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Fed Approves Plan to Curb Risky Lending

The new rules would give people taking out home mortgages new protections against shady lending practices.

With Regrets, New Orleans Is Left Behind

Thousands of former New Orleanians are breaking their ties with the damaged city for which they yearn.

The Long Run
Romney’s Course Was Set Long Ago

Mitt Romney said he felt as if his campaign to become the Republican presidential nominee was, in a sense, an extension of his father’s unsuccessful bid in 1968.

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Rice in Iraq as Tensions With Turkey Rise
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Rice in Iraq as Tensions With Turkey Rise

The visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, pictured with Iraq’s foreign minister, comes after Turkey bombed Kurdish militants on Sunday.

Goldman Beats Estimates Despite Turmoil

The investment bank rounded out another record year as net income for the fourth quarter edged up 2 percent.

Judge Orders Hearing on C.I.A. Videos

The hearing on Friday will be to determine if the destruction of the tapes violated a 2005 court order.


 
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Seasonal Depression

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Laws of Nature

Laws of NatureWhich came first: the order or the universe? And can science ever supply an answer?

A Book for Pet Owners

A 1,345-page manual for an animal-crazed nation.

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A Disorder That Needs Light

More than the winter blahs, seasonal depression is recognized and treatable.

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A Wagon Survives the Slippery Slope

While many manufacturers are ditching station wagons, Volvo is offering a rugged new edition of its XC70.

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