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Donor List for Bill Clinton’s Foundation Is Released

Lifting a cloak of secrecy, former President Bill Clinton disclosed the names of more than 200,000 donors as part of a deal with President-elect Barack Obama.

Iraqi Arrests Extend Beyond Key Ministry

The Iraqi Ministry of the Interior confirmed that 23 of its officials had been arrested and also said the arrests extended into other security ministries.

Rwandan Convicted of Genocide

Col. Theoneste Bagosora, the military organizer of the 1994 slaughter in Rwanda, was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison by a U.N. court.

Helene Cooper The Direct Approach

Obama aides are planning a host of YouTube and other efforts aimed at bypassing the media.

On The White House

The Direct Approach

John Q. Public may have as difficult a time getting answers out of government officials as representatives of the mainstream media do.

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Dr. Maria Siemionow, center, led a Cleveland Clinic team including Dr. Risal Djohan, left, and Dr. Daniel Alam in an operation replacing most of a patient’s face.
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First U.S. Face Transplant Described

The operation at the Cleveland Clinic was incredibly complex, taking 23 hours and a team of surgeons.

City Room
Indictment Expected in 1997 Killing of Officer

Federal authorities plan to announce indictments of mob figures in several murders on Thursday.

The Reckoning
On Wall Street, Bonuses, Not Profits, Were Real

As regulators sift through the financial rubble, there are questions about the role of lavish bonuses in the debacle.

Psychiatrists Revise the Book of Human Troubles

Psychiatrists are working on the fifth edition of a manual that is both medical guidebook and cultural institution.

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