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Stimulus Plan Sets New Limits on Executive Pay
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS and ERIC DASH
A provision buried in the stimulus bill passed by Congress would impose restrictions on executive bonuses at companies reaping bailout money.

Crew Reported ‘Significant Ice Buildup’ Before Crash
By MATTHEW L. WALD and AL BAKER
As the plane approached Buffalo, its nose started moving up and down and its wings wagged from side to side, authorities said.

Fifty Varied Lives, Ended on a Cold, Foggy Night
By RAY RIVERA
Musicians and law students, parents and pilots were among the 50 people who died on Continental Connection Flight 3407.

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QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"Yes, we’ve learned some lessons from this. But primarily we’re happy with the way it turned out."
DAVID AXELROD, senior White House adviser, on the polarized vote on the stimulus bill.


FASHION OPINION
Interactive Feature: More Than Just Tents
A panoramic view of the tents at Bryant Park, the hub of New York’s Fashion Week. Complete Coverage Talk Show: When Updike and Cheever Came to Visit
Dick Cavett recalls a rare thrill of having two great writers as guests on the same show.

WORLD
A New Role for Iraqi Militants: Patrons of the Arts
By STEVEN LEE MYERS
A Baghdad exhibition organized by an aide of the cleric Moktada al-Sadr displays works of art by 39 Iraqi artists.

DIPLOMATIC MEMO
Impairing the European Union, Gibe by Gibe
By STEVEN ERLANGER
The bitterness at the top of the union is damaging the alliance’s ability to cope with the economic crisis.

Zimbabwe Opposition Party Official Arrested
By CELIA W. DUGGER
The arrest of a leading figure took place on the day Zimbabwe’s new unity government was sworn in.

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U.S.
Stimulus Plan Receives Final Approval in Congress
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
The $787 billion economic stimulus package got 60 votes in the Senate, readying it for the signature of President Obama. But party lines were unmoved in the vote.

Bipartisanship Isn’t So Easy, Obama Discovers
By PETER BAKER
The party-line schism in the vote for the stimulus bill highlighted the difficulty of changing Washington’s ways.

A Smaller, Faster Stimulus Plan, but Still With a Lot of Money
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
On its way to becoming law, two crucial things happened to President Obama’s economic recovery plan: It got smaller and faster.

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WASHINGTON
nytimes.com/travel LAS VEGAS FOR BUDGET TRAVELERS Also in Travel:

• The buzz at South Beach clubs
• An investment in well-being
• Celebrating Venice's Carnevale

A Smaller, Faster Stimulus Plan, but Still With a Lot of Money
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
On its way to becoming law, two crucial things happened to President Obama’s economic recovery plan: It got smaller and faster.

Stimulus Plan Receives Final Approval in Congress
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
The $787 billion economic stimulus package got 60 votes in the Senate, readying it for the signature of President Obama. But party lines were unmoved in the vote.

Bipartisanship Isn’t So Easy, Obama Discovers
By PETER BAKER
The party-line schism in the vote for the stimulus bill highlighted the difficulty of changing Washington’s ways.

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BUSINESS
Stimulus Plan Receives Final Approval in Congress
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
The $787 billion economic stimulus package got 60 votes in the Senate, readying it for the signature of President Obama. But party lines were unmoved in the vote.

Disposing of Assets of Failed Banks Tests F.D.I.C.
By ERIC LIPTON
The F.D.I.C. faces tough choices as it struggles to manage $15 billion worth of loans and property from failed banks.

A Recession Challenge at Saks
By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM
Saks Fifth Avenue is about to find out if there’s a market in the midst of a recession for $7,000 off-the-rack suits.

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TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft Plans to Open Retail Stores
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Microsoft plans to open its own stores despite the economic downturn that has left many retailers struggling.

VIDEO GAME REVIEW | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR
Blasting Enemies, but Pricking Consciences
By SETH SCHIESEL
Call of Duty: World at War balances the exciting action of a conventional shooter with a frank acknowledgment of war’s brutality.

Cycling Enters the Electronic Age With a New Gear-Shifting System
By IAN AUSTEN
A new electronic gear system makes it debut this weekend at the Tour of California, and traditionalists worry that it may erode the basic tenets of the sport.

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ARTS
MUSIC REVIEW | MILES AND COLTRANE: 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ‘KIND OF BLUE’ AND ‘GIANT STEPS’
Daring to Take a Chisel to Two Monuments of Jazz
By BEN RATLIFF
A Jazz at Lincoln Center concert in honor of Miles Davis’s “Kind of Blue” and John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps” offered new ways to think about two endlessly fetishized records.

VIDEO GAME REVIEW | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR
Blasting Enemies, but Pricking Consciences
By SETH SCHIESEL
Call of Duty: World at War balances the exciting action of a conventional shooter with a frank acknowledgment of war’s brutality.

THEATER REVIEW | 'ASTRONOME: A NIGHT AT THE OPERA'
It’s What Happens When 2 Iconoclasts Get Together
By BEN BRANTLEY
“Astronome: A Night at the Opera,” a collaboration between Richard Foreman and John Zorn, is jolting but their styles never truly meld.

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NEW YORK/REGION
In Clarence Center, N.Y., Trying to Make Sense of the Flight 3407 Tragedy
By AL BAKER
The residents of Clarence Center, population 1,747, are used to hearing planes descend, but this one sounded all wrong.

First Fatalities for Model of Plane That Crashed
By MICHELINE MAYNARD and IAN AUSTEN
While the model of turboprop plane, the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, has had a few problems, particularly with its landing gear, it had no record of fatalities.

2 Bronx Tenants Acquitted in Firefighter Deaths
By JOHN ELIGON
Prosecutors accused the tenants of contributing to the deaths in 2005 because illegal partition walls in the apartments disoriented the firefighters.

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TRAVEL
CRUISE ISSUE
On Norway’s Coast, a Voyage to the Top of the Continent
By PAUL SCHNEIDER
A winter cruise to the tiptop of Europe on the Arctic Sea sails past snowy fjords, towering mountains, northern lights and tiny fishing villages.

CRUISE ISSUE | WHAT’S NEW
Cruise Lines Navigate Shifting Tides and New Waves of Interest
By AMY GUNDERSON
Setting sail in a recession, cruise ships are slashing prices and redesigning their itineraries with shorter trips, closer to home.

CRUISE ISSUE | PRACTICAL TRAVELER
Deep Discounts on the High Seas
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
Practically all cruise lines are offering significant discounts to just about anywhere they sail.

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EDITORIALS
California’s Crowded Prisons
A court-ordered reduction of California’s prison population by one-third, or as many as 55,000 prisoners, is an extreme step, but a necessary one.

Deportation and Due Process
Attorney General Eric Holder can avoid injustice by restoring immigrants’ right to effective legal representation in deportation hearings.

Venezuelans’ Right to Say No
For the sake of democracy, Venezuelans should not yield to Hugo Chávez’s pressure to eliminate presidential term limits.

EDITORIAL OBSERVER
What Newspapers Do, Have Done and Will Do
By EDUARDO PORTER
Newspapers matter. If newspapers go bust there will be nobody watching city hall.

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ON THIS DAY
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