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House Passes Far-Reaching Bill Tightening Financial Rules

The regulatory overhaul, meant to address what supporters have called the underlying causes of the financial crisis, has yet to pass in the Senate.

Climate Talks

Europe Pledges Billions in Climate Aid for Poor Nations

The offer of aid to poor countries is an attempt to improve the chances of reaching a deal next week at climate talks.

Europe Pledges Billions in Climate Aid for Poor Nations

The offer of about $3 billion is an attempt to help the chances of reaching a deal next week at climate talks.

David E. Sanger

Obama’s Vision of Might and Right

President Obama’s evolving approach to national security as set out in his Nobel Prize speech lacks bumper-sticker simplicity.

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Obama Outlines a Vision of Might and Right

President Obama’s evolving approach to national security as set out in his Nobel Prize speech lacks bumper-sticker simplicity.

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One in 8 Million: New York Characters in Sound and Images
Retail Data Shows Strong Start to Holiday Season

The figures reinforced expectations of a modest rise in consumer spending over the next few months.

Museums Were Blinded by the Boom, Critics Say

Many poured millions into building larger, flashier spaces in recent years, but critics wonder if it ever made sense.

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Gates Expects New Sanctions on Iran

The defense secretary’s remarks were the first from a senior U.S. official to say that tougher sanctions were likely.

Gates Expects New Sanctions on Iran

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’s remarks were the first from a senior U.S. official to say that tougher sanctions were likely.

Your Money
Use the Entire Gift Card, or the Store Benefits

Major retailers and banks often profit from unspent portions of gift cards, but consumers don’t seem to notice.

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The 9th Annual Year in Ideas

From A to Z, the most clever, important, silly and just plain weird innovations from all corners of the thinking world.

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The Haunts of Miss Highsmith

Greenwich Village, as it figured in her life and in her fiction.

Recessionary Biennial

The 2010 edition of the Whitney’s survey will be smaller than it has been in recent years.

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Streetscapes
Scars From a Forgotten Skirmish

The strange, intertwined tale of 717-719 Madison Avenue and its elegant neighbor is one of the mysteries of the street.

Auto Ego | 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe
Racecar Dream Deferred by His Rip Van Plymouth
1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe

Alex Atallah was 14 when he inherited a 1949 Plymouth from a family friend, who had kept it in a barn for decades.

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The Boss: A Social Worker for Pets
The Boss: A Social Worker for Pets

Ed Sayres heads the A.S.P.C.A. in Manhattan, and works to solve problems of animal over-population by finding common ground when there’s a difference of opinion.

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