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Top News No Morsel Too Minuscule for All-Consuming N.S.A. By SCOTT SHANE The National Security Agency finds itself under intense pressure after disclosures of spying on allies and rivals alike, but it defends the wide net it casts.  Video: The N.S.A.'s Evolution N.S.A. Efforts to Spy on Both Enemies and Allies Coverage From The Guardian I.O.U.'s Give the Democrat an Edge in Virginia By TRIP GABRIEL and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE Democrats nationwide are reaching out to Terry McAuliffe, a former fund-raiser, with endorsements, strategic advice and, of course, an avalanche of money for his run for governor. At Los Angeles International Airport, Two Lives Collide in a Fatal Instant By JENNIFER MEDINA and IAN LOVETT Federal agents combed the airport for clues about a man wielding an assault rifle who killed a Transportation Security Administration officer on Friday. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks U.S. Video: One-Month Checkup Success signing up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act has been elusive for some and a dream come true for others. It often depends on geography. OPINION | Opinion Plutocrats vs. Populists By CHRYSTIA FREELAND Pop-up plutocracy and the new populism are in conflict over the direction of America's future.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "The entire region is addicted, whole villages. If you take off your shoes, the addicts will steal them." ARBAH SHAHABUDDIN, an elder in Islam Qala, on drug use in Afghanistan.

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World That Other Big Afghan Crisis, the Growing Army of Addicts By AZAM AHMED A new report underscores a growing crisis in the city of Herat: one in every five households contains at least one drug user. Stick Figures and Stunted Growth as Warring Syria Goes Hungry By ANNE BARNARD Across Syria, a country that long prided itself on providing affordable food to its people, efforts to ensure basic sustenance appear to be failing, and millions are going hungry. Pakistani Taliban Gather to Select Successor to Leader Killed in U.S. Drone Strike By DECLAN WALSH, ISMAIL KHAN and SALMAN MASOOD Four candidates are thought to be in the running to succeed Hakimullah Mehsud, in an opaque process rived with tribal rivalry and personality-driven tensions. Q. and A.: How the Pakistani Taliban Became a Deadly Force For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

U.S. In Detroit, Mayor's Race Is One Piece of a Puzzle By MONICA DAVEY The mayoral race in Detroit is riddled with complications, among them the presence of an emergency manager running the city. Oarfish Offer Chance to Study an Elusive Animal Long Thought a Monster By DOUGLAS QUENQUA Within five days, two oarfish were found in California last month, giving marine biologists a rare opportunity to study a lengthy and elusive big fish. Robots or Aliens as Parents? Colleges Gauge Applicants' Creativity By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA More universities are including offbeat essay topics on students' admissions applications to separate the highly creative from the highly ordinary. For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

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Politics As Bush Settles Into Dallas, Golf Tees and Family Time Now Trump Politics By PETER BAKER Nearly five years after leaving office, former President George W. Bush lives a life of self-imposed exile in Texas, with new interests and few regrets. Hopefuls in New York and New Jersey Pack Their Final Weekend By THOMAS KAPLAN As Election Day nears, even frontrunners like Gov. Chris Christie and Bill de Blasio were out rallying voters to show up at the polls. Schumer Endorses Clinton for President in Iowa Speech By JONATHAN MARTIN Senator Charles E. Schumer's endorsement adds to the support among Democrats for a campaign bid by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has not said whether she will run in 2016. For more political news, go to NYTimes.com/Politics »

Business 344,000 Minivans Recalled by Honda for Brake Problem By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN The recall, like an earlier one in March, is to fix a problem in the vehicle's computer that could result in unexpected braking. Fair Game At Sears, Those Big Losses Get in the Way By GRETCHEN MORGENSON Eight years into a merger, a retailer's transformation is still a work in progress. Could a spin-off of a prized asset, Lands' End, help? Economic View In New York Casino Vote, a Dance With Temptation By ROBERT H. FRANK New Yorkers will vote Tuesday on whether to expand the number of casinos in the state by up to seven, a proposal that a Cornell economist calls a bad idea. For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Technology Riding the Hashtag in Social Media Marketing By DAVID SEGAL Gary Vaynerchuk, a social media marketer, pounces on any trend - tweeted or otherwise - in his quest to sell, sell, sell.  Slide Show: Social Media Animal for Hire Novelties If a Young Child Wanders, Technology Can Follow By ANNE EISENBERG New devices for keeping tabs on small children use GPS, Wi-Fi and other location-tracking technology and can be linked to apps on a parent's phone. Innovation Imperative: Change Everything By CLAYTON M. CHRISTENSEN and MICHAEL B. HORN Online education is beginning to show itself as a disruptive innovation, introducing more convenient and affordable services that can transform sectors. For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology »

Sports In Baseball's Time Machine, 21st Century Belongs to the Red Sox By DAVID WALDSTEIN That the Red Sox have won three times as many championships as the Yankees over a decade seems implausible, unless one examines history. Comments: Is This Turning Into the Red Sox Century? A Yellow Card, Then Unfathomable Violence, in Brazil By JERÉ LONGMAN and TAYLOR BARNES Hopelessness, rage that grew from poverty and inequality, and Brazil's wider culture of knives and revenge may have played a part in a confrontation on a soccer field that turned gruesome.  Slide Show: A Grim Aftermath Highlights and Analysis: New York City Marathon By LINDSAY CROUSE Follow our updates on Sunday for a live report of the 2013 New York City Marathon, mile by mile and stride by stride. For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

Arts Strips and Stones By CHARLES McGRATH "Art Spiegelman's Co-Mix: A Retrospective" opens this week at the Jewish Museum.  Slide Show Changing Her Game: Actress to Author By PATRICK HEALY Amanda Peet turns playwright, with "The Commons of Pensacola," starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Blythe Danner.  Video Digging Into Deep Pockets at Auction By CAROL VOGEL The fall auction season for contemporary art is brimming more than ever before with paintings, drawings and sculptures with estimates of over $20 million as seasoned collectors decide to cash in. For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts »

N.Y./Region New York Mayor's Mansion Seeks a Missing Item (the Mayor) By JAMES BARRON and SAM ROBERTS Gracie Mansion hasn't had a full-time resident in 12 years, but one of the candidates vying to succeed Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is expected to move in in January.  Slide Show: A Mansion Without an Occupant Adieu, Manhattan; Bonjour, Bushwick By LIZ ROBBINS A pioneer of the meatpacking district, Florent Morellet has moved to Bushwick to reinvent himself. Big City A Surprise Ally for the Rich By GINIA BELLAFANTE Bill de Blasio, the front-runner among mayoral candidates, is often cast as a threat to the real estate industry, but he has won over some skeptics. More Big City Columns For more New York news, go to NYTimes.com/NewYork »

Obituaries Allan Block, Whose Sandal Shop Was Folk Music Hub, Dies at 90 By BRUCE WEBER Mr. Block helped popularize open-toed footwear, and his store in Greenwich Village drew musicians like Doc Watson and Bob Dylan during the 1950s and '60s. Gérard de Villiers, 83, French Spy Writer, Dies By ROBERT WORTH Mr. de Villiers was a French popular novelist whose long-running spy-thriller series, S.A.S., sold more than 100 million copies. Srdja Popovic, 76, Champion of Rights, Dies By WILLIAM YARDLEY Mr. Popovic was a Serbian lawyer and celebrated human rights advocate who pressed for reform and free speech for five decades.

Magazine Broccoli's Extreme Makeover By MICHAEL MOSS Broccoli is about to get a serious makeover - and maybe, just maybe, be a model of how to persuade Americans to eat better.  Video: Creating the Broccoli Craze The President Wants You to Get Rich on Obamacare By ADAM DAVIDSON The crusade to sign up Americans is getting all the attention. But behind the scenes, investors are seeing dollar signs. Lives My Own Unprivate Little Italy By RACHEL KUSHNER A photograph pulled me back into a world I thought I had imagined. For more from the Sunday magazine, go to NYTimes.com/Magazine »

Today's Video Video: The N.S.A.'s Evolution The National Security Agency was founded in 1952, and its surveillance capabilities were limited by legislation in 1978. But with the attacks of September 2001 came a new sense of urgency. Related Article Video: Revisiting Case Amid Doubts on Evidence After 18 years in prison, Sundhe Moses was paroled. His case is part of a broad investigation into Louis Scarcella, a retired detective suspected of using questionable tactics and evidence. Related Article Video: Review: Nissan Sentra Compact sedan buyers have never had so many excellent choices. Deciding on one means doing your homework. Tom Voelk checks out the Nissan Sentra to see if it makes the grade. For more video, go to NYTimes.com/Video »

Editorials Editorial Insurance Policies Not Worth Keeping By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Some plans with inadequate coverage policies will be canceled, but consumers will not be left out in the cold. Editorial States Take on Privacy By THE EDITORIAL BOARD With Congress deadlocked, state legislatures have begun placing restrictions on the collection of personal data. Editorial A Victory Against Dark Money By THE EDITORIAL BOARD California has imposed $16 million in penalties and fines in a case demonstrating the importance of state laws requiring the disclosure of political donations. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

Op-Ed Op-Ed Columnist From Love Nests to Desire Surveillance By MAUREEN DOWD Tabloid editors charged with breaking the law to expose others' intimate secrets are now having their own intimate secrets exposed in court. Columnist Page Op-Ed Columnist The Tumbling Boundaries of Gay Rights By FRANK BRUNI Conservative donors funding a new gay-rights project run by a group usually associated with Democrats? We're not in Kansas anymore. Columnist Page | Blog Opinion When Backstage Was No Big Deal By TONY LIOCE I met Lou Reed in the old days of rock 'n' roll, when artists were accessible to fans. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

Sunday Review News Analysis Women's Flexibility Is a Liability (in Yoga) By WILLIAM J. BROAD Those extreme yoga poses that feel like they're pulling your hips out of the sockets? They might.

ON THIS DAY On Nov. 3, 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected in a landslide over Republican Alfred M. ''Alf'' Landon. See this Front Page | Buy this Front Page

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