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INTERNATIONALA3-10

Deals With Jihadists In Yemen Unsettle U.S.

Yemen, a hub of recruitment for Islamist militants, claims considerable success co-opting jihadists, often by releasing them from prison and helping them with money, schooling or jobs. Some of them have become informants, helping to capture a new generation of younger, more dangerous Qaeda militants. A1

7 Killed in Lebanon

Deadly clashes erupted in Beirut between the Lebanese Army and opposition supporters who were burning tires and closing major roads to protest power cuts. At least seven people were killed, escalating Lebanon's most serious political crisis since its civil war ended in 1990. A7

19 Dead in Kenya Violence

Ethnically driven violence intensified in Kenya, and police officials said at least 19 people, including 11 children, were burned to death in a house by a mob.A3

Israel Won't Block Supplies

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel promised the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, that Israel would no longer disrupt the supply of food, medicine and energy into the Gaza Strip and intended to prevent a humanitarian disaster there.A7

Afghan Leader Rejects Envoy

The British politician Paddy Ashdown withdrew his name from consideration for the post of United Nations special envoy to Afghanistan, after being rejected by President Hamid Karzai in what was widely seen as a move to assert his authority against Western control.A6

Russia Bars Candidate

The Russian government denied an opposition leader's application to appear on the March 2 presidential ballot, clearing a path for the Kremlin's favorite candidate to run all but unchallenged.A4

China Pays Troops in A-Tests

China has begun paying military personnel involved in nuclear tests, as part of its effort to improve benefits for veterans, the state news media reported.A10

NATIONALA12-19

Kennedys Choose Obama, Spurning Plea by Clintons

Senator Edward M. Kennedy was set to add his support of Barack Obama to that expressed by his niece Caroline Kennedy, as part of a coordinated effort to lend Kennedy charisma and connections to Mr. Obama as he heads into a crucial 22-state showdown with Hillary Rodham Clinton. A1

Campaign Race for Delegates

The presidential campaign is entering a new phase as Democratic and Republican candidates adjust their strategies to move beyond state-by-state competition and into a potentially protracted Congressional-district-by-Congressional-district fight for delegates. A1

Clinton Changes Strategy

Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign team, concerned that they made a serious miscalculation in South Carolina, will try to shift former President Bill Clinton back into the supportive-spouse role that he played before her loss in the Iowa caucuses, Clinton advisers said. A19

McCain Gains Party Support

John McCain, known as a maverick for most of his political career, is now accumulating a base of support among party regulars who see him as the strongest general election candidate in the remaining Republican field. A16

Bush's Economic Legacy

The chaotic events of the past week -- wild stock market swings and a major cut in the interest rate from the Federal Reserve -- come just as President Bush prepares to deliver his final State of the Union address. Mr. Bush risks leaving office on an economic sour note. White House Memo. A1

Health Care Plan in Trouble

A Senate health committee is expected to vote against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's universal health care bill, which would offer coverage to millions of uninsured Californians. A no vote would effectively kill the bill, which would also need voter approval to become law. A13

NEW YORK/REGIONB1-6

New Era in Politics For Many Gay Voters

Gay voters -- who make up 5 to 13 percent of the Democratic vote in New York -- find that they are more concerned about the conflict in Iraq, universal heath care and illegal immigration than they are with same-sex civil unions and the military's don't ask, don't tell policy.B1

Crumbling Houses of Worship

Throughout the city, churches built in the last century for Jewish and Christian immigrants from Europe are now home to congregations with roots in Latin America and the Caribbean, and many of them are crumbling from years of neglect. B1

Going Into the Wild

Patricia Riexinger, the new director of New York State's Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources -- and the first woman to preside over the agency -- has set out to restore a sense of wonder to a public that is out of touch with nature.B5

SPORTSMONDAYD1-7Brady Discusses Injury

Tom Brady and his injured right ankle arrived Scottsdale, Ariz., and he indicated he would be ready to play in Sunday's Super Bowl. Brady said he did not practice last week, but he did jog around and drop back and throw passes.D1

OBITUARIESA20-21

Suharto

The Indonesian dictator whose 32 years of rule were one of the most brutal and corrupt of the 20th century, he was 86. A20

Gordon B. Hinckley

The president and prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who led Mormonism through a period of global expansion, he was 97. A21

BUSINESS DAYC1-8

Profit in Direct-to-DVD

Once a dumping ground for movies considered unwatchable, the direct-to-DVD pipeline is becoming increasingly important to mainstream film franchises. C1

Producers and distributors have new focus: trying to divine what a possible recession means for consumers and advertisers. C1

Business DigestC2

EDITORIALA22-23

Editorials: Too easy to refuse; the still-in-danger gray wolf; vetoing history's responsibility; Eduardo Porter on bankers.

Columns: William Kristol and Paul Krugman.