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Obama Signs Pact in Kabul, Turning Page in Afghan War

President Obama, speaking to an American television audience from an air base in Kabul, said he had traveled there to herald a new era in the relationship between the United States and Afghanistan.

President Obama with American troops in Afghanistan on Tuesday.
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President Obama with American troops in Afghanistan on Tuesday.

Murdoch Unfit to Lead Media Empire, British Report Says

In a report after months of investigation into hacking at Rupert Murdoch’s British newspapers, a panel said that the media tycoon had shown a “willful blindness” toward wrongdoing.

Unease Mounting, China and U.S. to Open Military Talks

With China pressing territorial claims and the United States fortifying its alliances in the region, a day of military talks will precede wider-ranging discussions this week.

Queens Man Convicted in New York Subway Plot

Prosecutors said Adis Medunjanin was stopped just days before he and two others planned to stage suicide attacks.

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Pettitte Testifies That Clemens Spoke of Drug Use

The Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte said he had used human growth hormone and that his friend and former teammate Roger Clemens told him he did as well.

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Romney Is Latest to Seek Bloomberg’s Favor

Mitt Romney met with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who is said to be open to endorsing a presidential candidate.

New York Limits Teacher-Student Contacts Online

The creation of new guidelines follows accusations of misconduct by teachers with students on social Web sites.

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President Obama’s speech from the Bagram Air Base near Kabul was frustratingly weak on details of his exit strategy from a war Americans are desperate to see end.

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Many Fiji resorts have a secret of sorts: a two-tier system with private cabanas for well-heeled travelers but also shared dorm rooms for those on a budget.

 

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Many first-time buyers get turned down for mortgages because their student loan debt significantly raises their overall debt level.

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For the Terrafugia Transition, federal regulators have had to determine which rules — aircraft or automotive — take precedence, because the vehicle is both.

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Shellye Archambeau of MetricStream says that earlier in her career, she didn’t ask anyone directly about becoming her mentor, but that “I would just start treating them like it.”

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