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Obama and Netanyahu, Distrustful Allies, to Meet

When they meet Friday, President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel face a turning point in a relationship that was not warm to begin with.

Syrian Protesters, Braving Crackdown Again, Are Fired On

In a sign of the failure of the government to crush dissent, Syrians turned out in Damascus and across the country on Friday. Rights groups said 26 people were killed by security forces.

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Luxury Building Blocks Strauss-Kahn for House Arrest

The former I.M.F. chief must find another place to stay when he leaves his jail cell because the apartment rented by his wife will not accept him, an official said.

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The Caucus

Pawlenty to Announce 2012 Run

Tim Pawlenty will announce his intention to join the Republican presidential field on Monday during a visit to Iowa, an adviser said.

Gold medallist Tyler Hamilton celebrates at the end of the men's individual time trial competition at the 2004 Olympic Games, August 18, 2004 in Vouliagmeni, 40 km away from Athens.
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Hamilton Surrenders Cycling Gold Medal

Tyler Hamilton, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist in the time trial, admitted to doping during his cycling career.

Make My Bed? But You Say the World’s Ending

A prophecy that Saturday is Judgment Day, and the start of the end of the world, is dividing families.

The Last Jam Session

For decades, musicians have used a dank basement on the Lower East Side to rehearse. Now they are being evicted.

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Japanese Utility Head Resigns After Nuclear Crisis

Masataka Shimizu said he was taking responsibility for the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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At the age of 80, with almost 40 books behind him, Harold Bloom has written a kind of summing-up of his career as a critic and scholar.

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The Art of Collecting Collections

The Art of Collecting Collections

With collections of everything from glass canes to carriages to Impressionist paintings, the Shelburne Museum in Vermont brings new meaning to the word eclectic.

 

After Hart, a Deluge Of Meaner Celebrity TV?

A changing of the guard, 29 years after Mary Hart first peppily perched herself behind the anchor desk of “Entertainment Tonight.”

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The Paxton Phoenix was conceived to run on steam, but it didn’t turn out that way. Still, the car, designed by Brooks Stevens, is one of the more notable cars of the 1950s.

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Linda Lausell Bryant, executive director of Inwood House in New York, says that when people view their co-workers as teammates, they can focus on their roles and not on power.

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