• Cuomo to Recuse Himself From Paterson Investigations (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:44:31 GMT)
  Andrew M. Cuomo, the New York attorney general, said he would appoint an independent counsel to take over his office’s investigation into two matters involving Gov. David A. Paterson.
  
  
  
• Opponents File Challenges as Maliki Is Said to Hold Early Edge in Iraq Vote (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:29:00 GMT)
  Protests by opponents of the prime minister appeared to delay the announcement of the preliminary results and could undermine public acceptance of the outcome.
  
  
  
• Top Obama Priorities Collide as Student Loan Legislation May Be Attached to Health Care (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:36:24 GMT)
  Top Democrats are fighting to attach President Obama’s proposed overhaul of student lending programs to health care legislation.
  
  
  
• Aqueduct Casino Deal is Dead (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:25:58 GMT)
  Gov. David A. Paterson's office said Aqueduct Entertainment Group would not be awarded a contract to build and run a casino at the Aqueduct racetrack.
  
  
  
• Patchwork Retirement Plan Adds to Greece’s Debt Woes (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:40:24 GMT)
  Greece’s retirement plan, which lets 14 percent of its work force retire early, has become divisive in Europe.
  
  
  
• Holder Failed to Disclose Brief on Detainee Policy (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:50:09 GMT)
  A Justice Department spokesman said the omission by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. during his confirmation hearings was inadvertent.
  
  
  
• Dodd to Offer Financial Regulation Bill Without G.O.P. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:30:33 GMT)
  Senator Bob Corker, a Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, called Senator Christopher J. Dodd’s announcement on Thursday “very disappointing.”
  
  
  
• Georgetown 91, Syracuse 84: Syracuse Has a Scare in Loss to Hoyas (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:09:40 GMT)
  Syracuse center Arinze Onuaku left with an injury but is expected to be back for the N.C.A.A. tournament.
  
  
  
• Ground Broken on Atlantic Yards Project (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:48:20 GMT)
  After years of delays and lawsuits, officials broke ground on the $4.9 billion Atlantic Yards project near Downtown Brooklyn.
  
  
  
• Reid’s Wife and Daughter in Accident (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:41:32 GMT)
  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s wife and daughter were being treated from serious injuries they sustained when their vehicle was rear-ended, a spokesman said.
  
  
  
• Biden to Leave Mideast Amid Uncertainty and Unease (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:25:40 GMT)
  Uncertainty over talks with the Palestinians seems to have grown during the vice president’s visit.
  
  
  
• Woman Killed by Train at 77th Street, Police Say (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:35:38 GMT)
  A woman was crushed to death between a subway train and the platform at the 77th Street station of the No. 6 train on Thursday afternoon, the police said.
  
  
  
• Aftershock Measuring 6.9 Shakes Chile During Inauguration (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:01:43 GMT)
  An earthquake hit central Chile on Thursday as the inaugural ceremonies for the new president were under way.
  
  
  
• Reyes Prescribed Rest for Thyroid (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:56:15 GMT)
  Mets shortstop Jose Reyes is likely to start the season on the disabled list, missing two to eight weeks, his agent said on Thursday.
  
  
  

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• Top Obama Priorities Collide as Student Loan Legislation May Be Attached to Health Care (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:36:24 GMT)
  Top Democrats are fighting to attach President Obama’s proposed overhaul of student lending programs to health care legislation.
  
  
  
• Births to Minorities Are Approaching Majority in U.S. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:27:57 GMT)
  Births to Asian, black and Hispanic women in the United States are on the verge of surpassing births to non-Hispanic whites.
  
  
  
• Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:14:41 GMT)
  It now appears possible to sequence a patient’s genome at reasonable cost and with sufficient accuracy to be useful.
  
  
  
• Texas Hearing Considers Deeper Conservative Stamp on Textbooks (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:03:14 GMT)
  Proposed changes to the state’s social studies curriculum would portray conservatives in a more positive light.
  
  
  
• N.H.T.S.A. Studying ‘Black Box’ for Cars (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:15:53 GMT)
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is considering whether data recorders similar to those on planes should be required on all new cars and trucks.
  
  
  
• Holder Failed to Disclose Brief on Detainee Policy (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:58:59 GMT)
  A Justice Department spokesman said the omission by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. during his confirmation hearings was inadvertent.
  
  
  
• Dodd to Offer Financial Regulation Bill Without G.O.P. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:30:33 GMT)
  Senator Bob Corker, a Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, called Senator Christopher J. Dodd’s announcement on Thursday “very disappointing.”
  
  
  
• E-Mail Messages Are Disclosed in Ensign’s Ethics Case (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:21:29 GMT)
  E-mails provide evidence of Senator John Ensign’s efforts to steer work to the husband of his former mistress.
  
  
  
• Leaders in House Block Earmarks to Corporations (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:42:50 GMT)
  The ban would wipe out one of the most controversial means of awarding no-bid contracts to private firms.
  
  
  
• Obama’s Student Loan Overhaul Endangered (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:39:41 GMT)
  House Democrats were desperately trying to prevent an ambitious overhaul of student loan programs from becoming a casualty of the health care battle.
  
  
  
• Panel Proposes Single Standard for All Schools (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:50:59 GMT)
  The new standards, which experts said could well be adopted by a majority of states, would replace the nation’s checkerboard of locally written standards.
  
  
  
• Ben Quayle, the Former Vice President’s Son, Enters Politics (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:20:38 GMT)
  Ben Quayle has a familiar last name, but he is little known in Arizona. Now he is fighting to change that.
  
  
  
• Kansas City to Close Nearly Half Its Schools (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:20:55 GMT)
  The Board of Education in Kansas City, Mo., accepted a sweeping and contentious plan to shrink its school system in the face of dwindling enrollment, budget cuts and a $50 million deficit.
  
  
  
• Views of ‘JihadJane’ Were Unknown to Neighbors (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:40:30 GMT)
  The ex-husband of the woman who called herself “JihadJane” said she “was just like anyone else.”
  
  
  
• Planned Electric Rate Increase in Los Angeles May Affect Solar Power (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:12:42 GMT)
  Proceeds from an electric rate increase would be earmarked for renewable energy purchases and programs.
  
  
  
• Panel Urges New Look at Caesarean Guidelines (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:06:55 GMT)
  The medical experts told an National Institutes of Health conference that the trend of “once a Caesarean, always a Caesarean” may be safely reversed.
  
  
  
• Obama Gets Tough on Health Care Fraud (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:12:29 GMT)
  The president said he would unleash auditors in a crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid waste and fraud, a move to please both liberals and conservatives.
  
  
  
• Sushi Spot Is Charged With Serving Whale Meat (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:30:39 GMT)
  Federal prosecutors have filed criminal complaint accusing a Japanese restaurant in Santa Monica and its chef of serving whale meat, a violation of the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act.
  
  
  
• Governor Proposes Rise in Income Tax for Illinois (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:13:20 GMT)
  Gov. Patrick J. Quinn’s proposal to raise the tax by one percent was just one measure aimed at closing a budget deficit that some now estimate at $13 billion.
  
  
  
• TARP Oversight Panel Finds Fault With GMAC Bailouts (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:01:33 GMT)
  A report to be released Thursday questions the Bush administration’s decision to rescue “a company that apparently posed no systemic risk to the financial system.”
  
  
  
• Senate Passes Bill That Would Extend Unemployment Benefits (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:40:36 GMT)
  The Senate on Wednesday approved a $138 billion measure that would extend unemployment benefits and provide additional aid to states
  
  
  
• Obama Faces Criticism Over Pace of Action on Trade Issues (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:10:23 GMT)
  The question is whether the U.S. is prepared to lead or whether protectionist pressures will make it impossible to engage fully with trading partners.
  
  
  
• Driven to Distraction: Distracted Driving in Ambulances and Police Cruisers (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:06:18 GMT)
  Police and paramedics use an array of dashboard devices, a boon for their jobs that also presents a clear risk.
  
  
  
• Northrop Withdrawal Brightens Boeing’s Future (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:00:28 GMT)
  Boeing will now have some welcome certainty about its future as a major builder of military aircraft.
  
  
  
• Dan Senor Encouraged to Join New York Senate Race (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:25 GMT)
  Dan Senor, an author and adviser in the last Bush administration, is said to be seriously considering a political challenge against Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand.
  
  
  
• On the White House: Rove on Rove: A Conversation With the Former Bush Senior Adviser (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:11:00 GMT)
  The Times caught up with Karl Rove to talk about democracy in Iraq, the impact of the C.I.A. leak case and questions about his family life.
  
  
  
• Bush Intervened in Northern Ireland Dispute (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:10:20 GMT)
  It was the former president’s his first known direct involvement in a public policy debate since leaving the White House nearly 14 months ago.
  
  
  
• Bill to Include Agency That Tracks Financial Risk (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:50:24 GMT)
  The main purpose of the agency, sometimes referred to as the National Institute of Finance, would be to flag problems in the industry before they spread and threaten the wider economy.
  
  
  
• House Rejects Kucinich Plan for Swifter Afghanistan Pullout (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:08:46 GMT)
  Debate on the measure offered a preview of Congressional consideration later this year of the Obama administration’s request for money to pay for the Afghan war.
  
  
  
• Gary Gensler’s Conversion to Financial Reformer (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:10:25 GMT)
  Gary Gensler, head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is the leading contender to oversee the instruments that played a key role in the financial crisis.
  
  
  
• National Briefing | Washington: White House Responds to Chief Justice (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:50:19 GMT)
  The White House hit back against complaints from Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. about a pep-rally-like atmosphere during the President’s State of the Union message.
  
  
  
• National Briefing | New England: Massachusetts: New Book for New Senator (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:50:19 GMT)
  Senator Scott Brown has been in office barely a month, but he already has a story to tell, and HarperCollins is publishing it.
  
  
  
• National Briefing | South: Virginia: Opting to Refuse Health Overhaul (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:39 GMT)
  The state legislature approved a measure that bucks any effort by President Obama and Congress to carry out a national health care overhaul in individual states.
  
  
  
• National Briefing | South: Mississippi: Prom Canceled Over Same-Sex Date Policy (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:50:19 GMT)
  The Itawamba County school district decided not to host a high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend.
  
  
  
• World Briefing | Europe: Italy: Crackdown on Crime Families in Italy and U.S. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:19:40 GMT)
  Authorities arrested 25 men in Sicily, New York, North Carolina and Florida on charges of taking part in a range of criminal activities under the umbrellas of the Gambino and Santa Maria di Ges� crime families.
  
  
  
• National Briefing | Midwest: Michigan: Ex-Councilwoman Sentenced (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:50:19 GMT)
  A federal judge denied the request of former member of the Detroit City Council to withdraw her guilty plea and sentenced her to more than three years in prison.
  
  
  
• Names of the Dead (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:09:18 GMT)
  The Department of Defense confirmed the deaths of the following Americans yesterday.
  
  
  
• With New Homes, Town Makes Amends for Discrimination Decades Ago (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:40:30 GMT)
  A Michigan city settled a discrimination suit by offering homes to descendants of residents forced off their land.
  
  
  
• Slim Leads Gates in Billionaire Race (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:11:05 GMT)
  According to Forbes magazine, Carlos Slim Helu, the son of a Lebanese immigrant to Mexico who has become a major shareholder in and lender to The New York Times, is now the world's richest man.
  
  
  
• Ahmadinejad Calls 9/11 'A Big Fabrication' (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:35:32 GMT)
  Perhaps concerned that his repeated suggestions that the Holocaust might not have happened have become less shocking over time, Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad upped the ante on Saturday, telling intelligence officials in Tehran that the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 was staged.
  
  
  
• Suspected Pentagon Gunman Outlined Theories Online (Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:22:10 GMT)
  Investigators and bloggers are trying to make sense of a series of statements posted on the Web that appear to have been the work of a gunman wo attacked the Pentagon on Thursday evening.
  
  
  

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• Aftershock Measuring 6.9 Shakes Chile During Inauguration (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:01:43 GMT)
  An earthquake hit central Chile on Thursday as the inaugural ceremonies for the new president were under way.
  
  
  
• Opponents File Challenges as Maliki Is Said to Hold Early Edge in Iraq Vote (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:29:00 GMT)
  Protests by opponents of the prime minister appeared to delay the announcement of the preliminary results and could undermine public acceptance of the outcome.
  
  
  
• Biden Leaves Mideast Amid Unease (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:18:31 GMT)
  Uncertainty over talks with the Palestinians seems to have grown during the vice president’s visit.
  
  
  
• Patchwork Retirement Plan Adds to Greece’s Debt Woes (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:50:13 GMT)
  Greece’s retirement plan, which lets 14 percent of its work force retire early, has become divisive in Europe.
  
  
  
• New Strike Paralyzes Greece (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:14:21 GMT)
  For the second time in two weeks, a general strike closed public services, halting all flights and most transport across the debt-plagued country.
  
  
  
• A West Bank Honor Reveals a Divide (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:55:18 GMT)
  Palestinian students dedicated a public square to the memory of Dalal Mughrabi, who in 1978 helped carry out the deadliest terrorist attack in Israel’s history.
  
  
  
• Israel Charges 2 Soldiers in Gaza War Case (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:10:50 GMT)
  Two Israeli soldiers were charged with instructing a Palestinian boy to open several bags they suspected were booby-trapped during Israel’s 2009 military campaign in Gaza.
  
  
  
• Concerns on Iran in U.S. Rights Report (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:23:18 GMT)
  The State Department said in an annual report that the human rights situation in Iran had “degenerated” since the disputed election last year.
  
  
  
• Bullying Flap Shakes Japan’s Royals (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:50:25 GMT)
  The bullying of the 8-year-old daughter of Princess Masako has put the princess’s history of depression into the glare of Japan’s tabloid press.
  
  
  
• China Increases Security in Tibet to Prevent Protests (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:41 GMT)
  China fears protests this week to mark the anniversaries of ethnic uprisings.
  
  
  
• The E.U. and U.S. Quarrel Over Hedge Funds (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:10:48 GMT)
  The European Union rebutted criticism by the U.S. of its plans to tighten the rules on hedge funds.
  
  
  
• Video Increases Public Mistrust of Moscow’s Police (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:16:13 GMT)
  In a video posted on the Internet, a man describes police ordering several drivers to use their cars as a shield to stop an armed criminal.
  
  
  
• Chile’s New President Enters a Changed Political Landscape (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:05:21 GMT)
  The aftermath of the earthquake may give the country’s new right-wing government a chance to entomb the ghosts of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.
  
  
  
• Nigerians Recount Night of Their Bloody Revenge (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:21:30 GMT)
  This week dozens of herdsmen slaughtered hundreds of people in a brutal act of sectarian retribution in Jos.
  
  
  
• Spy Chief in Pakistan to Stay On Another Year (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:25:45 GMT)
  An unusual extension for Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha may pave the way for a longer term for the head of the army, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who was set to step down this year.
  
  
  
• Einstein's Theory of Relativity On Display (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:10:12 GMT)
  For the first time, the complete, original manuscript of the theory of relativity, profoundly human and surprisingly moving to examine, has been put on display in Jerusalem.
  
  
  
• Barcelona Journal: Trumpeting Catalan on the Big Screen (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:16:20 GMT)
  A local bill requiring that at least half the copies of every film from outside Europe be dubbed in Catalan is the latest attempt to assert Catalan culture.
  
  
  
• World Food Program Won’t Renew Some Somalia Contracts (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:14:17 GMT)
  World Food Program officials said it would welcome an independent investigation into its Somalia operations after a report that up to half the food aid was being diverted.
  
  
  
• Gates to Discuss Iran With Emirates Leaders (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:01:31 GMT)
  Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates met the Emirati leader over military defenses and growing fears in the Persian Gulf over possible missile attacks by Iran.
  
  
  
• Hamas Releases British Journalist After 25 Days (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:40:39 GMT)
  British officials took Paul Martin, a freelance filmmaker, to Israel after Hamas officials ended his 25-day detention.
  
  
  
• Afghanistan and Pakistan Pledge Cooperation (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:30:22 GMT)
  Leaders of both countries met in Islamabad and stressed that stability hinged on mutual cooperation.
  
  
  
• Thailand Braces for Political Rallies in Capital (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:04:40 GMT)
  While pledging nonviolence, protest leaders say they will gather mass rallies and blockades of government offices, starting on Friday and building over the following days.
  
  
  
• In Saudi Arabia, Gates Seeks to Bolster Effort Against Iran (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:50:31 GMT)
  Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will discuss military cooperation and Iran’s nuclear program, officials said.
  
  
  
• House Rejects Kucinich Plan for Swifter Afghanistan Pullout (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:08:46 GMT)
  Debate on the measure offered a preview of Congressional consideration later this year of the Obama administration’s request for money to pay for the Afghan war.
  
  
  
• Quotes Attributed to Mandela’s Ex-Wife Cause a Stir (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:01:00 GMT)
  In the London Evening Standard this week Winnie Mandikizela-Mandela described her former husband as a figurehead who had made a bad deal with South Africa’s former white rulers.
  
  
  
• Obama Pledges U.S. Aid to Haiti (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:50:08 GMT)
  President Obama made the pledge after meeting with President Ren� Pr�val of Haiti on Wednesday, even as the U.S. military begins withdrawing forces.
  
  
  
• Turf Wars Must End, E.U. Official Declares (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:29:45 GMT)
  The European Union's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, said infighting could wreck a "once in a generation" chance to increase Europe's global influence.
  
  
  
• Bush Intervened in Northern Ireland Dispute (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:10:20 GMT)
  It was the former president’s his first known direct involvement in a public policy debate since leaving the White House nearly 14 months ago.
  
  
  
• Panel Will Review U.N. Climate Work (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:50:08 GMT)
  The review aims to help the U.N. climate change panel avoid the kinds of errors that have brought its work into question in recent months, officials said Wednesday.
  
  
  
• Berezovsky Wins Libel Suit in Litvinenko Murder Case (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:30:45 GMT)
  Boris A. Berezovsky, who fled Russia in 2003, won a lawsuit against a Russian broadcaster that had linked him to the high-profile death of Alexander V. Litvinenko.
  
  
  
• Swedish Artist Says Sketch of Prophet Aimed to Mock All Religions (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:50:32 GMT)
  A man who prosecutors say was the target of a murder plot says his caricature of the Prophet Muhammad was intended to poke fun at all sacred symbols.
  
  
  
• Views of ‘JihadJane’ Were Unknown to Neighbors (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:40:30 GMT)
  The ex-husband of the woman who called herself “JihadJane” said she “was just like anyone else.”
  
  
  
• Suspect’s Death Leads to Questions on Indonesia’s Border Security (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:30:29 GMT)
  A fugitive Islamic militant killed by Indonesian security forces traveled to Indonesia from the Philippines within the last few months, police officals said.
  
  
  
• World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Arrests in Fatal Train Bombing (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:19:40 GMT)
  A court approved the arrest of 10 suspects in the November 2009 bombing of the Nevsky Express passenger train, which derailed while en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg and killed 28 people.
  
  
  
• World Briefing | Europe: Italy: Crackdown on Crime Families in Italy and U.S. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:19:40 GMT)
  Authorities arrested 25 men in Sicily, New York, North Carolina and Florida on charges of taking part in a range of criminal activities under the umbrellas of the Gambino and Santa Maria di Ges� crime families.
  
  
  
• World Briefing | Asia: Dalai Lama Voices Support for Uighurs (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:19:40 GMT)
  The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader risked further worsening his fraught relations with Beijing.
  
  
  
• World Briefing | Asia: China: Protester Is Sentenced (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:19:47 GMT)
  Mao Hengfeng has been ordered to serve one and a half years of “re-education through labor” for shouting slogans about human rights outside a Beijing courthouse, according to a rights advocacy group.
  
  
  
• World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Bomb Unit Allowed Into Gaza (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:15:48 GMT)
  Israel has allowed a United Nations bomb disposal unit into the Gaza Strip to defuse unexploded munitions left over from last year’s fighting.
  
  
  
• World Briefing | Europe: Italy: Law to Protect Berlusconi in Court (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:15:36 GMT)
  A new law would protect Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his cabinet from the results of trials that are currently under way, on the grounds that the trials would impede their ability to govern.
  
  
  
• Myanmar Bars Democracy Advocate From Election (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:10:23 GMT)
  The ruling military junta announced a new election law that would likely prevent Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from participating in coming elections.
  
  
  
• In Japan, a Basic Airport Betting on Bargain Airlines (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:20:27 GMT)
  Passengers will board from the tarmac at a new no-frills airport north of Tokyo that intends to attract more low-cost airlines to Japan.
  
  
  
• China Mobile to Invest in Shanghai Pudong Bank (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:12 GMT)
  China Mobile will invest $5.8 billion in Shanghai Pudong Bank and work with it to offer wireless services like mobile bank cards.
  
  
  
• Sandy Alderson to Review Baseball’s Troubled Dominican Pipeline (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:48:25 GMT)
  Sandy Alderson, a longtime baseball executive, is looking into a feeder system in which performance-enhancing drug use and age fraud are commonplace.
  
  
  
• President Ahmadinejad of Iran and Defense Secretary Gates Trade Jabs Over Afghanistan (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:09:20 GMT)
  President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected American allegations that Iran was providing support to the Taliban, accusing the United States of playing a “double game.”
  
  
  
• Shell and Ingersoll-Rand Curb Business in Iran (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:10:16 GMT)
  The announcements by Ingersoll-Rand and Royal Dutch Shell come as the U.S. is pressing for new sanctions.
  
  
  
• Drone Strikes Kill 21 in Pakistan (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:50:35 GMT)
  Two strikes since Monday in North Waziristan have killed at least 21 people, possibly including a top local commander, said a Pakistan security official and residents of the area.
  
  
  
• U.S. Charity Is Attacked In Pakistan; 6 Are Killed (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:05:00 GMT)
  Pakistani authorities said about a dozen masked militants stormed the building at about 9:30 a.m., herded staff members into a room, and started shooting indiscriminately.
  
  
  
• Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, Top Cleric, Dies at 81 (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:00:38 GMT)
  Mr. Tantawi was leader of Al Azhar University, the oldest and most prestigious center of learning in the Sunni Muslim world.
  
  
  
• Names of the Dead (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:09:18 GMT)
  The Department of Defense confirmed the deaths of the following Americans yesterday.
  
  
  
• Slim Leads Gates in Billionaire Race (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:11:05 GMT)
  According to Forbes magazine, Carlos Slim Helu, the son of a Lebanese immigrant to Mexico who has become a major shareholder in and lender to The New York Times, is now the world's richest man.
  
  
  
• Israeli Ad Riffs on Dubai Assassination (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:51:07 GMT)
  To illustrate the slogan "We offer killer prices," an Israeli supermarket chain's new commercial will feature surveillance camera footage of actors dressed like the suspects accused of assassinating a Hamas official in Dubai in January.
  
  
  
• Accused Body Snatchers in Cyprus Court (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:50:15 GMT)
  The stolen body of a former president of Cyprus was found in a shallow grave on the outskirts of the capital, Nicosia.
  
  
  
• Swedish Artist Has His Ax Ready (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:22:01 GMT)
  Lars Vilks, a Swedish artist, seems remarkably relaxed about the possibility of being attacked by an ax-wielding assailant for having drawn the Prophet Muhammad's head on the body of a dog.
  
  
  
• Israel's Challenge to the U.S. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:13:56 GMT)
  The Israeli government tests the Obama administration's policy of restraint.
  
  
  
• Muslims, Too, Perished in Nigerian Violence (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:07:34 GMT)
  This month, the dead were Christians. Last month, when Susan Schulman was at the epicenter of violence in Nigeria, the dead were Muslims. Patrick Witty reports.
  
  
  
• Even Orphanages Spawn Orphans in Haiti (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:56:40 GMT)
  Lynsey Addario decided that if she couldn't get to Haiti immediately (from India), she might find a far more profound story to tell. She was right.
  
  
  
• Letter From India: Opening Up to the World and Its Evils (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:06:14 GMT)
  Pondicherry, a former French colonial outpost popular with tourists, has reaped many of the benefits of globalization. Now it is said to be a target of Islamic terrorists.
  
  
  

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• Editorial: Middle East Diplomacy 102 (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:54:48 GMT)
  If the Israelis and the Palestinians lag in moving the peace process forward, then Washington must be ready to push its own proposals on the central issues.
  
  
  
• Editorial: What Ground Zero Needs (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:55:25 GMT)
  The Port Authority should not feel obliged to provide the developer Larry Silverstein with more money for unnecessary office buildings in this down market.
  
  
  
• Editorial: Antitrust and Your Vote (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:06:36 GMT)
  The Justice Department is right to block a deal between voting machine businesses on antitrust grounds, but must do more to protect the vote.
  
  
  
• Editorial Notebook: After You (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:04:04 GMT)
  The four-way stop, ubiquitous in California, may be the perfect model of participatory democracy.
  
  
  
• Letters: On the Leadership of the President (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:40:19 GMT)
  
• Letters: Caution: No Stops for Miles ... and Miles (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:01:41 GMT)
  
• Letter: Today’s Tea Partier: A Different Kind of Radical (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:42:58 GMT)
  
• Letter: How to Strengthen the Afghan National Police (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:06:26 GMT)
  
• Op-Ed Columnist: Teach for the World (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:47:18 GMT)
  Judging by the number of applicants for the 2010 Win-a-Trip contest (we have a winner!), perhaps we need an international version of Teach for America.
  
  
  
• Op-Ed Contributors: A Last Chance for the World Trade Center to Rise Again (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:09:26 GMT)
  The Port Authority and Larry Silverstein have one day to make a deal that fulfills their moral obligation to our city.
  
  
  
• Op-Ed Contributor: Sudden Acceleration Often Caused By Drivers (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:08:44 GMT)
  As experts learned in the 1980s, sudden unintended acceleration is often caused by the driver.
  
  
  
• My Way (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:19:20 GMT)
  Getting there from here: one artist maps out the most accurate routes for all occasions.
  
  
  
• Toyotas Are Safe (Enough) (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:40:39 GMT)
  A closer look at the statistics on death from sudden acceleration reveals why there's little need to fear driving a Toyota.
  
  
  
• Breezy Love, or the Sacking of the Bees (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:03:08 GMT)
  The wind-pollination of flowers is a fascinating process, though perhaps less so if you suffer from allergies.
  
  
  
• Seeing in the Dark (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:16:56 GMT)
  The sleepless night can be a time of both anxiety and ecstatic vision.
  
  
  
• Do You Miss Him Yet? (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:17:33 GMT)
  As predicted, signs of nostalgia for George W. Bush.
  
  
  
• The A-to-Z Cure (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:39:28 GMT)
  Instead of counting sheep, listing ailments.
  
  
  
• Editorial: Saving the Post Office (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:28:03 GMT)
  The United States Postal Service must cut services, close offices and make sensible changes if it is going to survive the transition to the Internet age.
  
  
  
• Editorial: Iraqis Vote (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:06:33 GMT)
  The new Iraqi government must do a far better job than the current one of ensuring that the Sunnis and all minorities have a fuller voice in the country’s future.
  
  
  
• Editorial: A Political Attack on Guant�namo Lawyers (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:40:00 GMT)
  Attacking lawyers who take on controversial causes makes it harder for unpopular people to get representation — and weakens all Americans’ constitutional rights.
  
  
  
• Editorial: If Reform Fails (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:21:34 GMT)
  There are some basic facts Americans need to know as Congress decides whether to approve comprehensive health reform or continue with what we have.
  
  
  
• Editorial: ‘If You Bring in the Cops’ in Marja (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:16:51 GMT)
  A police training program in Afghanistan, oriented toward ensuring civilian security, not paramilitary combat against the Taliban, must be one of Washington’s top priorities.
  
  
  
• Op-Ed Contributor: P.S.A. prostate screening is inaccurate and a waste of money. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:34:25 GMT)
  Americans waste an enormous amount of money on an inaccurate test for prostate cancer.
  
  
  
• Op-Ed Contributor: For Iraqi Voters, a Dizzying Democracy (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:26:31 GMT)
  In Baghdad, politics are much more confused than they were in the 2005 election. And that’s good news.
  
  
  
• Op-Ed Contributor: High-Speed Rail Investment Should Focus on Acela (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:46:10 GMT)
  President Obama should focus high-speed rail investment on Acela.
  
  
  
• Op-Chart: Reconciling With the Past (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:33:02 GMT)
  Republicans claim that using reconciliation to pass health care reform would be unprecedented. History proves them wrong.
  
  
  
• Op-Ed Contributors: How American trade policy relies on faulty measures of productivity. (Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:15:34 GMT)
  Washington acknowledges that much of America’s economic policy rides on false assumptions, but has yet to correct it.
  
  
  

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• After You (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500)
  The four-way stop, ubiquitous in California, may be the perfect model of participatory democracy.
  
• Antitrust and Your Vote (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500)
  The Justice Department is right to block a deal between voting machine businesses on antitrust grounds, but must do more to protect the vote.
  
• Diplomacy 102 (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500)
  If the Israelis and the Palestinians lag in moving the peace process forward, then Washington must be ready to push its own proposals on the central issues.
  
• What Ground Zero Needs (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500)
  The Port Authority should not feel obliged to provide the developer Larry Silverstein with more money for unnecessary office buildings in this down market.
  
• Saving the Post Office (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500)
  The United States Postal Service must cut services, close offices and make sensible changes if it is going to survive the transition to the Internet age.
  
• Laws, Lies and the Abortion Debate (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500)
  Americans for women’s rights need to make their voices heard against recent attacks on reproductive freedom.
  
• Meet the Candidate: A Convicted Abuser (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500)
  Voters should oust for good the disgraced former senator Hiram Monserrate in a special election in Northern Queens on Tuesday.
  
• An Advocate for Equal Justice (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500)
  Laurence Tribe cannot be expected to solve all the problems impeding the delivery of indigent legal services, but he can be a catalyst for improvement.
  
• A Nonfrivolous Suit (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500)
  The case of a man suing McDonald’s is rightly going forward because restaurants must take responsibility for the safety of their products.
  
• Healthy Solution: Taxing Sodas (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500)
  Albany should quickly adopt a tax on sodas and other sugary drinks that could raise $1 billion a year for New York State.
  
• Television Is Not Free and Does Not Want to Be (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500)
  One of the oldest free mediums, TV has something to teach us about free information. That is: It can be expensive.
  
• Iraqis Vote (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500)
  The new Iraqi government must do a far better job than the current one of ensuring that the Sunnis and all minorities have a fuller voice in the country’s future.
  
• Are You or Have You Ever Been a Lawyer? (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500)
  Attacking lawyers who take on controversial causes makes it harder for unpopular people to get representation and weakens all Americans’ constitutional rights.
  
• On the Importance of Being Counted (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500)
  Americans should participate in the census because it supports building and rebuilding a representative democracy.
  
• The Escalating Price of Politics (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500)
  Congress must act quickly to limit any damage done by a recent Supreme Court ruling that ended limits on corporate and union campaign contributions.
  

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