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Pentagon Memo Obama Revises Bush Administration Succession Plan for the Pentagon (17 March 10:23) |
| An executive order does away with a system for Pentagon succession instituted by former President George W. Bush that elevated positions held at the time by trusted aides to Donald H. Rumsfe... |
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Museum Review Where the Jewish Star Meets the Union Jack (17 March 10:20) |
| The newly expanded Jewish Museum London offers testimony to a long history in which England and the Jews were locked in a complicated embrace. |
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World Briefing Asia Pakistan Drone Strikes Reported (17 March 10:11) |
| Two suspected American missile strikes killed at least seven militants in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, Pakistani officials said. |
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Followers of Sadr Emerge Stronger After Iraq Elections (17 March 09:03) |
| An unprecedented discipline has thrust the followers of Moktada al-Sadr, the radical Shiite cleric, to the brink of perhaps their greatest political influence. |
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Israelis Resist US Demands on Building in Jerusalem (17 March 09:01) |
| Israel said it would reject U.S. demands and expressed anger over the public upbraiding of the prime minister. |
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Big Drug Makers Lag in Emerging Markets Study Says (17 March 09:00) |
| As pharmaceutical sales in countries like China and India overtake established markets, leading drug companies risk losing market share to local players, a study said. |
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News Analysis Opportunity in a Fight With Israel (17 March 08:57) |
| A dispute could shore up President Obama’s credibility as a peacemaker by showing that he has the fortitude to push Israelis and Palestinians toward an agreement. |
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Terror Suspect Likely to Change Plea (17 March 08:50) |
| David C. Headley, who has been tied to high-level figures in the militant group responsible for the Mumbai attacks in 2008, is expected to plead guilty. |
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Thai Protesters Dump Blood at Government House (17 March 08:50) |
| To critics, the bloodletting was a gruesome publicity stunt, but protesters said it was a signal of their desperation. |
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Afghanistan Says It Enacted Law to Pardon War Crimes (17 March 08:50) |
| Human rights groups have attacked the measure, which grants blanket immunity for acts committed before the fall of the Taliban. |
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Somalias President Assails UN Report on Corruption (17 March 08:40) |
| The recent report characterized the government’s security forces as ineffective and corrupt and said that half of the food aid received was routinely stolen. |
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After Quake Rural Haiti Struggles to Absorb the Capitals Displaced (17 March 08:39) |
| January’s earthquake has prompted hundreds of thousands of Haitians to leave Port-au-Prince, reversing a decades-long migration from the countryside. |
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China Fails to Dispel Mystery About Missing Dissident (17 March 08:39) |
| The Foreign Ministry said the dissident, Gao Zhisheng, had been sentenced to prison but did not say where he was or whether it was referring to an old prison sentence. |
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In Mexico Promises Do Little to Ease a Citys Pain (17 March 08:39) |
| In Ciudad Juárez, where 500 people have been killed in drug-related violence since Jan. 1., there is little hope that government programs will make any difference. |
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Memo From Johannesburg Leaders Lavishness Gives Rise to Lifestyle Audits (17 March 08:20) |
| The finances of South African officials are being viewed with skepticism and contempt, leading to a call for audits. |
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Iran Unlikely to Develop a Nuclear Weapon This Year Petraeus Says (17 March 08:09) |
| Gen. David H. Petraeus said the country still remained the greatest threat to stability in the Middle East and Central Asia. |
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Iranians Defy a Ban in a Display of Dissent (17 March 07:31) |
| Iranians celebrated the Feast of Fire, an ancient Iranian holiday, turning an annual celebration into a show of antigovernment sentiment. |
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Vatican Official Says Rising Number of Sexual Abuse Cases Could Overload Staff (17 March 07:15) |
| The question is whether the volume of cases coming from Germany and other places settles or keeps growing, Msgr. Charles J. Scicluna says. |
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World Briefing Middle East Egypt President Reappears (17 March 07:10) |
| President Hosni Mubarak appeared on state television talking with his doctors — his first appearance since an operation in Germany 10 days earlier. |
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Sex-Abuse Scandal in the German Church Touches Pope Benedict XVIs Archdiocese (13 March 10:57) |
| A senior church official acknowledged a German archdiocese made “serious mistakes” in reassigning an abusive priest during the pope’s tenure as its archbishop in the 1980s. |
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Brian Pitman Former Lloyds Chief Dies at 78 (13 March 10:56) |
| Mr. Pitman, who was conservative in his approach, helped his institution grow through acquisitions and a merger with TSB. |
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Pakistan Army Digs In on Turf of the Taliban (13 March 10:46) |
| The army has gained the upper hand, but insurgents in South Waziristan continue to make their presence known. |
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Iraq Election May Leave Status of Kirkuk Uncertain (13 March 10:43) |
| The issue of whether the oil center should join the Kurdistan region received strong support on both sides. |
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Richard Stites Historian of Russian Culture Dies at 78 (13 March 10:34) |
| Mr. Stites opened up new territory for historians with a landmark work on the Russian women’s movement. |
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Twin Suicide Attacks Hit Military Sites in Pakistan (13 March 10:30) |
| The suicide bombings killed at least 39 in the second attack in a week to strike the eastern 43 of Lahore. |
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As Its Arms Industry Withers Russia Buys Abroad (13 March 10:21) |
| Once-legendary Russian weapons are suffering embarrassing quality problems, and Russia’s own military is in talks with France to buy assault ships. |
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Strike Is Set After Talks Fail at British Airways (13 March 10:05) |
| British Airways cabin crew are preparing to walk off the job for seven days later this month after talks with management broke down without an agreement. |
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Arrest Stokes Concerns About Radicalized Muslims (13 March 10:03) |
| The arrest of a New Jersey man in Yemen is the latest in a string of cases involving radicalized American Muslims. |
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Cost of Stadium Reveals Tensions in South Africa (13 March 10:00) |
| Even as a $137 million stadium to be used for four World Cup games is rising, poverty remains prevalent nearby. |
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Clinton Rebukes Israel for Housing Announcement (13 March 09:54) |
| Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Israel’s plans for new housing units for Jews in East Jerusalem “a deeply negative signal” about Israel-American relations. |
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Where Some Envision Czars End Church Sees Building Site (13 March 09:44) |
| The Russian Orthodox Church plans construction at the site where scientists believe the Romanov family’s remains were dumped in 1918. |
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China Warns Google Again on Censorship (13 March 09:40) |
| A top Chinese regulator warned bluntly that any move by Google to stop censoring its Chinese search engine would draw a response from Beijing. |
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3 Army Officers Face Reprimands in 2008 Afghan Battle (13 March 08:23) |
| An investigation into the 2008 battle of Wanat, one of the deadliest days of the war for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, is expected to result in serious letters of reprimand for three officers. |
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White House Weighs Talks With Taliban After Afghan Successes (13 March 08:23) |
| President Obama met with his war cabinet on Friday, and the issue of reconciling with the Taliban is gaining traction, even as administration officials debate whether the time is right. |
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Saturday Profile Heartthrobs Barbed Blog Challenges Chinas Leaders (13 March 08:01) |
| Han Han, the heartthrob racecar driver and pop novelist who just happens to be China’s most widely read blogger, has been delivering increasingly caustic attacks on China’s leadership. |
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World Briefing EUROPE The Netherlands Amsterdams Mayor Wins Party Post (13 March 07:13) |
| Job Cohen, the popular mayor of Amsterdam, became the new leader of the Dutch Labor Party, leaving him well placed to become the next prime minister after the June elections. |
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World Briefing EUROPE Austria Mass Graves of Nazi Victims Are Found (13 March 07:08) |
| At least two mass graves containing dozens of people killed by the Nazis have been found on property used by the Austrian Army, government officials said Friday. |
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World Briefing ASIA China 11 Rare Siberian Tigers Die at Wildlife Park (13 March 07:04) |
| Eleven rare Siberian tigers died at a wildlife park in a case that activists said hinted at unsavory practices among some zoos and animal farms in Chin. |
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Aftershock Measuring 69 Shakes Chile During Inauguration (12 March 07:30) |
| An earthquake hit central Chile as the inaugural ceremonies for the new president were under way. |
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Patchwork Retirement Plan Adds to Greeces Debt Woes (12 March 07:28) |
| Greece’s retirement plan, which lets 14 percent of its work force retire early, has become divisive in Europe. |
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Opponents File Challenges as Maliki Is Said to Hold Early Edge in Iraq Vote (12 March 07:28) |
| Protests by opponents of the prime minister appeared to delay the announcement of the preliminary results and could undermine public
acceptance of the outcome. |
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Karzai Meets With Top Officials in Pakistan (12 March 07:20) |
| Leaders of both countries met in Islamabad and stressed that stability hinged on mutual cooperation. |
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World Briefing Middle East Israel Giving Is Its Own Reward (12 March 07:12) |
| Israel is starting an experiment in organ donation: sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed. |
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Talks to Address Trade in Tuna and Ivory (12 March 07:07) |
| A 12-day meeting in Qatar could help determine the fate of endangered species from rhinoceroses to polar bears to red coral. |
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Earthquakes Burdens Weigh Heavily on Haitis Elderly (12 March 06:59) |
| No strangers to hardship, elderly Haitians find themselves distinctly vulnerable and emotionally burdened these days. |
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Obama Names Charities Receiving His Nobel Prize Money (12 March 06:59) |
| The recipients include organizations that help military service members and veterans, nontraditional students and Haitian earthquake victims. |
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Ukraines New President Assembles a Coalition (12 March 06:53) |
| Viktor F. Yanukovich, who also named a close adviser as prime minister, can now govern without new elections, which could have brought political instability. |
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Biden to Leave Mideast Amid Uncertainty and Unease (12 March 06:51) |
| Uncertainty over talks with the Palestinians seems to have grown during the vice president’s visit. |
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Tale Increases Public Mistrust of Moscows Police (12 March 06:30) |
| In a video posted on the Internet, a man describes police ordering several drivers to use their cars as a shield to stop an armed criminal. |
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Tokyo Journal Rough Time at School for Japans Little Princess Adds to Royal Familys Woes (12 March 06:23) |
| The bullying of the 8-year-old daughter of Princess Masako has put the princess’s history of depression into the glare of Japan’s tabloid press. |
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