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Qaddafi’s Son Warns of Civil War as Libyan Protests Widen

As clashes reached the capital, Tripoli, the son of the Libyan leader raised the threat of renewed Western “colonization” if protesters threw off his father’s rule.

As Republicans See a Mandate on Budget Cuts, Others See Risk

Republicans may be risking the same kind of electoral backlash that President Obama and the Democrats suffered after they were perceived as overreaching.

Wisconsin Puts Obama Between Competing Desires

The president must choose between showing solidarity with longtime supporters and favoring spending cuts.

Greg Louganis grooms young divers with a building-blocks approach that is at odds with some American coaches, who stress acrobatics over mechanics.
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Louganis Is Back on Board

The diving champion Greg Louganis, who retired in 1988 after winning five Olympic medals, has returned as a coach to the sport he once dominated.

Mets’ Owners Guarded an Investment Pipeline

Fred Wilpon’s and Saul Katz’s referrals to Bernard L. Madoff’s funds carried restrictions on contact with him.

U.S. Sets 21st-Century Goal: A Better Patent Office

Only in the last few years has the Patent and Trademark Office begun to accept most of its applications digitally.

At Newsweek, a Humble and Frugal Tina Brown

Since the Daily Beast Web site merged with Newsweek, the accomplished editor is eager to avoid any hype about her plan to turn the struggling newsweekly around.

Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like Twitter

Long-form blogs were once the outlet of choice, but now sites like Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr are favored.

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100 Years Later, the Roll of the Dead in a Factory Fire Is Complete

For the first time, the names of all the victims in the 1911 Triangle Waist Company fire will be read after a researcher’s identification of six unknown victims.

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Revivals Are Nice, but Revel in the New

Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia” returns; the “South Park” team tries Broadway; Chris Rock turns up in a play.

 

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New Fed Rule for Brokers

Borrowers who get their home mortgages through a broker will likely be paying less under a new rule that goes into effect in April.

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With Pony-Car Success, Camaro Goes Topless
With Pony-Car Success, Camaro Goes Topless

The Camaro, which outsold the rival Ford Mustang last year for the first time a in quarter century, now arrives in a convertible version.

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Tearing Down All the Silos

F. Mark Gumz of the Olympus Corporation of the Americas says it is better when employees share what they do.

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