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Sabado, 5 de fevereiro de 2011 Today's Headlines TOP NEWS Egypt Officials Seek to Nudge Mubarak Out By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and DAVID E. SANGER Egypt's new vice president and other military leaders were discussing steps to limit President Hosni Mubarak's decision-making authority, officials said.  The Lede: Recap of Day 11 of the Protests in Egypt   Interactive Feature: A Closer Look at the Fighting in Egypt   Graphic: The Battle for Tahrir SquareUpdated  Times Topics: Egypt | Mubarak  Times Topics: Egypt Protests  Explosion at Israel-Egypt Gas Pipeline, State TV Says 2:39 AM ET Madoff Profits Fueled Mets' Empire, Lawsuit Says By ALISON LEIGH COWAN and RICHARD SANDOMIR The owners "consciously disregarded" signs of fraud, according to a suit on behalf of Bernard Madoff's victims.   Text of the Complaint (pdf) Jobs Report Offers a Mixed Bag, but Little Comfort By MOTOKO RICH The reported job growth of 36,000 jobs was well below forecasts, though some economists blamed the weather.  Economix: Leonhardt and Norris React | Comparing Recoveries  Wall Street Slips After Latest Jobs Report   Video: Weather Clouds Jobs Report • NYTimes.com Home Page » QUOTATION OF THE DAY "Some weeks I completely forgot about TV. I went two weeks with only watching one show, or no shows at all. I was just reading every day." ELIANA LITOS, 11, on her new e-reader.

Extreme New Zealand ALSO IN TRAVEL » 4 emerging destinations San Francisco's Italian flavor WORLD AT WAR BLOG A Year at War | Updates on Soldiers By CATRIN EINHORN About halfway through their deployment in Afghanistan, three noncommissioned officers give updates on their experiences so far. OPINION OPINIONATOR | DISUNION Women and Children First By ADAM GOODHEART Throughout the first weeks at Fort Sumter, the Union soldiers' families were among its stoutest defenders.

WORLD Discontented Within Egypt Face Power of Old Elites By ANTHONY SHADID A collision is shaping up between an old guard and Egypt's discontented over how fast and how deep the changes will be. Obama Said to Fault Spy Agencies' Mideast Forecasting By MARK MAZZETTI The president was specifically critical of the agencies for misjudging how quickly the unrest in Tunisia would lead to the downfall of the country's government, the officials said. Crisis in Egypt Tests U.S. Ties With Israel By HELENE COOPER and MARK LANDLER Diplomats worry about a regional realignment in which Israel would be left feeling more isolated and its enemies emboldened. • More World News » U.S. It May Be a Sputnik Moment, but Science Fairs Are Lagging By AMY HARMON Participation in high school science fairs appears to be declining, and many teachers blame the administration's own policy. Public Drawn to Choice by Giffords's Husband By DAN BARRY and JOHN SCHWARTZ The astronaut Mark E. Kelly, the husband of Representative Gabrielle Giffords, said he would lead a space shuttle mission in April. In Census, Young Americans Increasingly Diverse By SABRINA TAVERNISE Young Americans are far less white than older generations, a shift with political and social consequences. • More U.S. News » POLITICS District Liked Its Earmarks, Then Elected Someone Who Didn't By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ The 19th Congressional District of New York has benefited from federal funds for local projects - but its newly elected congresswoman helped ban such spending. Justice Thomas's Wife Sets Up a Conservative Lobbying Shop By ERIC LICHTBLAU Virginia Thomas is rebranding herself as a lobbyist and self-appointed "ambassador to the Tea Party movement." THE CAUCUS House Republicans Seek to Extend Antiterrorism Law By CHARLIE SAVAGE House Republicans are hoping to temporarily extend three expiring provisions of the law that expanded the F.B.I.'s counterterrorism powers after the Sept. 11 attacks. • More Political News » BUSINESS Raw Milk Cheesemakers Fret Over Possible New Rules By WILLIAM NEUMAN As the government reconsiders a 60-day aging rule for raw milk cheeses, artisanal producers fear their businesses will suffer. Bank of America to Create Troubled Loans Unit By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ Most of the 1.3 million troubled loans were picked up when the bank bought Countrywide Financial in 2008. Germany and France Roll Out Plan to Boost Euro By STEPHEN CASTLE The move prompted immediate opposition but could create an embryonic economic government for Europe.   Reuters Video: Euro Pact Proposed • More Business News » TECHNOLOGY E-Readers Catch Younger Eyes and Go in Backpacks By JULIE BOSMAN E-readers are going mass market, enticing some members of the younger generation to pick them up for the first time. MORTGAGES Online Mortgage Shopping Made Easier By LYNNLEY BROWNING Some of the nation's leading mortgage Web sites are working to become more consumer-friendly.  More Mortgages Columns YOUR MONEY The Gamble of Lending Peer to Peer By RON LIEBER Using the Web sites Prosper and Lending Club, individual investors can lend money at decent interest rates to other individuals. But it's hardly risk-free.   Post a Comment • More Technology News » SPORTS Wilpon's Ownership of Mets Is Threatened By RICHARD SANDOMIR Fred Wilpon, the principal owner of the Mets, is under increasing financial pressure and his preference to sell part of the team may not be enough of a remedy.  Hiring Financier for Advice, Mets Owners Didn't Take It, Lawsuit Says He Still Has Arm to Pitch, Pettitte Says, but No Longer the Heart By BEN SHPIGEL The Yankees pitcher said that he had been working out hard for the past three and a half weeks to see if he was up to another season and that his arm felt great.  On Baseball: Saying It's Time, but Sounding Less Certain Ice and Injuries Mar Super Bowl Events By JOHN BRANCH As the Dallas area struggles with snow and ice, ice falling from the roof of Cowboys Stadium has injured seven people, one critically.  Multimedia Feature: Where to Eat in North Texas  Rare Storm Hits Texas, Causing Chaos for Drivers  Welcome to Jerry's World • More Sports News » ARTS THEATER REVIEW: 'THE WITCH OF EDMONTON' Black-Magic Woman By BEN BRANTLEY This seldom-seen Jacobean drama, based on an actual incident in 17th-century England, has been given an insightful production by the Red Bull Theater company at Theater at St. Clement's. THE TV WATCH Remembering the Reagan We May Never Know By ALESSANDRA STANLEY The centennial of Ronald Reagan's birth has prompted an elegiac re-examination of his presidency, but can't quite capture the man himself. THE TV WATCH CNN Rises to the Top in Egypt Coverage By ALESSANDRA STANLEY Another skirmish in the cable news culture wars was woven into one of the most critical - and visually riveting - foreign news events in years, leaving viewers best served by CNN. • More Arts News » NEW YORK / REGION NOCTURNALIST How the Horses Got to the Ball By SARAH MASLIN NIR Two horses were the center of attention at the 56th Annual Viennese Opera Ball at the Waldorf-Astoria on Friday night. In New York's Little Egypt, the Young Get a New Awareness By DAN BILEFSKY Protests in Cairo are giving Egyptian-Americans a political education and a cultural awakening. 40 Years On, Detective Sees Light Shed on a Killing By MOSI SECRET A detective who was unable to solve the killing of a flight attendant in 1971 is finally getting some answers. • More New York / Region News » TRAVEL Lost in Las Vegas By MATT GROSS Armed with wary disdain and little else, a visitor to Sin City makes it his own. 36 Hours in Santiago, Chile By LIZA FOREMAN Despite setbacks, the capital of Chile is alive with innovation that stretches from fashion to art to food and beyond.  Slide Show: A Weekend in Santiago Driving Through Cambodia: A Road Trip Through Ruins and Unexplored Highways By VIKAS BAJAJ In Cambodia, an area with a limited driving culture, road-tripping foreigners are a curiosity. • More Travel News » EDITORIALS EDITORIAL Politics and the Court When it comes to pushing the line between law and politics, Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas each had a banner month. EDITORIAL More Trade Follies President Obama needs to push forward an important trade deal with South Korea, despite Capitol Hill's balking. EDITORIAL The Disappearing Ethics Act The House ethics committee has decided that when it comes to money and ethics, money nearly always wins. EDITORIAL Too Much of a Good Thing New York's antismoking campaign has been a great public service, but now the mayor and City Council have overreached. • More Opinion » OP-ED OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Why Yemen Won't Fall By VICTORIA CLARK One Arab strongman is doing a better job of holding onto power than the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt. OP-ED COLUMNIST The Siege of Planned Parenthood By GAIL COLLINS So much for doing something about jobs, jobs, jobs. Our elected officials seem more worried about repealing health care and stopping family-planning services.  Columnist Page OP-ED COLUMNIST Bewitched by the Numbers By BOB HERBERT Confusing jobless data do not capture the painful economic realities plaguing millions of American families.  Columnist Page OP-ED COLUMNIST The Kindling of Change By CHARLES M. BLOW A check of some data shows Tunisia and Egypt to have a lot of company when it comes to elements that may spark a revolution.  Columnist Page OP-ED COLUMNIST We the Egyptian People By ROGER COHEN Only an open system can correct the ills of a closed one. Without transparency theft will just take new form.  Columnist Page | Twitter  Cohen: Hosni Mubarak Agonistes • More Opinion » ON THIS DAY On Feb. 5, 1937, President Roosevelt proposed increasing the number of Supreme Court justices; critics charged Roosevelt was attempting to "pack" the court.