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News Analysis
Rising Chinese Inflation to Show Up in U.S. Imports
By KEITH BRADSHER
BEIJING — The 5.1 percent rise in Chinese consumer prices in November
understated the actual inflation rate, which economists said might be
twice as high.
Zardari Ally to Succeed Slain Official in Pakistan
By SALMAN MASOOD
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa was appointed to
lead Punjab in place of the assassinated Salman Taseer.
Test of Stealth Fighter Clouds Gates Visit to China
By ELISABETH BUMILLER and MICHAEL WINES
BEIJING — A jet test was conducted only hours before Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates met with President Hu Jintao.
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Books of The Times
Throwing Mud and Calling It Beautiful
By DWIGHT GARNER
In “Public Enemies,” the French writers Michel Houellebecq, left, and
Bernard-Henri Lévy provoke each other in letters, then feign shock.
Loughner’s Parents Ask for Privacy; Express Sorrow
By SERGE F. KOVALESKI, MARC LACEY AND TIMOTHY WILLIAMS
The parents of Jared L. Loughner broke their silence, asking the media
to protect their privacy. Meanwhile, doctors said Gabrielle Giffords was
breathing on her own.
Many in Brisbane Told to Evacuate as River Swells
By MERAIAH FOLEY
SYDNEY — Australia’s third-largest city braced for its worst flooding in
35 years early Wednesday, as flash floods from devastating rains raced
toward it.
Gates Warns of North Korea Missile Threat to U.S.
By ELISABETH BUMILLER and DAVID E. SANGER
BEIJING — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said the
country was within five years of developing a missile with the potential
of hitting Alaska or the West Coast.
