New York Times Top Online Stories: Mon 11/08/10

The New York Times lead headline online early Monday morning says "Now in Power, G.O.P. Vows Cuts in State Budgets." The paper says states face huge deficits and Republicans who have taken over state capitals are promising to respond to crippling budget deficits with an array of cuts.

It says U.S. officials sent David C. Headley to work for them in Pakistan after Sept. 11, 2001, despite a warning that he sympathized with radical groups.

The paper says Xing Xing, an animation and computer special effects company, aims to develop original content for a global market.

The Times says even as global stock markets rallied last week, bond market jitters were a forceful reminder that investors remained wary of European sovereign debt.

It says children in military families are about 10 percent more likely to see a doctor for mental health concerns when a parent is deployed, a study found.

And the most popular story is an op-ed that says we now have a banana republic right here at home — and in the aftermath of Tuesday’s election, it may get worse.