NY+Times+28+nov

  **** __Russia and China Endorse Agency’s Rebuke of Iran__ **** By HELENE COOPER and WILLIAM J. BROAD Administration officials held up the United Nations nuclear watchdog’s action as a victory for President Obama’s efforts to woo Russia and China.

**** __Afghans Offer Jobs to Taliban Rank and File if They Defect__ **** By DEXTER FILKINS The U.S. is underwriting a program that seeks to disarm fighters and enlist tribal leaders’ support by involving them in choosing development projects where jobs are offered.

**** __Some Jostling, but Less of a Frenzy Among Shoppers__ **** By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM and CHRISTOPHER MAAG On the nation’s most high-octane shopping day, tighter security was evident at Wal-Mart stores.   **** __Baghdad Garden Becomes Graveyard, Full of Grieving__ **** By ROD NORDLAND On the first day of Id al-Adha, literally “the Great Feast,” thousands of mourners throng among the headstones on the banks of the River Tigris to pay respects to the dead.

**** __China Jails Environmentalist Wanted in U.S.__ **** By DAN LEVIN An American man who spent four years hiding in a backpacker haven to evade charges of ecoterrorism was convicted of manufacturing drugs.

****NEWS ANALYSIS**** **** __Region Finds U.S. Lacking on Honduras__ **** By GINGER THOMPSON Latin American countries worry that the Obama administration will appear to be giving a coup its approval if it accepts elections on Sunday in Honduras. **** __From Shadow to Limelight for a Governor’s Wife__ **** By ROBBIE BROWN South Carolina’s first lady has reacted to her husband’s infidelity by building up herself — and her career.

**** __Uninvited Pair Met Obama; Secret Service Offers Apology__ **** By HELENE COOPER and BRIAN STELTER The disclosure that a celebrity-seeking couple who sneaked into a state dinner came face-to-face with the president underscored the seriousness of the security breach.

****THE TV WATCH**** **** __For Some, a Search for Celebrity Is Worth Any Risk__ **** By ALESSANDRA STANLEY In totalitarian regimes, some people take huge risks for the freedom to be themselves; in this democracy, some people take huge risks for the freedom to be a celebrity. **** __Buying, Selling and Twittering All the Way__ **** By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM and KAREN ANN CULLOTTA On Black Friday, retailers and their customers used the social networking site Twitter to talk to one another about bargains, problems, purchases and shopping strategies.

****YOUR MONEY**** **** __Site-Hopping for Holiday Savings__ **** By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD Instead of going straight to a retailer, online shoppers may do better by choosing another entrance to that retailer’s Web site.

**** __Kazakh Bank Lost Billions in Western Investments__ **** By LANDON THOMAS Jr. Several of the world’s largest banks funneled loans to Bank Turalem of Kazakhstan, but many of these loans have failed, forcing steep write-offs.