TOP NEWS By SABRINA TAVERNISE Cities that once depended on manufacturing jobs are finding it hard to compete with already highly educated areas for college graduates, a key ingredient in a transformation. By MARLISE SIMONS and J. DAVID GOODMAN Charles G. Taylor, a former president of Liberia and the first former head of state convicted in an international court since World War II, was sentenced for crimes in Sierra Leone. By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. The Republican foreign policy establishment's reluctance to embrace Mitt Romney reflects unease on some of his positions, like a hard line on Russia and opposing a missile treaty. Arts & Leisure By JON PARELES Her songs have built Fiona Apple, whose new album is partly titled "The Idler Wheel," an audience that follows her intently, with both admiration and concern. By JOHN F. BURNS and RAVI SOMAIYA Britain's highest court ruled on Wednesday that the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, should be deported to Sweden to face allegations of sexual abuse there. |
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BUSINESS By ANNIE LOWREY Dennis Kelleher, who built a reputation cleaning up after crises, runs Better Markets, a nonprofit that pushes for tighter regulation of American banks. By JAMES KANTER and PAUL GEITNER Call for greater integration comes as the European Commission prodded national capitals to live up to the budget rules they had already agreed on. By LANDON THOMAS Jr. With a bailout of Spain becoming a more distinct possibility, European policy makers are questioning who will provide the money that Madrid needs to stay in business. By CHRISTINE HAUSER Wall Street markets fell about 1 percent, and the demand for safe investments pushed the yield on the 10-year Treasury note to 1.625 percent. By MICHAEL WINES Spooked by a slowing economy, leaders have begun opening the financial spigots, but they are signaling that the spending will fall short of levels during the downturn. |
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