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Wisconsin GOP Ends Union Stalemate
Republican senators in Wisconsin passed legislation stripping public employees' unions of collective bargaining rights, bypassing the chamber's Democrats.
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Gene Work Yields New Lupus Drug
The FDA approved the first new drug for lupus in more than 50 years, a milestone in the effort to mine data from the human genome to develop new medicines.
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Egyptians Take On 'Mini-Mubaraks'
The revolution that toppled Egypt's president has spawned many smaller revolutions. Their targets—people at top institutions who allegedly got their jobs based on their loyalty to the president.
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Dude, Those Candied Walnuts Go Great at a Kegger
A growing number of chefs with top-notch résumés are moving into the kitchens of frat houses across the country, in the process taking frat-house food beyond the beer nut.
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Renault is prepared to exonerate the three managers fired for alleged corporate espionage, in what would be a major stand-down that could presage a shake-up in the French auto maker's senior management.
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Sony plans to combine its videogame and consumer electronics businesses under Kazuo Hirai, making him a possible heir to CEO Stringer.
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Sens. McCain and Kerry are circulating proposed legislation to create an "online privacy bill of rights" to curb the Internet-tracking industry.
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The FDA approved a new lupus drug from Human Genome Sciences and Glaxo, the first new treatment for the disease in over 50 years.
WORLD-WIDE
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Gadhafi's forces stalled rebels and seized a city center. Libyan officials, meanwhile, headed to Europe in an effort to block international measures against the regime. NATO and EU ministers have refused to meet with the group. A virtual curfew was in effect in Tripoli and Internet service was shut, crippling communications with the outside world.
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The regime has managed to hold its elite forces together, setting the stage for an extended conflict, analysts said.
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Wisconsin's GOP senators passed a bill that strips public employees of bargaining rights, voting despite the absence of Democratic colleagues.
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The Senate rejected both parties' fiscal 2011 budget-cutting proposals in votes that exposed rifts among Democrats and Republicans.
U.S. NEWS
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Capital
Recovery Traverses Mine Field
Consider the threats to a distressingly slow recovery marred by a still-high 8.9% unemployment rate. What could go wrong?
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Media & Marketing
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NPR CEO Resigns Over Video
NPR president and CEO Vivian Schiller resigned in the wake of a scandal over a subordinate's taped remarks to a conservative activist.
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U.S. News
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Suspect Arrested in Spokane Bomb Case
Federal agents arrested a suspect Wednesday in connection with the attempted bombing of a Martin Luther King Day memorial march in Spokane, Wash.
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Politics
Long Arm of Law Reaches Out to Woo Muslims
An Obama administration strategy for cultivating young Muslims is taking heat from both the left and the right, amid increasing concerns about homegrown Islamic terrorism.
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Tucson Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
The suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage that critically injured U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing him of killing six people and wounding 13 others.
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Asylum Requests Put U.S. in Tough Spot
Journalist Emilio Gutierrez and thousands of other Mexicans seeking asylum in the U.S. want protection. But, for the U.S., granting such requests carries practical and political risks.
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Latin America News
U.S. Charges 10 in Killing of Consulate Worker
Federal prosecutors charged 10 alleged members and associates of a Southwest border gang with killing a U.S. consulate worker and two others last year in Mexico.
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Suburbs Vow to Fight Schools Merger
Officials in the suburbs of Memphis, Tenn., said Wednesday they would fight what they see as a shotgun marriage that joins their school systems with those within the city limits.
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Remembrances
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Top Columnist Knocked On Voters' Doors
David Broder was often called the dean of the Washington press corps, but he spent as much time listening to voters as to power brokers. The Washington Post columnist died at age 81.
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Deficit Proposal Picks Up New Allies
The effort of a bipartisan group of senators to attack the long-term budget deficit has won notable new support in recent days, raising lawmakers' hopes of reaching a deal within weeks.
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Failed Budget Bills Show Parties' Rifts
The Senate on Wednesday rejected both parties' budget-cutting proposals, in votes that gave a glimpse of the fault lines within the Republican and Democratic parties over fiscal issues.
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Inflation in Asia Strikes at Core
Fears are growing that Asia's recent troubles with inflation could go deeper than initially expected as countries bump up against labor shortages and other problems commonly seen in times of too-fast growth.
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China Logs Surprise Trade Deficit
China reported a surprise trade deficit for February, its first in 11 months, as export growth slowed sharply and import growth remained strong in part because of rising prices for oil and other commodities.
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New Minister's Priority: China
Managing relations with China will be one of the top priorities for Japan's new Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto, as a couple of months of relative calm between the two countries seems to be coming to an end.
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State Department Replaces Japan Chief
The U.S. scrambled to contain the damage to its relationship with Japan after a diplomat's alleged remarks caused a furor among leaders in Tokyo and people in Okinawa, a southern Japanese island that serves as a U.S. military hub for East Asia.
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Beijing Directs More Funds Toward Affordable Housing
China increased spending to build subsidized housing, addressing complaints from many middle- and lower-income Chinese while also maintaining construction activity that has driven economic growth.
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Turkish Reporters' Arrests Draw Ire
Turkish writers and the country's president questioned this week's arrest of several high-profile journalists, amid dwindling support for Turkish prosecutors' investigation into an alleged secret terrorist organization within the state.
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Europe News
European Pact Loses Muscle
European leaders will meet to debate a package to resolve the euro zone's debt crisis. Investors and analysts fear the deal will underwhelm, owing to differences that have forced Europe to scale down ambitions.
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Illegal Crop Swapped for Legal One in Mexico
Opium poppy farmers throughout Mexico and other countries, such as nearby Colombia, are uprooting their poppy stalks and planting coffee in its place now that the beans trade at 14-year highs.
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Rebel Leadership Casts a Wide Net
The Libyan opposition's ruling council includes members from a range of backgrounds, from ex-government ministers to hardened dissidents, showing a desire to win over important constituencies in and out of the country.
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Libya Regime Pushes Back
Forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi seized the central square of a rebel-held city near the capital, as Libyan officials campaigned to block international measures against the government.
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Middle East News
Gadhafi Relies on Elite Units
Before the current conflict, analysts estimated the strength of Col. Moammar Gadhafi's elite forces at as many as 12,000. It isn't clear how many forces he currently commands and how much weaponry remains in his control.
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Unrest Raises Heat on Saudi Leaders
Saudi Arabia's aged leaders are grappling with their biggest challenge in years as demands for sweeping internal change follow a wave of Arab unrest that has unseated a key ally in Egypt and unleashed a Shia revolt in neighboring Bahrain.
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Clashes Kill 13 as Old Woes Beset New Egypt
Clashes between Coptic Christians and Muslims have killed more than a dozen people in recent days in Egypt, heightening a sense that the country's postrevolutionary euphoria is yielding to enduring problems.
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