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Fall of Mubarak Shakes Middle East
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down after 18 days of unrelenting protests, handing power to the military and opening the door to an uncertain new course for the Arab world's most populous country, and for the entire Middle East.
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Business
Pivotal Time for U.S.'s Mideast Interests
America's future standing in the Middle East depends heavily on whether Washington's other friends are more adroit than Mubarak at addressing the aspirations of an Internet-savvy generation.
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Media & Marketing
Chapter 11 for Borders, New Chapter for Books
Bookseller Borders Group is in the final stages of preparing a bankruptcy-court protection filing after failing to win support from publishers and others to refinance debt.
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Feathers Fly in L.A. as Goose Faces Eviction
Los Angeles engineers planning to clean up a 143-year-old lake are ruffling the feathers of a celebrity couple. It would be a typical L.A. story—with paparazzi, gawking fans and a music video cameo—except for the fact that one half of the couple is a goose.
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German central bank president Axel Weber resigned, likely dashing Merkel's hopes of making a German head of the European Central Bank and complicating Europe's search for a way out its debt crisis.
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The Dow climbed to a 2 1/2-year high, rising 0.4% to 12273.26, as stocks received a lift following Mubarak's resignation. Cotton prices soared to an all-time high on supply concerns.
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The White House outlined plans to shrink government support of the mortgage market, including phasing out Fannie and Freddie.
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U.S. trade rebounded in 2010, with exports rising 17% to $1.8 trillion, as emerging economies, led by China, became vital export markets.
WORLD-WIDE
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Iran's leaders moved to squelch planned protests. Parades commemorated the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid calls by the nation's pro-democracy movement for Monday demonstrations in solidarity with protesters in Egypt and Tunisia.
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The government has begun deploying larger-than-normal security forces in Tehran.
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Top officials in three states hammered by the BP oil spill have emerged as some of the harshest and most combative critics of claims czar Feinberg.
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The Army Corps of Engineers shifted plans to dredge parts of the lower Mississippi,a move that could boost transportation costs and delays. A6
U.S. NEWS
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The Numbers Guy
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Sorting the Fast-Food Beef From the Chaff
Just how much beef is in fast-food meat? It can be tough for consumers to know, since the data on the content of some of their favorite food items are limited and confusing.
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U.S. News
Rubble of Blast Combed for Clues
Investigators on Friday combed through the debris of an apparent natural-gas explosion in Allentown, Pa., earlier this week, searching for clues about the cause of the blast that killed five people.
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Economy
Export Shift Turns Rivals Into Allies
The U.S. trade gap widened in December to $40.58 billion, with the full-year trade gap registering its biggest percentage increase in 10 years. Exports continued their upward trend, but were outpaced by imports.
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U.S.
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As Weather Worsens, So Do Manners
Complaints about bad snow etiquette are flying like snowballs this winter, as one blizzard comes on the heels of another.
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U.S. News
State Officials Blast Oil-Spill Fund
Top officials in three states hammered by the BP oil spill have emerged as some of the harshest and most combative critics of claims czar Kenneth Feinberg.
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Politics
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Entitlements Won't See Big Cuts
The president and congressional Republicans moved this week toward a clash over spending cuts, but both sides are largely deferring a major budget challenge: how to overhaul Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
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U.S. News
City Budgets Put States on Edge
States are taking new steps to expand their oversight of town and city finances to stay ahead of any brewing fiscal troubles.
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Politics
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Contenders Back Tea-Party Message
House Republican leaders got a rude jolt from tea-party insurgents on the budget this week, but potential GOP presidential hopefuls hewed Friday to tea partiers' views on spending.
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Politics
Candidates Stump With Iowa Go-To Guy
Bob Vander Plaats, three-time losing gubernatorial candidate and conservative gadfly, is now Iowa's go-to guy for Republicans eyeing a White House run. Potential GOP candidates have been streaming to his door for months.
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Views of Life After Fannie, Freddie
The Obama administration outlined its plans to begin shrinking the government's broad support of the nation's crippled mortgage market, a process that officials said could take several years and would include phasing out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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U.S. News
Muddy Waters for River Shippers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told shippers it could no longer guarantee it would dredge parts of the lower Mississippi River to certain widths and depths, a change that could increase transportation costs and delays.
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Remembrances
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His Car Set the Bar High for Lowriders
Jesse Valadez was the long-time president of the Imperials Car Club and proud owner of Gypsy Rose, perhaps the most famous lowrider on the planet.
THE FALL OF MUBARAK
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'Our Revolution Is Complete'
Celebrations swept Cairo following the news of President Mubarak's exit after 18 days of demonstrations. Soldiers wept and protesters recalled turning points.
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Middle East News
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Alexandria Erupts in Mass Jubilee
This city is home to some five million people, and, in the moments that followed Friday evening's news that Hosni Mubarak would step down, nearly all of them seemed to pour into the streets in celebration.
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Middle East News
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A Man Needed Abroad, Reviled at Home
Mubarak's resignation ends a reign of nearly three decades atop the Arab world's most populous country and could come to stand as the high-water mark in the wave of Arab discontent now rolling across the Middle East.
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Middle East News
Military's Role Is Crucial
The question facing the Egyptian military is whether it can carry the country to a functioning democratic political system.
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Asia News
In Indonesia, Model for Egypt Transition
The Obama administration, seeking to help stabilize Egypt, is looking at the 1998 overthrow of Indonesian dictator Suharto as a model for a democratic transition in a Muslim-majority country.
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Middle East News
Israel Debates Strategy in Region
Egyptian President Mubarak's fall from power deprives Israel of its only reliable ally in the Middle East and has crystallized a debate among top Israeli officials over the government's reluctance to pursue peace with its adversaries.
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Middle East News
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Iran Girds for Anti-State Protests
The Iranian state commemorated the 32nd anniversary of its Islamic Revolution on Friday with victory parades, as it tried to squelch counter demonstrations planned across the country for Monday.
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Middle East News
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Neighbors Shaken by Egypt Shift
Mubarak's resignation rattled regional allies and foes alike, threatening a decadeslong balance of power in the Mideast.
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Technology Poses Big Test for Regimes
Social media, most notably Facebook and Twitter, have featured prominently in recent years as tools of the opposition in insurrections against entrenched regimes.
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Middle East News
Departure Deals Blow to Saudis
For Saudi Arabia, the departure of Mubarak represents a big diplomatic setback that could complicate its foreign policy across the Middle East, with repercussions stretching from Iraq to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Syrians Flock to Facebook
In Syria, Google reported a spike in viewers flocking to social media sites after Damascus unexpectedly lifted its ban Tuesday on certain sites.
WORLD NEWS
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G-20 to Address Hot Money
The world's economic leaders are expected to agree next week on the need for a new system to oversee international capital flows. But a decision on what exactly the guidelines should be, and how to enforce them, could prove a much thornier issue.
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World Watch
World Watch items for Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.
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Europe News
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Russia, Japan Fail to Calm Tensions
Japan's foreign minister made little apparent progress on a trip to Moscow amid an escalating tit-for-tat between Moscow and Tokyo over Pacific islands sezed by Russia at the end of World War II.
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Germany's Central Bank Chief Resigns
Deutsche Bundesbank President Axel Weber, until recently the most likely man to take over the European Central Bank from Jean-Claude Trichet, is to step down from his duties April 30, the German government said.
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Pakistan to Charge Detained American
The mystery surrounding a U.S. government contractor who shot dead two armed men in Pakistan last month deepened on Friday when police publicly questioned the claim that he acted in self-defense and confirmed they plan to formally charge him with murder.
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Europe News
U.S. Takes China to Task Over Cards
The U.S. will go ahead with a complaint against China over restrictions on foreign payment-card firms like Visa and American Express and will challenge China's antidumping duties on U.S. steel.
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Swiss Custom Comes Under Fire
Switzerland is in the midst of an emotional debate over a proposal to limit weapons in a country that cherishes its right to bear arms, echoing the U.S. reflection on the issue in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Arizona last month.
THIS WEEK
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This Week: Feb. 7-11
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Mubarak's Fall, Big Board's Deal, Toyota's Day
Egypt's president succumbed to protestors' demands and resigned, the NYSE was near a deal to be acquired by Germany's Deutsche Börse, and federal officials absolved Toyota's electronics in the sudden acceleration of its vehicles.
SPORTS
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Golf
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The New Testament of Golf
Bump the ball, toss it out of the bunker. it's "Flogton," and its backers say it could save the game.
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Heard on the Links
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Tiger Scorches the Dubai Desert
Plus, legendary golf producer Frank Chirkinian makes Hall of Fame.
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