الجمعة، 2 مارس 2012

Afternoon Update: Syria Bars Red Cross Convoy From Fallen Rebel Bastion

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Syria Bars Red Cross Convoy From Fallen Rebel Bastion

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR and ALAN COWELL

Aid workers were preparing to enter the neighborhood of Baba Amr, the epicenter of a four-week government effort to dislodge rebels and army defectors.

Obama Says Military Option on Iran Not a 'Bluff'

By MARK LANDLER

President Obama rejected suggestions that the West could contain a nuclear-armed Iran, and warned that the United States could take military action to prevent it from acquiring a bomb.

5 U.S. Service Members Found Responsible for Koran Burnings

By GRAHAM BOWLEY and ALISSA J. RUBIN

The service members and an Afghan-American linguist were involved in the burnings at a NATO base that plunged Afghanistan into days of violent protests, according to a joint military investigation.

Mystery Rutgers Witness Tells of Webcam Unease

By KATE ZERNIKE

A man identified only as "M.B." described a sexual encounter with Tyler Clementi, who killed himself after learning they had been spied on.

For Deliverymen, Speed, Tips and Fear on Wheels

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

Lin Dakang is one of thousands of food delivery workers who zoom around Manhattan on bicycles, drawing little notice except from those who view them as an urban menace.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast | March 2, 2012

Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin is expected to win a third presidential term in Sunday's Russian election | An international soccer panel is to rule on a hijab ban.

Opinion

Campaign Stops

Leaps of Faith

By MOLLY WORTHEN

What do President Obama's conservative Christian critics really mean when they portray him as an enemy of religious freedom?

BUSINESS

For Robot Maker, the Future Is Getting Closer

By CHRISTOPHER DREW

iRobot has sold millions of Roomba vacuum cleaners, and its bomb disposal robots protect soldiers. Now, it is using video and computing advances to create robots that can handle more duties.

F.C.C. Reviews Need for Rules to Interrupt Wireless Service

By EDWARD WYATT

The issue came to widespread attention last August, when Bay Area Rapid Transit in San Francisco shut off cellphone service in some stations to hinder planned protests on the transit system.

Spain Unable to Meet Goal for Deficit Cuts This Year

By STEPHEN CASTLE

Just as 25 European leaders signed a new fiscal pact to bolster budgetary discipline, the surprise announcement from Spain showed the challenges that many European economies face.

DealBook

British Banks Take Advantage of Cheap Loans

By DEALBOOK

On Friday, Barclays announced that it had borrowed $10.9 billion from the European Central Bank, as Lloyds, HSBC and the Royal Bank of Scotland made similar moves.

DealBook

Yelp Shares Surge on Debut

By EVELYN M. RUSLI

Shares of the reviews site for local businesses jumped as much as 73 percent on Friday morning, after pricing above their expected range.

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