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By GINGER THOMPSON and ERIC LIPTON Lanny J. Davis, who once helped defend President Bill Clinton from impeachment proceedings, has a list of clients that some consider unsavory. By JOSH KRON With little more than a week to go before a vote on independence for southern Sudan, virtually none of the soldiers have put down their weapons and fully rejoined civilian life. By ISABEL KERSHNER The verdict, which will likely lead to a prison term for Moshe Katsav, caps a four-year spectacle. U.S.
By MARC LACEY After playing a back-breaking role in the Mexican drug trade, many horses are abandoned across Arizona. By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Gladys Scott, serving a life prison sentence with her ailing sister Jamie, will donate a kidney. By JOHN M. BRODER The first federal regulations on climate-altering gases from factories and power plants take effect on Sunday and set up a dangerous political clash for both sides. POLITICS
By MICHAEL BARBARO After their election night victory speeches, the nation's 26 new governors have had to wrestle with how big a party to give for themselves. By CHARLIE SAVAGE When the Republicans take over the House, no cabinet member will face a more miserable prospect of oversight than Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. Political Memo By JENNIFER STEINHAUER History is littered with mayors, governors and other officials who have felt the sting of Mother Nature's impetuous strike, and in many cases never recovered from the blow. BUSINESS
By MIGUEL HELFT The Winklevoss twins have considered dropping their effort to unwind a settlement in their suit against Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. They decided, though, to keep fighting. By BRIAN STELTER Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications are betting that media will become more personalized - beginning with a channel built around one of the biggest personalities on TV. DealBook By EVELYN M. RUSLI The fast-growing social buying site locks up $500 million in fresh funds from Fidelity Investments, Morgan Stanley, T. Rowe Price and other large investors. TECHNOLOGY
By HIROKO TABUCHI The Kura "revolving sushi" chain has succeeded where many of Japan's celebrated eateries fall short: turning a profit in a punishing economy. DealBook By EVELYN M. RUSLI Silicon Valley could see a modest return to the prerecession days -- and even a hot brand-name I.P.O. from the likes of Facebook, Zynga or Groupon. By SAM GROBART Two hours of work on improving your technological life will pay off handsomely in both increased free time and diminished anxiety and frustration. SPORTS
Stanford 82, UConn 73 By JER�‰ LONGMAN Ninth-ranked Stanford broke a winning streak that No. 1 Connecticut sustained since a 2008 loss to Stanford. Magic 112, Knicks 103 By HOWARD BECK Amar'e Stoudemire scored 30 points against Dwight Howard, who had 24 points and 18 rebounds and kept Stoudemire in foul trouble. By PETE THAMEL When Wisconsin collides with T.C.U. in the Rose Bowl, the game will answer an intriguing question about football matchups. ARTS
By ROBERTA SMITH Roberta Smith considers five of her favorite paintings: by Picasso, Miró, Malevich, Stettheimer and Murray. Looking Ahead By CHARLES ISHERWOOD, BEN BRANTLEY, SCOTT HELLER, ERIK PIPENBURG, ALISTAIR MACAULAY, SETH SCHIESEL, NEIL GENZLINGER, MIKE HALE, ANTHONY TOMMASINI, BEN RATLIFF and JULIE BLOOM Critics and reporters at The Times choose projects and shows they are eager to see in the coming months. By KEN JOHNSON Ken Johnson discusses some of his favorite paintings in New York museums. NEW YORK / REGION
By MICHAEL WILSON Higher temperatures started melting the snow, creating icy, boglike piles of slush. By MICHAEL WILSON Anger at the municipal response to a blizzard is nothing new. (Remember the "Lindsay Storm" of 1969? Queens does.) By PATRICK McGEEHAN The mayor on Thursday delivered the message that every street had been plowed, but his concessionary tone was met with frustration in the boroughs beyond Manhattan. MOVIES
By PATRICIA COHEN At a Columbia University lab, Eitan Grinspun and his students work on helping movie studios to get hair to blow in the wind and clothes to hang properly. Movie Review | 'Another Year' By A. O. SCOTT Mike Leigh's "Another Year," like many of his films, is about the casualties of British class consciousness. But it also trains its eye on another form of unfairness: the unequal distribution of happiness. Movie Review | 'Blue Valentine' By A. O. SCOTT "Blue Valentine," starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, plays on time in examining love lost and found. EDITORIALS
Editorial To turn the state around, the new governor needs to quickly confront all of New York's political and economic interests. Editorial The deal reached this week is a way out of the country's paralyzing election crisis. The sooner a legitimately elected president is named, the better. Editorial States are putting fewer people to death. But considering that the justice system isn't foolproof, state-sponsored killing should be the next to go. Editorial The Federal Election Commission may win the prize for most dysfunctional agency in Washington. Just look at its handling of the John Ensign inquiry. OP-ED
Paul Krugman By PAUL KRUGMAN This was a year of spectacular hypocrisy. From politicians (mainly Republicans), that meant you got your money for nothing and your tax cuts for free. David Brooks By DAVID BROOKS Two philosophers argue for living life by riding the unexpected whooshes that come along, whether at a sporting event or at church. Op-Ed Contributor By SUSAN JACOBY As members of the baby boom generation begin to turn 65, they may need to re-examine the notion that "age is just a number." ON THIS DAY
On Dec. 31, 1946, President Harry S. Truman officially proclaimed the end of hostilities in World War II. | 
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