الجمعة، 24 فبراير 2012

Afternoon Update: Nations Urge Halt to Attacks as Evacuations Start in Syria

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Nations Urge Halt to Attacks as Evacuations Start in Syria

By STEVEN LEE MYERS

Leaders of more than 60 nations and organizations pressed Syria's government to pause its assaults on rebellious cities to allow in supplies, as the Red Cross began evacuations in Homs.

Atomic Agency Says Iran Is Making Fuel at Protected Site

By DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROAD

A report by international nuclear inspectors also shows that despite Iran's repeated boasts it is still having trouble deploying next-generation equipment to make fuel.

On Politics

Focus on Social Issues Could Shape Battle for Women

By RICHARD W. STEVENSON

The abrupt return of the culture wars in this election has introduced a volatile new element into the battle for one of the most important electoral swing groups: moderate and independent women voters.

SchoolBook

City Teacher Data Reports Are Released

By FERNANDA SANTOS and SHARON OTTERMAN

What began as a pilot program four years ago to improve instruction in 140 city schools has become the most controversial set of public school statistics to be released by the Bloomberg administration.

Rutgers Dorm Spying Trial Begins With Questions of Motivation

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA

The crucial questions in the trial of Dharun Ravi are whether Mr. Ravi was motivated by a dislike of gays to bully Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide, and whether Mr. Clementi perceived the situation that way.

Arts

Slide Show: Queen of the Self-Portrait

A look at the work of the photographer Cindy Sherman, the subject of a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art.

Opinion

Campaign Stops

Campaigning Against the Modern World

By TOM FERRICK JR.

Rick Santorum isn't happy with the first Catholic president either.

BUSINESS
Common Sense

A Law Apple Would Like to Break

By JAMES B. STEWART

Apple is so big that it's running up against the law of large numbers, which suggests that the fast rise of its shares and earnings will slow.

As Greek Restructuring Looms, Bondholders Think Twice About Other Sovereign Debt

By LANDON THOMAS Jr.

The hard-line approach Athens has taken to force steep losses on creditors has prompted fears that other weak countries in Europe may do the same.

Japan Orders Pension Fund to Suspend Operations

By HIROKO TABUCHI

The move comes after public investigators discovered that AIJ Investment Advisors may have lost the bulk of about $2.3 billion in funds it managed for its clients.

Volkswagen Reports Record Profit

By DAVID JOLLY

Despite economic gloom in Europe, VW sold more than eight million vehicles last year for the first time in its 75-year history.

DealBook

Kenneth Cole Offers to Take His Company Private

By KEVIN ROOSE

The chairman of Kenneth Cole Productions is offering investors $15 a share, in a bid to escape the pressures of the public markets.

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