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U.S. launches commando raids in North Africa
feature Special operations forces staged simultaneous raids in Libya and Somalia aimed at capturing two leading Islamist militants.
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Tipping off al Qaida
feature U.S. officials say that a leak about an al Qaida plot has undermined their ability to monitor the terrorist group.
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Shutting down the government over Obamacare
feature The federal government ground to a halt, after Republicans refused to continue funding it unless the health-care law was defunded or delayed.
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Egypt’s revolt alarms Israel
feature If radical Islamists take power and cancel the 1979 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, the cornerstone of Israel’s security would unravel.
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Airport bombing shakes Russia
feature A suicide bomber killed 35 and injured more than 100 in an attack on Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport.
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Health-care law takes a big hit
feature A federal judge in Florida ruled that the Affordable Care Act is “void” because it unconstitutionally forces Americans to buy health insurance.
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End-of-year quiz
feature Here are 32 questions to test your knowledge of the year’s events.
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Egypt’s women rise up
feature Thousands of women demonstrated in Tahrir Square after video footage showed soldiers beating and stripping female protestors.
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Payroll tax cut in limbo
feature House Republicans unexpectedly rejected a bipartisan Senate compromise that would have extended the tax cut for two months.
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The implications of Kim Jong Il’s death
feature Will North Korea's new leadership continue the bellicose path of Kim Jong Il or try to improve relations with its neightbors and with it own people?
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The year in review
feature A month-by-month account of 2011
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Euro zone on the verge of catastrophe
feature To avert an economic meltdown, European leaders began negotiating for a stronger fiscal and political union, one with authority over each of the 17 member nations’ budgets.
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Pakistan’s fury at the U.S.
feature NATO's attack against two Pakistani army posts near the Afghan border has further inflamed relations between the Pakistan and the U.S.
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No deal on deficit reduction
feature The panel of six Republicans and six Democrats did not even come close to a solution that both parties could swallow.
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