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December 8, 2011 Afternoon Update |
TOP NEWSPutin Says Clinton Incited Protests Over Russian VoteBy DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and STEVEN LEE MYERSPrime Minister Vladimir V. Putin on Thursday said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's criticism of recent parliamentary elections encouraged subsequent opposition protests. Obama Backs Limit on Morning-After Pill for Young TeenagersBy MARK LANDLERThe president said he thought most parents would agree with the Health and Human Services secretary that the contraceptive should not available to young teenagers over the counter. European Central Bank Moves to Head Off Credit CrunchBy JACK EWINGThe central bank cut its main interest rate and will expand emergency funding to cash-starved banks. But the president, Mario Draghi, quashed hopes that the bank might buy more government bonds.
The Lede BlogTwo Dead in Shooting on Virginia Tech CampusBy SABRINA TAVERNISE and J. DAVID GOODMANThe reports of gunshots immediately recalled the April 16, 2007, campus shooting that killed 32 people and wounded dozens of others. Iran Shows U.S. Drone on TV, and Lodges a ProtestBy RICK GLADSTONEIran state television displays what it describes as the RQ-170 spy sentinel drone that was found in Iranian territory last week. |
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BUSINESSG.M. Chief, Blunt Outsider, Shakes Up Staid GiantBy BILL VLASICAfter 15 months in the position, Daniel Akerson, the chief executive of General Motors, has aggressively confronted a federal inquiry on the hybrid Volt and other issues. Markets Lower Ahead of European SummitBy CHRISTINE HAUSERStocks dipped after the head of the European Central Bank indicated he was cautious about future bond purchases after the bank cut its main interest rate. DealBookStress Test Reveals European Banks Need More CapitalBy LIZ ALDERMANEuropean regulators told many of the region's biggest banks, including Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank, to raise more capital, as signs mount that the European sovereign debt crisis may worsen. Senate Blocks Obama Choice for Consumer PanelBy JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr.Republicans who opposed the creation of the agency prevented Democrats from advancing the nomination of Richard Cordray, in a challenge to one of the administration's main responses to the financial crisis. DealBookLive Blog: House Panel Hearing on MF GlobalBy ERIC OWLESJon S. Corzine, the former chief of MF Global, is set to appear before the House Agriculture Committee to answer questions about the collapse of his brokerage firm. The panel began at 9:30 A.M. |
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