Intelligence Reports Offer Dim Views of Afghan War

By ELISABETH BUMILLER

As President Obama prepares a strategy review, two reports say there is a limited chance of success unless Pakistan hunts down insurgents.

• Mullen Expresses Impatience With Pakistan on Visit
• The Lede: A Revisionist Take on a Holbrooke Remark
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To Conquer Wind Power, China Writes the Rules

By KEITH BRADSHER

Competing for China’s lucrative business means playing by house rules that are often stacked in Beijing’s favor.

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Economic Scene

Opposition to Health Law Is Steeped in Tradition

By DAVID LEONHARDT

Resistance to the expansion of the social safety net stems from tension between two competing traditions in the American economy.

• Ruling Has Some Mulling the Necessity of Mandate
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Politics Enables Mexican Fugitive to Defang a Law

By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD

The status of a legislator elected 15 months before he vanished from public view comes with a perk: immunity.

No to New York? There Must Be Some Mistake

By MANNY FERNANDEZ

Cliff Lee’s decision to snub the Yankees brings to mind a long line of rejections the city has received over the years.

• Bats Blog: Taxman Will Be Big Fan of Lee
• Slide Show: New York Betrayed, Abandoned and Rejected

A Kitchen-for-Rent Is a Lifeline for the Laid-Off

By FERNANDA SANTOS

A kitchen in Queens available for rental by the shift is serving many who were forced to change careers.