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By JEFF ZELENY and DALIA SUSSMAN The economy aids Mitt Romney, but personal appeal helps President Obama, according to Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News polls in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania. By JIM YARDLEY and GARDINER HARRIS India suffered the largest electrical blackout in history, over an area encompassing about 10 percent of the world's population. Gore Vidal, 1925-2012 By CHARLES McGRATH Mr. Vidal was an elegant, acerbic all-around man of letters who presided with a certain relish over what he declared to be the end of American civilization. QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"Forty-eight years is almost enough time to hold a record." LARISA LATYNINA, a gymnast whose career record of 18 Olympic medals was surpassed by Michael Phelps, who won gold in swimming the anchor leg in the 4x200 freestyle relay. |
Dining & Wine  Mimi Sheraton, The New York Times restaurant critic during the 1970s and 1980s, sets out to find the best of the city's classic foods like pizza and pastrami. Opinion  Campaign Stops By ROSS DOUTHAT With his vice presidential pick looming, will Mitt Romney stir things up or play it safe? |
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By MARK LANDLER and STEVEN LEE MYERS New measures intensify existing efforts to choke off Iran's oil and shipping revenue. Officials said the measures were not tied to Mitt Romney's suggestion of a tougher line on Iran. By ISABEL KERSHNER and ELISABETH BUMILLER Egyptian and Israeli officials contradicted each other's accounts of how or even whether their two presidents had communicated. By RICK GLADSTONE The group Physicians for Human Rights says that Bahraini police officers are firing tear gas not only into crowds of protesters but also into homes and vehicles in Shiite neighborhoods. U.S.
By RON NIXON On the verge of its first default on Wednesday, the troubled agency faces a cash shortfall that could reach $1.2 billion by next year, documents show. By JENNIFER STEINHAUER The emerging legislation stands in sharp contrast to previous occasions when House Republicans used the leverage of a spending deadline to insist on deep spending cuts. By MELENA RYZIK In Circleville, W.Va., square dancing organized as part of the statewide Mountain Dance Trail project offered residents the chance to reclaim a brand and a legacy. BUSINESS
By LANDON THOMAS Jr. Europe's financial difficulties have created the opportunity of a lifetime for ambitious idea merchants looking for fame. By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM The agency that administers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said it had concluded after months of study that the costs of debt forgiveness outweighed the potential benefits. By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH The Securities and Exchange Commission said the market was "illiquid and opaque" and that issuers should provide information that investors receive in other financial markets. TECHNOLOGY
By MICHAEL SCHMIDT PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker had been charged with bank fraud and money laundering, and some of the settlement money will be used to reimburse gamblers. Media Decoder Blog By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY Both Twitter and NBC have apologized to Guy Adams, a British newspaper reporter for The Independent, for suspending his account after he criticized Olympic coverage. By ERIC PFANNER For the second time in less than a week, the Internet giant admitted to data privacy authorities that it had retained some of the information despite promising to delete it. DINING & WINE
By MIMI SHERATON Mimi Sheraton searched New York for classic tastes she remembered from the 1930s to the '50s. And yes, she found a few. Restaurant Review | Reynard By PETE WELLS The folks who gave us Marlow & Sons have come up with the prototypical modern Brooklyn restaurant. By JULIA MOSKIN In the Twin Cities, a Scandinavian surge is intersecting with the New Nordic movement, based on cold-weather crops, traditional foodways and naturalistic presentations. ON THIS DAY
On August 1, 1936, 100,000 saluted Adolf Hitler on his entrance at the opening of the Berlin Olympics. |
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What Are Your Cherished New York Foods?
