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A dangerous power struggle in Iraq
feature After a close election, Iraq’s two leading politicians will try to woo other parties in an attempt to form a coalition government.
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The cap is on, but oil continues to flow
feature In spite of a containment cap on the ruptured undersea well in the Gulf of Mexico, experts say that at least 10,000 barrels are still pouring out.
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A downbeat jobs outlook
feature The Labor Department reported that the American economy added only 41,000 private-sector jobs last month.
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‘Don’t ask’ survives
feature Senate Republicans blocked a repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the policy banning gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military.
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Warren gets consumer post
feature President Obama named former Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren to an advisory position in which she will organize the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Mideast talks teeter
feature The peace talks were on the verge of breaking down after the moratorium on building settlements in the West Bank expired and Israel resumed construction.
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A second chance for the bailout bill
feature After the House defeated a mammoth, $700 billion bill that would authorize the Treasury to buy up toxic assets, the Senate sponsored an amended bill. Senators were confident the measure would be approved by both houses by week's end.
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Bush to bring some troops home
feature President Bush this week announced that he would reduce troop levels in Iraq by roughly 8,000 by February, a move that would bring
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Troop withdrawal plan hits a glitch
feature Negotiations on the future U.S. military presence in Iraq stalled this week when Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki insisted on a firm deadline for withdrawal.
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Anbar reverts to Iraqi control
feature The U.S. military formally handed over control of Anbar province to the Iraqis, a move U.S. and Iraqi officials touted as a major milestone in the five-and-a-half-year-old war.
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McCain’s search for a winning strategy
feature The McCain campaign tried to cut into Barack Obama's lead by stepping up its attacks on Obama’s character on the stump, in TV ads, and through speeches by running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
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Panic spreads as the financial crisis goes global
feature The federal government took extraordinary steps to try to stem the spiraling financial crisis, but they had little impact as global markets plunged and investors in the U.S. appeared to be in a full-blown panic.
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Recession worries rock the market
feature Anxieties over the U.S. economy mounted this week, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that economic growth would “slow noticeably” in coming months and warned of heightened inflation risks. High oil prices and the slumping dollar, B
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Bhutto’s challenge to a desperate Musharraf
feature Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s grip on power grew more precarious this week when the leading opposition leader, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, called on him to resign and began seeking an alliance with the general’s other political opp
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