Thursday, June 23, 2011

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The Times in Print for Thursday, June 23, 2011

Obama Will Speed Pullout From War in Afghanistan

President Obama said that the “tide of war is receding” and, in an acknowledgment of domestic economic strains, that “it is time to focus on nation-building here at home.”

In North Dakota City, River’s Threat Renewed

Residents of Minot were told to head to high ground as the Souris River threatened to top the city’s levees.

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Expert on Mental Illness Reveals Her Own Fight

Marsha M. Linehan works with seriously suicidal people, having faced the same struggles when she was younger.

Some Greeks Fear Government Is Selling Nation

The crown jewels of Greece’s socialist state are now likely to go to the highest bidder.

How the Numbers Add Up (Way Up) for ‘Spider-Man’

An untangling web shows how $75 million was spent on “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” more than twice as much as any production in Broadway history.

Family Act Extends Reign in Las Vegas, With a Bit Less Glitter

Mayor Oscar B. Goodman of Las Vegas is leaving office next month, but since his wife is the mayor-elect, he won’t be going far.

Cuomo Secures Big Givebacks In Union Deal

The state’s largest union of public employees agreed to major wage and benefit concessions.

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“America, it is time to focus on nation building here at home.”
PRESIDENT OBAMA, declaring that the United States had achieved its main goals in Afghanistan.

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