الاثنين، 21 نوفمبر 2011

Afternoon Update: Egypt's Civilian Government Submits Offer to Resign

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Egypt's Civilian Government Submits Offer to Resign

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and LIAM STACK

After three days of increasingly violent demonstrations, Egypt's interim civilian government submitted its resignation to the country's ruling military council.

Death of Deficit Deal Opens Up New Campaign of Blame

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and HELENE COOPER

As the deficit committee met for what appeared to be the last time, Republican presidential candidates framed its failure as a lack of leadership by President Obama.

Suspect in New York Bomb Plot Left an Online Trail

By JAMES BARRON and JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN

Jose Pimentel, accused of plotting to set off bombs in New York, praised Osama bin Laden on his blog and cited bomb-making articles from Al Qaeda's magazine.

A Hard Turn: Steering Away From Bad Diets

By ABBY ELLIN

Beset by insurance costs and desperate to make ensure that drivers pass health tests, trucking companies and industry groups are working to persuade them to change their habits.

Campus Police Chief Put on Leave in Pepper Spray Incident

By BRIAN STELTER

The chancellor at the University of California, Davis, asks the district attorney to investigate campus police tactics after officers pepper sprayed seated protesters.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast | November 18, 2011

Steps toward liberalization in Myanmar lead to a planned United States visit; tens of thousands of Islamists protest Egypt's military; and this week in the 2012 Republican presidential race.

Opinion

Room for Debate

Should Candidates Have to Pass a Civics Test?

The federal government requires applicants for certain civil service jobs to take a written exam. The same holds true for the foreign service.

BUSINESS

Wall St. Slides on Pessimism Over Europe and Deficit

By CHRISTINE HAUSER and DAVID JOLLY

Euro zone markets were also weighed down by a warning from Moody's that France would have to fight to retain its top rating.

Greenberg Sues U.S. Over A.I.G. Takeover

By GRETCHEN MORGENSON

Maurice R. Greenberg, the former chief of A.I.G., contends that the takeover of the insurer in the fall of 2008 was improper and that the Fed breached its duty to A.I.G. shareholders.

DealBook

MF Global Trustee Says Shortfall Could Exceed $1.2 Billion

By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED and BEN PROTESS

The court-appointed trustee overseeing the liquidation of MF Global's brokerage now estimates that the shortfall in the firm's customer funds could be more than $1.2 billion - double previous estimates.

China Bends to U.S. Complaint on Solar Panels but Plans Retaliation

By KEITH BRADSHER

Preparations to redesign supply chains, and then retaliate against U.S. exports, come after the U.S. Department of Commerce opened an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy case.

DealBook

Gilead to Buy Pharmasset for $11 Billion

By ANDREW POLLACK and MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED

Under the terms of the deal, Gilead Sciences will pay $137 a share in cash for Pharmasset, 89 percent above its closing share price on Friday.

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