NY+Times+10+nov

 **** __U.S. Knew of Fort Hood Suspect’s Tie to Radical Cleric__ **** By DAVID JOHNSTON and SCOTT SHANE Authorities intercepted communications between the Army major charged in the Fort Hood killings and a radical cleric but took no action.

**** __Future of Palestinian Authority Is in Question__ **** By ETHAN BRONNER Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said that he intended to resign and that other Palestinian officials would follow.

**** __At Fort Hood, Some Violence Is Too Familiar__ **** By MICHAEL MOSS and RAY RIVERA For many, last week’s carnage was another blow in an area that has been beset by violence since the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq began.

**** __Navies of 2 Koreas Exchange Fire__ **** By CHOE SANG-HUN Fighting erupted when a North Korean navy boat ventured across the so-called Northern Limit Line, according to a report.

**** __Iran Accuses U.S. Hikers of Espionage__ **** By JACK HEALY and NAZILA FATHI The accusations against three Americans who strayed across the border this summer drew a rebuke from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

**** __Impasse Over, Lebanon Forms Cabinet__ **** By ROBERT F. WORTH The agreement ended a long period of gridlock that illustrated once again the myriad dysfunctions of the country’s bitterly divided political class. **** __Fort Hood Suspect Is Conscious, Hospital Officials Say__ **** By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. and JOSEPH BERGER The Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people was said by hospital officials Monday to be able to talk.

**** __A Squeeze on Customers Ahead of New Rules__ **** By ANDREW MARTIN and LOWELL BERGMAN Even the best cardholders are seeing their interest rates rise and credit lines get cut as financial firms struggle to make money in their card units.

**** __Justices Consider the Role of Age in Life Sentences__ **** By ADAM LIPTAK A majority of justices seemed inclined to find a way to take account of the age of young offenders who could face life without parole. **** __A Squeeze on Customers Ahead of New Rules__ **** By ANDREW MARTIN and LOWELL BERGMAN Even the best cardholders are seeing their interest rates rise and credit lines get cut as financial firms struggle to make money in their card units.

**** __Market Rally Continues in Asia__ **** By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ Asian markets opened strong Tuesday, a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a new high for 2009.

**** __Power for U.S. From Russia’s Old Nuclear Weapons__ **** By ANDREW E. KRAMER Fuel from dismantled nuclear bombs, including Russian ones, generates about 10 percent of America’s electricity.