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Federal Retreat on Bigger Loans Rattles Housing
By DAVID STREITFELD
Planned cuts in the size of a mortgage that can be backed by the federal government may hurt upscale housing markets in high-cost states like New York and California.
Killings and Rumors Unsettle a Libyan City
By KAREEM FAHIM
The deaths of former government officials in Benghazi, the center of the Libyan resistance, appear to be rooted in vengeance and have raised the specter of a death squad.
After Bin Laden, U.S. Reassesses Afghan Strategy
By THOM SHANKER and CHARLIE SAVAGE
The death of Osama bin Laden has set off a reassessment of the war in Afghanistan, and the broader war on terrorism.
Peace Corps Volunteers Speak Out on Rape
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
A hearing in Washington on Wednesday will scrutinize the Peace Corps’ response to sexual assaults against their volunteers.
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New, Idealistic Teachers Face Layoffs
By FERNANDA SANTOS
Many of the teachers who would be laid off under Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s budget are idealists like Samantha Sherwood who teach in the most challenging classrooms.
Son, 10, Is Accused of Killing Neo-Nazi Father
By JESSE McKINLEY
Jeff Hall raised his children to embrace white supremacism. Now one of them has been charged with his murder.
Pressure Grows for Trustee to Leave Board of CUNY
By LISA W. FODERARO and WINNIE HU
After failing to derail honors for the playwright Tony Kushner, Jeffrey S. Wiesenfeld said he would not resign.
F.D.A. Orders Artificial Hip Study
By BARRY MEIER
A popular category of artificial hip has been linked to severe health effects in some patients.
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