WORLD By LIZ ALDERMAN Spending would be cut by $20 billion over four years and taxes would go up as Ireland rebuilt its finances. By ALISSA J. RUBIN and ROD NORDLAND President Hamid Karzai's government vowed to challenge parliamentary results endorsed by international officials. By VIKAS BAJAJ At issue is who will renovate the building that housed the center - the family of the rabbi who was killed there along with his wife or its parent denomination, Chabad-Lubavitch. U.S. By KIM SEVERSON A Southern tradition has its incarnation as a fry to thank for its growing popularity. By DENISE GRADY Efforts to make hospitals safer are falling short, researchers report, in the first large study in a decade to analyze harm from medical care and track it. By JOHN SCHWARTZ The color-coded system was long the subject of jokes, and critics said it did little good. POLITICS By ASHLEY PARKER John Pistole said he was happy to take the heat from lawmakers and the flying public if it meant keeping travelers safe. By PETER BAKER In a memo, two senior Republican senators said plans to modernize the nation's nuclear weapons complex should be refined before the ratification of a new arms treaty with Moscow. By JACKIE CALMES and MICHAEL D. SHEAR Interviews continue for candidates to replace Lawrence H. Summers as head of the National Economic Council. BUSINESS By TIM ARANGO and DAVID CARR Netflix has a strong grip on movie and television distribution - a grip Hollywood and cable TV want back. By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD A tiny company saw a need this year for affordable, collectible toys. It created a squishy toy, and now it can't keep up with demand. DealBook By BILL VLASIC and MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED For the government, which owned most of G.M., the decision over the public offering price was a gamble that could define the success or failure of Detroit's $50 billion bailout. TECHNOLOGY By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER The company already has a browser named Chrome and the Android operating system, but it said questions would be answered when it released a netbook running the Chrome operating system. Home Tech By FARHAD MANJOO A variety of cry decoders, programmed rockers and baby monitors all intended to soothe babies - and parents. By VERNE G. KOPYTOFF A federal jury awarded Oracle $1.3 billion in damages in its copyright infringement case. SPORTS By GREG BISHOP The Jets' Tony Richardson has developed a friendship with 16-year-old Tyler Nelson, who desperately needs lung and liver transplants. By RICHARD SANDOMIR Casey Close, Derek Jeter's agent, is a former minor league and college player who hopes to persuade the Yankees to pay Jeter more than they have offered. By PETE THAMEL Mike Leach, Texas Tech's former head coach, says filings in his lawsuit over his firing will clear his name; the other side says the same documents are devastating to his case. ARTS By DAVE ITZKOFF Kaikai and Kiki, two creations of the Japanese pop artist Takashi Murakami, will join Macy's for its Thanksgiving Day parade. The TV Watch By ALESSANDRA STANLEY Just by making it to the finals Bristol Palin brought huge audiences - and a weird jolt of political animosity - to the hit dance show that on Tuesday closed its 11th season. By BEN SISARIO Kanye West performed his new album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," at the Bowery Ballroom to a star-studded crowd. NEW YORK / REGION By DAVID W. CHEN and JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ David M. Steiner, a classics buff and the state education commissioner, did what few people in New York City attempt these days: He stood in the way of the mayor. By SHARON OTTERMAN Cathleen Black, who lacks education credentials, needs a waiver from the state to become the new chancellor. By ALISON LEIGH COWAN Four experts discussed whether Cathleen P. Black could succeed as the New York City's schools chief. FASHION & STYLE By DAVID COLMAN Authentic-looking barbershops have popped up all over Lower Manhattan for men who want classic cuts in a nostalgic, manly setting, far from the salon. By DAVID COLMAN The comb is a friend to any number of haircuts, including the classic military "high and tight," the Elvis, the Steve McQueen, the greaser and all the longer styles. The Gimlet Eye By GUY TREBAY Some of the writer's things are worth more than others, in real terms. EDITORIALS Editorial After a year of depressing news about the influence of big money in political campaigns, a victory for honesty in campaign finance. Editorial If Mayor Bloomberg wants his nominee to lead the city's public schools, he should accept the compromise being offered by state officials. Editorial The bailout recipe for Greece and now Ireland has a fundamental problem. Editorial Observer By LINCOLN CAPLAN Inspiring words from a rare leader in a 1936 proclamation. OP-ED Op-Ed Contributor By JAMES PROSEK This holiday, try serving the forgotten fish that saved the Pilgrims. Op-Ed Columnist By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Without enough vitamin A, children can go blind or even die. New high-tech foods now deliver it. Op-Ed Contributor By B. R. MYERS Letting Kim Jong-il get away with aggression will only embolden him. ON THIS DAY On Nov. 25, 1986, the Iran-Contra affair erupted as President Reagan and Attorney General Edwin Meese revealed that profits from secret arms sales to Iran had been diverted to Nicaraguan rebels. |
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