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U.S.
Illinois: Prosecutors Seek Four-Year Term for Jackson
Prosecutors on Friday recommended four years in prison for former Representative Jesse L. Jackson Jr., after his guilty plea this year on charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign money on personal items.
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World
Pakistan’s New Premier Calls for Drone Strike Halt
Nawaz Sharif made the demand shortly after he won a parliamentary vote to lead the country for an unprecedented third time.
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Science
Martian Rock Another Clue to a Once Water-Rich Planet
The clay-rich rock, which scientists named Esperance, is one of the oldest rocks that the rover Opportunity has looked at during its nine and a half years on Mars.
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Health
Accord Aims to Create Trove of Genetic Data
The goal is to put the vast collection of data on genetic variations and health into databases open to researchers and doctors all over the world.
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N.Y. / Region
Legislature Appears Set to Delay Date for Primary Runoffs in Mayoral Race
New York City’s Board of Elections said it wanted the extra week to determine the Sept. 10 primary results and prepare for the runoff.
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U.S.
Illinois: Lawmakers Called Back to Fix Pension Shortfall
After the state had its credit rating downgraded again because of a pension debacle, Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday called lawmakers into a special session “to finish the job.”
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Business Day
Wal-Mart Yearly Meeting Follows a Narrow Script
Wal-Mart’s annual shareholders meeting extolled the value of its employees, and largely ignored the issues that some investors and activists were complaining about.
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Opinion
New York’s Clueless Election Board Drags Out Ancient Machines
The Shoup machines were cranky when they were in full use. Imagine their troubles after years in storage.
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U.S.
Breaking the Evangelical Mold at a Church With Ethnic Roots
Vox Veniae, a 200-person church in Austin, Tex., began as a church for Chinese-Americans but has quickly become multiracial.
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U.S.
I.R.S. Suspends Two for Taking Gifts
The action comes as the agency faces mounting criticism for lavish spending and improperly targeting conservative political groups.
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Opinion
A Ruling on DNA Samples
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California responds to an online Op-Ed essay, “Why the Court Was Right to Allow Cheek Swabs.”
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Opinion
All The King's Men
Democratic reform or not, politicians in Morocco remain beholden to Mohammed VI.
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Business Day
College Fund Tinkers With Its Slogan to Stress Investing in Students
The United Negro College Fund is introducing a campaign with the tagline, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste but a wonderful thing to invest in.”
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Opinion
The Continuing Debate Over Health Costs
More reaction to a front-page article, including letters from a leading health insurer, an anesthesiologists’ group and a radiologist.
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Opinion
Urban Trees as Triggers, From Istanbul to Oregon
When leaders crack down in fights over scarce urban trees, trouble follows.
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Opinion
The Split Between the States
On health care, education and other issues, many states are abandoning their responsibilities.
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U.S.
Texas: Breast Cancer Events Canceled
The breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure said Tuesday that it was canceling walks next year in seven cities where fund-raising goals have not been met.
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Sports
In Developing Talent, a U.S. Coach Turns to His Roots
Tab Ramos is coaching the U.S. Under-20 men’s team with an eye to further developing the United States as a soccer nation. Many of his young players, like Ramos himself, have Hispanic roots.
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Opinion
All The King's Men
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Opinion
The Split Between the States
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Arts
Pussy Riot Takes Manhattan, Quietly
Performers in the Russian art and protest collective take in an HBO documentary about them and talk with their fans.
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Business Day
T.S.A. Drops an Effort to Allow Some Knives on Planes
The agency said easing the ban would allow security workers to focus on “higher threat” items, but attendants saw a danger to crew and passengers.
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World
In Istanbul’s Heart, Leader’s Obsession, Perhaps Achilles’ Heel
Public space, even a modest and chaotic swath of it like Taksim Square, again reveals itself as fundamentally more powerful than social media.
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Business Day
Multinational Corporations' Support for Big Banks Is Not Persuasive
The notion that the United States would better regulate big banks by conforming to European standards, as the Business Roundtable has suggested, is wrongheaded, an economist writes
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Booming
Two Hippies on a Long Flight Together
After nearly 40 years of marriage, Bill Pearson says his wife, Linda, looks as good as Miss Colorado.
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U.S.
Oklahoma: Tornado Broke Record for Width
The tornado that struck El Reno on Friday had a record-breaking width of 2.6 miles, the National Weather Service said Tuesday.
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N.Y. / Region
Scam Suspects Become the Victims
Using a bag filled with newspaper clippings and water bottles instead of cash, an elderly woman turns the tables in the elaborate Chinese blessing scam.
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Business Day
As Investors Bail Out, SAC Shows a Brave Face
SAC Capital Advisors, which is caught up in an insider trading investigation, told employees in an e-mail that it was stable despite a surge in investor withdrawals.
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Business Day
Japanese Pilots Worry About Repaired Boeing 787 Jets
Pilots were dismayed that Boeing did not improve cockpit displays to provide more substantial alerts if the batteries overheated.
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