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Hearing aid cuts out all the clatter (NY Times) — After he lost much of his hearing last year at age 57, the composer Richard Einhorn despaired of ever really enjoying a concert or musical again. Even using headsets supplied by the Metropolitan Opera and Broadway theaters, he found himself frustrated by the sound quality, static and interference. Then, in June, he went to the Kennedy Center in Washington for a performance of the musical “Wicked.” There were no special headphones. This time, the words and music were transmitted to a wireless receiver in Mr. Einhorn’s hearing aid using a technology that is just starting to make its way into public places in America: a hearing loop. “There I was at ‘Wicked’ weeping uncontrollably — and I don’t even like musicals,” he said. “For the first time since I lost most of my hearing, live music was perfectly clear, perfectly clean and incredibly rich.” His reaction is a common one. The technology, which has been widely adopted in Northern Europe, has the potential to transform the lives of tens of millions of Americans, according to national advocacy groups. As loops are installed in stores, banks, museums, subway stations and other public spaces, people who have felt excluded are suddenly back in the conversation.
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Moderate Islamist party claims victory in Tunisia TUNIS (NY Times) — A moderate Islamic party appeared to emerge as the big winner in Tunisia on Monday as preliminary results leaked out in the voting for an assembly to draft a constitution and shape a new government in this small North African country, where a revolution in January inspired uprisings across the Arab world. The party, Ennahda, won at least 30
percent of the votes cast on Sunday, and party officials told a news conference the party had come out ahead in nearly every voting district. Ali Laredi, a top official of the party, said it expected to receive possibly more than 50 percent when the final results are tallied. Calling his party “the most modernist” Islamic political movement in the Arab world — meaning the most committed to
principles of democracy and pluralism — Mr. Laredi predicted that it would now “lead the way” for others around the region. Ennahda officials were already beginning discussions to form a unity government with the four or five other more liberal parties that were expected to get representation in the constituent assembly, which is to draft the constitution. Millions of Tunisians cast votes on
Talks adjourned, aides try to Libya’s interim leaders to iron out Euro rescue details investigate Qaddafi killing FRANKFURT (NY Times) — As European officials worked Monday to iron out details of a plan to save the euro, fears were growing that the end result might be another example of European leaders doing as little as they think they can get away with. After marathon talks in Brussels during the weekend, Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany; Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France; and other leaders decamped to their respective capitals. But high-level aides remained to work on issues like debt relief for Greece and measures to
strengthen European banks. In Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi did little to ease the discomfort as he struggled Monday to get his own allies to support pro-growth measures that he first promised in August. During the weekend, Mrs. Merkel and Mr. Sarkozy were openly disdainful of Berlusconi’s progress so far. Investors seem to hope that when the leaders reconvene Wednesday, they will take more decisive action than they have in innumerable past summits. Major stock indexes in Europe rose Monday, as did the euro against the dollar.
BENGHAZI, Libya (NY Times) — The head of Libya’s interim government announced the creation of a formal committee of inquiry on Monday to examine the circumstances surrounding the death of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the country’s former leader, while in the custody of his captors after he fled his final refuge last week. In his announcement, Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, chairman of the Transitional National Council, acknowledged that pressure from foreign powers and rights groups — including some that supported the rebellion against Colonel Qaddafi’s rule — had prompted the decision to investigate how Colonel Qaddafi wound up dead with a bullet to the head. Mr. Abdel-Jalil referred to “demands of the international community” for an investigation. But it was unclear from Abdel-Jalil’s announcement how much authority the committee would have to pursue an investigation and whether anyone might be held accountable.
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