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Thursday, February 3, 2011  TOP NEWS Mubarak's Allies and Foes Clash in Egypt By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and KAREEM FAHIM Clashes continued into Thursday morning as the government unleashed provocateurs on protesters.  Times Topics: Egypt | Mubarak Sudden Split Recasts U.S. Foreign Policy By HELENE COOPER, MARK LANDLER and MARK MAZZETTI Swift and dramatic changes in Cairo are altering the American administration's foreign policy agenda. Arab World Faces Its Uncertain Future By ANTHONY SHADID The region is watching a moment that suggests it will not be the same again. • NYTimes.com Home Page » QUOTATION OF THE DAY "I want to be clear. 'Now' started yesterday." ROBERT GIBBS, on President Obama's call on Tuesday for a political transition in Egypt to begin now.

The curious career of David Auburn ALSO IN THEATER » A master class with Christine Ebersole A life of design WORLD PHOTOGRAPHS:Protests in Egypt Images of the unrest, spanning the past week. OPINION ROOM FOR DEBATE Where Are the Women in Wikipedia? Why are there so many more men than women contributing to a "free encyclopedia that anyone can edit"?

WORLD Mubarak's Allies and Foes Clash in Egypt By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and KAREEM FAHIM Clashes continued into Thursday morning as the government unleashed provocateurs on protesters.  Times Topics: Egypt | Mubarak Frank Wisner, the Diplomat Sent to Prod Mubarak By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG One of the foremost American diplomats in recent decades was President Obama's man in Cairo this week, charged with suggesting that President Hosni Mubarak make his exit. Hackers Shut Down Government Sites By RAVI SOMAIYA The online group Anonymous said it brought down the sites of the Ministry of Information and President Hosni Mubarak's National Democratic Party in support of the antigovernment protests. • More World News » U.S. Chicago Humbled by Powerful Storm By MONICA DAVEY and EMMA GRAVES FITZSIMMONS In a city that prides itself on being able to handle snow, hundreds were trapped along a prominent roadway. Storm Leaves Much of Country Shivering, Shoveling and Awaiting More By MICHAEL COOPER Roads closed across the Midwest, air travel was iffy and Chicago saw its third-biggest snowstorm.   Slide Show |  Submit Your Photos  Falling Ice in New York  Bucks: Lower Your Heating Bill Kepler Planet Hunter Finds 1,200 Possibilities By DENNIS OVERBYE The long-awaited findings potentially triple the number of known planets in the universe. • More U.S. News » POLITICS Senate Rejects Repeal of Health Care Law By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN A bid by Republicans to repeal a sweeping overhaul fails, but they say they will keep trying.  Senate Vote by State Officials Consider Requiring Insurers to Offer Free Contraceptives By ROBERT PEAR The Obama administration is examining whether the new health care law can be used to require insurance plans to offer contraceptives and other family planning services to women free of charge. CONGRESSIONAL MEMO Early Maneuvering on Possible Shutdown By CARL HULSE Democrats are moving pre-emptively to frame the budget battle on their terms to deter the Republicans from pushing for spending cuts and to hold them accountable if things go off the rails. • More Political News » BUSINESS Foreclosed Homeowners Go to Court on Their Own By DAVID STREITFELD With legal aid groups overwhelmed, courts are seeing a sharp rise in defendants representing themselves. Energy Firms Aided by U.S. Find Backers By MATTHEW L. WALD The firms were six out of a group of 37 that had received federal assistance because they were deemed too radical or too preliminary to attract private money. Shippers Concerned Over Possible Suez Canal Disruptions By CLIFFORD KRAUSS Egypt is not a major oil exporter, but it is a crucial link for petroleum products headed from the Middle East to Europe and the United States.   Reuters Video: Oil Gains Over Egypt Unrest • More Business News » TECHNOLOGY News Corporation Introduces The Daily, a Digital-Only Newspaper By JEREMY W. PETERS and BRIAN STELTER For the company, the iPad app represents an opportunity to try to reinvent the business model for news publishing. AOL's Revenue Declines 26% As Advertising Sales Slip By REUTERS Over all, revenue fell to $596 million, a drop that reflected the troubles AOL was having in a Web advertising business dominated by Google. New Service Lets Voices From Egypt Be Heard By CHRISTINE HAUSER Callers are using a new social-media platform to evade attempts by the authorities to suppress communications. • More Technology News » SPORTS The Packers' Modest G.M. Has Plenty to Brag About By GREG BISHOP Ted Thompson returned to his home state, not as the villain who expedited Brett Favre's departure from Green Bay, but as the general manager who crafted the Packers' post-Favre resurgence. Rooney Method: Build Methodically and Await Rings By JUDY BATTISTA Art Rooney II has adhered to the family philosophy in running the Steelers: "You pick good people and try to stick with them."  Lockout Not Inevitable, League Negotiator Says Manchester United's Fans Are Many, and Merciless By JERÉ LONGMAN Manchester United, imperfect but undefeated this season, is the world's most valuable sports franchise.  Neville Retires After 20 Years With Manchester United • More Sports News » ARTS Dispute Derails Art Loans From Russia By CAROL VOGEL and CLIFFORD J. LEVY A legal case involving Jewish documents held by Russia has turned into a diplomatic feud over loans of artworks. THE CARPETBAGGER Documentary Drama at the Oscars By MELENA RYZIK With most of the feature film and acting Oscar categories seemingly sewn up, the documentaries are one area where there is still some drama.   Interactive Ballot: Cast Your Oscar Votes Art at MoMA: Tuna on Wheat (Hold the Mayo) By RANDY KENNEDY Alison Knowles, one of the founders of the Fluxus movement, is offering her digestible performance art, "Identical Lunch." • More Arts News » NEW YORK / REGION Bloomberg Seeks a Sweeping Overhaul of City's Pensions By DAVID W. CHEN Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg would bar retirement checks for new employees until age 65 and require more years of service. Slipping, Sliding and Watching for Falling Ice By JAMES BARRON Warmer temperatures sent chunks of ice crashing down from city buildings and had pedestrians looking skyward and walking faster.  Storm Leaves Much of Country Shivering, Shoveling and Awaiting More When Water, Cold, Gravity and a Building Come Together By HENRY FOUNTAIN Regardless of what a building looks like, architects say, water can build up, freeze and fall to the street. • More New York / Region News » FASHION & STYLE Benjamin Millepied Leaps Into the Spotlight By JOSHUA DAVID STEIN The ballet star has it all: Looks, talent, a film career and Natalie Portman for a fiancée. How can you not hate him?   Slide Show CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK The Cat in the Hat Comes Back By GUY TREBAY At the recent men's-wear shows in Paris and Milan, it looked as if everyone had visited the same hatters' convention.   Slide Show This Old Thing? Actually, It's New By KATE MURPHY Reproduction clothing remakes curvy, feminine shapes from the past. • More Fashion & Style » EDITORIALS EDITORIAL No Way to Run a Trade Policy Most Republicans claim they are pro-trade, but their position is no match for parochialism and politics. EDITORIAL Gov. Cuomo's Budget The governor's state budget gets high marks, but it's harsh on some of New York's most vulnerable citizens. EDITORIAL In Roars February Even in the aftermath of a gigantic storm that has skidded across the country, spring is out there somewhere. • More Opinion » OP-ED OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Egypt's Bumbling Brotherhood By SCOTT ATRAN The Muslim Brotherhood, which so scares the West, has been shut out of the revolution through its own incompetence. OP-ED COLUMNIST The Man With the Snow Job By GAIL COLLINS We are snowed in and sick of bad weather. Let us look for a dumping place for all of our bad vibrations.  Columnist Page OP-ED COLUMNIST Watching Thugs With Razors and Clubs at Tahrir Sq. By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF President Obama owes the democracy protesters being attacked in Egypt – and our own history and values – a much more forceful statement deploring the recent crackdown.  Columnist Page | Blog | Facebook | Twitter   Video: Meeting Mubarak's Supporters • More Opinion » ON THIS DAY On Feb. 3, 1917, the United States broke off diplomatic relations with Germany, which had announced a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.