NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The New York Times reported the following stories on its front page on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

* The execution of Saddam Hussein's half brother ended with the noose decapitating him after he dropped through the gallows trapdoor.

* The secretary of state's visit to Egypt indicated that the United States has decided that stability, not democracy, is its priority in the region.

* For what experts say is probably the first time, more U.S. women are living without a husband than with one.

* Democrats in Congress say they are committed to governing from the center, even on divisive social issues.

* Pentecostalism is winning converts across the world, but young people are falling away from the faith.

* The frenzied condominium market in big cities like Washington, Las Vegas, Miami and Boston has collapsed.

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