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Iran softens stance on nuclear inspections
feature The first direct, high-level talks between the U.S. and Iran in three decades ended on a hopeful note when Iran agreed to grant inspectors access to its recently revealed uranium-enrichment facility at Qum.
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An ominous rise in unemployment
feature Despite official pronouncements that the recession is over, a new monthly jobs report pegs the unemployment rate at 9.8 percent and offers little hope for a reversal any time soon.
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Pakistan unleashes an assault on militants
feature Pakistani troops surged into South Waziristan on a mission to crush al Qaida and Taliban militants following a wave of attacks on Pakistan’s government and civilians.
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A defeat for the Democrats’ ‘public option’
feature The Senate Finance Committee voted against the so-called public option, which would create a Medicare-like insurance program to compete with private insurers and drive down health-care costs.
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Confronting Iran on the nuclear issue
feature The U.S. and five other major powers threatened to impose tough new sanctions against Iran unless it granted “immediate and unfettered” access to its nuclear facilities.
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Health-care reform passes a key test
feature President Obama’s health-care agenda cleared a crucial hurdle when the Senate Finance Committee voted 14–9 in favor of a bill that would expand insurance coverage to 30 million Americans.
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A new era of financial regulation
feature President Obama signed into law the largest overhaul of the financial regulatory system since the Great Depression.
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End in sight for BP’s calamitous spill
feature BP's new cap seems to be working and the issue now is how to shut down the damaged well permanently.
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The shake-up at BP
feature BP has replaced its embattled CEO, Tony Hayward, with its first-ever American CEO, Mississippi-born Robert Dudley.
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A darkening cloud over Rangel
feature An House ethics panel moved to begin proceedings against Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel that could end in his expulsion.
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A gritty close-up of the troubled Afghan war
feature A cache of 92,000 classified military documents released by WikiLeaks provided a grim assessment of the war in Afghanistan by commanders and operatives on the ground from 2004 to 2009.
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A ‘static kill’ finally seals the Deepwater well
feature BP officials said Deepwater Horizon was close to being permanently sealed, thanks to a procedure in which thousands of gallons of mud were pumped into the well.
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The U.S. prepares to leave Iraq
feature President Obama promised to meet his Aug. 31 deadline for ending combat operations in Iraq.
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Switzerland sets Polanski free
feature Switzerland said it would not extradite film director Roman Polanski to the U.S. to face 33-year-old child-rape charges.
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