Culture of Complicity Tied to Stricken Nuclear Plant

By NORIMITSU ONISHI and KEN BELSON

The ties binding power companies, utilities, regulators and politicians underlie the nation’s push to increase nuclear power at all costs.

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House G.O.P. Members Face Voter Anger Over Budget

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and CARL HULSE

House Republicans appear to be on the defensive, facing worried questions from voters and a barrage of new attacks from Democrats and their allies.

Detainees’ Lawyers Can’t Click on Leaked Documents

By SCOTT SHANE

The Justice Department told Guantánamo defense lawyers that the documents about prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, remained legally classified even after they were made public.

A State Manager Takes Over and Cuts What a City Can’t

By MONICA DAVEY

City leaders find themselves powerless as a small cadre of “emergency managers” have been dispatched by the state to put out financial blazes in Michigan’s most troubled cities.

From a Qaddafi Daughter, a Glimpse Inside the Bunker

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

In a rare interview, Aisha el-Qaddafi dismissed all talk of giving up power but provided insight into the mood of her increasingly isolated family.

Atheists Seek Chaplain Role in the Military

By JAMES DAO

Groups representing atheists say they are hoping to give voice to what they say is a large — and largely underground — population of nonbelievers in the military.