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Tight Race in Iraq Could Mean Weeks of Horse-Trading - 03/11/2010 02:25 PM

Early election results on Thursday indicated that Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki’s coalition was likely to win a plurality in an exceedingly close race.

Driven to Distraction: Distracted Driving in Ambulances and Police Cruisers - 03/11/2010 09:10 AM

Despite efforts to get drivers to stop texting and talking on the phone, police and paramedics use an array of dashboard devices, a boon for their jobs that also presents a clear risk.

Leaders in House Block Earmarks to Corporations - 03/11/2010 06:33 AM

The ban, announced by House Democratic leaders, wipes out one of the most lucrative and controversial means of awarding no-bid contracts to private firms.

Tough Times for Basil Paterson, Father of New York’s Governor - 03/11/2010 11:40 AM

It has been hard for Basil A. Paterson, a Harlem political power, to watch his son become embroiled in scandal.

Nigerians Recount Night of Their Bloody Revenge - 03/11/2010 09:30 AM

This week dozens of herdsmen slaughtered hundreds of people in a brutal act of sectarian retribution in Jos.

Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome - 03/11/2010 12:14 PM

It now appears possible to sequence a patient’s genome at reasonable cost and with sufficient accuracy to be useful.

Sports Business: Lots of Memories, and Debris, at Old Yankee Stadium - 03/11/2010 07:24 AM

So much has been destroyed that it’s hard to feel even a tingle of fuzzy nostalgia for the house that Ruth built and the city is razing.

Texas Hearing Considers Deeper Conservative Stamp on Textbooks - 03/11/2010 09:30 AM

Proposed changes to the state’s social studies curriculum would portray conservatives in a more positive light.

New Strike Paralyzes Greece - 03/11/2010 02:20 PM

For the second time in two weeks, a general strike closed public services, halting all flights and most transport across the debt-plagued country.

Biden Appeals to Restart Peace Talks - 03/11/2010 02:31 PM

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. called for no delay in resuming peace talks, after Palestinians said Israel must cancel a settlement project before negotiations can begin.

Hamas Releases British Journalist - 03/11/2010 02:30 PM

The British journalist, accused by Hamas of being a security threat, had been held for a month in Gaza.

World Food Program Won’t Renew Some Somalia Contracts - 03/11/2010 02:48 PM

World Food Program officials said it would welcome an independent investigation into its Somalia operations after a report that up to half the food aid was being diverted.

Views of ‘JihadJane’ Were Unknown to Neighbors - 03/11/2010 11:40 AM

The ex-husband of the woman who called herself “JihadJane” said she “was just like anyone else.”