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		Tuesday, October 19, 2010   Compiled 2 AM E.T. In This E-Mail: World |  Politics |  Customize Today's Headlines  |  Search TOP STORIES Advertisement U.S. Pushes to Ease Technical Obstacles to Wiretapping By CHARLIE SAVAGE Telecommunications companies in recent years have begun new services and made system upgrades that create technical obstacles to surveillance. Largest Bank Will Resume Foreclosure Push in 23 States By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and ANDREW MARTIN Curtailing a moratorium sooner than expected, Bank of America said it would resume 102,000 foreclosures in 23 states where court approval is needed to go ahead. Killings in Nigeria Are Linked to Islamic Sect By ADAM NOSSITER A radical group, Boko Haram, has been blamed for attacks by men on motorcycles in the city of Maiduguri. • NYTimes.com Homepage Back to Top QUOTATION OF THE DAY "There’s no secret about it, really. You just don’t die, and you get to be 100." HAZEL MILLER, 100, on getting there. HEALTH OPINION Interactive Audio Slide Show: Secrets of the Centenarians What is it like to live till 100? Eight men and women speak about their century of life. Article Oped-Ed | Health Care and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance The first installment in a new series exploring solutions to major social problems and why they work. WORLD Meeting Pakistanis, U.S. Will Try to Fix Relations By MARK LANDLER and ERIC SCHMITT The United States will try to mend a relationship damaged by its military’s tough new stance in Pakistan. In France, Labor Strikes Head for Showdown By ALAN COWELL Labor unions again called for widespread work stoppages on Tuesday, ahead of a parliamentary vote on Wednesday on the country’s pension system. Agents Deported by U.S. Are Honored in Moscow By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ Russian sleeper agents, arrested in the United States and deported to Russia, received top government honors there. • More World News Back to Top POLITICS From Obama, the Tax Cut Nobody Heard Of By MICHAEL COOPER The Obama stimulus bill cut taxes for 95 percent of working families, but few voters noticed, a troubling sign for Democrats. Democrats Are at Odds on Relevance of Keynes By SEWELL CHAN A rift has emerged between liberal economists, who generally view the stimulus as a success, and elected officials, who in growing numbers have shunned affiliation with it. Democrats’ Grip on the South Continues to Slip By JEFF ZELENY Vulnerable House races across the South could continue a shift that began when white voters rebelled against the Civil Rights Act in 1964. • More Politics News Back to Top ON THIS DAY On Oct. 19, 1987, the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or 22.6 percent in value - its second biggest percentage drop. • 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