JANUARY
In Dense Gaza, Civilians Suffer
Bribes Corrode Afghans’ Trust in Government
Some Forecasters See a Fast Economic Recovery
The End of the Financial World as We Know It
Obama Plan Includes $300 Billion in Tax Cuts
Panetta Is Chosen as C.I.A. Chief, in a Surprise Step
Obama Warns of Trillion-Dollar Deficit Potential
Rockets Fired From Lebanon Into Northern Israel
Unemployment Hits 7.2%, 16-Year High
No Instruction Manual as Stimulus Bill Takes Shape
Is Government Spending Too Easy an Answer?
Crisis in Gaza Imperils 2-State Plan
Obama’s Plan to Close Prison at Guantanamo May Take Year
Why Israel Can’t Make Peace With Hamas
Intelligence Court Rules Wiretapping Power Legal
Plane Crew Is Credited for Nimble Reaction
Poll Finds Disapproval of Bush Unwavering
Bailout Is a Windfall to Banks, if Not to Borrowers
Obama Reaches Out for McCain’s Counsel
Transition Holds Clues to How Obama Will Govern
Israel Completes Gaza Withdrawal
Obama Issues Directive to Shut Guantanamo
Paterson Picks Gillibrand for Senate Seat
Obama Reverses Rule on U.S. Abortion Aid
Radio Spreads Taliban’s Terror in Pakistani Region
Will Obama Save Liberalism?
Obama Interview Signals New Tone in Relations With Islam
Stimulus Plan Would Provide Flood of Aid to Education
Putting Torture Behind Us
Democrats Set Sights on Republican Senators Who Oppose Stimulus Plan
Daschle Pays 3 Years of Tax on Use of Car
FEBRUARY
Daschle Knew of Tax Issues over Car Use Last June
Justice Dept. Under Obama Is Preparing for Doctrinal Shift in Policies of Bush Years
Iran Says It Has Launched Satellite
U.S. Plans $500,000 Cap on Executive Pay in Bailouts
Economy Sheds 589,000 Jobs in January
Sometimes a President Is Just a President
Congress Is Divided Over Competing Stimulus Bills
Already Back on the Trail, Now to Sell a Stimulus Plan
Taking on Critics, Obama Puts Aside Talk of Unity
On War Criminals’ Trail, NBC News Stirs Criticism
Cuomo Finds Big Bonuses for Many at Merrill
Large Banks on the Edge of Insolvency
Stimulus Plan Places New Limits on Wall St. Bonuses
Rise in Jobless Poses Threat to Stability Worldwide
Obama Is Said to Drop Plan for ‘Car Czar’ to Fix Detroit
In a World Not Wholly Cooperative, Obama’s Top Economist Makes Do
Obama’s War on Terror May Resemble Bush’s in Some Areas
E.P.A. Expected to Regulate Carbon Dioxide
Iran Has More Enriched Uranium Than Thought
Obama Widens Missile Strikes Inside Pakistan
Obama Has Plan to Slash Deficit, Despite Stimulus Bill
Democrats Resisting Obama on Social Security
Survey Reveals Broad Support for President
Group of Rich Americans Sues UBS to keep Names Secret in Tax Case
To Pay for Health Care, Obama Looks to Taxes on Affluent
Obama Plans to End Combat Mission in Iraq by August 2010
Sharper Downturn Clouds Obama Spending Plans
MARCH
Message to Regulators: Bank Fix Needed Quickly
A.I.G. Reports $61.7 Billion Loss as U.S. Gives More Aid
Memos Reveal Scope of the Power Bush Sought
Job Losses Show Breadth of Recession
Obama Taps Clinton Ideas but Not Clinton Herself
651,000 Jobs Reported Lost in February
‘Mafia Cops’ Get Life, and Their Pensions
Mixed Opinions of a Judge Accused of Misconduct
Skeptics Dispute Climate Worries and Each Other
Detainees Say They Planned Sept. 11
Some Banks, Citing Strings, Want to Return Federal Aid
Madoff Is Jailed After Pleading Guilty
China ‘Worried’ About Safety of U.S. Treasuries
Chinese Grease the Wheels of Power With Luxury Gifts
A.I.G. Planning $100 Million in Bonuses After Huge Bailout
Obama Braces for a Backlash Over Wall Street Bailouts
The Case for Paying Out Bonuses at A.I.G.
Paying Workers More to Fix Their Own Mess
A.I.G. Uproar Is a Defining Moment for Gethner
In an Unusual Video, Obama Offers Iran a ‘New Day’
Toxic Asset Plan Foresees Big Subsidies for Investors
Obama Responds to Criticism From Cheney
Global Stocks Up on Hope for Bank Plan
Treasury Chief Seeks Wider Power to Seize Troubled Firms
Dear A.I.G., I Quit!
Budget Has Obama Courting Fellow Democrats
Pakistani and Afghan Taliban Unify in Face of U.S. Influx
White House Debate Led to Plan to Widen Afghan Effort
Speaking Freely, Biden Finds Influential Role
Iraqis Snap Up Hummers, Seeing Them as Icons of Power
Paying in Full as the Ticket Into Colleges
APRIL
Upstate New York House Race Is Too Close to Call
Brown Details G-20 Pact on Stimulus and Banking Rules
Jobless Rate Hits 8.5% After 663,000 Jobs Lost in March
Mexican and U.S. Attorneys General Confer to Strengthen Cooperation on Drug Violence
North Koreans Launch Rocket Over the Pacific
At Least 92 Die in Earthquake in Italy
Obama Makes Unannounced Visit to Iraq
Pirates Seize Ship With U.S. Crew Off Coast of Somalia
Navy Tracking Pirates and Their U.S. Hostage
Both U.S. and Pirates Sending More Ships to Standoff
Chinese Bias for Baby Boys Creates a Gap of 32 Million
Talks With Somalis Over U.S. Captains’s Release Break Down
‘Surgical’ Bankruptcy Possible for G.M.
U.S. May Drop Key Conditions for Talks With Iran
U.S. Planning to Reveal Data on Health on Top Banks
Officials Say U.S. Wiretaps Exceeded Law
Court Says File-Sharing Site Violated Copyright
Divisions Arose on Rough Tactics for Qaeda Figure
Torture Versus War
Waterboarding Used 266 Times on 2 Suspects
Obama Urges C.I.A. Not to Be Discouraged by Memos
Banned Techniques Yielded ‘High Value Information,’ Memo Says
Pelosi Tells of a Briefing by Officials on Harman
Obama Resisting Push for Interrogation Panel
Clinton, in Iraq, Blames ‘Rejectionists’ for Violence
Students Fall Ill in New York, and Swine Flu Is Likely Cause
Europe Urges Citizens to Avoid U.S. and Mexico Travel
With Swine Flu Cases Rising, Borders Are Tightened
First U.S. Death From Swine Flu Is Reported
Chrysler Bankruptcy Looms as Deal on Debt Falters
MAY
Souter Said to Be Leaving Court in June
Obama Has Chance to Select Justice With varied Resume
As a Professor, Obama Held Pragmatic Views on Court
Worries Rise on the Size of U.S. Debt
Schumer Offers Middle Ground on Health Care
Bank of America Needs $33.9 Billion Cushion, U.S. Says
After Party Switch, a Senator’s Confused Alliances
U.S. Jobless Rate Hits 8.9%, but Pace of Losses Eases
List Says Top Democrats Were Briefed on Interrogations
Shift to Saving May Be Downturn’s Lasting Impact
Industry Pledges to Control Health Care Costs
45 Centrist Democrats Protest Secrecy of Health Care Talks
Ire Over a Columnist, an Author of Torture Memos
Obama Moves to Bar Release of Detainee Abuse Photos
Health Care Leaders Say Obama Overstated Their Promise to Control Costs
Familiar Obama Phrase Being Groomed as a Slogan
Obama Can’t Turn the Page on Bush
Pakistan Is Rapidly Adding Nuclear Arms, U.S. Says
Credit Card Industry Aims to Profit From Sterling Payers
Calif. Voters Reject Measures to Keep State Solvent
4 Accused of Bombing Plot at Bronx Synagogues
In Bronx Bomb Case, Steps and Missteps Alike Caught on Tape
President’s Detention Plan Tests American Legal Tradition
Some Obama Enemies Are Made Totally of Straw
North Korean Nuclear Claim Draws Global Criticism
Favorites of Left Don’t Make Obama’s Court List
Sotomayor’s Rulings Are Exhaustive but Often Narrow
On Sotomayor, Some Abortion Rights Backers Show Unease
Sotomayor’s Sharp Tongue Raises Issue of Temperament
Bush-Clinton Policy Talk Trikes a Congenial Tone
Justice Dept. Backs Saudi Royal Family on 9/11 Lawsuit
JUNE
Abortion Doctor Shot to Death in Church
Foreclosures: No End in Sight
In Online Slip, Nuclear Sites Makes Rounds
Obama Calls for Alliances With Muslims
Job Losses Slow; Unemployment at 9.4%
U.S. May Permit 9/11 Guilty Pleas in Capital Cases
Obama to Forge a Greater Role on Health Care
Obama’s Economic Circle Keeps Tensions High
G.O.P. Regains Control of New York State Senate
Palau to Take Chinese Guantanamo Detainees
Doctors’ Group Opposes Public Insurance Plan
Obama Takes His Health Care Case to the Public
Privacy May Be a Victim in Cyberdefense Plan
Can Leon Panetta move the C.I.A. forward without confronting its past?
Iran Bans Opposition Rally as Critics Are Detained
Oppositions in Iran Rejects Call for Partial Recount
E-Mail Surveillance Renews Concerns in Congress
Outcry on Federal Same-Sex Benefits
As Confrontation Deepens, Iran’s Leader to Speak
Iranian Police Clash With Protesters
A Supreme Leader Loses His Aura as Iranians Flock to the Streets
Iran Admits Possible Discrepancy in 3 Million Votes
Justices Say Waste Can Be Dumped in Lake
One Candidate Withdraws Iran Election Complaints
Ahmadinejad Reaps Benefits of Stacking Key Iran Agencies With His Allies
Michael Jackson, 50, Is Dead
House Passes Bill to Address Threat of Climate Change
In Tehran, a Mood of Melancholy Descends
Honduran President Is Ousted in Coup
U.S. Pullout From Iraqi Cities Marked by Holiday
JULY
Roberts Shifts Court to Right, With Help From Kennedy
Job Losses Rise in June as Unemployment Reaches 9.5%
Green Power Takes Root in the Chinese Desert
Palin’s Move Shocks G.O.P. and Leaves Future Unclear
Leading Clerics Defy Ayatollah on Disputed Iran Election
Obama Arrives in Moscow to Seek Arms Control Deal
France, Unlike U.S., Is Deep Into Stimulus Projects
Family Night for Obamas Miffs Some in Moscow
Democrats Say C.I.A. Deceived Congress for Years
With Sale of Good Assets, G.M. Out of Bankruptcy
Leaders in House Seek to Tax Rich for Health Plan
Cheney Is Linked to Concealment of C.I.A. Project
Palin’s Long March to a Short-Notice Resignation
C.I.A. Had Plan to Assassinate Qaeda Leaders
House Health Plan Outlines Higher Taxes on Rich
Health Care Vote Illustrates Partisan Divide
Obama Tells Fellow Blacks: ‘No Excuses’ for Failure
Amazon Erases Orwell Books From Kindle
Windfalls for Bankers, Resentments for the Rest
Pentagon Seeks to Overhaul Prisons in Afghanistan
Harvard Professor Jailed; Officer Is Accused of Bias
For Holder, Inquiry on Interrogation Poses Tough Choices
Obama Criticizes Arrest of Harvard Professor
Professor’s Arrest Tests Beliefs on Racial Progress
Obama Shifts Tone on Gates After Mulling Debate
Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man
In Incoherent Truth
Health Policy Now Carved Out at a More Centrist Table
Sarah Grabs the Grievance Grab Bag From Hillary
New Poll Finds Growing Unease on Health Plan
‘Cash for Clunkers’ Car-Rebate Plan Sells Out in Days
AUGUST
Voices From Above Silence a Cable TV Feud
Pilot’s Remains Found in Iraq After 18 Years
U.S. Weigh Iran Sanctions if Talks Are Rejected
Bill Clinton in North Korea to Seek Release of U.S. Reporters
Bill Clinton and Journalists in Emotional Return to U.S.
White House Affirms Deal on Drug Cost
247,000 Jobs Lost in July; Rate Falls Slightly to 9.4%
Obama Reverses Stand on Drug Industry Deal
Drug Industry to Run Ads Favoring White House Plan
U.S. to Hunt Down Afghan Drug Lords Tied to Taliban
White House Adapts to New Playbook in Health Care Debate
Survey Finds High Fees Common in Medical Care
Yale Press Bans Images of Muhammad in New Book
False ‘Death Panel’ Rumor Has Some Familiar Roots
Health Debate Fails to Ignite Obama’s Grass Roots
Why We Need Health Care Reform
Threats by Taliban May Sway Vote in Afghanistan
DNA Evidence Can Be Fabricated, Scientists Show
Democrats Seem Set to Go Alone on a Health Bill
Obama Calls Health Plan a ‘Moral Obligation’
C.I.A. Said to Use Outsiders to Put Bombs on Drones
Saschle Has the Ear of the White House and the Health Industry
Justice Dept. Report Advises Pursuing C.I.A. Abuse Cases
Obama to Nominate Bernanke to 2nd Term at Fed
Edward Kennedy, Senate Stalwart, Dies
Health Care Fit for Animals
Abuse Issue Puts the Justice Dept. and C.I.A. at Odds
Lobbying Group Says Letters Against Climate Change Bill Were Fake
Students Get New Assignment: Pick Books You Like
Cheney Offers Sharp Defense of C.I.A. Interrogation Tactics
SEPTEMBER
Justice Dept. to Recharge Enforcement of Civil Rights
Conservative Democrats Expect a Health Deal
Obama Aides Aim to Simplify and Scale Back Health Bills
Unemployment Hits 9.7%, but Job Loss Slows in August
Senate Chairman Says Health Care Bill Is Coming
White House Advisor on ‘Green Jobs’ Resign
New Fee on Health Insurance Companies Is Proposed to Help Expand Coverage
As Obama Speech Nears, Details on a Compromise
Despite Fears, Health Care Overhaul Is Moving Ahead
In Lawmaker’s Outburst, a Rare Breach of Protocol
Obama Faces Doubts From Democrats on Afghanistan
Heckler’s Behavior May Bring Action in House
U.S. to Expand Review of Detainees in Afghan Prison
New Message Reported From bin Laden
New Objections to Baucus Health Care Proposal
Senate Health Bill Draws Fire on Both Sides
White House to Scrap Bush’s Approach to Missile Shield
New Tax in Senate Health Plan Draws Bipartisan Fire
Obama Rejects Race as Lead Cause of Criticism
White House Asks That Paterson Drop New York Campaign
General Calls for More U.S. Troops to Avoid Afghan Failure
White House Takes Aggressive Role in State Races
Obama Is Considering Strategy Shift in Afghan War
Obama to Use Current Law to Support Detentions
Leaders Warn Iran Over Nuclear Site
Cryptic Iranian Note Ignited an Urgent Nuclear Strategy Debate
U.S. Job Seekers Exceed Openings by Record Ratio
New Cheney Taking Stage for the G.O.P.
Abortion Fight Complicates Debate on Health Care
Scores Are Killed as Tsunami Hits Samoa Islands
OCTOBER
Iran Meets U.S. and Allies for Nuclear Talks in Geneva
David Letterman Reveals Extortion Attempt
U.S. Wonders if Iran is Playing for Time or Is Serious on Deal
Report Says Iran Has Data to Make a Nuclear Bomb
Report on Bailouts Says Treasury Misled Public
Obama Reaches Past Congress for Health Care Support
Obama Rules Out Large Reduction in Afghan Force
Health Care Bill Gets Green Light in Cost Analysis
In Surprise, Nobel Peace Prize to Obama for Diplomacy
For Presidency in Search of Success, Nobel Adds a Twist
Obama Pledge Again to End ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t tell’
Insurance Industry Assails Health Care Legislation
Congress Is Split on Effort to Tax Costly Health Plans
Biden No Longer a Lone Voice on Afghanistan
Public Option Is Next Big Hurdle in Health Debate
A Hatchet Job So Bad it’s Good
$1.4 Trillion Deficit Complicates Stimulus Plans
The Battle Between the White House and Fox News
The Banks Are Not Alright
Basic Medicare Premium to Rise 15% Next Year
Volcker Fails to Sell a Bank Strategy
Democrats Lose Big Test Vote on Health Legislation
Behind the War Between White House and Fox
Bloomberg Sets Record for His Own Spending on Elections
How an Insurance Mandate Could Leave Many Worse Off
U.S. Considers Reigning In ‘Too Big to Fail’ Institutions
Public Option Push in Senate Comes With Escape Hatch
Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on C.I.A. Payroll
Pelosi Backs Off Set Rates for Public Option
Deal Reached in Honduras to Restore Ousted President
Ayn Rand’s Revenge
NOVEMBER
Qaeda Had Role in Attack on U.N. Staff, Official Says
With Karzai, U.S. Faces Weak Partner in Time of War
3 contests on Election Day Could Signal Political Winds
G.O.P. Wins Two Key Governors’ Races; Bloomberg Prevails in a Close Contest
Energized G.O.P. Looking to Avoid an Intraparty Feud
U.S. Unemployment Rate Hits 10.2%, Highest in 26 Years
Broader Measure of Unemployment Stands at 17.5%
House Democrats Who Voted Against the Health Care Bill
Fort Hood Gunman Gave Signals Before His Rampage
Obama Seeks Revision of Plan’s Abortion Limits
Blackwater Said to Approve Iraqi Payoffs After Shootings
Lou Dobbs Abruptly Quits CNN
Key 9/11 Suspect to Be Tried in New York
9/11 Trial Poses Unparalleled Legal Obstacles for Both Sides
In House Record, Many Spoke With One Voice: Lobbyists’
Obama Pushes Rights With Chinese Students
Audit Faults New York Fed in A.I.G. Bailout
3 Democrats Could Block Health Bill in Senate
Senate Health Plan Seeks to Add Coverage to 31 Million
Reid, as Legislative Tactician, Takes Ownership of Health Care Overhaul
Hacked E-Mails Fuel Climate Change Skeptics
As Afghans Resist Taliban, U.S. Spurs Rise of Militias
Wave of Debt Payments Facing U.S. Government
Conservatives Make a List to Measure Candidates’ Commitment
Obama May Add 30,000 Troops in Afghanistan
At the First Obama State Dinner, the First Crashers
Obamas’ Uninvited Guests Prompt an Inquiry
Uninvited Pair Met Obama; Secret Service Offers Apology
Senate Report Explores 2001 Escape by bin Laden From Afghan Mountains
Obama’s Speech on Afghanistan to Envision Exit
DECEMBER
Obama Sets Faster Troop Deployment to Afghanistan
Obama Adds Troops, but Maps Exit Plan
Black Caucus Seeks to Ease Radio’s Woes
U.S. Economy Lost Only 11,000 Jobs in November
Baucus Nominated Girlfriend for U.S. Attorney, Aide Says
Obama’s Logic Is No Match for Afghanistan
In Face of Skeptics, Experts Affirm Climate Peril
Liberal Senators Press for Expansion of Medicare
Reid Says Deal Resolves the Impasse on the Public Option
Accepting Peace Prize, Obama Evokes ‘Just War’
High Premiums in Senate Democrats’ Health Plan
Going Naked in Kabul
Huston Is Largest City to Elect Openly Gay Mayor
Lieberman Rules Out Voting for Health Bill
Lieberman Gets Ex-Party to Shift on Health Plan
Europe Drops Microsoft Antitrust Case Over Browsers
Intelligence Improperly Collected on U.S. Citizens
Liberal Revolt on Health Care Stings White House
U.N. Climate Talks ‘Take Note’ of Accord Backed by U.S.
Why the Senate Should Vote Yes on Health Care
Health Bill Passes Key Test in the Senate With 60 Votes
Democrats Face Challenge in Merging Health Bills
Plan to Move Guantanamo Detainees Faces a New Delay
Senate Passes Health Care Overhaul Bill
Vatican Defends Status of WWII Pope
Terror Attempt Seen as Man Tries to Ignite Device on Jet
Officials Point to Suspect’s Claim of Qaeda Ties in Yemen
Explosive on Flight 253 Is Among Most Powerful
U.S. Struggles Anew to Ensure Safety as Gaps Are Revealed
As the Nation’s Pulse Races, Obama Can’t Seem to Find His
Afghan Suicide Bomber Kills C.I.A. Operatives
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