THE NEW YORK TIMES

Housekeeper: Strauss-Kahn Acted Like 'Crazy Man'

Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaving his temporary Manhattan residence
A housekeeper publicly stated details to Newsweek on Sunday regarding the sexual assault attack by former International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn in a New York City hotel room.
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U.S. Debt Deal Negotiations Resume

Obama, Boehner Back at Debt Deal Table

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, took pains to underscore that not only have the debt deal talks resumed, he says all parties are working toward an agreement. Time certainly is of the essence: the U.S. has less than 10 days to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default.
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.

Debt Talks: Democrats Furious About New Proposal

President Barack Obama faces a powerful backlash from his own party for a proposed debt bargain that Democrats see as Obama handing a major victory to Republicans without preserving Democratic priorities.
U.S. President Barack Obama (right) with House Speaker John Boehner

Obama, Boehner, Hill Leaders Nearing Debt Deal

President Barack Obama, D-Ill. and Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio moved closer toward a landmark debt deal late Thursday -- one that would avoid a U.S. default and implement major tax code changes, if approved. However, aides to both were lowering expectations, given the importance of the talks, so as to not jeopardize delicate negotiations within each caucus.
James Murdoch

Ex-staff Accuse James Murdoch of Misleading UK Parliament on Phone Hacking

James Murdoch, son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and News Corps' boss in Europe and Asia, has been accused of misleading British Parliament during a high-profile testimony conducted earlier this week. Former News of the World editor Colin Myler and former News International legal manager Tom Crone said they had informed Murdoch about an email that suggested phone hacking was widespread.
Pompidou

RIP, Lucian Freud [PICTURES]

The influential realist painter Lucian Freud has died at the age of 88, his New York-based art dealer announced.Freud was best known for stark, realistic and often nude paintings; his subjects were often personal friends or family members.He was the grandson of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.He died of a brief, unspecified illness in his London home.The New York Times described Freud as a bohemian of the old school.Towards the end of his career, Freud's painting began...
All Eyes on Tea Party

'Gang of Six' Debt Plan Could Hinge on Tea Party Support

The Gang of Six' debt plan, and President Obama's approval of its outline, has created momentum in Washington for a landmark deficit reduction package that would also avert a U.S. Government default, but two words could sap that momentum in a hurry: Tea Party.
A woman uses her Apple iPhone 4 smartphone on a street in Seoul

Study: 'Sexting' Gets More Play From Women Than Men

A study, “Let My Fingers Do the Talking: Sexting and Infidelity in Cyberspace,” by Dr. Diane Kholos Wysocki found that women are more likely to punch their own buttons - on a cell phone that is. The study, conducted in 2009, showed roughly two-thirds of the women surveyed were more likely to send nude photographs or sexually explicit text messages than about half the men surveyed.
U.S. Capitol

Congress Now Working on 2 Debt Deals - 1 Big, 1 Small

Sunday's Day 8 of the debt deal talks saw both sides express confidence that a grand bargain deficit reduction package would be reached, even as a parallel camp of lawmakers worked on a last-chance option containing a more-modest reduction; however, there was little new evidence Sunday that a deal was at hand.

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