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Some Roman Catholic Bishops Assail Health Plan
August 28, 2009 at 1:27 am

Despite the church's push on the issue, some are raising concerns over abortion and alarms about "rationing."


After Iowa Flood, Feeling Just a Bit Ignored
August 28, 2009 at 1:21 am

Recovery efforts in Cedar Rapids have not drawn the attention Hurricane Katrina brought to New Orleans.


Seeking Cash, California Turns to a Tag Sale
August 28, 2009 at 1:02 am

In an effort to raise money, the State of California is selling some 6,000 items culled from every corner of the state's bureaucracy.


Afghan Youths Seek a New Life in Europe
August 28, 2009 at 12:35 am

Thousands of lone Afghan boys are making their way across Europe, a trend that has accelerated along with the fighting in their homeland in the past two years.


Abuse Issue Puts the Justice Dept. and C.I.A. at Odds
August 28, 2009 at 12:29 am

With the appointment of a prosecutor to investigate detainee abuses, conflicts between the two agencies burst into view, threatening relations between two players on President Obama's national security team.


Kidnapped at 11, Woman Emerges After 18 Years
August 27, 2009 at 8:48 pm

A woman kidnapped in 1991 was reunited with her family after police arrested her alleged abductors and found a compound where she had been apparently kept.


Qaddafi's Visit Upsets N.J. Residents
August 27, 2009 at 8:42 pm

Neighbors were aghast that Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, who will visit next month to address the United Nations, might set down his tent at an estate in the city.


Russia and Ukraine in Intensifying Standoff
August 27, 2009 at 8:29 pm

Relations between the two countries are more troubled than at any time since the Soviet collapse, as both sides engage in provocations and recriminations.


Message to Muslim World Gets a Pentagon Critique
August 27, 2009 at 8:21 pm

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wrote in a military journal that government efforts to counter Islamist ideology "lack credibility."


Forty Years' War: Kennedy Case Shows Progress and Obstacles in Cancer Fight
August 27, 2009 at 8:12 pm

Like almost no one else, Senator Edward Kennedy embodied the frustrations of the nation's 40-year war on cancer.


The Caucus: Inquiry of Gov. Richardson Dropped
August 27, 2009 at 4:23 pm

A nearly yearlong inquiry that derailed the New Mexico governor's Cabinet aspirations is ending.


Stock Surges as Dell Beats Forecasts
August 27, 2009 at 4:23 pm

The better-than-expected performance caused Dell's stock price to surge nearly 7 percent during the final minutes of trading Thursday.


Bank Losses Drain Deposit Fund, F.D.I.C. Reports
August 27, 2009 at 4:01 pm

In a grim report, the agency attributed the second-quarter loss for the banking industry to a surge in bad loans made to home builders and commercial real estate developers.


Iran's Supreme Leader Softens Tone on Reformists
August 27, 2009 at 3:54 pm

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said there has yet been no proof that journalists, academics and reformists had collaborated with the West to overthrow the government.


Mourning for Kennedy Starts With Mass and Procession
August 27, 2009 at 3:19 pm

The elaborate funeral procession for Senator Edward M. Kennedy is expected to begin from his family's Cape Cod compound Thursday and travel 72 miles to Boston.


New Culprit Seen in Ozone Depletion
August 27, 2009 at 2:48 pm

Government scientists who study the depletion of Earth's protective ozone layer are pointing to a previously unheralded suspect: nitrous oxide.


At Least 22 Dead in Pakistan Bombing
August 27, 2009 at 2:12 pm

A suicide attacker pretending to offer food to a group of Pakistani police officers detonated his explosives among them on Thursday, officials said.


Magazine Preview: The Deadly Choices at Memorial
August 27, 2009 at 11:33 am

After Katrina, overstretched doctors and nurses in New Orleans injected some patients with drugs. Were they trying to comfort those patients — or hasten their deaths?


At Least 18 Dead in Pakistan Bombing
August 27, 2009 at 11:30 am

A suicide bomber has attacked a Pakistani security checkpoint on the Afghan border, killing at least 18 and injuring dozens.


After Bias Ruling, Firefighter Applicants Look Back
August 27, 2009 at 11:23 am

Among those who took entrance exams that a judge found discriminatory, some common themes emerge.


Boeing Plans Dreamliner Flight by Year's End
August 27, 2009 at 10:43 am

Boeing said it would record a pretax charge of $2.5 billion in the third quarter because of the Dreamliner's delays.


State of the Art: Apple's Sleek Upgrade
August 27, 2009 at 6:48 am

A "smaller, faster and more refined" operating system for Mac.


Volunteering Waning in Recession, Report Says
August 27, 2009 at 6:47 am

A survey undercut anecdotal reports that volunteers had flooded nonprofit groups as unemployment had increased in the current recession.


Tallying Stimulus Jobs Is Not Easy in New York
August 27, 2009 at 2:13 am

Will President Obama's program bring 30,000 jobs to the city? Or is that estimate, as one official says, "puffery?"


Dominick Dunne, Chronicler of Crime, Dies at 83
August 27, 2009 at 2:12 am

After giving up producing movies in midlife and reinventing himself as a best-selling author, television personality and reporter, Mr. Dunne's celebrity often outshone that of his subjects.


Cyberwar: Defying Experts, Rogue Computer Code Still Lurks
August 27, 2009 at 2:10 am

A rogue program, known as Conficker, has confounded the efforts of security experts to trace its origins and purpose, exposing serious weaknesses in the digital infrastructure.


Court Rules U.S. Seized 2003 Tests Improperly
August 27, 2009 at 1:56 am

The ruling was a significant victory for the baseball players union, which had been challenging the seizure.


Some 'West Side' Lyrics Are Returned to English
August 27, 2009 at 1:55 am

The producers of "West Side Story" are changing some Spanish lyrics in hopes of a bigger dramatic wallop.


Taiwan to Allow Dalai Lama Visit
August 27, 2009 at 12:58 am

The move is likely to infuriate China and could jeopardize relations between Taipei and Beijing.

 

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