Today's Headlines: Once a Dynamo, the Tech Sector Is Slow to Hire

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		Tuesday, September 7, 2010   Compiled 1 AM E.T. In This E-Mail: World |  Politics |  Customize Today's Headlines  |  Search TOP STORIES Advertisement Once a Dynamo, the Tech Sector Is Slow to Hire By CATHERINE RAMPELL Despite soaring profits, high-tech companies have been slow to hire — a sign of just how difficult it will be to address persistently high joblessness. Obama Offers a Transit Plan to Create Jobs By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and MARY WILLIAMS WALSH President Obama, looking to jump-start the economy, called on Congress to approve a far-reaching plan to rebuild and modernize transportation over the next six years. In a New Role, Teachers Move to Run Schools By WINNIE HU At a 650-student school in Newark, in an increasingly common move, the teaching staff is the administration, raising morale but potentially blurring educators’ focus. • NYTimes.com Homepage Back to Top QUOTATION OF THE DAY "This is a fantasy. It’s six passionate people who came together and said: ‘Enough is enough.’ We’re just tired of seeing failure." DOMINIQUE D. LEE, one of six “teacher-leaders” who are running a school in Newark. N.Y./REGION OPINION Slide Show: A Haitian Musical Tradition In Brooklyn, a musical festival called J’ouvert helped to usher in the West Indian American Carnival. Article Peter Orszag: One Nation, Two Deficits Extend the Bush-era tax cuts until 2013 — and then get rid of them altogether. WORLD Lacking Money and Leadership, Push for Taliban Defectors Stalls By ROD NORDLAND Lack of funds and organizational issues have plagued a program meant to lure fighters away from insurgency. Afghanistan Pledges Support for Troubled Bank By ADAM B. ELLICK and SANGAR RAHIMI The chairman of the Central Bank of Afghanistan promised Monday to lend the embattled Kabul Bank “as much as it wants” to stave off a collapse. In Russia, a Shortage Triggers Soviet Habits By CLIFFORD J. LEVY To find buckwheat, a beloved food staple, some Russians are falling back on scrounging habits honed under Communism. • More World News Back to Top POLITICS Republican Runs Street People on Green Ticket By MARC LACEY Democrats are trying to stop a group of homeless people from running on the Green Party ticket, saying it is a dirty trick by a Republican operative. BATTLE FOR BIDEN’S SEAT A Rallying Cry Amid Attack Ads in Delaware By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE Christine O’Donnell, a Republican, has used attacks to her advantage in a run for the Senate seat that Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. once held. THE LONG SHOT AND MCCAIN In Arizona, Corn With Politics on the Side By MARC LACEY Rodney Glassman, a Democrat who is challenging Senator John McCain, did his best to win over a tough crowd at a corn dinner last week. • More Politics News Back to Top ON THIS DAY On Sept. 7, 1940, the German air force began its blitz on London during World War II. • See this front page • Buy this front page Back to Top   About This E-Mail You received these headlines because you are subscribed to Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com. Unsubscribe   |   Manage My Subscriptions   |   Suggestions   |   How to Advertise Please include the following ID number when writing to feedback@nytimes.com so that we can track any reports of problems:  60863088 Copyright 2010 | The New York Times Company | Privacy Policy NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018