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General McChrystal and the Culture of Exposure
The firing of Gen. Stanley McChrystal shows our troubling emphasis on private over public performance in public officials.
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The Renminbi Runaround
China is playing games with its foreign-exchange policy at the world’s expense.
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Pakistan Is Said to Pursue an Afghan Foothold
Pakistani officials say they can bring the network of Sirajuddin Haqqani, an Al Qaeda ally who runs a major part of the Afghan insurgency, into a power-sharing arrangement.
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Indians, Envious of U.S. Oil Spill Response, Seethe Over Bhopal
Two man-made disasters, separated by different causes, decades of time and thousands of miles, nevertheless have become connected in a national mindset.
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On iPhone 4, a Mystery of Dropped Calls
Network connections inexplicably disappeared when iPhone 4 users cradled their phones in a particular way.
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Computers Make Strides in Recognizing Speech
The artificial intelligence technology that has moved furthest into the mainstream is computer understanding of human speech.
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General McChrystal’s Twitters
How the American commander might have Twittered his way across Europe, Bud Light Lime in hand.
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Congress Fails to Pass an Extension of Jobless Aid
The measure that would have extended aid to unemployed workers failed when Republicans got enough votes to prevent it from advancing on the floor of the Senate.
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Promise Seen for Detection of Alzheimer’s
If one company’s findings hold up, doctors would for the first time have a reliable way to diagnose Alzheimer’s.
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Tuna’s End
On the high seas, the bluefin is being hunted into extinction. Will we ever be able to think about seafood the same way?
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China’s Export Economy Begins Turning Inward
China has long relied on workers from its interior to produce goods for export; to remake its economy, it is now counting on them to buy goods.
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Hebrew Is the Focus of a Brooklyn Charter School
At a Brooklyn school, children of different faiths learn a language traditionally studied and spoken by Jews.
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