WORLD
By SIMON ROMERO As Brazil projects its growing economic power via large development projects across Latin America, it is being met with wariness and protesters decrying "imperialism." By ANDREW JACOBS Although Beijing has been slow to address its poor air quality, the upper ranks of the Communist Party have been protecting themselves from the pollution with high-end air purifiers. By LIZ ALDERMAN Acceding to pressure from European leaders, Italy will allow the International Monetary Fund to look over Rome's shoulder to ensure it is carrying out a $75 billion dollar austerity package. U.S.
By ABBY GOODNOUGH A casualty of flooding from Tropical Storm Irene, the century-old Vermont State Hospital has been closed since eight feet of water forced out 51 residents on Aug. 28. By LESLIE KAUFMAN A fourth-generation Montana rancher, Dean B. Peterson, says, "The wolf is here to stay now, and my feeling is that those people who want it here should share the costs." By ERICA GOODE A 26-year-old man in Florida likely received a harsher sentence - life without parole - than if he had actually molested a child. POLITICS
By ASHLEY PARKER Mitt Romney offered his most detailed plan yet for cutting government spending. By JODI KANTOR Bill Clinton's book marks a new and somewhat warmer stage in his relationship with President Obama, one that could benefit Mr. Obama considerably. By HELENE COOPER and STEVEN ERLANGER Despite their differences, President Obama and the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, in some ways need each other as both face dismal economies ahead of re-election battles next year. BUSINESS
Grading the Digital School By MATT RICHTEL The demand for technology in classrooms has inspired companies like Apple to court educators through zealous marketing, sometimes inviting criticism. By MATTHEW L. WALD After experiencing energy excesses that could have caused blackouts, utilities in the Northwest asked consumers to participate in a program in which they store surplus electricity at home. By CATHERINE RAMPELL The American unemployment rate dipped to 9 percent, but the improvement, slightly less than what economists had expected, was seen as mediocre. TECHNOLOGY
DealBook By EVELYN M. RUSLI Shares of Groupon, the daily deal site, posted solid gains on their first day of trading, boding well for offerings by Internet start-ups later this year and in 2012. By JOHN SCHWARTZ David Gelernter, a Yale computer science professor who survived an attack by the Unabomber, won a $625 million verdict for patent infringement, but it was overturned. By ANDREW POLLACK Mr. Opel joined I.B.M. in 1949, as the computer age was dawning, and was the company's chief executive from January 1981 until January 1985. SPORTS
By PETE THAMEL Tyrann Mathieu was molded at St. Augustine, where the graduates take just as much pride in the wooden paddles once used for discipline as they do in the successful sports teams. By RAY GLIER Despite Coach Nick Saban's mandate of not losing games with careless plays, Alabama might need A J McCarron to take some chances and make plays Saturday night against L.S.U. By C.J. HUGHES To run the course of the New York City Marathon today is to appreciate just how different the city has become. ARTS
Music Review By ANTHONY TOMMASINI The Georgian-born pianist Eteri Andjaparidze performed works from Alexander Scriabin at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. Circus Review By LAUREL GRAEBER The Big Apple Circus's "Dream Big" has no lions or tigers, but a capybara and a crested porcupine, along with horses and humans, deliver ample awe, suspense and amusement. ArtsBeat By ELLEN BARRY An American dancer, David Hallberg, 29, has arrived in Moscow and is ready to begin his career at the Bolshoi as Albrecht in "Giselle." NEW YORK / REGION
Crime Scene By MICHAEL WILSON Observed for about a century, "lush workers," thieves with razors meant for the pockets of inebriated, late-night subway passengers, still exist, even if their youth is gone. By FERNANDA SANTOS A poetry assembly at Horace Mann School was meant to be provocative, but it went beyond that. Staten Island Journal By JOSEPH BERGER Their origin is unclear, but the 100 or more turkeys that have taken up in Dongan Hills and South Beach are multiplying and annoying residents. TRAVEL
By MICHELLE HIGGINS Flying is no fun for anyone. With children in tow, you're in an episode of "Survivor" at 36,000 feet. Some expert tips on how to manage the madness. By SETH KUGEL Brazil's capital is drawing visitors to its Niemeyer-designed buildings, samba hot spots, first-rate restaurants and awe-inspiring sunsets. Practical Traveler By SUSAN STELLIN Has the era of paperless boarding on smartphones finally arrived? EDITORIALS
Editorial Mass arrests of Baath Party members based on dubious claims of a coup plot are fueling renewed sectarian tensions in Iraq. Editorial The need for repeal of the unjust Defense of Marriage Act has long been clear, and more recent examples should give a Senate committee motivation to act. Editorial When the governor of Arizona led fellow Republicans to oust the chairwoman of the legislative redistricting commission, reform for fairer elections was blatantly undermined. OP-ED
Op-Ed Contributor By JONATHAN BLITZER In Spain, the members of the political class show that their parties have not aged well. Op-Ed Columnist By CHARLES M. BLOW Herman Cain isn't a regular candidate, and this isn't a regular race. Op-Ed Columnist By GAIL COLLINS Gov. Rick Perry is getting a lot of grief over the free flights in private jets he's received. But who could blame him? We're talking the envy of all rich-people perks! ON THIS DAY
On Nov. 5, 1968, Republican Richard M. Nixon won the presidency, defeating Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and third-party candidate George C. Wallace. | 
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