الثلاثاء، 3 يناير 2012

Afternoon Update: Iowa G.O.P. to Render First Judgment on Unsettled Field

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Iowa G.O.P. to Render First Judgment on Unsettled Field

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR

With the caucuses just hours away, the Republican candidates for president hammered home their now-familiar pitches Tuesday morning.

The Caucus

Gingrich Calls Romney 'a Liar'

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR

Newt Gingrich, after a barrage of attack ads, lost his cool.

Taliban to Open Qatar Office in Step Toward Peace Talks

By MATTHEW ROSENBERG

The step was a reversal of the Taliban's longstanding public denials that it was involved or interested in any negotiations to end its insurgency in Afghanistan.

Iran Warns the United States Over Aircraft Carrier

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

The warning, by Iran's army chief, was the latest and most aggressive volley in a near-daily exchange of barbed statements between Iran and the United States.

Fed to Start Publicly Forecasting Its Rate Actions

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM

The Federal Reserve will begin to publish a forecast of its own actions, and the minutes from a recent meeting note that a "number of members" favored new steps to boost economic growth.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast | January 3, 2012

Republican candidates make their final pitches before the Iowa caucuses | It's the season of the political tourist.

Opinion

The Loyal Opposition

When Romney's Reach Exceeds His Grasp

By DAVID FIRESTONE

Why "America the Beautiful" is the wrong song for Mitt Romney to be quoting.

BUSINESS

U.S. Stocks Rally on Manufacturing Growth

By JULIE CRESWELL

A fresh report on American manufacturing in December fueled sharp gains on Wall Street on the year's first day of trading, but volumes were thin.

In Compromise, Belgian Named as Top E.C.B. Economist

By JACK EWING

The European Central Bank unexpectedly named Peter Praet, a Belgian, as its de facto chief economist, breaking a tradition of having German hard liners in the post.

German Joblessness Falls to Lowest Level in 2 Decades

By JACK EWING

With nearly half a million job openings, Germany appears likely to continue to resist the downward pull of the sovereign debt crisis.

India Ink

Introducing Bajaj Auto's Brand New...Car?

By VIKAS BAJAJ and SRUTHI GOTTIPATI

The new "four wheeler" has doors and windows, and gets 82 miles to the gallon.

Chinese Retailer Casts Doubt on TV Investigation

By DAVID BARBOZA

DaVinci Furniture says it has evidence that China Central Television distorted and even fabricated evidence against the company and that suggests the producer of the show even engaged in extortion.

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