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Obama Warns Karzai to Focus on Tackling Corruption
By JEFF ZELENY and ALISSA J. RUBIN 6:02 PM ET
WASHINGTON — President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, now assured of a new term, was urged by President Obama “to write a new chapter” in his government’s legitimacy.
Blasts in Pakistani Cities as Army Push Continues
By SALMAN MASOOD 5:34 PM ET
Bombers attacked two major Pakistani cities as the army took control of another Taliban stronghold, officials said.
Ford Posts an Unexpected Profit of $997 Million
By NICK BUNKLEY 3:20 PM ET
DETROIT — The Ford Motor Company had its first profitable quarter in North America in over four years and said that, at least for now, it had stopped rapidly burning through its cash reserves.
Snows of Kilimanjaro Are Retreating
By SINDYA N. BHANOO 5 minutes ago
Researchers cannot agree whether the melting of the ice atop Africa's highest peak is attributable mainly to humanity’s role in global warming.
Clinton Denies Easing Pressure on Israel
By MARK LANDLER
MARRAKESH, Morocco — The secretary of state said the Obama administration still wants Israel to freeze construction of Jewish settlements.
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Russia Tries, Once Again, to Rein in Vodka Habit
By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
MYTISHCHI, Russia — President Dmitri A. Medvedev wants Russia to deal with its ruinous penchant for the bottle.
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By MARLISE SIMONS
PARIS — Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader, is defending himself but previously advised the tribunal that he was not ready for the trial.
By ETHAN BRONNER
JERUSALEM — Jack Teitel, an immigrant from the United States, was charged with the murders of two Palestinians and two bombings that wounded a professor and a 15-year-old boy.
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By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS 7 minutes ago
A House bill provision would order a study of regional variations in Medicare spending, pitting more rural hospitals against those in areas like New York City.
In Britain, Deadly Texting Leads to Prison
“I don’t think people who ‘don’t realize the danger they are causing’ should be on our roads with their cavalier and nonchalant attitude toward other people’s safety,” writes John F in London
Idea of the Day: Why Don’t We Eat Fido?
“We have very little interaction with the animals that we do eat. ... If we were able to find time to spend with a pig, cow ... we’d find that we can have meaningful interactions with these animals,” writes Elsie
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Immigrant Jail Tests U.S. View of Legal Aid
Lawyers are denouncing lack of aid for immigrants at a little- known jail in Manhattan.
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A British professor was forced to resign a government advisory post after suggesting that drug laws should be written by scientists.
How Reliable Is the M-16?
Complaints about weapon malfunctions in Afghanistan has rekindled debate over the reliability of the American M-16 assault rifle.
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