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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

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The Times in Print for Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Courting Favor: 'The People's Lawyers'

Lobbyists, Bearing Gifts, Pursue Attorneys General

Attorneys general have become the object of pursuit by lobbyists who use campaign contributions, personal appeals and other means to sway investigations or negotiate favorable deals, an investigation by The New York Times has found.

In Liberia, a Good or Very Bad Sign: Empty Hospital Beds

Liberia has far fewer people being treated for Ebola than anticipated, but health officials are hesitant to declare victory.

Economic Pain Looms Large for Iranians in Nuclear Negotiations

President Hassan Rouhani has pledged a bright economic future to follow the lifting of sanctions, but his promises are starting to ring hollow as talks stall.

3 New York City Correction Officials to Step Down Amid Scrutiny of Rikers

William Clemons, the top uniformed officer, along with two high-ranking colleagues, will be leaving as the Correction Department faces intensifying criticism over brutality at the jail.

Hollywood Ending Near for Orson Welles’s Last Film

After 40 years, the way has been cleared to complete Mr. Welles’s unfinished final opus, “The Other Side of the Wind.”

Iowan’s Playbook, for Women to Win Men’s Vote

In running for the Senate in Iowa, Joni Ernst has helped write a new playbook for Republican female candidates by building a surprisingly enthusiastic base of support — among men.

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Quotation of the Day
"You play golf with somebody, you are much less likely to see them as a piranha that is trying to devour consumers, even if that is just what they are."
MATTHEW L. MYERS, president of the nonprofit Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, on lobbyists from regulated industries like finance, energy and tobacco socializing with top state law enforcement officers.

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