle By MOTOKO RICH American employers added 103,000 jobs in September, the Labor Department said Friday, indicating that the economy is at least not weakening. The jobless rate held steady at 9.1 percent. Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Three Activist Women By ALAN COWELL, LAURA KASINOF and ADAM NOSSITER Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, her compatriot Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman of Yemen were recognized for their nonviolent activism. The Lede: Arab Activists Celebrate Yemeni's Nobel Prize Calls for Release of Chinese Nobel Laureate 7:51 AM ET In Mulling the Bailout Plan, Slovakia Loses Its Enthusiasm for the Euro By NICHOLAS KULISH Bailouts for Greece and other European countries have touched a nerve in Slovakia, which is threatening to derail a rescue plan. Europe Seems to Agree on Recapitalizing Banks, but How? Tracking Europe's Debt Crisis How Do You Move a 340-Ton Artwork? Very Carefully By ADAM NAGOURNEY A 340-ton boulder will take a very slow road to be part of an outdoor installation at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Photo Slide Show: A Boulder's Journey From Here to There A Judge's Education, a Sentence at a Time By BENJAMIN WEISER It has been largely anonymous defendants whose cases have helped to shape Judge Denny Chin's thinking about how to balance punishment and rehabilitation, deterrence and compassion. • NYTimes.com Home Page »

U.S. Video: The Caucus | Focus on Foreign Policy Oct. 7, 2011 - With the economy still at the forefront, Republican candidates are focusing on foreign and defense issues. Also, Mitt Romney attracts new donors as the field settles. Opinion Op-Ed Contributor Occupied Wall Street, Seen From Abroad By ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER Why is the Mideast taking Occupy Wall Street more seriously than Midtown?

BUSINESS Where the Post Office Is the Town's Heart, Fear of Closings By STEVEN GREENHOUSE The deficit-plagued Postal Service has warned 3,700 communities, most rural, that it may shutter the post offices that many residents rely on to pick up their mail and keep up with area news. Stocks Mixed After Jobs Report By JOSHUA BRUSTEIN Wall Street shares edged sideways Friday after the U.S. Labor Department said the economy added 103,000 jobs in September. News Analysis Europe Seems to Agree on Recapitalizing Banks - but How? By JACK EWING AND STEPHEN CASTLE France wants to draw on the European bailout fund to rebuild bank capital. German leaders think national governments should take the lead. DealBook Moody's Downgrades 12 British Banks By DAVID JOLLY Moody's Investors Service on Friday downgraded its ratings on Lloyds TSB Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland and 10 other British banks, saying the government was less likely to provide support for the institutions in the event of failure. Media Decoder Blog Disney's Iger to Step Down in 2015 By BROOKS BARNES The company's chief executive, Robert A. Iger, has signed a contract to stay on in that job until March 2015, then leave the company completely in June of 2016. • More Business News »

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