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  News Analysis

  With Karzai, U.S. Faces Weak Partner in Time of War

  By DAVID E. SANGER

  WASHINGTON — President Obama faces a new complication in Afghanistan: Enabling President Hamid Karzai to regain enough legitimacy to help the United States find a way out of the war.

  Driven to Distraction

  Britain Sets Tough Laws for Texting While Driving

  By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL

  

  OXFORD, England — Britain has become one of the more aggressive countries in attacking the use of cellphones while driving.

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  Opposition in Iran Urges Continuing Challenge

  By ROBERT F. WORTH and NAZILA FATHI

  BEIRUT — A day commemorating the 1979 takeover of the United States Embassy could turn into a showdown between protesters and the police.

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  • Creditors Back CIT’s Bankruptcy

  • North Korea Presses U.S. to Agree to Bilateral Talks

  • Israelis Arrest West Bank Settler in Attacks

  

  Steve Forrest for The New York Times

  A Tweet Unleashes Vitriol on a User

  By SARAH LYALL

  Attacks and counterattacks after a criticism of Stephen Fry of Britain were examples of how Twitter reinforces the tendency of adults to behave like high school students.

  Blast in Pakistan Kills at Least 22

  By SALMAN MASOOD and PIR ZUBAIR SHAH

  ISLAMABAD — An explosion Monday morning in a busy commercial district in Rawalpindi apparently targeted military personnel, officials said.

  Diplomatic Memo

  Europe Still Likes Obama, but Doubts Creep In

  By STEVEN ERLANGER

  MARRAKESH, Morocco — Many Europeans argue that President Obama has not broken enough with Bush administration policies, while some Americans say the Europeans are too passive and not providing much help.

  

  Out of Race, Karzai Rival Is Harsh Critic of Election

  By CARLOTTA GALL and JEFF ZELENY

  KABUL, Afghanistan — Abdullah Abdullah announced that he would not participate in the Afghan runoff election, effectively handing a new term to President Hamid Karzai.

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  • UN Secretary-General Arrives in Afghanistan

  • North Korea Demands Direct Talks With US2 minutes ago

  Major University in Russia Eases Fears on Rules

  By ELLEN BARRY

  MOSCOW — St. Petersburg State University stated last week that researchers would not have to submit to an export-control screening before publishing their work overseas.

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  • German Soldier Drives Car Into Crowd13 minutes ago

  • Putin Warns EU Of Possible Gas Disruption2:41 AM ET

  By JOHN LELAND

  BAGHDAD — A week after the deadliest day of violence in Baghdad in more than two years, smaller bomb attacks around the country killed at least 12 and wounded more than 50.

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  Honduran Businesses Still Wait to Heal

  By BLAKE SCHMIDT

  COPÁN, Honduras — Businesspeople say four months of political turmoil have caused long-term economic damage, isolating a country that had only recently drawn international investment and tourism.

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  Pittsburgh Mayor Faces Tests if Re-elected

  By IAN URBINA

  PITTSBURGH — At 29, Luke Ravenstahl faces new trials as Pittsburgh struggles with a declining population, a shrinking tax base and fiscal problems with its pension plan.

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  Karzai Rival Quits, Challenges Fraud

  “The hastily arranged November 7 election would not bring legitimacy to the ‘democratic’ process; it would only legitimize the second run of corrupt Karzai government,” writes Akemi Horie in England

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