Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Last Update: 10:24 PM ET

U.A.W. Makes Concessions in Bid to Help Automakers

The United Automobile Workers union’s surprise move to accept concessions could be critical in helping the auto industry secure $34 billion in federal aid.

Ex-U.S. Official Cites Pakistani Training for India Attackers

American intelligence has concluded that former Pakistani military and intelligence officers helped train the gunmen, an ex-Pentagon official said.

The 44th President

In Banking, Top Obama Aide Made Money and Connections

Rahm Emanuel earned more than $18 million, gaining insight on the financial services sector but building ties with an industry now at the heart of the economic crisis.

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The Last Word: Odetta
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An extended interview with the singer, whose voice wove together American folk music and the civil rights movement.

The tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center in New York took place on Wednesday night.
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The Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting

The eight-ton, 72-foot Norway spruce was lit up with sparkling holiday colors as thousands of onlookers packed into the streets surrounding the Rockefeller Center plaza.

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Grammy Award Nominations 9:08 PM ET

Dave Itzkoff is live-blogging the announcement of the 2008 Grammy Awards contenders.

Paterson Voices Support for M.T.A. Rescue Plan

New York’s governor expressed support for a plan that includes charging tolls on the East River bridges.

Conservatives Expected to Split Episcopal Church

Conservatives disaffected over the ordination of an openly gay bishop are prepared to create a competing province.

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A Longer, Colder Ride to Treat Cardiac Arrest

New York City ambulances will soon take many cardiac arrest patients only to hospitals that use cooling therapy believed to reduce the chances of brain damage.

Odetta, Voice of Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 77

The singer, whose voice wove together American folk music and the civil rights movement, died Tuesday.

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Photographs Pictures of the Day
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Protesters ended their siege at the main airport in Bangkok.

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Tom Jolly is answering questions from readers.

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Freakonomics: Risky Data
Freakonomics: Risky Data

Can an online calculator accurately assess the risk of divorce?

Personal Tech »

A Marriage Of Phone And Camera
A Marriage Of Phone And Camera

David Pogue on the new Motozine ZN5 that puts pictures and calls on equal footing.

Who Needs a TV? I’m Watching on a Laptop
Who Needs a TV? I’m Watching on a Laptop

For some TV viewers, the computer is the best place to watch their favorite shows.

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What You Get for ... $600,000

A two-bedroom house on Lopez Island, Wash., an apartment in Boston and a house in Sebastopol, Calif.

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Just Think ‘007’ and Add $269,993
Just Think ‘007’ and Add $269,993

With 510 horsepower burbling from the V-12 engine, supervillains and angry stockholders quickly vanish in the rear-view mirror.

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That Digital Divide, Bridged in a Classroom
That Digital Divide, Bridged in a Classroom

Computer learning centers are helping seniors gain the computer skills necessary to return to work.

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