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TOP NEWS Waves of Unrest Spread to Yemen, Shaking a Region By ANTHONY SHADID, NADA BAKRI and KAREEM FAHIM Thousands protested in Yemen and secular and Islamist Egyptian opposition leaders vowed to join rallies as calls for change rang across the Arab world. Court Allows Emanuel on Ballot for Chicago Mayor By MONICA DAVEY Rahm Emanuel's bid to become Chicago's mayor may proceed, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled, ending a week that turned the city upside down. At Debate, Emanuel Returns to the Fray Decision | Post a Comment Times Topics: Rahm Emanuel Olmert Memoir Cites Near Deal for Mideast Peace By ETHAN BRONNER Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel says Mahmoud Abbas's hesitation, his own legal troubles and the war in Gaza scotched a potential deal in late 2008. • NYTimes.com Home Page » QUOTATION OF THE DAY "I'm so used to it at this point. What days don't we have snow?" DIANA BIEDERMAN, a publicist in Manhattan.

N.Y. / Region Slide Show: Another Snowstorm Buries the Northeast The region dug out from another round of snow on Thursday. Opinion Room For Debate What Can the Protests in Egypt Achieve? Will the uprisings change the country's future? Post a Comment

WORLD Seizing a Moment, Al Jazeera Taps Arab Anger By ROBERT F. WORTH and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK Al Jazeera has helped to shape a narrative of popular rage against oppressive U.S.-backed Arab governments since its founding 15 years ago. Waves of Unrest Spread to Yemen, Shaking a Region Room for Debate: What Can the Protests in Egypt Achieve? Photos: Protests in Egypt Cables Show Delicate U.S. Dealings With Egypt's Leaders By MARK LANDLER and ANDREW W. LEHREN A trove of dispatches made public by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks paint a vivid picture of the delicate dealings between the United States and Egypt. Warrants in WikiLeaks Case With Muslim Brotherhood Set to Join Egypt Protests, Religion's Role May Grow By SOUAD MEKHENNET and NICHOLAS KULISH Islamic groups seem poised to emerge as wildcards in the growing political movement. • More World News » U.S. In Chicago Race, a Fight Over the Meaning of Reside By MONICA DAVEY The fight over Rahm Emanuel may have revved up a broader war in Chicago over whether the residency rules for city workers should be relaxed. Boston Crowded With 'Snow Farms' By ABBY GOODNOUGH In Boston, plows are depositing excess at six "snow farms" - otherwise known as vacant lots - around the city. A Rainy, Snowy Night Creates Chaos Along the East Coast By SABRINA TAVERNISE The snowstorm that struck Wednesday night stranded commuters in buses and cars along Washington-area roadways. • More U.S. News » BUSINESS Cheniere Energy, in Reversal, Wants to Export Natural Gas By CLIFFORD KRAUSS Charif Souki, chief of Cheniere Energy, envisions a network of terminals exporting cheap American natural gas to Europe and Asia. U.S. Approves Genetically Modified Alfalfa By ANDREW POLLACK The agriculture secretary pulled back from a proposal that would have restricted the growing of genetically engineered alfalfa to protect organic farmers. Crisis Panel's Report Parsed Far and Wide By SEWELL CHAN As Wall Street analysts scoured 1,200 supporting documents that the panel released, complaints arose that the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission did not "reach even a rough consensus." Dissenters Fault Report on Crisis in Finance • More Business News » SPORTS Knicks 93, Heat 88 Rookie Helps Knicks Solve James and Heat By JONATHAN ABRAMS Danilo Gallinari and Landry Fields made consecutive 3-pointers, and the New York Knicks took advantage of LeBron James's miserable shooting night to beat the Miami Heat on Thursday night. Uncharacteristically, a Subpar Performance From James at the Garden Stoudemire's All-Star Nod Adds Luster to Knicks By JONATHAN ABRAMS Amar'e Stoudemire, the league's second-leading scorer, will be the Knicks' first All-Star starter selection since Patrick Ewing in 1997. N.B.A., Citing Drug Test, Suspends Grizzlies' Mayo N.F.L. Finances, as Seen Through Packers' Records By RICHARD SANDOMIR Every year, the Green Bay Packers release a financial report that tells the story of a small-market team that benefits from a huge fan base and the league's big deals. N.F.L. Says Millions Will Be Lost if Labor Contract Deadline Passes N.F.L. Roundup: Titans Cut Fisher Loose After 16 Seasons • More Sports News » ARTS Turns Out Sundance Thrives on More Than Just Money By MANOHLA DARGIS Times are still tough, but the Sundance Film Festival shows that American independent cinema remains a movement defined by stubborn true belief and survival. Slide Show: A Look at Sundance More Sundance Coverage Art Review A Mind Where Picasso Meets Looney Tunes By HOLLAND COTTER George Condo's career survey at the New Museum shows him to be a missing link between an older tradition of fiercely loony American figure painting and the recent and updated resurgence of that tradition. Slide Show Books of The Times 'My Father at 100' By MICHIKO KAKUTANI "My Father at 100," a deeply felt memoir by Ron Reagan, underscores the bafflement Ronald Reagan's own children often felt about their father. Excerpt • More Arts News » MOVIES Movie Review | 'How I Ended This Summer' Standoff in a Frigid Circle of Hell By STEPHEN HOLDEN "How I Ended This Summer," set at an Arctic weather station, is a suspenseful man-braving-the-elements adventure and a psychological thriller. Movie Review | 'Kaboom' End of the World? Maybe. First, Sex. By A. O. SCOTT "Kaboom," written and directed by Gregg Araki, follows libidinous college students as they look into strange doings on and off campus. Video Interview: Gregg Araki | Related Article Movie Review | 'The Rite' Giving the Devil His Possessive Due By STEPHEN HOLDEN "The Rite," a supernatural thriller starring Anthony Hopkins as a Jesuit expert in exorcism, piles on clichés while dealing with the serious, serious business of diabolical evil. • More Movies News » EDITORIALS Editorial Obama and Corporate America President Obama is right to reach out to business leaders, but he must not let his agenda be taken over entirely by corporate interests. Editorial Mr. Mikati's Choice We hope Lebanon's next prime minister, Najib Mikati, can find ways to put his country's interests over Hezbollah's. Editorial Lethal Injection and the F.D.A. A shortage of the drug used in executions has widened the gap between the reality of carrying out capital punishment and its support in American law. Editorial The Authorized Sleuth We find it curious that the Conan Doyle Estate has commissioned a new novel featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. • More Opinion » OP-ED Op-Ed Contributor Is This Lebanon's Final Revolution? By NICHOLAS NOE A Syrian-Israeli deal on the Golan Heights could stop Hezbollah's rise. Op-Ed Columnist Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Burke By DAVID BROOKS Two of the greats debate the president's State of the Union address. Columnist Page Op-Ed Columnist Their Own Private Europe By PAUL KRUGMAN American conservatives have long used the myth of a failing Europe to argue against progressive policies in America. Columnist Page | Blog Op-Ed Columnist Revolutionary Arab Geeks By ROGER COHEN Ask the kids in Tunis and Cairo if the Web enslaves people, as a new book suggests. Columnist Page • More Opinion » ON THIS DAY On Jan. 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members. • See This Front Page • Buy This Front Page